Top 20 Slashers

[spawningblue]

Sorry Deathdealer, but I think we all agree, this needed to be done! Expand your list past the usual Halloween and Friday the 13th movies, let's see your top 20 slasher films.

Here's my list.

1) Halloween
2) Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
3) Black Christmas
4) Friday the 13th: Part 6 Jason Lives
5) My Bloody Valentine
6) Halloween 2
7) The Burning
8) Friday the 13th: Part 2
9) Friday the 13th
10) Texas Chainsaw Massacre
11) Nightmare on Elm Street
12) Terror Train
13) Halloween 4
14) Nightmare on Elm Street 3: The Dream Warriors
15) Intruder
16) April Fool's Day
17) The Prowler
18) Sleepaway Camp
19) Hell Night
20) Halloween 5

[Mutilated Prey]

1. Friday the 13th Part II
2. Halloween
3. The Burning
4. Madman
5. The Mutilator
6. My Bloody Valentine
7. Texas Chainsaw Massacre
8. Silent Night, Deadly Night
9. The Prey
10. The Prowler
11. The Slayer
12. Hell Night
13. Friday the 13th Part IV
14. Final Terror
15. Happy Birthday to Me
16. Sleepaway Camp
17. Just Before Dawn
18. The Town That Dreaded Sundown
19. Hospital Massacre
20. Halloween II

[Night Creep]

Hell, yeah! Now you're talking!:D

A Nightmare on Elm Street
Friday the 13th
Friday the 13th 2
Halloween
Halloween 2
Madman
The Burning
Intruder
Sleepaway Camp
Night Screams
Twisted Nightmare
House on Sorrority Row
Zero Boys
Happy Birthday to Me
Hell Night
Silent Night Deadly Night
The Prowler
My Bloody Valetine
Student Bodies
The Mutilator

think i don't forget anybody:p

[fceurich39]

my top 20 are
1.Halloween
2.Friday the 13th the final chapter
3.the burning
4.silent night deadly night
5.alone in the dark
6.my bloody valentine
7.madman
8.halloween II
9.friday the 13th part 3D
10.friday the 13th part 2
11.terror train
12.prom night
13.the prowler
14.hell night
15.intruder
16.pieces
17.slaughter high
18.student bodies
19.just before dawn
20.house on sorority row

i really don't consider nightmare on elm street or texas chainsaw massacre slashers if i did they would be number 2 and 3 on the list

[Mattapooh]

Neat! Here's mine (only the top 5 are in order):

1) Halloween
2) Black Christmas
3) Slumber Party Massacre
4) House on Sorority Row
5) The Burning
6) Friday the 13th
7) The Prowler
8) Friday the 13th part 2
9) Friday the 13th part 3
10) Friday the 13th part 4
11) Rituals (Does this count? Seems close enough to me...)
12) Just Before Dawn
13) The Prey (God, I wish this was on DVD)
14) Silent Night, Deadly Night
15) Sleepaway Camp
16) Pieces (for pure cheese/humor reasons)
17) My Bloody Valentine
18) Prom Night
19) The Town that Dreaded Sundown (would've been higher without the corniness)
20) Humongous

The only problem with a top 20 list is that there's bound to be a LOT of crossover between our lists. Kinda says a lot about the subgenre, I guess.

Also, as weak as Humongous can be, I'm a huge sucker for a huge mongoloid attacking kids in the woods. Plus that redhead with the blueberries in her cleavage.

[Mutilated Prey]

I could easily swap in Humongous and House on Sorority Row into my top 20.

[YottNik]

In no particular order and subject to change at a moment's notice.

Friday the 13th Part 2
Friday the 13th Part 3
Pieces
Sleepaway Camp
My Bloody Valentine
Terror Train
Black Christmas
Silent Night, Deadly Night
Slaughter High
Madman
Prom Night
The Initiation
April Fool's Day
Stagefright
Maniac
Intruder
Girls Nite Out
Halloween The Curse of Michael Myers
The House on Sorority Row
The Mutilator

*** I really wanted to include Killer Workout but I couldn't find a way to sneak it in.

[spawningblue]

16) Pieces (for pure cheese/humor reasons)

Is Pieces cheesy? I was going to pre-order it as I have heard good things bout it. Cheesy in what way?

[YottNik]

Is Pieces cheesy? I was going to pre-order it as I have heard good things bout it. Cheesy in what way?
Pieces is awesome. Order it with confidence, you won't regret it.

