Slasher Movies Of The 80'S (Somewhat)
This is a list of Slasher Movies mostly from the 80's. I also added Slasher movies from the 60's, 70's, 90's and 2000's but mainly only the ones I liked. This is the "educated" version of "List Of Slasher Movies" as it seems most people can't even COMPREHEND what a Slasher movie is considering they put in The Exorcist or whatever on their SLASHER list. What I consider to be Slasher is (personally)........
1) If three or more people die by a bladed weapon or a weapon that can penetrate. You can throw blunt weapons or guns into the mix but 3 people have to die by bladed or penetrable weapons.
2) It has to feel like a horror movie and not like a straight thriller/suspense/drama. Social commentary movies like Maniac and Driller Killer is considerable because it is horror and there is slashing about.
3) Stalking also helps.
Slashers that use apparitions as antagonists may count as LONG as there is slashing. Also I will make minor exceptions for Giallo films but they are going to be a rarity on this list. And I will add a few movies that are not really Slasher films but I will make exceptions only because they come very *beep* closer and I like them a lot.
Enjoy. :|
1) If three or more people die by a bladed weapon or a weapon that can penetrate. You can throw blunt weapons or guns into the mix but 3 people have to die by bladed or penetrable weapons.
2) It has to feel like a horror movie and not like a straight thriller/suspense/drama. Social commentary movies like Maniac and Driller Killer is considerable because it is horror and there is slashing about.
3) Stalking also helps.
Slashers that use apparitions as antagonists may count as LONG as there is slashing. Also I will make minor exceptions for Giallo films but they are going to be a rarity on this list. And I will add a few movies that are not really Slasher films but I will make exceptions only because they come very *beep* closer and I like them a lot.
Enjoy. :|
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- 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.Obviously a classic unless you're a poser. 9/10
- DirectorSteve MinerStarsBetsy PalmerAmy SteelJohn FureyFive years after the events of the first film, a summer camp next to the infamous Camp Crystal Lake is preparing to open, but the legend of Jason is weighing heavy on the proceedings.Considered the best of the series from the Friday The 13th fans I assume. Not mine but it was still wonderful. 8/10
- DirectorSteve MinerStarsDana KimmellTracie SavageRichard BrookerJason Voorhees stalks a group of friends who have just arrived to spend the weekend at a cabin near Crystal Lake.The very film where Jason dons his signature hockey mask. And my personal favorite because of the bad acting and the wonderful kills. 9/10
- DirectorJoseph ZitoStarsErich AndersonJudie AronsonPeter BartonAfter being announced dead and taken to a morgue, Jason Voorhees spontaneously revives, escapes from the hospital, and stalks a group of friends renting a house in the countryside near Crystal Lake.A bit slow paced but I really liked this one for its overall direction. Others don't like it but who cares what they think. 8/10
- DirectorDanny SteinmannStarsMelanie KinnamanJohn ShepherdAnthony BarrileStill haunted by his past, Tommy Jarvis, who, as a child, killed Jason Voorhees, is sent to a secluded halfway house in the countryside, where the killing of a young man triggers a brutal series of murders in the area.Almost every franchised Slasher movie has one. Deviations and irrelevancy. But still this one was fun with all the killings and $#!+. 7/10
- DirectorTom McLoughlinStarsThom MathewsJennifer CookeDavid KagenTommy Jarvis exhumes Jason Voorhees to cremate his corpse, but inadvertently brings him back to life instead. The newly revived killer seeks revenge, and Tommy may be the only one who can stop him.VI comes back with a veangence after ****ing up on the fifth installment. Very fast moving and loads of fun. 7/10
- DirectorJohn Carl BuechlerStarsTerry KiserJennifer BankoJohn OtrinJason Voorhees is accidentally freed from his watery prison by a telekinetic teenager. Now, only she can stop him.Jason fights a psychic. Retarded concept but still fun happy crap. 7/10
- DirectorRob HeddenStarsJensen DaggettKane HodderTodd CaldecottJason Voorhees is accidentally awakened from his watery grave and ends up stalking a ship full of graduating high-school students headed to Manhattan, New York.And this is where the franchise falls flat on its fat ass. Eh **** you. I still liked this one only because it was funny when Jason uppercut some guys head off. 7/10
- 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.Possibly the worst slasher movie ever made. Wow. Suddenly I feel retarded. 10/10
