The 50 Greatest Slasher Films of All Time

The following is an aggregate list sourced from over 3900 "Greatest Horror Movies of All Time" lists curated by TheyShootZombies. The full list can be found here. (updated as of 2/14/25)

  1. Halloween - John Carpenter (1978)
  2. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre - Tobe Hooper (1974)
  3. A Nightmare on Elm Street - Wes Craven (1984)
  4. Scream - Wes Craven (1996)
  5. Peeping Tom - Michael Powell (1960)
  6. Friday the 13th - Sean S. Cunningham (1980)
  7. Black Christmas - Bob Clark (1974)
  8. Candyman - Bernard Rose (1992)
  9. Haute tension - Alexandre Aja (2003)
  10. The Hills Have Eyes - Wes Craven (1977)
  11. Reazione a catena - Mario Bava (1971)
  12. A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors - Chuck Russell (1987)
  13. Wolf Creek - Greg Mclean (2005)
  14. American Psycho - Mary Harron (2000)
  15. Maniac - William Lustig (1980)
  16. New Nightmare - Wes Craven (1994)
  17. Dressed to Kill - Brian De Palma (1980)
  18. Communion - Alfred Sole (1976)
  19. Halloween II - Rick Rosenthal (1981)
  20. Sleepaway Camp - Robert Hiltzik (1983)
  21. Tourist Trap - David Schmoeller (1979)
  22. Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon - Scott Glosserman (2006)
  23. Scream 2 - Wes Craven (1997)
  24. Friday the 13th Part 2 - Steve Miner (1981)
  25. My Bloody Valentine - George Mihalka (1981)
  26. The Hills Have Eyes - Alexandre Aja (2006)
  27. The Burning - Tony Maylam (1981)
  28. Psycho II - Richard Franklin (1983)
  29. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 - Tobe Hooper (1986)
  30. Mil gritos tiene la noche - Juan Piquer Simón (1982)
  31. Wrong Turn - Rob Schmidt (2003)
  32. Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter - Joseph Zito (1984)
  33. I Know What You Did Last Summer - Jim Gillespie (1997)
  34. Death Line - Gary Sherman (1973)
  35. Motel Hell - Kevin Connor (1980)
  36. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - Marcus Nispel (2003)
  37. The Funhouse - Tobe Hooper (1981)
  38. Jason Lives: Friday the 13th Part VI - Tom McLoughlin (1986)
  39. Angustia - Bigas Luna (1987)
  40. Deliria - Michele Soavi (1987)
  41. Silent Night, Deadly Night - Charles E. Sellier Jr. (1984)
  42. Intruder - Scott Spiegel (1989)
  43. April Fool's Day - Fred Walton (1986)
  44. Halloween - Rob Zombie (2007)
  45. House of Wax - Jaume Collet-Serra (2005)
  46. Frenzy - Alfred Hitchcock (1972)
  47. The Prowler - Joseph Zito (1981)
  48. The Collector - Marcus Dunstan (2009)
  49. Freddy vs. Jason - Ronny Yu (2003)
  50. Creep - Christopher Smith (2004)

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