Listmania!
THE BEST OF EVERYBODY'S FAVORITE, SLASHER FILMS
By an Amazon.com customer
Psycho (Collector's Edition)Psycho (Collector's Edition)
Buy new: $13.49 / Used from: $7.38
The movie featuring everybodies favorite momma's boy!
Black Christmas (Special Edition)Black Christmas (Special Edition)
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $6.85
An almost forgotten sleeper gem. Released 4 years before Halloween, and incorporates many of characteristics of 80's slasher films.
Halloween (Divimax 25th Anniversary Edition)Halloween (Divimax 25th Anniversary Edition)
Buy new: $20.99 / Used from: $3.59
The movie that defined the 'slasher' genre, and unleashed one of the great 'boogymen' of horror culture.
Halloween IIHalloween II
Buy new: $8.49 / Used from: $3.29
The 'sister' angle was tagged on as an excuse to make a sequel, however this is a worthy continuation.
Friday the 13thFriday the 13th
Buy used from: $1.88
The movie that spawned the most popular franchise in horror. After a record number of good and bad sequels, 'Friday' has been remade and combines the first 3 movies with the brutality turned WAY up!
A Nightmare on Elm StreetA Nightmare on Elm Street
Buy used from: $2.08
Wes Craven's masterpiece about a boogyman who gets you in your sleep. Again, spawned many sequels; some good, most bad:(
Seven (New Line Platinum Series)Seven (New Line Platinum Series)
Buy new: $23.49 / Used from: $1.93
John Doe is well defined, but we know nothing about him, that angle makes him very scary!!
The HitcherThe Hitcher
Buy new: $5.98 / Used from: $1.66
Again, we know nothing about the antagonist, only that he's hellbent on bloodlust.
Prom Night (Full Screen Edition)Prom Night (Full Screen Edition)
Buy used from: $0.77
The movie that turned Jamie Lee Curtis into a 'scream queen'.
My Bloody ValentineMy Bloody Valentine
Buy used from: $47.98
This movie was originally cut down due to the brutality, but has recently been re-released uncut!! Psycho minor rackes up a body count!
Happy Birthday to MeHappy Birthday to Me
Buy used from: $10.27
A forgotten gem. It plays into the cliche's of the slasher genre, but is very enjoyable.
Sleepaway CampSleepaway Camp
Buy new: $9.98 / Used from: $3.71
YOU WILL NEVER FORGET THE ENDING OF THIS ONE, I GARANTEE IT!!
Silent Night, Deadly NightSilent Night, Deadly Night
Buy used from: $28.99
This movie sent parent groups through the roof. Unapolagetic movie about a young man who 'snaps' while serving as Santa at a department store.
Bay of BloodBay of Blood
Buy used from: $14.79
Original title is 'Twitch of the Dead Nerve' this movie is conidered to be the first of the modern slasher films.
M - 2 Disc Special Edition - Criterion CollectionM - 2 Disc Special Edition - Criterion Collection
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $16.50
This is the first actual 'slahser' film. Released in 1931, this movie serves as the template for all that would come in the late 70's and 80's.
The StepfatherThe Stepfather
Buy new: $17.49 / Used from: $11.87
It took another crappy, pointless, trendy, watered-down re-make to get this released, so I guess re-makes aren't all bad.