Best “Slasher” Movies Of All Time
Who doesn’t love a good slasher flick, the kind that makes you yell “Don’t go in there!” while still watching through your fingers? Paste magazine just released its ranking of The 50 Best Slasher Movies of All Time, and the Top 10 reads like a blood-soaked walk down horror’s memory lane.
- “Halloween” (1978) – Michael Myers started it all, stalking babysitters with that haunting piano score still echoing every October.
- “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984) – Freddy Krueger turned sleep into the ultimate jump scare. Sweet dreams? Not likely.
- “Black Christmas” (1974) – The OG holiday horror where the calls are coming from inside the house.
- “Psycho” (1960) – The granddaddy of slashers. Showers were never the same again.
- “Peeping Tom” (1960) – Ahead of its time, this one made audiences realize the killer might just be behind the camera.
- “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre” (1974) – A sweaty, sun-baked nightmare that introduced us to Leatherface and his love of power tools.
- “Deep Red” (1975) – Italian horror at its most stylish and shocking.
- “Blood and Black Lace” (1964) – The film that taught slashers how to look fabulous while murdering people.
- “The Burning” (1981) – Camp counselors beware—Crospy’s got garden shears and a grudge.
- “Alice, Sweet Alice” (1976) – Creepy masks, religious overtones, and a young Brooke Shields.
It’s a lineup that proves one thing, there’s no better way to get into the Halloween spirit than a little cinematic carnage.
Doug O’Brien
