30 Greatest Slasher Movies

"I'll be right back..."

By George WalesApr 13th 2011
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Eyes Of A Stranger (1981)

The Slasher Movie: Murder mystery meets full-on slasher in this tense tale of a journalist on the hunt of a serial killer.

Foolishly engaging her quarry in a game of cat and mouse, the hunter soon becomes the hunted as our heroine’s disabled sister (a young Jennifer Jason Leigh) finds herself in his sights. Mingling suspense with gore, it’s well worth a look if you can get your hands on the uncensored version.

Coolest Kill: Head, meet fishtank. Fishtank, head. 

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    • pushesmybuttons

      Apr 13th 2011, 11:37

      Good to see 'Tourist Trap' getting a mention. Low budget but creepy and atmospheric. The slasher film seems to be the most maligned sub-genre in horror and yet it has produced some excellent films on very low budgets ('Halloween' being a prime example). Just a shame Hollywood sees fit to endlessly remake the classics instead of developing new material. Still looking forward to a new Chucky though!

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    • Hadouken76

      Apr 13th 2011, 13:47

      Crazy theory i know, but i always saw Predator as a form of slasher movie. Where instead of the victims being nubile defensless teens, the ones being picked off are in fact the worlds most dangerous men (and Hawkins)...like i said, crazy theory

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    • Hadouken76

      Apr 13th 2011, 13:47

      Crazy theory i know, but i always saw Predator as a form of slasher movie. Where instead of the victims being nubile defensless teens, the ones being picked off are in fact the worlds most dangerous men (and Hawkins)...like i said, crazy theory

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    • izzysuk

      Apr 13th 2011, 14:23

      What this list has shown us, is that some of the best films from the 70's and 80's should never be remade! This link pretty much says it all http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/2011/04/scare_stories.html But yeah good list!

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    • pwbbounce

      Apr 14th 2011, 9:54

      Great to see Halloween at number 1. It is, and always will be, the best slasher flick ever made! And it will always be my favourite film ever!

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    • bebhinnreilly

      Apr 14th 2011, 16:09

      wrong picture for nightmare on elm street......just saying

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    • NicolaT

      Apr 15th 2011, 14:29

      Reeker? Reeker?? With the smell monster? Jaysus.

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    • FBTDelskey

      Jun 1st 2011, 19:35

      Pretty good list, but I have a complaint; what about The Funhouse, Terror Train, Silent Night Deadly Night, Hell Night, The Initiation, Slumber Party Massacre?? And if we're gonna talk Italian horrors, what about Blood & Black Lace, Tenebrae, I could go on & on, but some would hardly be considered "best". All of these were honorable mentions left out for the likes of REEKER?! Oh please..

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