A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

[8] A high school girl (Heather Langenkamp) and her friends are hunted in their dreams by Fred Kruger (Robert Englund), a local criminal who died many years earlier. But unlike normal nightmares, if the kids die in their dreams, they…
Fade to Black (1980)

Fade to Black (1980)

[6] A film buff (Breaking Away's Dennis Christopher) suffers a schizophrenic break, dressing up like various movie villains on a killing spree, getting revenge on everyone who slighted him. He also pursues a Marilyn Monroe look-alike (Linda Kerridge) who doesn't…
Friday the 13th: Part 3 (1982)

Friday the 13th: Part 3 (1982)

[5] Jason Voorhees is back, and this time he's stabbing in three dimensions. For the third installment of the Friday the 13th franchise, Paramount Pictures added the gimmick of 3D to attract young horror fans. But even if you don't…
The Final Terror (1983)

The Final Terror (1983)

[7] Despite a title that can't help but over-promise and under-deliver on our expectations, The Final Terror is one of the better teen horror flicks of the early '80s. Co-written by Ronald Shusett (Alien) and directed by Andrew Davis (The…
They/Them (2022)

They/Them (2022)

[4] A group of LGBTQ teens are dropped off for a week-long stay at a conversion therapy camp where a masked slasher is on the loose. Before the body count begins, the program leader (Footloose's Kevin Bacon) promises no holy-rolling…
Blood Feast (1963)

Blood Feast (1963)

[2] Herschell Gordon Lewis earned the title 'godfather of gore' because of this film, the first widely distributed movie to feature excessive blood and bodily mutilation. Its novelty with young drive-in audiences was so strong, that it allowed Lewis to…
Scream (2022)

Scream (2022)

[6] I like all the Scream movies, and I'm happy to say that trend continues with this fifth entry in the franchise. Not that the fuel tank isn't getting low. While the original movie marries an inspired script with tight…
Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)

Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)

[6] The body count continues at Camp Crystal Lake, as a new batch of teenaged camp counselors gather at a neighboring campsite and learn about the legend of Jason Voorhees -- the little boy who drowned in the lake when…
Friday the 13th (1980)

Friday the 13th (1980)

[7] Producer/director Sean S. Cunningham admits Friday the 13th was a post-Halloween cash grab, but slasher fans decided there was plenty of room in the world for more than one killer franchise. All Cunningham needed was a great title that…
Peeping Tom (1960)

Peeping Tom (1960)

[7] Michael Powell (The Red Shoes) directs this British giallo flick about a photographer whose ghastly hobby is stalking young women and filming their expressions as he murders them. You could say that Peeping Tom is an early slasher film,…