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House of Wax (2005 film)
House of Wax is a 2005 slasher horror film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, in which college friends find a wax museum displaying the wax-covered bodies of its victims.
Hush (2016 film)
Hush (2016) is a Mike Flanagan home-invasion horror-thriller co-written with and starring Kate Siegel as Maddie, a deaf-mute writer stalked by a masked killer (John Gallagher Jr.); released by Netflix April 8, 2016 after a SXSW premiere, praised for sound design, criticized for deaf representation.
Ice Cream Man (2026 film)
Ice Cream Man (2026) is Eli Roth's horror-comedy, co-written with Noah Belson, starring Ari Millen as a vendor whose treats turn children into killers. Released August 7, 2026; unrelated to the 1995 film; 25% on Rotten Tomatoes.
In a Violent Nature
In a Violent Nature (2024) is a Canadian slasher film by Chris Nash, starring Ry Barrett as undead killer Johnny, told from the killer's POV with no score; Sundance premiere, IFC release, $4M gross, sequel due 2027.
Lesson of the Evil (悪の教典)
Lesson of the Evil (悪の教典, Aku no Kyōten) is a 2012 Japanese psycho-horror film by Takashi Miike, adapted from Yusuke Kishi's novel, starring Hideaki Ito as psychopathic teacher Seiji Hasumi; 129 min, R15+, Toho, released 10 November 2012.
Maniac (1980 film)
Maniac (1980) is William Lustig's American slasher-horror film starring Joe Spinell as killer Frank Zito, co-written with C.A. Rosenberg, with Tom Savini effects; premiered Cannes 1980, US release 1981, later remade in 2012 with Elijah Wood.
Mikey (film)
Mikey is a 1992 American horror thriller, also called a killer-kid slasher, directed by Dennis Dimster and starring Brian Bonsall as a murderous nine-year-old adoptee. Notable for its UK ban from 1996 to 2025 after the James Bulger murder panic.
Mouse of Horrors
Mouse of Horrors, originally titled The Mouse Experiment, is a 2025 British slasher directed by Brendan Petrizzo, about a mutated rat named Steamboat Willie stalking friends at an amusement park; released digitally January 25, 2025, IMDb 2.6/10.
Mouseboat Massacre
Mouseboat Massacre (米畸妙妙船) is a 2025 British slasher horror film directed by Andrea M. Catinella, written by Harry Boxley, from ITN Studios, about a woman in drug recovery terrorized by a mutated mouse-human hybrid after watching a cursed VHS tape.
My Bloody Valentine (film)
My Bloody Valentine (1981) is a Canadian slasher film directed by George Mihalka for Cinépix, released by Paramount on February 11, 1981, about a pickaxe killer stalking a mining town that revived its banned Valentine's Day dance.
My Bloody Valentine 3D
My Bloody Valentine 3D is a 2009 American slasher film directed by Patrick Lussier, a remake of the 1981 Canadian film, about a pickaxe-wielding killer terrorizing a coal-mining town.
My Soul to Take
My Soul to Take is Wes Craven's 2010 supernatural slasher about the Riverton Ripper's seven souls passing into seven teens. His first sole writer-director film since 1994, it flopped: $25M budget, about $21.5M worldwide, 11% on Rotten Tomatoes.
New York Ripper
The New York Ripper (Lo squartatore di New York) is Lucio Fulci's 1982 Italian giallo-slasher about a duck-voiced killer stalking New York women. Distinguished by its 1984 UK BBFC rejection, print re-export to Italy, and 4K Blue Underground restoration.
Phenomena (film)
Phenomena (aka Creepers) is Dario Argento's 1985 Italian supernatural giallo starring Jennifer Connelly as a sleepwalking girl who communicates with insects, helping Donald Pleasence's entomologist hunt a killer at a Swiss boarding school; released in 116, 110, and 83-minute cuts.
Popeye the Slayer Man
Popeye the Slayer Man (2025) is an American slasher horror film directed by Robert Michael Ryan, made after Popeye's 1929 comic version entered the US public domain; released March 21, 2025 by Vantage Media, one of three 2025 Popeye horror films.
