THE SLASHER FILM
"sometimes referred to as bodycount films and dead teenager movies, is a sub-genre of horror film typically involving a psychopathic killer (sometimes wearing a mask) who stalks and graphically murders a series of adolescent victims in a typically random, unprovoked fashion, killing many within a single day."
"sometimes referred to as bodycount films and dead teenager movies, is a sub-genre of horror film typically involving a psychopathic killer (sometimes wearing a mask) who stalks and graphically murders a series of adolescent victims in a typically random, unprovoked fashion, killing many within a single day."
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"A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his illogical, gratuitous fantasies."
Notable Character(s)
Patrick Bateman
Portrayed By
Christian Bale
My Rating
9/10
"A psychotic murderer institutionalized since childhood for the murder of his sister, escapes and stalks a bookish teenage girl and her friends while his doctor chases him through the streets."
Notable Character(s)
Laurie & Dr. Loomis
Portrayed By
Jamie Lee Curtis
& Donald Pleasence
My Rating
9/10
"In the dreams of his victims, a spectral child murderer stalks the children of the members of the lynch mob that killed him."
Notable Character(s)
Nancy Thompson & Glen Lantz
Portrayed By
Heather Langenkamp & Johnny Depp
My Rating
9/10
"Camp counsellors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to reopen a summer camp that was the site of a child's drowning."
Notable Character(s)
Mrs. Voorhees & Alice
Portrayed By
Betsy Palmer
& Adrienne King
My Rating
9/10
"A killer known as Ghostface begins killing off teenagers, and as the body count begins rising, one girl and her friends find themselves contemplating the "Rules" of horror films as they find themselves living in a real-life one."
Notable Character(s)
Sidney Prescott & Billy Loomis
Portrayed By
Neve Campbell & Skeet Ulrich
My Rating
9/10
"Eight unsuspecting high school seniors at a posh boarding school, who delight themselves on playing games of lies, come face-to-face with terror and learn that nobody believes a liar - even when they're telling the truth."
Notable Character(s)
Owen & Dodger
Portrayed By
Julian Morris & Lindy Booth
My Rating
9/10
"Survivors of undead serial killer Freddy Krueger - who stalks his victims in their dreams - learn to take control of their own dreams in order to fight back."
Notable Character(s)
Freddy Krueger
Portrayed By
Robert Englund
My Rating
9/10
"A group of college kids, on their way back from scoring drugs in Mexico, run into a hitchhiker who has just survived a horrific massacre from the night before. They try to help the girl, but in the process end up falling prey to her mysterious fear. It happens to be wielding a chainsaw..."
Notable Character(s)
Erin & Andy
Portrayed By
Jessica Biel & Mike Vogel
My Rating
8/10
"Affable hillbillies Tucker and Dale are on vacation at their dilapidated mountain cabin when they are mistaken for murderers by a group of preppy college students."
Notable Character(s)
Dale & Tucker
Portrayed By
Tyler Labine & Alan Tudyk
My Rating
8/10
"Five friends go for a break at a remote cabin in the woods, where they get more than they bargained for. Together, they must discover the truth behind the cabin in the woods."
Notable Character(s)
Dana & Curt
Portrayed By
Kristen Connolly & Chris Hemsworth
My Rating
8/10
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