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The 52 Best Slasher Movies of All Time (Paste)

What do you think of, when you read the words "slasher movie"?
A killer in a mask, perhaps. A group of horny, not-so-bright teens in a secluded setting, sure. Gallons and gallons of red tempera paint or corn syrup—that's almost a given. But more than anything, slasher movies are an exploration of intimacy—the intimacy and invasiveness of physical violence in our lives, and "the morbid intimacy in the act of killing," as one Paste staffer recently put it in a discussion of the genre.
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Halloween (1978)
Halloween (1978)
1
96%7.7
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
2
95%7.5
Black Christmas (1974)
Black Christmas (1974)
3
71%7.2
Psycho (1960)
Psycho (1960)
4
96%8.5
Peeping Tom (1960)
Peeping Tom (1960)
5
95%7.6
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
6
Deep Red (1975)
Deep Red (1975)
7
93%7.6
Blood and Black Lace (1964)
Blood and Black Lace (1964)
8
80%7.1
The Burning (1981)
The Burning (1981)
9
80%6.4
Alice, Sweet Alice (1976)
Alice, Sweet Alice (1976)
10
Opera (1987)
Opera (1987)
11
Scream (1996)
Scream (1996)
12
79%7.3
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986)
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986)
13
46%6.0
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
14
72%6.6
The Funhouse (1981)
The Funhouse (1981)
15
67%5.9
Tenebrae (1982)
Tenebrae (1982)
16
My Bloody Valentine (1981)
My Bloody Valentine (1981)
17
58%6.3
Stage Fright (1987)
Stage Fright (1987)
18
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
19
19%6.0
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006)
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006)
20
You're Next (2011)
You're Next (2011)
21
79%6.6
Sleepaway Camp (1983)
Sleepaway Camp (1983)
22
78%6.3
A Bay of Blood (1971)
A Bay of Blood (1971)
23
Candyman (1992)
Candyman (1992)
24
77%6.7
X (2022)
X (2022)
25
95%7.0
Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)
Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)
26
The Prowler (1981)
The Prowler (1981)
27
67%6.1
Alone in the Dark (1982)
Alone in the Dark (1982)
28
69%6.1
Friday the 13th (1980)
Friday the 13th (1980)
29
63%6.4
Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
30
27%6.1
The House on Sorority Row (1983)
The House on Sorority Row (1983)
31
45%6.0
Scream (2022)
Scream (2022)
32
76%7.0
Child's Play (1988)
Child's Play (1988)
33
71%6.6
The Final Girls (2015)
The Final Girls (2015)
34
74%6.6
Torso (1973)
Torso (1973)
35
Urban Legend (1998)
Urban Legend (1998)
36
23%5.6
Halloween II (1981)
Halloween II (1981)
37
30%6.5
April Fool's Day (1986)
April Fool's Day (1986)
38
Intruder (1989)
Intruder (1989)
39
6.3
The Slumber Party Massacre (1982)
The Slumber Party Massacre (1982)
40
42%5.7
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