100 Best Slasher Movies Ranked by Tomatometer

The killer genre represented by Nightmare on Elm St, Friday the 13th, Scream, and Halloween.

Oct 10, 2024 - 17:00

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100 Best Slasher Movies Ranked by Tomatometer

Slashers — that gloriously grubby, stabby subsection of horror — were first unsheathed in the early 1970s, when Mario Bava stalked his cavorting, frequently disrobed victims around in A Bay of Blood. You can even look to Texas Chain Saw Massacre from the same time period, or even go back and pay Alfred Hitchcock a visit as he’s filling up the bathtub in Psycho.

But the Bava Blood bash set up mood of the slasher: Sexually charged, with a degree of mystery, where the ample cast of characters one-by-one take a sharp turn into doom. Slashers can be stylish (Opera, Dressed to Kill), carnal (Torso, Friday the 13th), grimly violent (The Prowler, The Burning), trashy (Pieces, The Slumber Party Massacre) and even supernatural (Halloween, Child’s Play). We’re studying all sides of the blade as we assemble movies that best represent this killer genre in the 100 best slasher movies, ranked by Tomatometer, with Certified Fresh films first.

Psycho (1960) 97%

Adjusted Score: 112456%

Critics Consensus: Infamous for its shower scene, but immortal for its contribution to the horror genre. Because Psycho was filmed with tact, grace, and art, Hitchcock didn't just create modern horror, he validated it.

Synopsis: Phoenix secretary Marion Crane (Janet Leigh), on the lam after stealing $40,000 from her employer in order to run away... [More]

Halloween (1978) 96%

Adjusted Score: 105143%

Critics Consensus: Scary, suspenseful, and viscerally thrilling, Halloween set the standard for modern horror films.

Synopsis: On a cold Halloween night in 1963, six year old Michael Myers brutally murdered his 17-year-old sister, Judith. He was... [More]

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) 95%

Adjusted Score: 99942%

Critics Consensus: Wes Craven's intelligent premise, combined with the horrifying visual appearance of Freddy Krueger, still causes nightmares to this day.

Synopsis: In Wes Craven's classic slasher film, several Midwestern teenagers fall prey to Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund), a disfigured midnight mangler... [More]

Pearl (2022) 93%

Adjusted Score: 104587%

Critics Consensus: Pearl finds Ti West squeezing fresh gore out of the world he created with X -- and once again benefiting from a brilliant Mia Goth performance.

Synopsis: Filmmaker Ti West returns with another chapter from the twisted world of X, in this astonishing follow-up to the year's... [More]

Totally Killer (2023) 87%

Adjusted Score: 92393%

Critics Consensus: Totally Killer may not take full advantage of its promising conceit, but this time-traveling horror/sci-fi mashup is still enjoyable overall.

Synopsis: Thirty-five years after the shocking murder of three teens, the infamous "Sweet Sixteen Killer" returns on Halloween night to claim... [More]

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) 86%

Adjusted Score: 95385%

Critics Consensus: Full of pith and Grand Guignol grossness, this macabre musical is perfectly helmed and highly entertaining. Tim Burton masterfully stages the musical in a way that will make you think he has done this many times before.

Synopsis: Evil Judge Turpin (Alan Rickman) lusts for the beautiful wife of a London barber (Johnny Depp) and transports him to... [More]

Terrifier 2 (2022) 86%

Adjusted Score: 89741%

Critics Consensus: Terrifier 2 outdoes the original in every way -- which makes it bad news for the squeamish, but a bloody good time for genre enthusiasts.

Synopsis: After being resurrected by a sinister entity, Art the Clown returns to the timid town of Miles County where he... [More]

Thanksgiving (2023) 84%

Adjusted Score: 92082%

Critics Consensus: Combining belly-busting humor with delightfully over-the-top gore, Thanksgiving is a feast for grindhouse fans.

Synopsis: After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired killer terrorizes Plymouth, Massachusetts -- the birthplace of the... [More]

Candyman (2021) 84%

Adjusted Score: 101163%

Critics Consensus: Candyman takes an incisive, visually thrilling approach to deepening the franchise's mythology -- and terrifying audiences along the way.

Synopsis: For as long as residents can remember, the housing projects of Chicago's Cabrini-Green neighborhood were terrorized by a word-of-mouth ghost... [More]

#10

Freaky (2020) 83%

#10

Adjusted Score: 97473%

Critics Consensus: An entertaining slasher with a gender-bending, body-swapping twist, this horror-comedy juggles genres with Freaky fun results.

