History Main / SlasherMovie

->''"Zombie movies are about groups: outside, the zombies are legion; inside, the humans struggle to work together. Slasher movies are about individuals: [[SerialKiller one man]] is doing all the killing, and only [[FinalGirl one girl]] will outwit him and survive."''

* * ''Manga/FinalGirl2019'' is an AffectionateParody of the genre, following the story of an ordinary salaryman suddenly waking up not just in the plot of a stock slasher film, but as [[DesignatedVictim the sexy cheerleader that is almost assuredly going to die first]], forcing him to [[GenreSavvy identify the genre tropes]] and defy them to survive.

** ''Film/{{Pearl}}''

* ''Film/{{Leprechaun}}''
** ''Film/Leprechaun2''
** ''Film/Leprechaun3''
** ''Film/Leprechaun4InSpace''
** ''Film/LeprechaunInTheHood''
** ''Film/LeprechaunBack2ThaHood''
** ''Film/LeprechaunOrigins''
** ''Film/LeprechaunReturns''

* ''Film/MonkeyShines''

[[StockSlasher The killers]], mostly driven by {{revenge}}, are also typically somewhat MadeOfIron, at a minimum, and frequently [[ImplacableMan Implacable]] to boot. Slashers prefer melee weapons that let them get up close and personal with their victims and almost never use [[DoesntLikeGuns firearms]]. Many are borderline (or explicitly) supernatural, having the ability to appear and disappear [[StealthHiBye as if by magic]]. The corpses of their victims tend to be equally elusive; a slasher killer can whisk away a fully-grown adult's body in seconds, leaving not a single drop of blood behind, or swiftly arrange all their victims into an elaborate tableau, [[OffscreenTeleportation without ever being seen lugging the dead bodies around]]. The more explicitly supernatural killers will have powers that range from SuperStrength (all the better to [[BarrierBustingBlow pull their victims through walls]]), the ability to [[DreamWalker appear in dreams and attack the dreamers]], or other ghostly abilities. Slasher movie killers are always [[https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/horror-movies/the-50-best-slasher-movies-of-all-time/ human or entities that were human at some point]] who have been been transformed into remorseless killers and their actions can be seen as [[CompleteMonster pure evil]].

* ''Film/TheTerminator''

* "Film/TheTerminator"

Keep in mind that, while every slasher movie features a serial killer or a spree killer, not every serial killer or spree killer movie is a slasher movie. Films with non-human antagonists who lack a conscience and vengeful motivation, e.g. [[Film/M3gan killer robots]], [[Film/FinalDestination fate]], [[Film/{{Predator}} aliens hunting for sport]], and [[Film/{{Jaws}} animals acting off instinct]], are generally ''not'' categorized as slasher movies even if they closely emulate their structure. Also note that a slasher film is quite different from a PsychologicalThriller, which tends to emphasize the SympathyForTheDevil part using a FreudianExcuse or two (and possibly a few PetTheDog moments in the killer's favor), and de-emphasize the FinalGirl, often [[CharactersDroppingLikeFlies killing off all characters]]. Many slasher movies are {{Exploitation Film}}s, especially ones focusing on the gore and girls.

Keep in mind that, while every slasher movie features a serial killer or a spree killer, not every serial killer or spree killer movie is a slasher movie. Films with non-human antagonists who lack a conscience and vengeful motivation, e.g. [[Film/TheTerminator killer cyborgs]], [[Film/FinalDestination fate]], [[Film/{{Predator}} aliens hunting for sport]], and [[Film/{{Jaws}} animals acting off instinct]], are generally ''not'' categorized as slasher movies even if they closely emulate their structure. Also note that a slasher film is quite different from a PsychologicalThriller, which tends to emphasize the SympathyForTheDevil part using a FreudianExcuse or two (and possibly a few PetTheDog moments in the killer's favor), and de-emphasize the FinalGirl, often [[CharactersDroppingLikeFlies killing off all characters]]. Many slasher movies are {{Exploitation Film}}s, especially ones focusing on the gore and girls.

* '''Film/TheTerminator''

* A group of phobophages (shapeshifters who feed on fear) attack a convention while disguised as horror film characters (including slasher villains like "[[DropTheHammer Hammerhands]]" and "[[SinisterScythe The Reaper]]") in the ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'' novel ''Literature/ProvenGuilty''.

* ''Film/AmericanNightmare''

* "The Gas Station" segment of ''Film/BodyBags''

* ''Film/TheTexasChainsawMassacre''

* ''Film/{{Bruiser}}''

* ''Film/DontGoInTheWoods''