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31 (film)
31 is a 2016 horror film written and directed by Rob Zombie, his first crowdfunded film, in which five carnival workers must survive 12 hours against sadistic clowns on Halloween 1976; released by Saban Films after a Sundance premiere.
Alice, Sweet Alice
Alice, Sweet Alice (originally Communion) is a 1976 American slasher film directed by Alfred Sole, starring Paula Sheppard and Brooke Shields in her debut, set at a Paterson, New Jersey First Communion murder.
All the Boys Love Mandy Lane
All the Boys Love Mandy Lane is a 2006 American teen slasher film directed by Jonathan Levine, written by Jacob Forman, and starring Amber Heard; sold to Weinstein for $3.5 million at Toronto 2006, it reached US theaters only in 2013.
American Dollhouse
American Dollhouse (2026) is an American Christmas slasher film written and directed by John Valley, premiering March 14, 2026 at SXSW's Midnighter strand; Hailley Lauren and Kelsey Pribilski star, 87 minutes, sold internationally by Blue Finch Film Releasing.
American Psycho 2
American Psycho 2 (American Psycho II: All American Girl), 2002 direct-to-video Lionsgate horror comedy directed by Morgan J. Freeman, starring Mila Kunis and William Shatner; originally The Girl Who Wouldn't Die, repurposed as a sequel, disowned by Ellis and Kunis.
Aquaslash
Aquaslash is a 2019 horror comedy film directed by Renaud Gauthier. This Quebec-France coproduction premiered at the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal on July 29, 2019.
Black Christmas (1974 film)
Black Christmas (1974) is a Canadian horror film directed by Bob Clark, written by Roy Moore, starring Olivia Hussey and Margot Kidder; a sorority-house slasher that prefigured Halloween and founded the slasher genre.
Black Christmas (2019 film)
Black Christmas (2019) is a Blumhouse horror film directed by Sophia Takal, co-written with April Wolfe, starring Imogen Poots and Cary Elwes; the second remake of the 1974 slasher, released December 13, 2019, grossing $10.4M US.
Blood and Black Lace
Blood and Black Lace (Sei donne per l'assassino) is Mario Bava's 1964 Italian giallo about a masked killer murdering models at a Rome fashion house; commonly considered the archetypal giallo and a forerunner of the slasher film.
Bloody Axe Wound
Bloody Axe Wound is a 2024 horror comedy directed by Matthew John Lawrence, starring Sari Arambulo as the daughter of killer Roger Bladecut, released December 27, 2024 in theaters and on Shudder March 21, 2025.
Bloody Beach (해변으로 가다)
Bloody Beach (해변으로 가다, Haebyeoneuro Gada) is a 2000 South Korean slasher-horror film, Kim In-soo's debut, about a PC-communication club's beach trip turning deadly; 84,227 admissions, rated 18+.
Brainscan
Brainscan is a 1994 horror and science-fiction film directed by John Flynn, in which teenager Edward Furlong plays a CD-ROM game whose murders occur in real life.
Bunny the Killer Thing
Bunny the Killer Thing is a 2015 Finnish splatter horror-comedy, also known as Bunny: Opération Pussy, directed by Joonas Makkonen. A half-man half-rabbit creature attacks cabin partiers; premiered at Cannes Marché du Film 2015, 88 minutes.
Camp Pleasant Lake
Camp Pleasant Lake is a 2024 American micro-budget summer camp slasher film written and directed by Thomas Walton, starring Jonathan Lipnicki, Bonnie Aarons, and Michael Pare, released February 27, 2024 by Deskpop Entertainment.
Clownhouse
Clownhouse is a 1988 American horror film and Victor Salva's directorial debut, financed by Francis Ford Coppola, about three brothers menaced by escaped patients posing as circus clowns.
Creep (2004 film)
Creep (2004) is a British-German horror film, Christopher Smith's debut feature, starring Franka Potente as Kate, trapped overnight in the London Underground and hunted by an attacker (Sean Harris); distinct from the 2014 found-footage Creep.
Death Proof
Death Proof is a 2007 American exploitation-horror film directed by Quentin Tarantino, starring Kurt Russell as Stuntman Mike, a stunt driver who murders women with his car.
Dolly (2025 film)
Dolly is a 2025 American backwoods horror film by Rod Blackhurst, based on his short Babygirl, starring Fabianne Therese and wrestler Max the Impaler as a masked killer who abducts a hiker to raise her as her child; released March 6, 2026 via IFC/Shudder.
Eaten Alive
Eaten Alive (1976), aka Death Trap, is Tobe Hooper's horror film following The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, in which Neville Brand's hotelier Judd feeds murdered guests to his pet crocodile; budget $520,000, 91 minutes, later a UK video nasty.
Eleven (film)
Eleven is a 2025 Indian Tamil-Telugu bilingual slasher film directed by Lokkesh Ajls. It stars Naveen Chandra as a cop investigating a nyctophobic serial killer.
Fear Street: Prom Queen
Fear Street: Prom Queen is a 2025 Netflix teen slasher directed by Matt Palmer, based on R.L. Stine's 1992 novel The Prom Queen. Set in 1988 Shadyside, a masked killer targets prom queen candidates; released May 23, 2025, to poor reviews.
Founders Day (film)
Founders Day is a 2024 American political slasher film directed by Erik Bloomquist and co-written with Carson Bloomquist, about a masked killer terrorizing the town of Fairwood during a mayoral election; released by Dark Sky Films, it scored 50% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Freddy vs. Jason
Freddy vs. Jason, also written Freddy versus Jason, is a 2003 American slasher film crossing over the Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday the 13th franchises.
Girl House
Girl House, originally titled Girlhouse, is a 2014 Canadian slasher horror film co-directed by Jon Knautz and Trevor Matthews, about a webcam house stalked by a deranged fan.
Happy Birthday to Me
Happy Birthday to Me is a 1981 Canadian slasher film directed by J. Lee Thompson, starring Melissa Sue Anderson and Glenn Ford, about murders at Crawford Academy before Virginia's 18th birthday; released 1981, rated R, 111 minutes.
Haunt (2019 film)
Haunt (2019) is an American slasher horror film written and directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, starring Katie Stevens, about friends trapped in a deadly extreme haunted house on Halloween; released September 13, 2019 by Momentum Pictures, grossing $2.2 million.
He's Out There
He's Out There (2018) is an American slasher film starring Yvonne Strahovski, written by Mike Scannell, released by Vertical Entertainment; its director is credited as Quinn Lasher, widely reported as a pseudonym for Dennis Iliadis.
Heart Eyes
Heart Eyes (2025) is a horror-comedy-romance slasher directed by Josh Ruben, written by Phillip Murphy, Christopher Landon, and Michael Kennedy, starring Olivia Holt and Mason Gooding as coworkers mistaken for a couple by the Valentine's Day couple-killing Heart Eyes Killer; it grossed $33.1 million worldwide.
Hell Fest
Hell Fest is a 2018 American slasher film directed by Gregory Plotkin, in which a masked killer stalks friends at a Halloween horror theme park.
High Tension
High Tension (Haute tension, aka Switchblade Romance) is a 2003 French-Romanian slasher by Alexandre Aja starring Cécile de France, Maïwenn, and Philippe Nahon; a New French Extremity landmark whose twist reveals Marie as the killer.