Synopsis: Seventeen-year-old Millie Kessler spends her days trying to survive high school and the cruel actions of the popular crowd. But... [More]

#11

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) 84%

#11

Adjusted Score: 93573%

Critics Consensus: Thanks to a smart script and documentary-style camerawork, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre achieves start-to-finish suspense, making it a classic in low-budget exploitation cinema.

Synopsis: When Sally (Marilyn Burns) hears that her grandfather's grave may have been vandalized, she and her paraplegic brother, Franklin (Paul... [More]

#12

Dressed to Kill (1980) 83%

#12

Adjusted Score: 88923%

Critics Consensus: With arresting visuals and an engrossingly lurid mystery, Dressed to Kill stylishly encapsulates writer-director Brian De Palma's signature strengths.

Synopsis: When Liz Blake (Nancy Allen), a prostitute, sees a mysterious woman brutally slay homemaker Kate Miller (Angie Dickinson), she finds... [More]

#13

Scream 2 (1997) 81%

#13

Adjusted Score: 86549%

Critics Consensus: As with the first film, Scream 2 is a gleeful takedown of scary movie conventions that manages to poke fun at terrible horror sequels without falling victim to the same fate.

Synopsis: Sydney (Neve Campbell) and tabloid reporter Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox) survived the events of the first "Scream," but their nightmare... [More]

#14

Scream (1996) 81%

#14

Adjusted Score: 87123%

Critics Consensus: Horror icon Wes Craven's subversive deconstruction of the genre is sly, witty, and surprisingly effective as a slasher film itself, even if it's a little too cheeky for some.

Synopsis: The sleepy little town of Woodsboro just woke up screaming. There's a killer in their midst who's seen a few... [More]

#15

You're Next (2011) 80%

#15

Adjusted Score: 86190%

Critics Consensus: You're Next's energetic and effective mix of brutal gore and pitch black humor will please horror buffs and beyond.

Synopsis: The Davisons, an upper-class family, are extremely wealthy -- but also estranged. In an attempt to mend their broken family... [More]

#16

Halloween (2018) 79%

#16

Adjusted Score: 100543%

Critics Consensus: Halloween largely wipes the slate clean after decades of disappointing sequels, ignoring increasingly elaborate mythology in favor of basic - yet still effective - ingredients.

Synopsis: It's been 40 years since Laurie Strode survived a vicious attack from crazed killer Michael Myers on Halloween night. Locked... [More]

#17

Candyman (1992) 79%

#17

Adjusted Score: 86104%

Critics Consensus: Though it ultimately sacrifices some mystery in the name of gory thrills, Candyman is a nuanced, effectively chilling tale that benefits from an interesting premise and some fine performances.

Synopsis: Skeptical graduate student Helen Lyle (Virginia Madsen) befriends Anne-Marie McCoy (Vanessa Williams) while researching superstitions in a housing project on... [More]

#18

Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994) 79%

#18

Adjusted Score: 81494%

Critics Consensus: Wes Craven's New Nightmare adds an unexpectedly satisfying - not to mention intelligent - meta layer to a horror franchise that had long since lost its way.

Synopsis: Reality and fantasy meet in unsettling ways in this installment of the long-running horror series, which finds director Wes Craven... [More]

#19

Scream VI (2023) 76%

#19

Adjusted Score: 93701%

Critics Consensus: Certain aspects of horror's most murderously meta franchise may be going stale, but a change of setting and some inventive set pieces help keep Scream VI reasonably sharp.

Synopsis: Following the latest Ghostface killings, the four survivors leave Woodsboro behind and start a fresh chapter.... [More]

#20

Scream (2022) 76%

#20

Adjusted Score: 92616%

Critics Consensus: The fifth Scream finds the franchise working harder than ever to maintain its meta edge -- and succeeding surprisingly often.

