Slasher Suggestions

muceo13 · 07-27-2012, 08:48 PM

I'm looking to watch some good,low budget slasher films that were made in the past ten years. Thinking of doing a feature and want to see what's out. I've seen all the old classics and not-so classics. Looking for something newer.

elDomenechHDG · 07-27-2012, 09:17 PM

All I can think of are the first 2 Wrong Turn Films. When I think "slasher" I can't see past 1989. There have been several "homages" made during the last 10 to 15 years, but you're not looking for those, right?

muceo13 · 07-27-2012, 09:48 PM

Homages can get really annoying. To be watching a movie and then realize parts are just something from another movie. While something fresh can be hard to come by, it will always beat a nudge and a wink. Slashers do usually follow a formula, but it doesn't seem anybody is really doing it anymore. Hatchet tried but it just felt like a splatter film. No mystery or any real suspense. Looking for that old school feel without all the nostalgia bs.

crikan · 07-27-2012, 10:15 PM

Listed below are the slashers made in the past 10 years that I have enjoyed (excluding remakes and sequels to 80's franchises). BLOOD NIGHT and HIGH TENSION are incredible.

Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet (2009)
Bloody Murder 2 (2003)
High Tension (2003)
The Hills Run Red (2009)
Nightmare Man (2006)
Shredder (2003)
The Violent Kind (2010)

Mattapooh · 07-27-2012, 10:57 PM

I've heard good things about The Sleeper, but haven't seen it.

The only modern slashers I really love are the Cold Prey movies. All three are fantastic, surprisingly.

The first is a fantastic atmospheric slasher, the second is a well-done homage to Halloween II and the third is more of a Just Before Dawn/Rituals/backwoods type. I dug the hell out of all of them.

CPT HOOK · 07-27-2012, 11:15 PM

Avoiding ones that have already been mentioned, here are a few from the past decade or so:

Cherry Falls
Psycho Beach Party
Flashback
The Pool
Slashers
2001 Maniacs
Malevolence
House Of Wax
Severance
Venom
See No Evil
Dark Ride
All The Boys Love Mandy Lane
Behind The Mask: The Rise Of Leslie Vernon
Texas Chainsaw Massacre & Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
Murder Loves Killers Too
My Super Psycho Sweet 16
The Collector
Sorority Row
Tucker & Dale Vs Evil
Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings

CPT HOOK · 07-27-2012, 11:17 PM

Oops, I missed the part about "low-budget". There are a couple of studio slashers in there. Regardless, if you're a slasher fan, they're all worth checking out.

A few others that I personally loved that are arguably slashers are: Eden Lake, The Lost, and The Dark Hours.

Hellbilly · 07-27-2012, 11:43 PM

Sam's Lake (2006). Not great but good enough.

muceo13 · 07-27-2012, 11:53 PM

Seen some of these. I really enjoyed The Hills Run Red. High Tension was great until the end. Don't think there is any way for me to see Mandy Lane,yet. I don't know why it can't get a release here. I'll check out some of the others I don't think I've seen.

zbinks · 07-28-2012, 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by muceo13

Don't think there is any way for me to see Mandy Lane,yet. I don't know why it can't get a release here. I'll check out some of the others I don't think I've seen.

If you have a Blu-Ray player, the UK Blu-Ray is confirmed region free (the special features are in PAL, but the feature is 1080P and would be unaffected) and available on Amazon.com from a number of 3rd party vendors as low as $11.24+shipping ($15.66 for an Amazon fulfillment vendor).

Body Boy · 07-28-2012, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by muceo13

Homages can get really annoying. To be watching a movie and then realize parts are just something from another movie. While something fresh can be hard to come by, it will always beat a nudge and a wink. Slashers do usually follow a formula, but it doesn't seem anybody is really doing it anymore. Hatchet tried but it just felt like a splatter film. No mystery or any real suspense. Looking for that old school feel without all the nostalgia bs.

Agreed, but define nostalgia bs. What part is bs?

Vortex · 07-28-2012, 12:39 AM

Two that a friend who used to post here recommended, Wishcraft and Simon Says, were both lots of fun.

Anthropophagus · 07-28-2012, 01:55 AM

Cold Prey I and II were awesome for me.

SpaceAce · 07-28-2012, 02:33 AM

If your talking lower budget, then maybe check out Madison County. I watched it last night and I enjoyed it. Ending was a little weak, but for the budget I thought they did a really good job.

