Slasher films with masked killers, final girls, and inventive kills — the bread and butter of horror.
Slasher Horror Movies — 81 entries in the movies category, sortable by Title, Year, Director. Every row is ranked by community votes, giving you a crowd-sourced perspective you won't find on Wikipedia or IMDb.
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When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother.
Deep Red
1975
Dario Argento
7.7
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Italy
127
An English pianist living in Rome witnesses the brutal murder of his psychic neighbor. With the help of a tenacious young reporter, he tries to discover the killer using very unconventional methods. The two are soon drawn into a shocking web of dementia and violence.
The Black Phone
2022
Scott Derrickson
7.5
Horror, Thriller
United States of America
103
Finney Blake, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use. When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to ring, Finney discovers that he can hear the voices of the killer’s previous victims. And they are...
Scream
1996
Wes Craven
7.4
Crime, Horror, Mystery
United States of America
112
A year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a masked killer who targets her and her friends by using scary movies as part of a deadly game.
A Nightmare on Elm Street
1984
Wes Craven
7.3
Horror
United States of America
91
Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing their suicides. A cop's daughter, Nancy Thompson, traces the cause to child molester Fred Krueger, who was burned alive by angry parents many years before. Krueger has now come back in the dreams of...
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
1974
Tobe Hooper
7.3
Horror
United States of America
83
Five 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.
Pearl
2022
Ti West
7.2
Horror, Thriller
United States of America
102
Trapped on her family’s isolated farm, Pearl must tend to her ailing father under the bitter and overbearing watch of her devout mother. Lusting for a glamorous life like she’s seen in the movies, Pearl’s ambitions, temptations, and repressions collide.
Fear Street: 1978
2021
Leigh Janiak
7.2
Horror, Mystery
United States of America
111
In 1978, two rival groups at Camp Nightwing must band together to solve a terrifying mystery when horrors from their towns' history come alive.
M3GAN
2022
Gerard Johnstone
7
Science Fiction, Horror
United States of America
102
A brilliant toy company roboticist uses artificial intelligence to develop M3GAN, a life-like doll programmed to emotionally bond with her newly orphaned niece. But when the doll's programming works too well, she becomes overprotective of her new friend with terrifying results.
Terrifier 3
2024
Damien Leone
6.8
Horror, Thriller
United States of America
125
Five years after surviving Art the Clown's Halloween massacre, Sienna and Jonathan are still struggling to rebuild their shattered lives. As the holiday season approaches, they try to embrace the Christmas spirit and leave the horrors of the past behind. But just when they think they're safe, Art...
Totally Killer
2023
Nahnatchka Khan
6.8
Horror, Comedy, Science Fiction
United States of America
104
When the infamous "Sweet Sixteen Killer" returns 35 years after his first murder spree to claim another victim, 17-year-old Jamie accidentally travels back in time to 1987, determined to stop the killer before he can start.
Happy Death Day
2017
Christopher Landon
6.7
Comedy, Horror, Mystery
United States of America
97
Caught in a bizarre and terrifying time warp, college student Tree finds herself repeatedly reliving the day of her murder, ultimately realizing that she must identify the killer and the reason for her death before her chances of survival run out.
Hush
2016
Mike Flanagan
6.7
Horror, Thriller
United States of America
82
A deaf woman is stalked by a psychotic killer in her secluded home.
X
2022
Ti West
6.7
Horror, Thriller
United States of America
106
In 1979, a group of young filmmakers set out to make an adult film in rural Texas, but when their reclusive, elderly hosts catch them in the act, the cast find themselves fighting for their lives.
Scream
2022
Tyler Gillett
6.7
Horror, Mystery
United States of America
114
Twenty-five years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, a new killer has donned the Ghostface mask and begins targeting a group of teenagers to resurrect secrets from the town’s deadly past.
Child's Play
1988
Tom Holland
6.7
Horror
United States of America
87
After being shot in a toy store, a serial killer transfers his soul into a Good Guy doll. A mother then gifts it to her 6-year old son Andy, which unleashes terror upon the city.
Fear Street: 1994
2021
Leigh Janiak
6.7
Horror, Mystery
United States of America
108
After a series of brutal slayings, a teen and her friends take on an evil force that's plagued their notorious town for centuries.
Terrifier 2
2022
Damien Leone
6.7
Horror, Thriller
United States of America
138
A year after the Miles County massacre, Art the Clown is resurrected by a sinister entity. Art returns home, where he must hunt down and destroy teenage Sienna and her younger brother Jonathan on Halloween. As the body count rises, the siblings fight to stay alive while uncovering the true nature...
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
1987
Chuck Russell
6.7
Horror, Thriller, Fantasy
United Kingdom
96
A psychiatrist, familiar with the knife-wielding dream demon Freddy Krueger, helps teens at a mental hospital battle the killer who is invading their dreams.
Haunt
2019
Scott Beck
6.7
Horror, Thriller
United States of America
93
On Halloween, a group of friends encounter an extreme haunted house that promises to feed on their darkest fears. The night turns deadly as they come to the horrifying realisation that some nightmares are real.
Halloween
2018
David Gordon Green
6.6
Horror, Thriller
United States of America
106
Laurie Strode comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.
