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The Top 31 Slasher Films
The thirty-one finest slasher films in the Vault, ranked by the Crypt Score.
Ranked by Crypt Score · Updated weekly · captured Jul 20, 2026
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Psycho
R1960 · Horror, Thriller, Mystery · 109m · Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, John Gavin
When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother.
In Search of Darkness
2019 · Documentary, Horror · 264m · Tom Atkins, John Bloom, Doug Bradley, Lori Cardille
An exploration of '80s horror movies through the perspective of the actors, directors, producers and SFX craftspeople who made them, and their impact on contemporary cinema.
Halloween
R1978 · Horror, Thriller · 91m · Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, Nancy Kyes, P. J. Soles
Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween Night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again.
Peeping Tom
NR1960 · Horror, Thriller, Crime · 101m · Karlheinz Böhm, Moira Shearer, Anna Massey, Maxine Audley
Loner Mark Lewis works at a film studio during the day and, at night, takes racy photographs of women. Also he's making a documentary on fear, which involves recording the reactions of victims as he murders them. He befriends Helen, the daughter of the family living in the apartment below his, and he tells her vaguely about the movie he is making.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
R2011 · Thriller, Crime, Mystery · 158m · Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Christopher Plummer, Stellan Skarsgård
Disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist investigates the disappearance of a weary patriarch's niece from 40 years ago. He is aided by the pierced, tattooed, punk computer hacker named Lisbeth Salander. As they work together in the investigation, Blomkvist and Salander uncover immense corruption beyond anything they have ever imagined.
In Search of Darkness: Part II
2020 · Documentary, Horror · 263m · Nancy Allen, Tom Atkins, Doug Bradley, John Bloom
The ultimate ‘80s Horror retrospective just got BIGGER. In Search of Darkness: Part II is a four-hour-plus sequel to the Rondo Hatton-nominated In Search of Darkness, adding 15 new interviewees and 40+ returning favorites for the biggest and most comprehensive ‘80s Horror documentary cast ever assembled.
A Nightmare on Elm Street
R1984 · Horror · 91m · Heather Langenkamp, Johnny Depp, Robert Englund, Amanda Wyss
Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing their suicides. A cop's daughter, Nancy Thompson, traces the cause to child molester Fred Krueger, who was burned alive by angry parents many years before. Krueger has now come back in the dreams of his killers' children, claiming their lives as his revenge. Nancy and her boyfriend, Glen, must devise a plan to lure the monster out of the realm of nightmares and into the real world...
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
R1974 · Horror · 83m · Marilyn Burns, Allen Danziger, Paul A. Partain, William Vail
Five friends head out to rural Texas to visit the grave of a grandfather. On the way, they stumble across what appears to be a deserted house, only to discover something sinister within. Something armed with a chainsaw.
Frenzy
1972 · Crime, Thriller, Horror · 116m · Jon Finch, Barry Foster, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Anna Massey
London is terrorized by a vicious sex killer known as The Necktie Murderer. Following the brutal slaying of his ex-wife, down-on-his-luck Richard Blaney is suspected by the police of being the killer. He goes on the run, determined to prove his innocence.
American Psycho
R2000 · Thriller, Drama, Crime · 102m · Christian Bale, Justin Theroux, Josh Lucas, Bill Sage
A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his illogical, gratuitous fantasies.
Tucker and Dale vs. Evil
R2010 · Comedy, Horror · 89m · Tyler Labine, Alan Tudyk, Katrina Bowden, Jesse Moss
Two hillbillies are suspected of being killers by a group of paranoid college kids camping near the duo's West Virginian cabin. As the body count climbs, so does the fear and confusion as the college kids try to seek revenge against the pair.
The Spiral Staircase
NR1946 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller · 83m · Dorothy McGuire, George Brent, Ethel Barrymore, Kent Smith
On a stormy night, the mute servant to an ailing matriarch is stalked by a serial killer.
Scream
R1996 · Crime, Horror, Mystery · 112m · Neve Campbell, David Arquette, Courteney Cox, Matthew Lillard
A year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a masked killer who targets her and her friends by using scary movies as part of a deadly game.
Manhunter
R1986 · Crime, Horror, Thriller · 120m · William L. Petersen, Tom Noonan, Dennis Farina, Brian Cox
FBI Agent Will Graham, who retired after catching Hannibal Lecter, returns to duty to engage in a risky cat-and-mouse game with Lecter to capture a new killer.
Strange Darling
R2024 · Horror, Thriller · 97m · Willa Fitzgerald, Kyle Gallner, Madisen Beaty, Bianca A. Santos
Nothing is what it seems when a twisted one-night stand spirals into a serial killer’s vicious murder spree.
Saw
R2004 · Horror, Mystery, Crime · 103m · Tobin Bell, Cary Elwes, Leigh Whannell, Danny Glover
Two men wake up to find themselves shackled in a grimy, abandoned bathroom. As they struggle to comprehend their predicament, they discover a disturbing tape left behind by the sadistic mastermind known as Jigsaw. With a chilling voice and cryptic instructions, Jigsaw informs them that they must partake in a gruesome game in order to secure their freedom.
