"My Favorite Slasher Films"
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- DirectorWes CravenStarsNeve CampbellCourteney CoxDavid ArquetteA masked killer targets a past victim's daughter.Craven's other best next to "A Nightmare on Elm Street" in my opinion that pays tribute & pokes fun of the genre with a good cast, gory make-up effects & great score.
- DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsDonald PleasenceJamie Lee CurtisTony MoranFifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois, to kill again.The film that changed the holiday forever and Michael aka The Shape is one of the creepiest
killers in cinema history. Definitely one of Carpenter's best with a good cast and chilling score by Carpenter himself. - DirectorWes CravenStarsHeather LangenkampJohnny DeppRobert EnglundTeenager Nancy Thompson must uncover the dark truth concealed by her parents after she and her friends become targets of the spirit of a serial killer with a bladed glove in their dreams, in which if they die, it kills them in real life.Classic 80's horror flick with a good cast, unforgettable score, Englund is terrific as Freddy whom is my favorite of Michael, Jason & etc.
Definitely the late, Craven's best. - DirectorSean S. CunninghamStarsBetsy PalmerAdrienne KingJeannine TaylorA group of teenage camp counselors attempt to re-open an abandoned summer camp with a tragic past, but they are stalked by a mysterious, relentless killer.The one that set the Crystal Lake murders in motion and introduced us to Jason, The late, Palmer is great in this and who can forget Harry Manfredini's chilling score.
- DirectorTony MaylamStarsBrian MatthewsLeah AyresBrian BackerAbusive former summer camp caretaker Cropsy, horribly burned from a prank gone wrong five years earlier, lurks around upstate NY summer Camp Stonewater with garden shears and bent on killing the teenagers responsible for his disfigurement.One of my favorite slasher flicks that's one of the first following in the footsteps of "Friday the 13th." It introduced us to Cropsy featuring a decent cast, great make-up by Tom Savini as usual & eerie score by Rick Wakeman.
- DirectorRobert HiltzikStarsFelissa RoseJonathan TierstenKaren FieldsBunks and showers are a mad stabber's beat at a summer camp strictly for teens.Good 80's slasher flick, Rose made her mark as Angela, there's good make-up effects and one of cinema's most shocking & unforgettable endings.
- DirectorBob ClarkStarsOlivia HusseyKeir DulleaMargot KidderDuring their Christmas break, a group of sorority girls are stalked by a stranger.One of the only horror/slasher flicks where the killer is unseen featuring a decent cast and eerie pov shots.
- DirectorGeorge MihalkaStarsPaul KelmanLori HallierNeil AffleckA decades-old folk tale surrounding a deranged murderer killing those who celebrate Valentine's Day turns out to be true to legend when a group defies the killer's order and people start turning up dead.One of the best featuring a decent cast and good kills in which the uncut version definitely provides.
- DirectorWilliam LustigStarsJoe SpinellCaroline MunroAbigail ClaytonA psychopathic man goes on a killing and mutilation spree in New York City.Good low-budget flick, the late, Spinell was great in this because his character, Frank was both creepy & sympathetic. The make-up by Tom Savini is also great as usual and Jay Chattaway's score is chilling.
- DirectorFred WaltonStarsDeborah ForemanGriffin O'NealClayton RohnerNine college students staying at a friend's remote island mansion begin to fall victim to an unseen murderer over the April Fool's Day weekend, but nothing is as it seems.More of a mystery with a decent cast, good make-up effects and eerie score by Charles Bernstein.
- DirectorJoseph ZitoStarsVicky DawsonChristopher GoutmanLawrence TierneyAn unknown killer, clad in World War II U.S. Army fatigues, stalks a small California town, bent on reliving a 35 year-old double murder by focusing on a group of college kids holding an annual graduation dance.An underrated slasher flick with great make-up effects provided by Tom Savini.
- DirectorAmy Holden JonesStarsMichele MichaelsRobin StilleMichael VillellaA female high school student's slumber party turns into a bloodbath, as a newly escaped psychotic serial killer wielding a power drill prowls her neighborhood.It kind of pokes fun at films in the genre with gruesome makeup effects and an eerie score.
- DirectorCharles E. Sellier Jr.StarsLilyan ChauvinGilmer McCormickToni NeroLittle Billy witnesses his parents getting killed by Santa after being warned by his senile grandpa that Santa punishes those who are naughty. Now Billy is 18 and out of the orphanage, and he has just become Santa himself.Another slasher that should be viewed from the uncut version with gory deaths/kills in all their glory and gave us a twisted version of Santa.
- DirectorLewis JacksonStarsBrandon MaggartJeffrey DeMunnDianne HullA toy factory worker, mentally scarred as a child upon learning Santa Claus is not real, suffers a nervous breakdown after being belittled at work, and embarks on a Yuletide killing spree.Maggart is great and the film has some gory, odd and dramatic moments.
- DirectorJeff LiebermanStarsGeorge KennedyMike KellinChris LemmonFive young people venture into the backwoods of Oregon to claim a property, and find themselves being stalked by a hulking, machete-wielding psychopath.Probably one of the lesser known slashers with a decent cast, nice scenery/settings and ominous score by Brad Fiedel.
- DirectorPaul LynchStarsLeslie NielsenJamie Lee CurtisCasey StevensAt a high-school senior prom, a masked killer stalks four teenagers who were responsible for the accidental death of a classmate six years previously.This kind of inspired other slasher flicks like "I Know What You Did Last Summer" and "Urban Legend," Curtis is good in it and there's some shocking moments.
- DirectorRoger SpottiswoodeStarsBen JohnsonJamie Lee CurtisHart BochnerThree years after a prank went terribly awry, the six college students responsible are targeted by a masked killer at a New Year's Eve party aboard a moving train.Good revenge-themed flick with a decent cast and gory make-up effects.
- DirectorJimmy HustonStarsCecile BagdadiJoel S. RiceRalph BrownA psycho killer shows up on college campus to slash up pretty co-eds and dumb jocks.Definitely inspired by "Halloween" and much like "Black Christmas," the killer's identity and motives are unknown, but features a decent cast, some violent kills and eerie score.
- DirectorTobe HooperStarsMarilyn BurnsEdwin NealAllen DanzigerFive friends head out to rural Texas to visit the grave of a grandfather. On the way they stumble across what appears to be a deserted house, only to discover something sinister within. Something armed with a chainsaw.Low-budget classic which introduced us to another horror icon, Leatherface and the late, Gunnar Hansen was great as the character.
- DirectorAndrew DavisStarsJohn FriedrichAdrian ZmedErnest Harden Jr.A group of rangers go camping on unfamiliar forest grounds. All's well until the group members start getting killed by a cunning killer in the woods.It's sort of a pre "Predator" where the characters
are hunted in the wilderness and have to use survival skills. The cast is ok and there's nice scenery.