Synopsis: Twenty-five years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, a new killer has donned the... [More]

#21

Slumber Party Massacre (2021) 100%

#21

Adjusted Score: 100078%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A new contemporary twist-filled reimagining of the 1982 slasher cult classic just in time for Halloween. A slumber party turns... [More]

#22

Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key (1972) 100%

#22

Adjusted Score: 100706%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Oliviero is a drunk, burned-out writer who amuses himself by hosting orgies and humiliating his wife. When a number of... [More]

#23

Evil Dead Trap (1988) 100%

#23

Adjusted Score: 50156%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A talk-show hostess (Miyuki Ono) and her crew investigate when she receives a graphic snuff video.... [More]

#24

Night Warning (1981) 93%

#24

Adjusted Score: 93655%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: An obsessive and murderous woman (Susan Tyrrell) tries to control her nephew, a 17-year-old basketball player (Jimmy McNichol).... [More]

#25

Deep Red (1975) 93%

#25

Adjusted Score: 95651%

Critics Consensus: The kinetic camerawork and brutal over-the-top gore that made Dario Argento famous is on full display, but the addition of a compelling, complex story makes Deep Red a masterpiece.

Synopsis: A psychic medium (Macha Méril) is brutally murdered, and musician Marcus Daly (David Hemmings) feels a need to solve the... [More]

#26

Opera (1987) 90%

#26

Adjusted Score: 91192%

Critics Consensus: The Opera house location gives plenty to work with for director Dario Argento, who hits his decadently bloody high notes here.

Synopsis: A hooded figure forces a young diva (Cristina Marsillach) to watch as he murders performers in a production of Verdi's... [More]

#27

The Stepfather (1987) 89%

#27

Adjusted Score: 91759%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Jerry Blake (Terry O'Quinn) is a family man, but he happens to have a series of families, with each one... [More]

#28

A Bay of Blood (1971) 86%

#28

Adjusted Score: 86837%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Following the murder of Countess Federica Donati (Isa Miranda), an heiress possessing a beautiful piece of beachfront property, members of... [More]

#29

Sleepaway Camp (1983) 81%

#29

Adjusted Score: 83137%

Critics Consensus: Sleepaway Camp is a standard teen slasher elevated by occasional moments of John Waters-esque weirdness and a twisted ending.

Synopsis: Bunks and the showers are a mad stabber's beat at a summer camp strictly for teens.... [More]

#30

Tenebrae (1982) 81%

#30

Adjusted Score: 83051%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Visiting Rome on a promotional tour for his new novel, writer Peter Neal (Anthony Franciosa) is pulled into a murder... [More]

#31

Strange Behavior (1981) 80%

#31

Adjusted Score: 80103%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: An Illinois police chief (Michael Murphy) finds a connection between dead teenagers and experiments at a college.... [More]

#32

The Burning (1981) 77%

#32

Adjusted Score: 77435%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: At summer camp, some teenagers pull a prank on the camp's caretaker, Cropsy (Lou David). But the joke goes terribly... [More]

#33

Alice, Sweet Alice (1976) 77%

#33

Adjusted Score: 77824%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Favorite daughter Karen (Brooke Shields) is viciously strangled and set afire in church on the day of her First Communion,... [More]

#34

Bloody Birthday (1981) 75%

#34

Adjusted Score: 66214%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: As their 10th birthday approaches, three children, born prematurely during a complete solar eclipse, turn murderous.... [More]

#35

The Prowler (1981) 75%

#35

Adjusted Score: 66227%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A crazed World War II veteran gets revenge on his ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend, then stalks teens 35 years later.... [More]

#36

Child's Play (1988) 74%

#36

Adjusted Score: 78417%

Critics Consensus: Child's Play occasionally stumbles across its tonal tightrope of comedy and horror, but its genuinely creepy monster and some deft direction by Tom Holland makes this chiller stand out on the shelf.

Synopsis: Gunned down by Detective Mike Norris (Chris Sarandon), dying murderer Charles Lee Ray (Brad Dourif) uses black magic to put... [More]

#37

Blood Rage (1987) 73%

#37

Adjusted Score: 73147%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A suburban apartment complex becomes a scene of carnage following the escape of an institutionalized twin.... [More]

#38

Sleepy Hollow (1999) 70%

#38

Adjusted Score: 76372%

Critics Consensus: It isn't Tim Burton's best work, but Sleepy Hollow entertains with its stunning visuals and creepy atmosphere.

Synopsis: Set in 1799, "Sleepy Hollow" is based on Washington Irving's classic tale "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." Faithful to the... [More]

#39

Happy Death Day (2017) 70%

#39

Adjusted Score: 78266%

Critics Consensus: Happy Death Day puts a darkly humorous sci-fi spin on slasher conventions, with added edge courtesy of a starmaking performance from Jessica Rothe.

