List by Richard Trondsen Pro
Top 13: American Slasher Films, 1980-1984
Once again, for a film to qualify for this list, it needed to fulfill the following criteria:
- Made (primarily) in either the U.S. or Canada.
- Have enough "slasher elements" for it to be considered part of the sub-genre.
- Not a sequel (as I want variety in these lists I'm currently doing).
- Not made for TV.
13 Honorable Mentions:
Don't Go in the House, Christmas Evil, Sleepaway Camp, Visiting Hours, Hell Night, Madman, The Funhouse, Fade to Black, Night Warning, Slumber Party Massacre, Prom Night, Pranks, and Blood Rage.
Agree? Disagree? Please let me know!
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This is pretty much spot on! The Burning is fantastic, but I need to see four of these (Alone, Nightmare, Happy Birthday and Dawn)! Do you prefer the unrated cut of My Bloody Valentine or the regular one? I do wish they were able to clean up all that gore footage, but I'll take it.
Thanks! The Burning has been one of my favorite slasher films since I first got into the (sub-)genre. I, of course, prefer the unrated cut of My Bloody Valentine. The gorier, the merrier. As for the four films you haven't seen -- what are you waiting for?! ;-)
Another interesting list - keep 'em coming! :-)
Whilst I do like The Burning, it's never been a favourite of mine; Maniac would probably be my no.1 choice for this period. It's good to see Nightmare ahead of the franchise favourites, too. I do love Don't Go in the House though, and it would definitely be high up on my list, along with the (unrated!) cut of My Bloody Valentine.
:D Can't go wrong with The Burning. And yeah, unrated all the way. Nothing, added to Watchlist, will get on 'em!