[Mattapooh]

Pieces really IS awesome. Imagine the "GARBAGE DAY!" scene from Silent Night, Deadly Night 2 times ten, plus add in a bunch of really crazy kills and a little weirdness. It's an insanely entertaining flick with pretty much everything you'd look for in a slasher.... just don't try to take it all seriously like it's Maniac or something.

[Mutilated Prey]

Is Pieces cheesy? I was going to pre-order it as I have heard good things bout it. Cheesy in what way?

You need it - don't hesitate.

[eric_angelus]

OK, a couple of glaring ommisions from my old list corrected here:

1. Halloween
2. Friday the 13th Part II
3. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
4. Terror Train
5. He Knows Your Alone
6. Hell Night
7. Black Christmas (Can't believe I forgot about this on my previous post!)
8. The Slumber Party Massacre
9.The House on Sorority Row
10.Silent Scream
11. Tourist Trap
12. Madman
13. My Bloody Valentine
14. Happy Birthday to Me
15. Sorority House Massacre
16. The Prowler
17. Dressed to Kill
18. Eyes of a Stranger
19. When A Stranger Calls
20. Prom Night

[MorallySound]

1. Maniac
2. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
3. A Nightmare on Elm Street
4. Halloween
5. Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
6. High Tension
7. Wes Craven's New Nightmare
8. Mother's Day
9. Black Christmas
10. My Bloody Valentine
11. Devil Times Five
12. Edge of the Axe
13. The Burning
14. Killer Workout
15. The Toolbox Murders
16. Slaughterhouse
17. Pieces
18. The Slumber Party Massacre Part 2
19. The Mutilator
20. Freddy Vs. Jason

[Angelman]

1) Halloween
2) Halloween II
3) Friday the 13th: The New Blood
4) Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
5) Christmas Evil
6) The Final Terror
7) Halloween 4
8) Funeral Home
9) Just Before Dawn
10) Maniac Cop 2
11) Massacre at Central High (totally underrated, IMO)
12) Prom Night
13) The Prowler
14) Sleepaway Camp
15) My Bloody Valentine
16) Stage Fright (Australia)
17) Tourist Trap (arguably not a slasher)
18) Visiting Hours
19) The Toolbox Murders
20) Friday the 13th Part II

[baggio]

In no particular order:

My Bloody Valentine
Halloween
Friday the 13th
The Prowler
The Burning
Child's Play
Psycho
Black Christmas
Dressed to Kill
April Fool's Day
Twitch of the Death Nerve
Scream
Haute Tension
Tenebre
Curtains
Sleepaway Camp
Night School
A Blade In the Dark
When a Stranger Calls
House on Sorority Row

[DeathDealer]

I really wouldnt call Tenebre or Haute Tension SLASHER movies.

One's a giallo and the other is something else entirely.

[spawningblue]

In no particular order:

My Bloody Valentine
Halloween
Friday the 13th
The Prowler
The Burning
Child's Play
Psycho
Black Christmas
Dressed to Kill
April Fool's Day
Twitch of the Death Nerve
Scream
Haute Tension
Tenebre
Curtains
Sleepaway Camp
Night School
A Blade In the Dark
When a Stranger Calls
House on Sorority Row

Forgot about A Blade in the Dark, that's a good one! Is it a slasher or a giallo though? They confuse me as a giallo is pretty much just European slasher isn't it, with a mystery aspect to it?

I really wouldnt call Tenebre or Haute Tension SLASHER movies.

One's a giallo and the other is something else entirely.

Now that I think about it, you're right. I changed up Haute Tension for April Fool's Day, because I love that movie and forgot all about it!

[baggio]

I really wouldnt call Tenebre or Haute Tension SLASHER movies.

One's a giallo and the other is something else entirely.

Forgot about A Blade in the Dark, that's a good one! Is it a slasher or a giallo though? They confuse me as a giallo is pretty much just European slasher isn't it, with a mystery aspect to it?



Now that I think about it, you're right. I changed up Haute Tension for April Fool's Day, because I love that movie and forgot all about it!

Giallo's imo are of the slasher variety. One could even say that they are the "inventors" of the slasher. Its where modern day slashers were born from. And Haute Tension, I guess is really not. But its got some of the elements. If the opening scenes are not "slasher" then I don't know what is. Plus, I was running out of ideas for my top 20. I didn't want to put part 2, 3, etc... of Halloween & Friday the 13th. I figured I covered it with the originals of those series. I could have listed a minimum of 4 movies additional from those 2 series. They were really good, but not just for my personal top 20.

