THEME EXPLORATION

slasher film

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

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
John Carpenter United States

Defined the slasher archetype with 'Halloween' (1978), establishing the masked killer and final girl tropes that became foundational to the genre.

 Wes Craven United States

Created iconic slasher franchises like 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' and 'Scream' that both revolutionized and deconstructed the genre's conventions.

 Phil Cunningham United States

Pioneered the summer camp slasher with 'Friday the 13th' (1980), launching one of horror's most enduring franchises and establishing core genre formulas.