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Kill kill kill: A History of Slasher Movie Cinema

by martijnnoordhuis • Created 8 years ago • Modified 2 months ago
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  • Jack Palance and Constance Smith in Man in the Attic (1953)

    1. Man in the Attic

    19531h 22mApproved
    6.1 (2.2K)
    After an enigmatic, self-described pathologist rents the attic room of a Victorian house, his landlady begins to suspect her lodger is Jack the Ripper.
    DirectorHugo FregoneseStarsJack PalanceConstance SmithByron Palmer
  • Cover Girl Killer (1959)

    2. Cover Girl Killer

    19591h 1mNot Rated
    5.9 (503)
    Set in the sleazy world of a backstreet 1950s nightclub, a serial killer is believed to be murdering the models of a glamour magazine.
    DirectorTerry BishopStarsHarry H. CorbettFelicity YoungSpencer Teakle
  • Karlheinz Böhm, Anna Massey, and Moira Shearer in Peeping Tom (1960)

    3. Peeping Tom

    19601h 41mNot Rated
    7.6 (42K)
    A young man murders women, using a movie camera to film their dying expressions of terror.
    DirectorMichael PowellStarsKarlheinz BöhmAnna MasseyMoira Shearer
  • Anthony Perkins, John Gavin, Janet Leigh, and Heather Dawn May in Psycho (1960)

    4. Psycho

    19601h 49mR97Metascore
    8.5 (759K)
    A secretary on the run for embezzlement takes refuge at a secluded California motel owned by a repressed man and his overbearing mother.
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsAnthony PerkinsJanet LeighVera Miles
  • Homicidal (1961)

    5. Homicidal

    19611h 28mUnrated
    6.8 (4.1K)
    The brutal stabbing murder of a justice-of-the-peace sparks an investigation of dark family secrets in a sleepy small town in Southern California.
    DirectorWilliam CastleStarsGlenn CorbettPatricia BreslinEugenie Leontovich
  • Connie Mason in Blood Feast (1963)

    6. Blood Feast

    19631h 7mNot Rated
    5.0 (7.7K)
    An Egyptian caterer kills various women in suburban Miami to use their body parts to revive a dormant Egyptian goddess while an inept police detective tries to track him down.
    DirectorHerschell Gordon LewisStarsWilliam KerwinMal ArnoldConnie Mason
  • Violent Midnight (1963)

    7. Violent Midnight

    19631h 33mNot Rated
    5.6 (405)
    A war veteran from a wealthy but troubled New England family is suspected of a series of brutal murders in his small town.
    DirectorRichard HilliardStarsLee PhilipsShepperd StrudwickJean Hale
    a.k.a.
    • Violent midnight
    • Psychomania
    • Zij waren naakt en moesten sterven
  • Blood and Black Lace (1964)

    8. Blood and Black Lace

    19641h 28mNot Rated
    7.1 (14K)
    A masked, shadowy killer brutally murders the models of a scandalous fashion house in Rome.
    DirectorMario BavaStarsCameron MitchellEva BartokThomas Reiner
    a.k.a.
    • 6 donne per l'assassino
    • Blood and black lace
  • Victor Buono in The Strangler (1964)

    9. The Strangler

    19641h 29mApproved
    6.6 (1.3K)
    An overweight lab technician with low self esteem, brought on by his dominant mother, becomes a serial killer of female nurses.
    DirectorBurt TopperStarsVictor BuonoDavid McLeanDiane Sayer
  • Room 13 (1964)

    10. Room 13

    19641h 22m
    6.0 (587)
    A serial-killer is murdering the ladies of a night club. Detective Gray is seeking for the killer but can only find a lot of gangsters. And the killer is about to act again...
    DirectorHarald ReinlStarsJoachim FuchsbergerKarin DorRichard Häussler
    a.k.a.
    • Zimmer 13
    • Room 13
  • Bloody Pit of Horror (1965)

    11. Bloody Pit of Horror

    19651h 26mUnrated
    4.5 (2.5K)
    A photographer and models go to an abandoned castle to shoot some sexy covers for horror novels. Unbeknownst to them, the castle is inhabited by a lunatic who believes himself to be the reincarnated spirit of a 17th century executioner.
    DirectorMassimo PupilloStarsMickey HargitayWalter BrandiLuisa Baratto
    a.k.a.
    • Il boia scarlatto
    • Bloody pit of horror
  • Robert Crewdson, Colin Gordon, Judy Huxtable, and Thorley Walters in The Psychopath (1966)

    12. The Psychopath

    19661h 22mApproved
    6.0 (1.3K)
    Four men who were involved in the investigation of a German millionaire at the end of World War II are found murdered with tiny dolls left next to their corpses.
    DirectorFreddie FrancisStarsPatrick WymarkMargaret JohnstonJohn Standing
  • Creature with the Blue Hand (1967)

    13. Creature with the Blue Hand

    19671h 27mGP
    6.0 (1K)
    Scotland Yard is after a homicidal maniac called The Blue Hand, which is what he uses to kill his victims.
    DirectorsAlfred VohrerSamuel M. ShermanStarsHarald LeipnitzKlaus KinskiCarl Lange
    a.k.a.
    • Die blaue Hand
    • The bloody dead
  • Berserk (1967)