Synopsis: Tree Gelbman is a blissfully self-centered collegian who wakes up on her birthday in the bed of a student named... [More]

#40

Haunt (2019) 70%

#40

Adjusted Score: 71783%

Critics Consensus: Haunt is spooked by the spirits of its obvious influences, but still packs enough thrills and chills to satisfy horror fans up for a haunted house excursion.

Synopsis: On Halloween, several friends enter an extreme haunted house and quickly discover some of their nightmares are real.... [More]

#41

Alone in the Dark (1982) 69%

#41

Adjusted Score: 69469%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Homicidal psychopaths escape during a blackout, do some looting, terrorize a hated psychiatrist and visit a punk-rock club.... [More]

#42

American Psycho (2000) 68%

#42

Adjusted Score: 74083%

Critics Consensus: If it falls short of the deadly satire of Bret Easton Ellis's novel, American Psycho still finds its own blend of horror and humor, thanks in part to a fittingly creepy performance by Christian Bale.

Synopsis: In New York City in 1987, a handsome, young urban professional, Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale), lives a second life as... [More]

#43

Black Christmas (1974) 68%

#43

Adjusted Score: 71731%

Critics Consensus: The rare slasher with enough intelligence to wind up the tension between bloody outbursts, Black Christmas offers fiendishly enjoyable holiday viewing for genre fans.

Synopsis: As winter break begins, a group of sorority sisters, including Jess (Olivia Hussey) and the often inebriated Barb (Margot Kidder),... [More]

#44

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) 67%

#44

Adjusted Score: 72369%

Critics Consensus: A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors offers an imaginative and surprisingly satisfying rebound for a franchise already starting to succumb to sequelitis.

Synopsis: During a hallucinatory incident, young Kristen Parker (Patricia Arquette) has her wrists slashed by dream-stalking monster Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund).... [More]

#45

The Funhouse (1981) 67%

#45

Adjusted Score: 68318%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Rebellious teen Amy (Elizabeth Berridge) defies her parents by going to a trashy carnival that has pulled into town. In... [More]

#46

Friday the 13th (1980) 66%

#46

Adjusted Score: 71803%

Critics Consensus: Rather quaint by today's standards, Friday the 13th still has its share of bloody surprises and a '70s-holdover aesthetic to slightly compel.

Synopsis: Crystal Lake's history of murder doesn't deter counselors from setting up a summer camp in the woodsy area. Superstitious locals... [More]

#47

The Driller Killer (1979) 64%

#47

Adjusted Score: 64554%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Enraged by rejection and a punk-rock band, an artist (Jimmy Laine) vents his anger on winos with a power drill.... [More]

#48

Cherry Falls (2000) 63%

#48

Adjusted Score: 55055%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A small-town sheriff, Brent Marken (Michael Biehn), discovers the presence of a serial killer in his sleepy hamlet. Since the... [More]

#49

Anguish (1987) 63%

#49

Adjusted Score: 52618%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Teen friends Patty (Talia Paul) and Linda (Clara Pastor) head to a theater to watch the latest slasher movie, "Mommy,"... [More]

#50

Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981) 63%

#50

Adjusted Score: 55630%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Small-town vigilantes led by the mailman (Charles Durning) do not get away with killing a local simpleton.... [More]

#51

Maniac Cop 2 (1991) 62%

#51

Adjusted Score: 62296%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Renegade police officer Matthew Cordell (Robert Z'Dar) once roamed the streets of New York City unleashing his murderous brand of... [More]

#52

Sleepaway Camp 2: Unhappy Campers (1988) 62%

#52

Adjusted Score: 62304%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Angela Baker (Pamela Springsteen), a psychotic transsexual, escapes from a mental hospital and surfaces at a summer camp as a... [More]

#53

Psycho II (1983) 62%

#53

Adjusted Score: 65298%

Critics Consensus: Although it can't hold a cleaver to the classic original, Psycho II succeeds well enough on its own merits to satisfy horror fans.

Synopsis: Two decades after the original murders at the Bates Motel, Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) completes his treatment at a mental... [More]

#54

Torso (1973) 60%

#54

Adjusted Score: 60174%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A hooded killer with a hacksaw stalks college coeds (Suzy Kendall, Tina Aumont).... [More]

#55

Scream 4 (2011) 60%

#55

Adjusted Score: 67381%

Critics Consensus: The franchise is showing its age, but Scream 4 is undeniably an improvement over its predecessor, with just enough meta humor and clever kills.

