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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Slasher Films (1974 - 1995)

It's no secret that I'm a huge fan of slasher films, and here I've tried to compile a list of all the ones I've seen, ranked from favorite to least favorite. I've only included films made between 1974 and 1995. Why? Well, to me, the American slasher film (not counting Psycho and Peeping Tom (both 1960)) started with Black Christmas and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (both 1974) and was then resurrected in 1996 with the release of Wes Craven's Scream.

It's not easy to define a slasher film, but I've done my best to only include films with enough "slasher elements" for them to be considered part of the (sub-)genre.

Some films that could be considered slashers, but aren't included…

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  • Halloween

    1

  • Black Christmas

    2

  • Intruder

    3

  • The Burning

    4

  • The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

    5

  • Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood

    6

  • My Bloody Valentine

    7

  • Nightmare

    8

  • Maniac

    9

  • Stage Fright

    10

  • Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter

    11

  • Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives

    12

  • A Nightmare on Elm Street

    13

  • Halloween II

    14

  • Psycho II

    15

  • Silent Night, Deadly Night

    16

  • Terror Train

    17

  • Alone in the Dark

    18

  • Happy Birthday to Me

    19

  • The House on Sorority Row

    20

  • The Prowler

    21

  • Maniac Cop

    22

  • Sleepaway Camp

    23

  • A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

    24

  • Don't Go in the House

    25

  • Just Before Dawn

    26

  • Christmas Evil

    27

  • Friday the 13th Part 2

    28

  • New Nightmare

    29

  • Hell Night

    30

  • Friday the 13th

    31

  • The House by the Cemetery

    32

  • Pieces

    33

  • Child's Play

    34

  • The Dorm That Dripped Blood

    35

  • Unmasked Part 25

    36

  • Friday the 13th: A New Beginning

    37

  • Maniac Cop 2

    38

  • 10 to Midnight

    39

  • Incubus

    40

  • The Mutilator

    41

  • Slaughter High

    42

  • The Hills Have Eyes

    43

  • Madman

    44

  • Blood Rage

    45

  • The Slumber Party Massacre

    46

  • Alice, Sweet Alice

    47

  • Tourist Trap

    48

  • Rituals

    49

  • Dark Night of the Scarecrow

    50

  • Visiting Hours

    51

  • Psychos in Love

    52

  • Angst

    53

  • Sole Survivor

    54

  • Eyes of a Stranger

    55

  • Fade to Black

    56

  • Anthropophagous

    57

  • Silent Rage

    58

  • Anguish

    59

  • Amsterdamned

    60

  • Prom Night

    61

  • Candyman

    62

  • Night of the Dark Full Moon

    63

  • Bloody Moon

    64

  • The Town That Dreaded Sundown

    65

  • Corpse Mania

    66

  • The Funhouse

    67

  • Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker

    68

  • Roadgames

    69

  • Evil Ed

    70

  • The Redeemer: Son of Satan!

    71

  • Cutting Class

    72

  • The Initiation

    73

  • Popcorn

    74

  • Blue Sunshine

    75

  • Mother's Day

    76

  • Absurd

    77

  • Devil Times Five

    78

  • Bad Dreams

    79

  • The Slayer

    80

  • Schizo

    81

  • Motel Hell

    82

  • He Lives by Night

    83

  • When a Stranger Calls

    84

  • Night School

    85

  • Pursuit of a Killer

    86

  • April Fool's Day

    87

  • Night of the Demon

    88

  • Graduation Day

    89

  • The Boogey Man

    90

  • Child's Play 2

    91

  • Happy Hell Night

    92

  • Clownhouse

    93

  • Scarecrows

    94

  • Massacre at Central High

    95

  • The Centerfold Girls

    96

  • Superstition

    97

  • Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

    98

  • Silent Scream

    99

  • Madhouse

    100