
Sub-genre
Slasher
🔪 Every slasher title worth your dread, gathered and ranked by the Crypt Score — our audience-first blend of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and viewer reviews.
1093 titles

Hush
›R2016 · Horror, Thriller · 82m · John Gallagher Jr., Kate Siegel, Michael Trucco
A deaf woman is stalked by a psychotic killer in her secluded home.

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›R2022 · Horror · 106m · Mia Goth, Jenna Ortega, Brittany Snow
In 1979, a group of young filmmakers set out to make an adult film in rural Texas, but when their reclusive, elderly hosts catch them in the act, the cast find themselves fighting for their lives.

Fear Street: 1978
›R2021 · Horror, Mystery · 111m · Sadie Sink, Emily Rudd, Ryan Simpkins
In 1978, two rival groups at Camp Nightwing must band together to solve a terrifying mystery when horrors from their towns' history come alive.

Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
›R2006 · Comedy, Horror, Thriller · 91m · Nathan Baesel, Angela Goethals, Robert Englund
The next great psycho horror slasher has given a documentary crew exclusive access to his life as he plans his reign of terror over the sleepy town of Glen Echo, all the while deconstructing the conventions and archetypes of the horror genre for them.

Freeway
›R1996 · Comedy, Crime, Thriller · 104m · Kiefer Sutherland, Reese Witherspoon, Wolfgang Bodison
Following the arrest of her mother, Ramona, young Vanessa Lutz decides to go in search of her estranged grandmother. On the way, she is given a ride by school counselor Bob Wolverton. During the journey, Lutz begins to realize that Bob is the notorious I-5 Killer and manages to escape by shooting him several times. Wounded but still very much alive, Bob pursues Lutz across the state in this modern retelling of Little Red Riding Hood.

The Jester 2
›NR2025 · Horror, Thriller, Crime · 87m · Michael Sheffield, Kaitlyn Trentham, Dingani Beza
When teen magician Max crosses paths with the sinister Jester on Halloween night, she must outsmart a supernatural killer whose magic is all too real and whose tricks always end up in blood.

Sweeney Todd
›2006 · Drama, Horror, Thriller · 91m · Ray Winstone, Essie Davis, David Warner
A BBC adaptation of the Victorian "penny dreadful" tale of 19th century "demon barber" Sweeney Todd, of Fleet Street, who cuts the throats of unsuspecting clients in his London shop.

Homicidal
›1961 · Horror, Thriller · 87m · Glenn Corbett, Patricia Breslin, Eugenie Leontovich
A woman named Emily checks into a hotel and offers the bellboy $2000 to temporarily marry her. We soon find out Emily is the caretaker of a wheelchair-bound mute named Helga, who was the childhood guardian of a pair of siblings: Miriam Webster and her half-brother, Warren, who is about to inherit the estate of their late father. Who is the mysterious Emily and what are her intentions?

The Creep TapesSeries
›TV-MA2024 · Mystery, Drama · 3 seasons · Mark Duplass
A secluded serial killer lures videographers into his world with the promise of a paid job documenting his life. Unfortunately, as the tape rolls, the killer's questionable intentions surface with his increasingly odd behavior and the victims will learn they may have made a deadly mistake.

I Start Counting
›1970 · Thriller, Drama · 105m · Jenny Agutter, Bryan Marshall, Clare Sutcliffe
An English schoolgirl suspects the foster brother she worships is a serial killer.

You're Next
›R2013 · Horror, Thriller, Mystery · 94m · Sharni Vinson, Nicholas Tucci, Wendy Glenn
When the Davison family comes under attack during their wedding anniversary getaway, the gang of mysterious killers soon learns that one of their victims harbors a secret talent for fighting back.

Stoker
›R2013 · Drama, Horror, Thriller · 99m · Mia Wasikowska, Nicole Kidman, Matthew Goode
After India’s father dies suddenly, her uncle Charlie, whom she never knew existed, comes to live with her and her emotionally unstable mother. Soon after his arrival, she begins to suspect that this mysterious, charming man has ulterior motives. But instead of feeling outrage or horror, the friendless girl becomes increasingly infatuated with him.