Synopsis: It has been many years since the Ghostface Killer cut a deadly path through the town of Woodsboro. In order... [More]

#56

Orphan (2009) 59%

#56

Adjusted Score: 65332%

Critics Consensus: While it has moments of dark humor and the requisite scares, Orphan fails to build on its interesting premise and degenerates into a formulaic, sleazy horror/thriller.

Synopsis: Devastated by the loss of their unborn baby, Kate (Vera Farmiga) and John (Peter Sarsgaard) decide to adopt a child.... [More]

#57

April Fool's Day (1986) 58%

#57

Adjusted Score: 59710%

Critics Consensus: April Fool's Day takes a decent stab at deconstructing the slasher genre, but an underwhelming story keeps it from really sinking in.

Synopsis: When a group of college students decides to spend spring break at the secluded island estate of their wealthy classmate,... [More]

#58

Terrifier (2016) 58%

#58

Adjusted Score: 58228%

Critics Consensus: All about the splashy kills, Terrifier artfully introduces the unpredictable massacrer mime Art, yet fails to carve an entertaining story worthy of his wrath.

Synopsis: A maniacal clown terrorizes three women on Halloween night.... [More]

#59

My Bloody Valentine (1981) 58%

#59

Adjusted Score: 59870%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Friends defy the rules of a legendary murderer and discover he is real when they start celebrating Valentine's Day.... [More]

#60

Silent Night (2012) 58%

#60

Adjusted Score: 35858%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A vicious killer dressed as Santa Claus hides in plain sight during a small town's annual Christmas festivities.... [More]

#61

Hell Night (1981) 57%

#61

Adjusted Score: 57545%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Fraternity and sorority pledges ignore rumors and spend the night in a mansion haunted by victims of a family massacre.... [More]

#62

Graduation Day (1981) 57%

#62

Adjusted Score: 44032%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A coach (Christopher George) wearing black gloves and a stopwatch is suspected of killing high-school track stars.... [More]

#63

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988) 57%

#63

Adjusted Score: 59009%

Critics Consensus: A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master marks a relative high point in this franchise's bumpy creative journey, although the original remains far superior.

Synopsis: Grotesque Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) gives some more suburban teenagers something to dream about.... [More]

#64

Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987) 56%

#64

Adjusted Score: 56879%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Decades after promiscuous teen Mary Lou Maloney (Lisa Schrage) dies during a prank gone wrong, she returns as a spirit... [More]

#65

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998) 56%

#65

Adjusted Score: 59896%

Critics Consensus: Halloween: H2O is the best of the many sequels, yet still pales in comparison to the original Halloween.

Synopsis: Two decades after surviving a massacre on October 31, 1978, former baby sitter Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) finds herself... [More]

#66

Maniac Cop (1988) 56%

#66

Adjusted Score: 56605%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Two New York policemen (Tom Atkins, Bruce Campbell) and a policewoman (Laurene Landon) search for a killer in uniform who... [More]

#67

It's a Wonderful Knife (2023) 55%

#67

Adjusted Score: 59019%

Critics Consensus: It's a Wonderful Knife takes an enthusiastic stab at holiday-themed horror-comedy, even if it doesn't cut quite as deep as it should.

Synopsis: A year after saving her town from a psychotic killer on Christmas Eve, Winnie Carruthers' life is less than wonderful... [More]

#68

Friday the 13th, Part VI: Jason Lives (1986) 53%

#68

Adjusted Score: 55388%

Critics Consensus: Friday the 13th: Part VI - Jason Lives indeed brings back ol' Vorhees, along with a sense of serviceable braindead fun.

Synopsis: Years ago, Tommy Jarvis (Thom Mathews) killed infamous hockey-masked murderer Jason Voorhees (C.J. Graham), and the intensity of the experience... [More]

#69

The House on Sorority Row (1982) 50%

#69

Adjusted Score: 50356%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Seven sorority sisters drown their housemother (Lois Kelso Hunt), then meet the son she hid for 20 years.... [More]

#70

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 (1986) 50%

#70

Adjusted Score: 52614%

Critics Consensus: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 shocks with a gonzo blend of over-the-top humor and gore, but without the tense atmosphere of its predecessor, the stakes feel lower.

