The best slasher movies of all time
The top 3 according to 111 votes from people: Psycho (1960) · Scream (1996) · Friday the 13th (1980). (Updated Nov 1, 2025.)
Masked killers, summer camps and teenagers who shouldn't split up: the slashers rated highest by critics and audiences (FilmAffinity, Vandal, Hablando de Cine).
Automatically translated (original in Español). See the original
Top 14
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1
Psycho (1960)
Hitchcock, the Bates Motel and cinema's most famous shower.
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2
Scream (1996)
Ghostface and teenagers who know the genre's rules.
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3
Friday the 13th (1980)
A summer camp and a revenge.
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4
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
Leatherface and his chainsaw.
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5
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Freddy Krueger kills you in your dreams.
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6
X (2022)
A shoot at a Texas farm with unwelcoming owners; Ti West.
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7
Black Christmas (1974)
Obscene phone calls at a sorority house; a forerunner of the genre.
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8
Terrifier (2016)
Art the Clown, the most savage slasher of recent years.
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9
Happy Death Day (2017)
A student relives the day of her murder over and over.
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10
Pearl (2022)
The prequel to X, with Mia Goth.
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11
Candyman (1992)
Say it five times in the mirror.
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12
Halloween (1978)
Michael Myers returns to Haddonfield; John Carpenter.
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13
I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
A fisherman with a hook and four friends' secret.
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14
Child's Play (1988)
Chucky, the possessed doll.
Candidates
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15
A Bay of Blood (1971)
Mario Bava and thirteen deaths around a bay.
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Comments (1)
Terrifier en una lista de los mejores?? venga ya, eso es gore sin más