THEME EXPLORATION

slasher

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Halloween
Halloween
2018 · David Gordon Green
Happy Birthday to Me
Happy Birthday to Me
1981 · J. Lee Thompson
Robert C Cumbow, Order in the Universe: The Films of John Carpenter , Second Edition, The Scarecrow Press
Robert C Cumbow, Order in the Universe: The Films of John Carpenter , Second Edition, The Scarecrow Press
2000 · John Carpenter
Trauma
Trauma
1993 · Dario Argento
Bay of Blood
Bay of Blood
1971 · Mario Bava
A Night to Dismember
A Night to Dismember
1983 · Doris Wishman
Murderock – uccide a passo di danza
Murderock – uccide a passo di danza
1984 · Lucio Fulci
Scream
Scream
1996 · Wes Craven
Wrong Turn
Wrong Turn
2003 · Rob Schmidt
Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead
Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead
2009 · Declan O'Brien
Blood Runs Cold
Blood Runs Cold
2011 · Sonny Laguna
Body Count
Body Count
1986 · Ruggero Deodato
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Damien Leone USA

Uncompromising practical effects-driven horror that balances visceral brutality with darkly comedic absurdism.

 Kevin Williamson USA

Self-referential horror that deconstructs genre conventions through witty, knowing dialogue.

 John Carpenter United States

Defined the modern slasher template with 'Halloween' (1978), establishing the masked killer archetype and influencing decades of the genre.