[rhett]

Heh, at this point I think I need a top fifty! If I ever get around to it I hope to post an exhaustive list of every slasher ever made in a news article with little mini reviews for each one for reference. It's coming...

But for right now, here's a nicely expanded top twenty:

01.Halloween
02.Friday the 13th, Part II
03.Madman
04.Sleepaway Camp
05.Black Christmas
06.Prom Night
07.American Nightmare
08.Maniac
09.Final Exam
10.My Bloody Valentine
11.Friday the 13th - The Final Chapter
12.Nightmare at Shadow Woods
13.Next of Kin
14.Silent Night, Deadly Night
15.Prom Night IV: Deliver us from Evil
16.Honeymoon Horror
17.April Fool's Day
18.The Town That Dreaded Sundown
19.The Prowler
20.Sledgehammer

I love A Nightmare on Elm Street, Dressed to Kill, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Tenebre and High Tension, but I don't really think they count.

[Rockmjd]

Alphabetically (I can't rank them, too difficult)
April Fool's Day
Black Christmas
The Burning
Child's Play
Friday the 13th series
Halloween series
Happy Birthday to Me
The House on Sorority Row
Maniac
My Bloody Valentine
A Nightmare on Elm Street series
Prom Night
The Prowler
Silent Night, Deadly Night
Sleepaway Camp
Slumber Party Massacre
Stage Fright
Terror Train
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Twitch of the Death Nerve

Ones I could never get into:
The Funhouse
Hell Night
I Know What You Did Last Summer
Scream

[CUBANmix]

The Outing - 1987!!! Best Ever!!!!

[spawningblue]

Heh, at this point I think I need a top fifty! If I ever get around to it I hope to post an exhaustive list of every slasher ever made in a news article with little mini reviews for each one for reference. It's coming...

Do it!! That would be a must read from this guy!

[gore]

1. Friday the 13th Part II
2. Halloween
3. The Burning
4. Madman
5. The Mutilator
6. My Bloody Valentine
7. Texas Chainsaw Massacre
8. Silent Night, Deadly Night
9. The Prey
10. The Prowler
11. The Slayer
12. Hell Night
13. Friday the 13th Part IV
14. Final Terror
15. Happy Birthday to Me
16. Sleepaway Camp
17. Just Before Dawn
18. The Town That Dreaded Sundown
19. Hospital Massacre
20. Halloween II



I have been avoiding hospital massacre for some time now. Not sure why, but is it really in the top of the genre? Must have missed this one, should I buy?

[maskull]

1. Black Christmas
2. Halloween
3. Friday The 13th (1-7)
4. My Bloody Valentine
5. A Nightmare On Elm Street
6. Silent Night, Deadly Night
7. Prom Night
8. The Burning
9. Madman
10. Slumber Party Massacre 2
11. When A Stranger Calls
12. Scream
13. Prom Night IV: Deliver us from Evil
14. Pieces
15. Happy Birthday To Me
16. Wes Craven's A New Nightmare
17. Don't Go in the House
18. Intruder
19. The Toolbox Murders
20. Sleepaway Camp

I know there's a few I'm forgetting and a few that I'm not sure if they'd be called slashers. But I'm pretty happy with the list anyway.

[Johnny Macabre]

As others mention it, I don't consider ANOES, TCM or any giallo as slashers.

1- Halloween
2- Scream
3- Black Christmas
4- Friday The 13th Part 2
5- Psycho
6- Friday The 13th
7- Halloween 4
8- Rooms For Tourists
9- I Know What You Did Last Summer (Yeah baby!)
10- The House On Sorority Row
11- The Initiation
12- My Bloody Valentine
13- Friday The 13th Part 3
14- Silent Night Deadly Night
15- Scream 2
16- Sleepaway Camp
17- Alone In The Dark
18- Behind The Mask
19- Halloween 2
20- April Fools Day

[Vlachio]

In no particular order: http://horrordvds.com/vb3forum/customavatars/avatar1894_0.gif



Sweet Sixteen
Curtains
Twitch of the Death Nerve aka Bay Of Blood
Don't Go To Sleep (Arguably not a slasher mmmm?) (http://www.hysteria-lives.co.uk/hysterialives/Hysteria/dont_go_to_sleep.html)
Slumber Party Massacre
Black Christmas
Maniac
Halloween
My Bloody Valentine
Friday the 13th: Part 2
Evil Judgment (http://www.hysteria-lives.co.uk/hysterialives/Hysteria/evil_judgment.htm)
Nightmare on Elm Street
Hell Night
The Mutilator
Silent Night, Deadly Night
Terror Train
Pieces
Final Exam
Blood & Lace (http://www.hysteria-lives.co.uk/hysterialives/Hysteria/blood_and_lace.htm)
Aerobicide aka Killer Workout

[Mutilated Prey]

I have been avoiding hospital massacre for some time now. Not sure why, but is it really in the top of the genre? Must have missed this one, should I buy?