SpaceAce · 07-28-2012, 02:36 AM

Also, speaking of Cold Prey, I just bought it and have yet to watch it but have heard great things about it (along with part 2 and 3). However, I can't find part 2 or 3 for sale. I am not region-free so is there another way to check out part 2 and 3?

07-27-2012, 08:48 PM	#1
muceo13 Screamy Bopper Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: denton,tx Posts: 25	Slasher Suggestions I'm looking to watch some good,low budget slasher films that were made in the past ten years. Thinking of doing a feature and want to see what's out. I've seen all the old classics and not-so classics. Looking for something newer.

07-27-2012, 09:17 PM	#2
elDomenechHDG Stalker Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Brooklyn, New York, USA Posts: 488	All I can think of are the first 2 Wrong Turn Films. When I think "slasher" I can't see past 1989. There have been several "homages" made during the last 10 to 15 years, but you're not looking for those, right? Last edited by elDomenechHDG; 07-27-2012 at 09:19 PM.

07-27-2012, 11:43 PM	#8
Hellbilly Water-squirting greatness Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Franconia Posts: 13,665	Sam's Lake (2006). Not great but good enough. __________________ "Common sense turns me on"

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07-27-2012, 09:48 PM	#3
muceo13 Screamy Bopper Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: denton,tx Posts: 25	Homages can get really annoying. To be watching a movie and then realize parts are just something from another movie. While something fresh can be hard to come by, it will always beat a nudge and a wink. Slashers do usually follow a formula, but it doesn't seem anybody is really doing it anymore. Hatchet tried but it just felt like a splatter film. No mystery or any real suspense. Looking for that old school feel without all the nostalgia bs.

07-27-2012, 10:15 PM	#4
crikan HackMaster Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,163	Listed below are the slashers made in the past 10 years that I have enjoyed (excluding remakes and sequels to 80's franchises). BLOOD NIGHT and HIGH TENSION are incredible. Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet (2009) Bloody Murder 2 (2003) High Tension (2003) The Hills Run Red (2009) Nightmare Man (2006) Shredder (2003) The Violent Kind (2010)

07-27-2012, 10:57 PM	#5
Mattapooh Maniac Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: St. John's, NL, Canada Posts: 892	I've heard good things about The Sleeper, but haven't seen it. The only modern slashers I really love are the Cold Prey movies. All three are fantastic, surprisingly. The first is a fantastic atmospheric slasher, the second is a well-done homage to Halloween II and the third is more of a Just Before Dawn/Rituals/backwoods type. I dug the hell out of all of them.

07-27-2012, 11:15 PM	#6
CPT HOOK HackMaster Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: US Posts: 2,317	Avoiding ones that have already been mentioned, here are a few from the past decade or so: Cherry Falls Psycho Beach Party Flashback The Pool Slashers 2001 Maniacs Malevolence House Of Wax Severance Venom See No Evil Dark Ride All The Boys Love Mandy Lane Behind The Mask: The Rise Of Leslie Vernon Texas Chainsaw Massacre & Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning Murder Loves Killers Too My Super Psycho Sweet 16 The Collector Sorority Row Tucker & Dale Vs Evil Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings

07-27-2012, 11:17 PM	#7
CPT HOOK HackMaster Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: US Posts: 2,317	Oops, I missed the part about "low-budget". There are a couple of studio slashers in there. Regardless, if you're a slasher fan, they're all worth checking out. A few others that I personally loved that are arguably slashers are: Eden Lake, The Lost, and The Dark Hours.

07-27-2012, 11:53 PM	#9
muceo13 Screamy Bopper Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: denton,tx Posts: 25	Seen some of these. I really enjoyed The Hills Run Red. High Tension was great until the end. Don't think there is any way for me to see Mandy Lane,yet. I don't know why it can't get a release here. I'll check out some of the others I don't think I've seen.

07-28-2012, 12:39 AM	#12
Vortex Stalker Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 236	Two that a friend who used to post here recommended, Wishcraft and Simon Says, were both lots of fun.

07-28-2012, 01:55 AM	#13
Anthropophagus Anthrosnuphalufugus Dad Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 3,224	Cold Prey I and II were awesome for me.

07-28-2012, 02:33 AM	#14
SpaceAce Stalker Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 390	If your talking lower budget, then maybe check out Madison County. I watched it last night and I enjoyed it. Ending was a little weak, but for the budget I thought they did a really good job.

07-28-2012, 02:36 AM	#15
SpaceAce Stalker Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 390	Also, speaking of Cold Prey, I just bought it and have yet to watch it but have heard great things about it (along with part 2 and 3). However, I can't find part 2 or 3 for sale. I am not region-free so is there another way to check out part 2 and 3?