    14. Berserk

    19671h 36mApproved
    5.4 (2.9K)
    A scheming circus owner finds her authority challenged when a vicious killer targets the show.
    DirectorJim O'ConnollyStarsJoan CrawfordTy HardinDiana Dors
    a.k.a.
    • Berserk
    • Berserk!
    • Circus of fear
  • Twisted Nerve (1968)

    15. Twisted Nerve

    19681h 58mM
    7.0 (2.6K)
    A troubled man becomes infatuated with a beautiful young woman and uses a childlike alter-ego to get close to her.
    DirectorRoy BoultingStarsHywel BennettRussell NapierHayley Mills
  • Five Dolls for an August Moon (1970)

    16. Five Dolls for an August Moon

    19701h 22mNot Rated
    5.7 (3.7K)
    An industrialist invites his colleagues to his private island so they can exploit a resin formula invented by one of the guests, but a killer within the group disrupts the proceedings.
    DirectorMario BavaStarsWilliam BergerIra von FürstenbergEdwige Fenech
    a.k.a.
    • 5 bambole per la luna d'agosto
    • 5 dolls for an august moon
    • Island of terror
  • The Forbidden Photos of a Lady Above Suspicion (1970)

    17. The Forbidden Photos of a Lady Above Suspicion

    19701h 36mNot Rated
    6.2 (2.3K)
    The wife of a struggling businessman is blackmailed by a mysterious man into having a sadistic affair with him, or he will leak evidence implicating her husband of murder.
    DirectorLuciano ErcoliStarsDagmar LassanderPier Paolo CapponiSimón Andreu
    a.k.a.
    • Le foto proibite di una signora per bene
    • Forbidden photos of a lady above suspicion
  • Carroll Baker, Anna Proclemer, and Jean Sorel in A Quiet Place to Kill (1970)

    18. A Quiet Place to Kill

    19701h 34mNot Rated
    6.2 (1.6K)
    A disillusioned race-car driver plots to kill her ex-husband at the behest of his new wife, but the plan quickly goes awry.
    DirectorUmberto LenziStarsCarroll BakerJean SorelLuis Dávila
    a.k.a.
    • Paranoia
    • A quiet place to kill
  • 19. Psycho Sex Killer

    1970
    5.5 (13)
    A serial killer is on the loose. And the victims have one thing in common - they are all in the care of the same psychiatrist. Who could be the mysterious killer?
    DirectorAugusto BuenaventuraStarsStella SuarezLinda MartinLiza Vergara
  • The House That Screamed (1969)

    20. The House That Screamed

    19691h 34mGP
    6.8 (4.5K)
    A strict headmistress runs a secluded school for wayward girls in 19th century France, whose students are disappearing under mysterious circumstances.
    DirectorNarciso Ibáñez SerradorStarsLilli PalmerCristina GalbóJohn Moulder-Brown
    a.k.a.
    • La residencia
    • The boarding school
    • The finishing school
  • Hatchet for the Honeymoon (1970)

    21. Hatchet for the Honeymoon

    19701h 28mGP
    6.3 (4.7K)
    A cleaver-wielding bridal designer murders various young brides-to-be in an attempt to unlock a repressed childhood trauma.
    DirectorMario BavaStarsStephen ForsythDagmar LassanderLaura Betti
    a.k.a.
    • Il rosso segno della follia
    • Hatchet for the honeymoon
  • Suzy Kendall in The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970)

    22. The Bird with the Crystal Plumage

    19701h 36mGP
    7.1 (26K)
    An American writer vacationing in Rome attempts to unmask a serial killer he witnessed in the act of an attempted murder, and who is now hunting him and his girlfriend.
    DirectorDario ArgentoStarsTony MusanteSuzy KendallEnrico Maria Salerno
    a.k.a.
    • L'uccello dalle piume di cristallo
    • The bird with the crystal plumage
  • The Wizard of Gore (1970)

    23. The Wizard of Gore

    19701h 35mNot Rated
    5.2 (4.2K)
    A TV talk-show hostess and her boyfriend investigate a shady magician who has the ability to hypnotize and control the thoughts of people in order to stage gory on-stage illusions using his powers of mind bending.
    DirectorHerschell Gordon LewisStarsRay SagerJudy ClerWayne Ratay
  • Four Flies on Grey Velvet (1971)

    24. Four Flies on Grey Velvet

    19711h 44mPG
    6.5 (11K)
    A musician is stalked by an unknown homicidal maniac, who blackmails him for the accidental killing of another stalker.
    DirectorDario ArgentoStarsMichael BrandonMimsy FarmerJean-Pierre Marielle
    a.k.a.
    • 4 mosche di velluto grigio
    • Four flies on grey velvet
  • Vincent Price and Virginia North in The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)

    25. The Abominable Dr. Phibes

    19711h 34mPG-13
    7.0 (18K)
    Doctor, scientist, organist, and biblical scholar Anton Phibes seeks revenge on the nine doctors he considers responsible for the death of his wife.
    DirectorRobert FuestStarsVincent PriceJoseph CottenVirginia North
    a.k.a.
    • The abominable Dr. Phibes
    • The curse of Dr. phibes
    • Dr. Phibes

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