The 13 Best Slasher Movies of All Time, Ranked by Whatnerd

"Slasher movies make up one of the biggest subgenres in horror, with origins rooted in Italian giallo films of the 1960s and 1970s. Not to be confused with splatter films—which focus heavily on graphic, gory violence—slasher movies tend to follow a murder (or several murders) carried out with some kind of bladed weapon. It sounds weirdly specific, but there are actually tons of slasher movies, and they're usually categorized into three cinematic eras:
The golden age (1970s–1990s)
The self-referential era (1990s–2000)
The modern neo-slasher cycle (2000–present)
Here are my picks for the best slasher movies of all time, with most of them coming from the golden age of slashers!" - whatnerd.com