- DirectorRick RosenthalStarsJamie Lee CurtisDonald PleasenceCharles CyphersWhile Dr. Loomis hunts for Michael Myers, a traumatized Laurie is rushed to Haddonfield Memorial Hospital, and The Shape is not far behind her.Decent sequel but not really anything special. 6/10
- DirectorDwight H. LittleStarsDonald PleasenceEllie CornellDanielle HarrisTen years after his original massacre, the invalid Michael Myers awakens on Halloween Eve and returns to Haddonfield to kill his seven-year-old niece. Can Dr. Loomis stop him?A non-sensical retarded story about Myers obsession with his niece. 3/10
- DirectorDominique Othenin-GirardStarsDonald PleasenceDanielle HarrisEllie CornellOne year after the events of Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988), the Shape returns to Haddonfield once again in an attempt to kill his now-mute niece.And HOW PISSED OFF I was when they decided to **** up the continuity in this 5th entry by making the ending in the 4th irrelevant and/or non-existent. Well anyways the story is vastly more retarded which is the same as the 4th entry only with a stupid ass psychic link between Myers and the niece. Ugh. 3/10
- 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.A feminist slasher. I don't get it either. Regardless, if contains firm naked butts and plentiful kills and good direction. 8/10
- DirectorDeborah BrockStarsCrystal BernardJennifer RhodesKimberly McArthurCourtney Bates, the younger sister of Valerie, and her friends go to a condo for a weekend getaway, but Courtney can't get rid of the haunting feeling that a supernatural rockabilly driller killer is coming to murder them all.Some untalented musical broads and some retards get murdered by a ghostly rockabilly douche bag. Decent fun I guess. 6/10
- DirectorSally MattisonStarsKeely ChristianBrittain FryeMichael HarrisJackie Cassidy and her friends are stalked by a serial killer while having a slumber party.More the same slumber party bull$##!+. It good but not great. 6/10
- DirectorRobert HiltzikStarsFelissa RoseJonathan TierstenKaren FieldsBunks and showers are a mad stabber's beat at a summer camp strictly for teens.It IS the ending that makes this a step above all other slasher movies. 9/10
- DirectorMichael A. SimpsonStarsPamela SpringsteenRenée EstevezTony HigginsA sex-changed slasher returns as a camp counselor.A parodying as well as a self-parodying slasher about a chick who is on the rag about what a good-natured camper is. Very low grade and stupid as hell but fun. 7/10
- DirectorMichael A. SimpsonStarsPamela SpringsteenTracy GriffithMichael J. PollardAfter murdering a young girl, Angela Baker assumes her identity and travels to Camp New Horizons, built on the grounds of the camp she terrorized the year before, and starts killing again.A step below it predecessor because of its censorship and piss poor production but still manages to be fun. Barely. 6/10
- 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.Do you really need an opinion? If you have said "yes" please direct your attention to whatever sharp instrument you have and cut your wrist and bleed out to the very core. GOD! 10/10
- DirectorTobe HooperStarsDennis HopperCaroline WilliamsJim SiedowA radio host is victimized by the cannibal family as a former Texas marshal hunts them.A good follow-up to its predecessor but it's impossible to live up to the standards. 8/10
- DirectorCarol FrankStarsAngela O'NeillWendy MartelPamela RossA female college student who recently moved into a sorority is hunted by an escaped psychotic killer who shares a strange telepathic link with her.A delusional retard is stabbing women. I like it so there. 7/10
- DirectorJim WynorskiStarsGail ThackrayMelissa MooreStacia ZhivagoFive college women buy the old Hokstedter place for their new sorority house. They decide to stay in it for the night to meet the movers in the morning, but begin to get the creeps when the weird neighbor starts poking around.
- 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.It is rather a controversial issue when it comes to whether one considers this movie a Slasher or not but I'm putting this on the list regardless so blow me. 10/10
- DirectorJack SholderStarsRobert EnglundMark PattonKim MyersA teenage boy is haunted in his dreams by deceased child murderer Freddy Krueger, who is out to possess him in order to continue his reign of terror in the real world.This film IS GAY!!! Literally. I actually like the different approach with Freddy possessing people and making them kill. Not every will agree but I don't care how you feel..... in general. 8/10
- DirectorChuck RussellStarsHeather LangenkampRobert EnglundCraig WassonA psychiatrist, familiar with the knife-wielding dream demon Freddy Krueger, helps teens at a mental hospital battle the killer who is invading their dreams.It's more an action/horror film than a Slasher but what the hell. This is a bad ass movie. 8/10