Hospital Massacre is pretty good - it's kinda like a cross between Halloween II and My Bloody Valentine, but not as good as those two. However, it has some fun kills, a very attractive leading role (Barbi Benton) and the killer is a whack job!

Not sure where you're buying it as it has not been released on DVD, at least not in the states. There's two versions - Hospital Massacre and X-Ray, but X-Ray is cut by like 20 minutes (some gore and just random scenes). If you like 80's slashers there's really no reason to avoid it.

[Mutilated Prey]

In no particular order: http://horrordvds.com/vb3forum/customavatars/avatar1894_0.gif



Sweet Sixteen
Curtains
Twitch of the Death Nerve aka Bay Of Blood
Don't Go To Sleep (Arguably not a slasher mmmm?) (http://www.hysteria-lives.co.uk/hysterialives/Hysteria/dont_go_to_sleep.html)
Slumber Party Massacre
Black Christmas
Maniac
Halloween
My Bloody Valentine
Friday the 13th: Part 2
Evil Judgment (http://www.hysteria-lives.co.uk/hysterialives/Hysteria/evil_judgment.htm)
Nightmare on Elm Street
Hell Night
The Mutilator
Silent Night, Deadly Night
Terror Train
Pieces
Final Exam
Blood & Lace (http://www.hysteria-lives.co.uk/hysterialives/Hysteria/blood_and_lace.htm)
Aerobicide aka Killer Workout

Blood and Lace - great flick! I have that poster.

Evil Judgment eh? What's your take on that one? I have the vhs, and noticed there's a recent DVD release - I haven't watched either yet.

[Cujo108]

^ Evil Judgment is a decent flick with an interesting mob connection to the slasher goings-on. As for kills, most of them are simple throat slashings. The lead girl and her moody boyfriend cracked me up more often than not. There's also a pointless but amusing bit with an angry customer pissing in his soup and a diner owner who looks like a burnt out "Super Mario". I love the VHS art for this one, but yeah, decent movie, not great.

[Mutilated Prey]

^ Evil Judgment is a decent flick with an interesting mob connection to the slasher goings-on. As for kills, most of them are simple throat slashings. The lead girl and her moody boyfriend cracked me up more often than not. There's also a pointless but amusing bit with an angry customer pissing in his soup and a diner owner who looks like a burnt out "Super Mario". I love the VHS art for this one, but yeah, decent movie, not great.

Thanks for the info - sounds like there's a few scenes I'd find amusing :D

Do we know if the Televista DVD release is anything more than a VHS rip?

[Vlachio]

Thanks for the info - sounds like there's a few scenes I'd find amusing :D

Do we know if the Televista DVD release is anything more than a VHS rip?



Televista is a bootlegger from what I have read on various boards. Most of they're stuff is nothing but VHS rips.

[Rockmjd]

Televista = Jef Films = Substance = MVD = all bootlegs.

[gore]

Thanks for the info - sounds like there's a few scenes I'd find amusing :D

Do we know if the Televista DVD release is anything more than a VHS rip?

I have the dvd and yes nothing more than a vhs rip. As far as the movie goes I still havent gotten through it. I popped it in late one night and lets just say it didnt keep me awake. I'll have to give it another shot.

[Mutilated Prey]

Televista = Jef Films = Substance = MVD = all bootlegs.

Looks like I'll stick with my VHS then - I'll put it in the que for digitizing.

[Kim Bruun]

Including pseudo-slashers and proto-slashers, these are my favourites, in very rough order:

Halloween
Halloween II
Black Christmas
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
The Prowler
Madman
Hell Night
Maniac Cop
Halloween 5
Halloween 4
Friday the 13th: Part 2
Friday the 13th
Friday the 13th: Part 3
The Unseen
Rituals
The Burning
The House on Sorority Row
My Bloody Valentine
Just Before Dawn
Prom Night

And I have yet to see Curtains, Final Exam, The Mutilator, Night Warning, Night School, Silent Scream, Sweet Sixteen, and The Town that Dreaded Sundown, so my list is not set in stone.