Identity
R2003 · Mystery, Thriller · 90m · John Cusack, Ray Liotta, Amanda Peet, John Hawkes
Complete strangers stranded at a remote desert motel during a raging storm soon find themselves the target of a deranged murderer. As their numbers thin out, the travelers begin to turn on each other, as each tries to figure out who the killer is.
Pearl
R2022 · Horror, Drama, Thriller · 102m · Mia Goth, David Corenswet, Tandi Wright, Matthew Sunderland
Trapped on her family’s isolated farm, Pearl must tend to her ailing father under the bitter and overbearing watch of her devout mother. Lusting for a glamorous life like she’s seen in the movies, Pearl’s ambitions, temptations, and repressions collide.
No Way to Treat a Lady
NR1968 · Comedy, Thriller · 108m · Rod Steiger, Lee Remick, George Segal, Eileen Heckart
Christopher Gill is a psychotic killer who uses various disguises to trick and strangle his victims. Moe Brummel is a single and harassed New York City police detective who starts to get phone calls from the strangler and builds a strange alliance as a result. Kate Palmer is a swinging, hip tour guide who witnesses the strangler leaving her dead neighbor's apartment and sets her sights on the detective. Moe's live-in mother wishes her son would be a successful Jewish doctor like his big brother.
Red Dragon
R2002 · Crime, Thriller, Horror · 124m · Edward Norton, Anthony Hopkins, Ralph Fiennes, Emily Watson
Former FBI Agent Will Graham, who was once almost killed by the savage Hannibal 'The Cannibal' Lecter, now has no choice but to face him again, as it seems Lecter is the only one who can help Graham track down a new serial killer.
Black Christmas
R1974 · Horror, Mystery, Crime · 98m · Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea, Margot Kidder, John Saxon
As the residents of the Pi Kappa Sigma sorority house prepare for the festive season, a stranger begins to harass them with a series of obscene phone calls.
Dressed to Kill
R1980 · Thriller, Mystery, Horror · 105m · Michael Caine, Nancy Allen, Angie Dickinson, Keith Gordon
After witnessing a mysterious woman brutally slay a homemaker, prostitute Liz Blake finds herself trapped in a dangerous situation. While the police thinks she is the murderer, the real killer is intent on silencing her only witness.
House of Wax
1953 · Horror, Crime · 88m · Vincent Price, Frank Lovejoy, Phyllis Kirk, Carolyn Jones
A sculptor opens a wax museum to showcase the likenesses of famous historical figures, but quickly runs into trouble when his business partner demands the exhibits become more extreme in order to increase profits.
Strait-Jacket
NR1964 · Thriller, Horror, Drama · 93m · Joan Crawford, Diane Baker, Leif Erickson, Howard St. John
After a twenty-year stay at an asylum for a double murder, a mother returns to her estranged daughter where suspicions arise about her behavior.
The Black Phone
R2022 · Horror, Thriller · 103m · Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw, Ethan Hawke, Jeremy Davies
Finney Blake, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use. When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to ring, Finney discovers that he can hear the voices of the killer’s previous victims. And they are dead set on making sure that what happened to them doesn’t happen to Finney.
Mute Witness
R1995 · Thriller, Horror, Crime · 95m · Marina Zudina, Fay Ripley, Evan Richards, Igor Volkov
When a mute makeup/special effects artist working on a low-budget slasher film gets locked in a dilapidated Moscow movie studio late one night, she thinks she witnesses the making of a snuff film. Thus begins a night of terror.
The Leopard Man
NR1943 · Horror, Mystery, Crime · 66m · Dennis O'Keefe, Margo, Jean Brooks, Isabel Jewell
When a leopard escapes during a publicity stunt, it triggers a series of murders.
Family
2006 · Horror, TV Movie · 58m · George Wendt, Matt Keeslar, Meredith Monroe, Haley Guiel
Harold is a seemingly peaceful neighbor in a quiet mid-western neighborhood, but underneath, he's a murderous psychopath who sets his eyes on a couple that have moved in across the street.
Intensity
1997 · Horror, Thriller, TV Movie · 186m · John C. McGinley, Molly Parker, Blu Mankuma, Lori Triolo
Chyna Shepherd is a twenty-six-year-old psychology student who survived an extremely troubled past. While visiting Laura Templeton's house, a farm in the Napa Valley. A serial killer named Edgler Foreman Vess breaks into the house, killing Laura and her parents. Chyna survives, but she learns of Vess's captive: a girl, just as innocent as Chyna, trapped in Vess's home far from the Napa Valley.
Death Proof
R2007 · Action, Thriller · 113m · Kurt Russell, Zoë Bell, Rosario Dawson, Vanessa Ferlito
Austin's hottest DJ, Jungle Julia, sets out into the night to unwind with her two friends Shanna and Arlene. Covertly tracking their moves is Stuntman Mike, a scarred rebel leering from behind the wheel of his muscle car, revving just feet away.
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