Freaky
2020
Christopher Landon
6.6
Horror, Comedy
United States of America
102
A mystical, ancient dagger causes a notorious serial killer to magically switch bodies with a 17-year-old girl.
The Collector
2009
Marcus Dunstan
6.6
Horror, Thriller
United States of America
90
Desperate to repay his debt to his ex-wife, an ex-con plots a heist at his new employer's country home, unaware that a second criminal has also targeted the property, and rigged it with a series of deadly traps.
Scream 2
1997
Wes Craven
6.5
Horror, Mystery
United States of America
120
Two years after the Woodsboro murders, Sidney Prescott acclimates to college life while someone donning the Ghostface costume begins a new string of killings.
Scream 4
2011
Wes Craven
6.5
Horror, Mystery
United States of America
111
Fifteen years after the original Woodsboro murders, Sidney Prescott returns home to promote her new book about surviving trauma, only for a new Ghostface killer to emerge, targeting a new group of teens.
The Hills Have Eyes
2006
Alexandre Aja
6.5
Horror, Thriller
France
107
Based on Wes Craven's 1977 suspenseful cult classic, The Hills Have Eyes is the story of a family road trip that goes terrifyingly awry when the travelers become stranded in a government atomic zone. Miles from nowhere, the Carter family soon realizes the seemingly uninhabited wasteland is actual...
New Nightmare
1994
Wes Craven
6.5
Horror, Mystery, Fantasy
United States of America
112
A demonic force has chosen Freddy Krueger as its portal to the real world. Can Heather Langenkamp play the part of Nancy one last time and trap the evil trying to enter our world?
Thanksgiving
2023
Eli Roth
6.5
Horror, Mystery
United States of America
106
After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired killer terrorizes Plymouth, Massachusetts - the birthplace of the holiday. Picking off residents one by one, what begins as random revenge killings are soon revealed to be part of a larger, sinister holiday plan.
Friday the 13th
1980
Sean S. Cunningham
6.4
Horror
United States of America
95
Camp counselors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to reopen a summer camp that was the site of a child's drowning.
Wrong Turn
2003
Rob Schmidt
6.4
Horror, Thriller
Germany
84
Chris crashes into a carload of other young people, and the group of stranded motorists is soon lost in the woods of West Virginia, where they're hunted by three cannibalistic mountain men who are grossly disfigured by generations of inbreeding.
Halloween Kills
2021
David Gordon Green
6.4
Horror, Thriller
United States of America
105
Michael manages to free himself from Laurie Strode's trap to resume his ritual bloodbath. As she fights for her life from injuries from their last encounter, she inspires her daughter Karen, her granddaughter Allyson, and all of Haddonfield to rise up against the unstoppable monster.
Child's Play 2
1990
John Lafia
6.4
Horror, Thriller
United States of America
84
Chucky is reconstructed by a toy factory to dispel the negative publicity surrounding the doll, and tracks young Andy Barclay to a foster home where the chase begins again.
The Final Girls
2015
Todd Strauss-Schulson
6.4
Comedy, Horror
United States of America
91
A young woman grieving the loss of her mother, a famous scream queen from the 1980s, finds herself pulled into the world of her mom's most famous movie. Reunited, the women must fight off the film's maniacal killer.
Happy Death Day 2U
2019
Christopher Landon
6.3
Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction
United States of America
100
Collegian Tree Gelbman wakes up in horror to learn that she's stuck in a parallel universe. Her boyfriend Carter is now with someone else, and her friends and fellow students seem to be completely different versions of themselves. When Tree discovers that Carter's roommate has been altering time,...
Terrifier
2018
Damien Leone
6.3
Horror, Thriller
United States of America
84
A maniacal clown named Art terrorizes three young women on Halloween night and everyone else who stands in his way.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
2003
Marcus Nispel
6.3
Horror
United States of America
98
After picking up a traumatized young hitchhiker, five friends find themselves stalked and hunted by a chainsaw-wielding killer and his family of equally psychopathic killers.
MaXXXine
2024
Ti West
6.3
Horror, Thriller
United States of America
103
In 1980s Hollywood, adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx finally gets her big break. But as a mysterious killer stalks the starlets of Hollywood, a trail of blood threatens to reveal her sinister past.
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
1986
Tom McLoughlin
6.3
Horror, Thriller
United States of America
86
Tommy Jarvis, tormented by the fear that maybe Jason isn't really dead, unwittingly resurrects the mass murderer for another bloody rampage.
Until Dawn
2025
David F. Sandberg
6.3
Horror, Mystery
United States of America
103
One year after her sister Melanie mysteriously disappeared, Clover and her friends head into the remote valley where she vanished in search of answers. Exploring an abandoned visitor center, they find themselves stalked by a masked killer and horrifically murdered one by one...only to wake up and...
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
2006
Jonathan Liebesman
6.2
Horror, Thriller
United States of America
91
Chrissie and her friends set out on a road trip for a final fling before one is shipped off to Vietnam. Along the way, bikers harass the foursome and cause an accident that throws Chrissie from the vehicle. The lawman who arrives on the scene kills one of the bikers and brings Chrissie's friends ...
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