"The apex of the subgenre's wave, 1981, saw a staggering amount of them released into theaters. With no chance to broker streaming deals or corner the nascent home-video market, horror producers partnered with major distributors keen to pack mall multiplexes with youngsters who were happy to see their demographic skewered, bludgeoned, and sliced and diced onscreen.
Quick to produce and easy to score distribution, the slashers flooding cinemas 40 years ago varied in both quality and coherence. On that note, how many of these movies, which range from the independently produced to major-studio affairs, are actually worth a damn? From the supernatural to the occult to the quintessential teen, here's every 1981 slasher, ranked for your displeasure."