Synopsis: Chainsaw-wielding maniac Leatherface (Bill Johnson) is up to his cannibalistic ways once again, along with the rest of his twisted... [More]

#71

The Strangers (2008) 49%

#71

Adjusted Score: 55408%

Critics Consensus: The Strangers has a handful of genuinely scary moments, but they're not enough to elevate the end results above standard slasher fare.

Synopsis: Kristen (Liv Tyler) and James (Scott Speedman) are expecting a relaxing weekend at a family vacation home, but their stay... [More]

#72

Prom Night (1980) 48%

#72

Adjusted Score: 49698%

Critics Consensus: Horror aficionados might have a ball with Prom Night, but a lack of mystery and inability to capitalize on the dance hall setting makes for a generic night of mayhem.

Synopsis: This slasher movie follows a relentless killer who is out to avenge the death of a young girl who died... [More]

#73

There's Someone Inside Your House (2021) 47%

#73

Adjusted Score: 49231%

Critics Consensus: A likable cast and strong set pieces give There's Someone Inside Your House a lift, but they're outweighed by its messily misguided story.

Synopsis: Makani Young (Sydney Park) has moved from Hawaii to quiet, small-town Nebraska to live with her grandmother and finish her... [More]

#74

Evilspeak (1981) 47%

#74

Adjusted Score: 47656%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Bullied by classmates, a pudgy military-school student (Clint Howard) fights back by computer with the devil.... [More]

#75

I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) 46%

#75

Adjusted Score: 51010%

Critics Consensus: A by-the-numbers slasher that arrived a decade too late, the mostly tedious I Know What You Did Last Summer will likely only hook diehard fans of the genre.

Synopsis: A year after running over a fisherman and dumping his body in the water, four friends reconvene when Julie (Jennifer... [More]

#76

Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) 46%

#76

Adjusted Score: 47664%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: An orphan raised by nuns (Lilyan Chauvin, Gilmer McCormick) grows up to be a killer toy-store Santa Claus.... [More]

#77

The Slumber Party Massacre (1982) 46%

#77

Adjusted Score: 47712%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Someone with a power drill shows up uninvited to Trish's (Michele Michaels) high-school pajama party.... [More]

#78

Eyes of a Stranger (1981) 43%

#78

Adjusted Score: 33217%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A TV newswoman (Lauren Tewes) catches a pervert (John DiSanti) watching her sister (Jennifer Jason Leigh) who cannot see, hear... [More]

#79

A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985) 43%

#79

Adjusted Score: 45178%

Critics Consensus: An intriguing subtext of repressed sexuality gives Freddy's Revenge some texture, but the Nightmare loses its edge in a sequel that lacks convincing performances or memorable scares.

Synopsis: Jesse Walsh (Mark Patton) moves with his family into the home of the lone survivor from a series of attacks... [More]

#80

Don't Go in the House (1979) 43%

#80

Adjusted Score: 33408%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: After the death of his abusive mother, a deranged man (Dan Grimaldi) starts to lure women back to his house... [More]

#81

Pieces (1982) 43%

#81

Adjusted Score: 43582%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A frustrated Boston detective searches for the maniac responsible for mutilating a number of university coeds.... [More]

#82

Switchblade Romance (2003) 41%

#82

Adjusted Score: 45287%

Critics Consensus: There is indeed a good amount of tension in this French slasher, but the dubbing is bad and the end twist unbelievable.

Synopsis: A beautiful young Frenchwoman, Alex (Maïwenn Le Besco), travels out to the country to visit her family and brings along... [More]

#83

Scream 3 (2000) 41%

#83

Adjusted Score: 45749%

Critics Consensus: Despite some surprising twists, Scream 3 sees the franchise falling back on the same old horror formulas and cliches it once hacked and slashed with postmodern abandon.

Synopsis: In the final installment to this trilogy, a murdering spree begins to happen again; this time targeted toward the original... [More]

#84

The Strangers: Prey at Night (2018) 40%

#84

Adjusted Score: 46378%

Critics Consensus: The Strangers: Prey at Night may appeal to fans of the original who've been jonesing for a sequel, but its thin story and ironic embrace of genre tropes add up to a bloody step back.

