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Slasher Horror movies

A killer picks off victims one by one, driven by stalking, hiding, close-range danger, and survival tension.

Detention

1. Detention

Horror Comedy Science Fiction Slasher Horror Parody
5.6
20121h 33min

Overview

As a killer named Cinderhella stalks the student body at the high school in Grizzly Lake, a group of co-eds band together to survive while they're all serving detention.

Themes

Time travel consequences, Survival under detention, Body swap deception, Peer group solidarity, Institutional control under crisis, Desire for popularity

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Scream 4

2. Scream 4

Horror Mystery Slasher Horror Whodunit
6.2
20111h 51min

Overview

Ten years after the original Woodsboro murders, one of the survivors returns home to promote their new book about surviving trauma, only for a new Ghostface killer to emerge, targeting a new group of teens.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Media sensationalism, Self referential satire, Jealousy as motive, Fame seeking culture, Peer pressure among teens

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I Saw the Devil

3. I Saw the Devil

Thriller Horror Revenge Thriller Slasher Horror
7.8
20102h 24min

Overview

A secret agent traps a sadistic killer in a private game of cat and mouse, tracking him with a hidden device and striking from the shadows. As each attack pushes them deeper into mutual obsession, the line between hunter and monster snaps, and the agent must break free from the revenge he built around himself.

Themes

Vigilante justice, Cycle of violence, Revenge obsession, Dehumanization through violence, Psychological toll of pursuit, Family impact of violence

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The Loved Ones

4. The Loved Ones

Horror Slasher Horror
6.6
20101h 24min

Overview

When Brent turns down his classmate Lola's invitation to the prom, she concocts a wildly violent plan for revenge.

Themes

Revenge through coercion, Abduction and captivity, Parental complicity in violence, Self-harm as guilt coping, Appearance as ritual power, Survival under torture

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Trick 'r Treat

5. Trick 'r Treat

Horror Comedy Slasher Horror Dark Comedy
6.7
20071h 22min

Overview

Four interwoven stories that occur on Halloween: an everyday high school principal has a secret life as a serial killer; a college virgin might have just met the one guy for her; a group of teenagers pull a mean prank, and a bitter old recluse receives an uninvited guest.

Themes

Tradition vs rebellion, Ritual enforcement pressure, Deception and pranks, Mob cruelty and retaliation, Fear of the supernatural, Transformation and violence

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Wolf Creek

6. Wolf Creek

Horror Thriller Slasher Horror Kidnapping & Captivity Thriller
6.2
20051h 39min

Overview

Stranded backpackers in remote Australia fall prey to a murderous bushman, who offers to fix their car, then takes them captive.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Trust under pressure, Survival under isolation, Threat and pursuit, Violence in remote setting, Trauma and endurance

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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

7. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Horror Slasher Horror
6.2
20031h 38min

Overview

After picking up a traumatized young hitchhiker, five friends find themselves stalked and hunted by a chainsaw-wielding killer and his family of equally psychopathic killers.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Family as predatory unit, Trauma from violence, Survival under chaos, Stalker as threat, Exposure to gore

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Scream

8. Scream

Crime Horror Mystery Slasher Horror Whodunit
7.4
19961h 52min

Overview

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.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Trauma and resilience, Trust and betrayal, Small town paranoia, Media sensationalism, Survival game dynamics

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