BW's top ten slashers
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- DirectorMichele SoaviStarsDavid BrandonRichard BarkeleyBarbara CupistiA group of stage actors lock themselves in the theater for a rehearsal of their upcoming musical production, unaware that an escaped psychopath has sneaked into the theater with them.A wedding of slasher and theatre, turning convention into bloody art (the killer's final tableaux). Also it has the best killers mask ever
- DirectorBob ClarkStarsOlivia HusseyKeir DulleaMargot KidderDuring their Christmas break, a group of sorority girls are stalked by a stranger.Killer and his actions are enigmatic and creepy as f#ck, and spiking into well observed, engaging and funny character life
- DirectorHo-Cheung PangStarsJosie HoChing WongHelen ToCheng Li-sheung is a young, upwardly mobile professional finally ready to invest in her first home. But when the deal falls through, she is forced to keep her dream alive - even if it means keeping her would-be neighbors dead.Fabulously brutal violence, delivered with humour and bound in real pathos and biting commentary. Also very well shot.
- DirectorJuan Piquer SimónStarsChristopher GeorgeLynda Day GeorgeFrank BrañaThe co-eds of a Boston college campus are targeted by a mysterious killer who is creating a human jigsaw puzzle from their body parts.Nothing normal in this one. Sometimes a straining to normality, but then the grisly murders or general lunacy takes over. Hugely entertaining
- DirectorJoseph ZitoStarsVicky DawsonChristopher GoutmanLawrence TierneyAn unknown killer, clad in World War II U.S. Army fatigues, stalks a small California town, bent on reliving a 35 year-old double murder by focusing on a group of college kids holding an annual graduation dance.Relentlessly, oppressively dark. Basically just a vehicle for grisly slaughter, but the slaughter is terrific and the gloom unrelenting
- DirectorScott SpiegelStarsLiz KernRenée EstevezDan HicksThe overnight stock crew of a local supermarket find themselves being stalked and slashed by a mysterious maniac.Nicely handled atmosphere meets crazed camera work and even crazier gore. A true mindless classic
- DirectorJeff LiebermanStarsGeorge KennedyMike KellinChris LemmonFive young people venture into the backwoods of Oregon to claim a property, and find themselves being stalked by a hulking, machete-wielding psychopath.Amazingly evocative take on wilderness horror, likable characters, great photography and potent suspense make a classic
- DirectorJoe GiannoneStarsGaylen RossTony NunziataHarriet BassA legendary psychopathic murderer stalks a summer camp.Menacing killer, great twilight cinematography and awesome score plus nicely handled deaths = traditionalist winner
- DirectorConstantine S. GochisStarsJerry LazarusJeannetta ArnetteNick CarterSix people are trapped within the confines of their old high school during their 10th high school reunion with a psychotic, masked preacher who kills them off for their sinful lives they have made for themselves.Disturbing connotations leading to unsettling offbeat atmosphere, add chilling leftfield kills and there's a winner
- DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsDonald PleasenceJamie Lee CurtisTony MoranFifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again.For all ill it spawned just a great fun piece of work, sublimely constructed with a sense of pure fun beyond its "iconic" shocks.