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This article has spoilers for many of the 1980s' slasher movies discussed.
Piecesisnt exactly a good movie, but its one of the most entertaining so-bad-its-good movies out there.
Perfect for a party, or for anyone looking for a bloody good laugh.
Naturally, someone or something starts picking the students off one by one.
Its altogether a satisfying end toone of the more unique slashers to emerge during the first wave of films.
Like some other films of the early slasher era,Terror Traindips its toes into transphobic waters.
As the killer stalks the town’s youth, the community faces a terrifying night of bloodshed and suspense.
He crafts a brutal, often intense, and altogether satisfying film that never fails to entertain.
He is dispassionate and indiscriminate in his killing, neither enjoying it nor hating it.
Its just a job that must be done.
This makes the titular villain ofThe Prowlerone of thebest slasher villainsof all time.
After years of recovery, he returns to the familiar campgrounds, now filled with new, unsuspecting campers.
The violence here is a bit more subdued, save for a few memorable kills sprinkled throughout.
The scenes are a perfect time capsule of the era, and part of what makesProm Nightso endearing.
Its by and large one of the most unforgettablehorror movie twist endingsin history.
A frustrated Boston detective searches for the maniac responsible for mutilating a number of women in campus.
The film explores his twisted psyche as he crosses paths with a photographer named Anna.
The film explores themes of survival and terror as the teens are forced to confront their deadly uninvited guest.
Hell Night, directed by Tom DeSimone, follows four college pledges who must spend a night in a deserted mansion as part of their initiation. They encounter the monstrous remnants of a family massacre, leading to a terrifying ordeal as they are pursued throughout the night.
Happy Birthday to Me is a Canadian slasher film directed by J. Lee Thompson. Released in 1981, the movie follows Virginia, a student at a prestigious academy, who grapples with blackouts as her friends are targeted by a series of mysterious murders leading up to her 18th birthday.
Terror Train is a 1980 horror film directed by Roger Spottiswoode and starring Jamie Lee Curtis. Set during a New Year’s Eve costume party aboard a train, the film follows a group of college students who are stalked by a masked killer seeking revenge for a fraternity prank gone wrong. The narrative unfolds with a series of suspenseful and chilling events as the partygoers try to identify and stop the murderer.
A mysterious killer, dressed in World War II U.S. Army fatigues, terrorizes a small town during its graduation dance, echoing a gruesome double murder from 35 years ago. As the killer stalks the town’s youth, the community faces a terrifying night of bloodshed and suspense.
In “The Burning,” a horrific prank gone wrong leaves camp caretaker Cropsy horrifically disfigured and burning with vengeance. After years of recovery, he returns to the familiar campgrounds, now filled with new, unsuspecting campers. Wielding a pair of deadly garden shears, Cropsy embarks on a brutal killing spree, targeting the campers one by one.
Paul Lynch’s Prom Night is a slasher film released in 1980 and follows the students of a high school stalked relentlessly by a serial killer leading up to their prom night. Following the death of a young girl named Robin six years prior, her surviving siblings prepare for their big night as a killer begins to target those close to them, seemingly related to the incident.
The 1983 cult classic slasher horror Sleepaway Camp follows Angela Baker (Felissa Rose), an introverted teenage girl who’s sent to summer camp years after a traumatizing event deeply affected her. However, she is constantly bullied and abused, and everyone at Camp Arawak begins to die, one by one.
Maniac, released in 1980, follows a deeply disturbed man in New York City who, haunted by memories of his abusive childhood, becomes a serial killer targeting young women. The film explores his twisted psyche as he crosses paths with a photographer named Anna.
The Slumber Party Massacre is a horror film that centers on a group of high school basketball teammates whose slumber party is violently interrupted by an escaped psychopath armed with a power drill. The film explores themes of survival and terror as the teens are forced to confront their deadly uninvited guest.