Popeye's Revenge
Popeye's Revenge is a 2025 British slasher horror film directed by William Stead for ITN Studios, one of three 2025 Popeye horror films made after the character entered the US public domain, released digitally February 2025.
Prom Night (1980 film)
Prom Night (1980) is a Canadian slasher film directed by Paul Lynch, starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Leslie Nielsen, about a masked killer avenging a childhood death at a high school prom; it grossed $14.8 million domestically and spawned sequels and a 2008 remake.
Psycho Killer (film)
Psycho Killer is a 2026 American horror film directed by Gavin Polone and written by Andrew Kevin Walker, starring Georgina Campbell and James Preston Rogers.
Puppet Master: Doktor Death
Puppet Master: Doktor Death (2022) is a Full Moon Features horror film, the second solo Puppet Master spin-off after Blade: The Iron Cross, directed by Dave Parker, written by James Quinn, about the demon-possessed Doktor Death puppet killing in a nursing home.
River (2026 film)
River (2026) is a survival slasher and the feature debut of writer-director Joshua Giuliano, starring Jane Levy, Jessica Rothe, and Max Mattern as siblings hunted by Dane DiLiegro's masked killer; it premiered at TIFF's Midnight Madness and opens theatrically January 15, 2027 via Universal and Blumhouse.
See No Evil (2006 film)
See No Evil is a 2006 American slasher film directed by Gregory Dark, starring wrestler Kane as killer Jacob Goodnight and the first film from WWE Films.
Shocker (film)
Shocker, also known as Wes Craven's Shocker, is a 1989 American supernatural horror film written and directed by Wes Craven, starring Mitch Pileggi as an executed killer who returns as electricity.
Sick (2022 film)
Sick (2022) is a Peacock Original slasher film directed by John Hyams, written by Kevin Williamson and Katelyn Crabb, starring Gideon Adlon and Bethlehem Million as friends stalked at a lake house during COVID-19 quarantine; 83 minutes, 86% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Silent Night, Deadly Night (2025 film)
Silent Night, Deadly Night (2025 film), also called the Silent Night Deadly Night reboot, is Mike P. Nelson's Christmas horror remake of the 1984 slasher, starring Rohan Campbell as killer Santa Billy Chapman, released by Cineverse December 12, 2025.
Sleepaway Camp
Sleepaway Camp (1983), also titled Nightmare Vacation, is Robert Hiltzik's summer camp slasher starring Felissa Rose as Angela, famous for its twist ending revealing the killer, and for spawning a cult franchise of sequels.
Smiley (2012 film)
Smiley (2012) is an American horror film directed by Michael J. Gallagher, starring Caitlin Gerard and Melanie Papalia, about an internet urban legend of a killer summoned by typing "I did it for the lulz" three times; released October 12, 2012, poorly reviewed.
Sorority Row
Sorority Row (2009) is a Stewart Hendler slasher remake of The House on Sorority Row, starring Briana Evigan, Leah Pipes, and Rumer Willis; released by Summit on September 11, 2009, grossing $12.0M with 24% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Stiletto (2026 film)
Stiletto is a 2026 American slasher film directed by Samuel Gonzalez Jr., co-written by and starring former exotic dancer Gigi Gustin as Lyric, who hunts the masked, shoe-collecting killer of her sister; released October 30, 2026 by Eli Roth's The Horror Section.
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma is a 2026 queer horror-comedy by Jane Schoenbrun, closing their Screen Trilogy. Also called Camp Miasma, it stars Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson, premiered at Cannes Un Certain Regard, won the Queer Palm, and streams on MUBI.
The Cat o' Nine Tails
The Cat o' Nine Tails (Il gatto a nove code) is Dario Argento's 1971 giallo, second in his Animal Trilogy, starring Karl Malden and James Franciscus as amateur sleuths investigating murders tied to a Turin genetics institute, with an Ennio Morricone score.