Synopsis: Mike and his wife Cindy take their son and daughter on a road trip that becomes their worst nightmare. The... [More]

#85

10 to Midnight (1983) 40%

#85

Adjusted Score: 40162%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: An outraged police detective (Charles Bronson) and his rookie partner (Andrew Stevens) skirt the law to catch a killer of... [More]

#86

Tourist Trap (1979) 40%

#86

Adjusted Score: 22198%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A vehicle breakdown strands teens near a madman's (Chuck Connors) desert wax museum filled with lifelike dummies.... [More]

#87

Maniac (1980) 40%

#87

Adjusted Score: 41346%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Childhood abuse triggers a man (Joe Spinell) to kill women and use their scalps to dress his mannequins.... [More]

#88

Halloween Ends (2022) 40%

#88

Adjusted Score: 54577%

Critics Consensus: Halloween Ends -- for now, anyway -- with a frequently befuddling installment that's stabbed, slashed, and beaten by a series of frustrating missed opportunities.

Synopsis: This is Laurie Strode's last stand. After 45 years, the most acclaimed, revered horror franchise in film history reaches its... [More]

#89

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) 39%

#89

Adjusted Score: 41110%

Critics Consensus: Halloween 4: The Return Of Michaels Myers may bring the series' masked killer back into the fold, but fails to offer the visceral scares and inventiveness of the original.

Synopsis: The apparently comatose Michael Myers (George P. Wilbur) is being transferred from one hospital to another, but he wakes up... [More]

#90

Hell Fest (2018) 40%

#90

Adjusted Score: 42923%

Critics Consensus: Hell Fest might give less demanding horror fans a few decent reasons to scream, but it's neither clever nor frightening enough to leave much of an impression.

Synopsis: On Halloween night, three young women and their respective boyfriends head to Hell Fest -- a ghoulish traveling carnival that... [More]

#91

Halloween Kills (2021) 39%

#91

Adjusted Score: 53091%

Critics Consensus: Halloween Kills should satisfy fans in search of brute slasher thrills, but in terms of advancing the franchise, it's a bit less than the sum of its bloody parts.

Synopsis: Minutes after Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis), her daughter Karen (Judy Greer) and granddaughter Allyson (Andi Matichak) left masked monster... [More]

#92

Deadly Blessing (1981) 38%

#92

Adjusted Score: 33555%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Friends visit a recent widow (Maren Jensen) who is frightened by the leader (Ernest Borgnine) of a neo-Hittite sect.... [More]

#93

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) 37%

#93

Adjusted Score: 42281%

Critics Consensus: An unnecessary remake that's more gory and less scary than the original.

Synopsis: In this remake of the horror classic, a group of young travelers -- including Erin (Jessica Biel), Andy (Mike Vogel)... [More]

#94

Halloween II (1981) 33%

#94

Adjusted Score: 37298%

Critics Consensus: Halloween II picks up where its predecessor left off - and quickly wanders into a dead end that the franchise would spend decades struggling to find its way out of.

Synopsis: After failing to kill stubborn survivor Laurie (Jamie Lee Curtis) and taking a bullet or six from former psychiatrist Dr.... [More]

#95

Friday the 13th Part VII -- The New Blood (1988) 33%

#95

Adjusted Score: 34708%

Critics Consensus: As lumbering and bereft of conscious thought as its unstoppable star, Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood finds the franchise in desperate need of the title ingredient.

Synopsis: Years after the strange drowning death of her father, Tina Shepard (Lar Park Lincoln) returns to the site of his... [More]

#96

Madman (1981) 33%

#96

Adjusted Score: 33324%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: At a summer camp in the woods, Max (Carl Fredericks), one of the counselors, decides to regale the campers and... [More]

#97

A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989) 31%

#97

Adjusted Score: 33246%

Critics Consensus: A Nightmare on Elm Street feels exhausted by this cheesy fifth entry, bogged down by a convoluted mythology while showing none of the chilling technique that kicked off the franchise.

Synopsis: The fifth installment of the popular franchise focuses on Alice (Lisa Wilcox), a survivor of the fourth, who believes Freddy... [More]

#98

Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022) 30%

#98

Adjusted Score: 38543%

Critics Consensus: Texas Chainsaw Massacre doesn't skimp on the gore, but Leatherface may have irrevocably lost his ability to terrify.

Synopsis: Melody (Sarah Yarkin), her teenage sister Lila (Elsie Fisher), and their friends Dante (Jacob Latimore) and Ruth (Nell Hudson), head... [More]

#99