THEME EXPLORATION

teenage slasher

28 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Happy Birthday to Me
Happy Birthday to Me
1981 · J. Lee Thompson
Scream
Scream
1996 · Wes Craven
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
Come and See
Come and See
1985 · Elem Klimov
Daisies
Daisies
1966 · Věra Chytilová
Heavenly Creatures
Heavenly Creatures
1994 · Peter Jackson
Police Adjective
Police Adjective
2009 · Corneliu Porumboiu
Poetry
Poetry
2010 · Lee Chang-dong
We Need to Talk About Kevin
We Need to Talk About Kevin
2011 · Lynne Ramsay
7 Boxes
7 Boxes
2012 · Juan Carlos Maneglia
Maria Full of Grace
Maria Full of Grace
2004 · Joshua Marston
Akira
Akira
1988 · Katsuhiro Otomo
Show Me Love
Show Me Love
1999 · Fernando H. Uribe
Geometry
Geometry
1987 · Guillermo del Toro
L’Eau froide
L’Eau froide
1994 · Olivier Assayas
Leviticus
Leviticus
2026 · Adrian Chiarella
The World of Love
The World of Love
2026 · Yoon Ga-eun
Enigma
Enigma
1986 · Jean Rouch
House
House
1977 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Niaye
Niaye
1964 · Ousmane Sembène
Puberty Blues
Puberty Blues
1981 · Bruce Beresford
Sommaren med Monika
Sommaren med Monika
1953 · Ingmar Bergman
Trauma
Trauma
1993 · Dario Argento
Aenigma
Aenigma
1987 · Lucio Fulci
Good Evening to You
Good Evening to You
1982 · Yannis Dalianidis
Wrong Turn
Wrong Turn
2003 · Rob Schmidt
Alpha Dog
Alpha Dog
2006 · Nick Cassavetes
Fright Night
Fright Night
2011 · Craig Gillespie
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wes Craven United States

Revolutionized teenage slasher cinema with 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' and 'Scream', defining the genre's self-aware meta-commentary and killable teen archetypes.

 Phil Cunningham United States

Created the archetypal teenage slasher template with 'Friday the 13th', establishing the summer camp setting and masked killer formula that defined the genre.

 Tom Hooper United States

Pioneered visceral teenage horror with 'The Texas Chain Saw Massacre', influencing slasher violence conventions and the vulnerability of young protagonists.