Summer of 84
›NR2018 · Drama, Horror, Mystery · 106m · Graham Verchere, Judah Lewis, Caleb Emery
After suspecting that their police officer neighbor is a serial killer, a group of teenage friends spend their summer spying on him and gathering evidence, but as they get closer to discovering the truth, things get dangerous.

Phenomena
›R1985 · Horror, Thriller · 110m · Jennifer Connelly, Daria Nicolodi, Fiore Argento
A young girl, with an amazing ability to communicate with insects, is transferred to an exclusive Swiss boarding school, where her unusual capability might help solve a string of murders.

SlasherSeries
›TV-MA2016 · Mystery, Crime, Drama · 3 seasons · Baraka Rahmani, Lisa Berry, Dean McDermott
Thirty years ago, in the sleepy community of Waterbury, a killer known as “The Executioner” murdered Sarah Bennett's parents. Now Sarah and her husband Dylan have returned to town, only to find herself the centerpiece in a series of horrifying murders centered around the seven deadly sins.

A Bucket of Blood
›NR1959 · Comedy, Horror · 66m · Dick Miller, Barboura Morris, Antony Carbone
Nerdy Walter Paisley, a maladroit busboy at a beatnik café who doesn't fit in with the cool scene around him, attempts to woo his beautiful co-worker, Carla, by making a bust of her. When his klutziness results in the death of his landlady's cat, he panics and hides its body under a layer of plaster. But when Carla and her friends enthuse over the resulting artwork, Walter decides to create some bigger and more elaborate pieces using the same artistic process.

Happy Death Day
›PG-132017 · Comedy, Horror, Mystery · 97m · Jessica Rothe, Israel Broussard, Charles Aitken
Caught in a bizarre and terrifying time warp, college student Tree finds herself repeatedly reliving the day of her murder, ultimately realizing that she must identify the killer and the reason for her death before her chances of survival run out.

Halloween
›R2018 · Horror, Thriller · 106m · Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak
Laurie Strode comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.

M3GAN
›PG-132022 · Science Fiction, Horror · 102m · Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, Amie Donald
A brilliant toy company roboticist uses artificial intelligence to develop M3GAN, a life-like doll programmed to emotionally bond with her newly orphaned niece. But when the doll's programming works too well, she becomes overprotective of her new friend with terrifying results.

Child's Play
›R1988 · Horror · 87m · Catherine Hicks, Chris Sarandon, Alex Vincent
After being shot in a toy store, a serial killer transfers his soul into a Good Guy doll. A mother then gifts it to her 6-year old son Andy, which unleashes terror upon the city.

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
›R1987 · Horror, Thriller, Fantasy · 96m · Heather Langenkamp, Patricia Arquette, Craig Wasson
A psychiatrist, familiar with the knife-wielding dream demon Freddy Krueger, helps teens at a mental hospital battle the killer who is invading their dreams.

Totally Killer
›R2023 · Horror, Comedy, Science Fiction · 104m · Kiernan Shipka, Olivia Holt, Troy Leigh-Anne Johnson
When the infamous "Sweet Sixteen Killer" returns 35 years after his first murder spree to claim another victim, 17-year-old Jamie accidentally travels back in time to 1987, determined to stop the killer before he can start.

May
›R2003 · Drama, Horror, Comedy · 93m · Angela Bettis, Jeremy Sisto, Anna Faris
A socially awkward veterinary assistant with a lazy eye and obsession with perfection descends into depravity after developing a crush on a boy with perfect hands.

Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
›R1981 · Thriller, Horror · 96m · Jimmy McNichol, Susan Tyrrell, Bo Svenson
Rejected by her lover, the only man left in Cheryl's life is the orphaned nephew she has raised as her own son. She'll stop at nothing to keep Billy with her. When her plans misfire, she is swept up into an insane frenzy that means death to anyone who comes between her and her obsession. But the investigating detective is convinced that Billy is the real killer - and determined to prove it. Madness and fanaticism work together to drag all concerned into a terrifying vortex of blood-letting that adds a nightmarish twist to the classic Oedipus story.
