Movies and TV series about slashers

The 60 best titles about slashers, ranked by the iRank Score — our composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb. Every page includes cast, where to watch and similar recommendations.

Psycho
iRank91
1960 · Alfred Hitchcock
MovieHorrorMysteryThriller
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 ho
American Horror Story
iRank81
2011 · Halley Feiffer
SeriesDramaMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy
An anthology horror drama series centering on different characters and locations, including a house with a murderous past, an asylum, a witch coven, a freak show, a hotel, a farmhouse in Roanoke, a cu
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
iRank80
1974 · Tobe Hooper
MovieHorror
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 arm
A Nightmare on Elm Street
iRank80
1984 · Wes Craven
MovieHorror
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, wh
Misery
iRank79
1990 · Rob Reiner
MovieDramaThriller
After an accident, acclaimed novelist Paul Sheldon is rescued by a nurse who claims to be his biggest fan. Her obsession takes a dark turn when she holds him captive in her remote Colorado home and f
Chucky
iRank78
2021 · Jeff Renfroe
SeriesComedyCrimeMystery
After a vintage Chucky doll turns up at a suburban yard sale, an idyllic American town is thrown into chaos as a series of horrifying murders begin to expose the town’s hypocrisies and secrets. Meanwh
Scream Queens
iRank78
2015
SeriesComedyMystery
The super-charged comedy-horror series is a modern take on the classic whodunit with a killer cast.
Pearl
iRank78
2022 · Ti West
MovieHorror
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, Pea
X
iRank76
2022 · Ti West
MovieHorror
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.
M3GAN
iRank74
2022 · Gerard Johnstone
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
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 t
Scream
iRank74
1996 · Wes Craven
MovieCrimeHorrorMystery
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.
Hush
iRank73
2016 · Mike Flanagan
MovieHorrorThriller
A deaf woman is stalked by a psychotic killer in her secluded home.
The Black Phone
iRank72
2022 · Scott Derrickson
MovieHorrorThriller
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
Totally Killer
iRank70
2023 · Nahnatchka Khan
MovieComedyHorrorScience Fiction
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 kill
Halloween
iRank69
2018 · David Gordon Green
MovieHorrorThriller
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.
Death Proof
iRank69
2007 · Quentin Tarantino
MovieActionThriller
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 whe
Identity
iRank68
2003 · James Mangold
MovieMysteryThriller
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,
Scream 2
iRank68
1997 · Wes Craven
MovieHorrorMystery
Two years after the Woodsboro murders, Sidney Prescott acclimates to college life while someone donning the Ghostface costume begins a new string of killings.
Thanksgiving
iRank68
2023 · Eli Roth
MovieHorrorMystery
After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired killer terrorizes Plymouth, Massachusetts - the birthplace of the holiday. Picking off residents one by one, what begins a
Terrifier 2
iRank68
2022 · Damien Leone
MovieHorror
A year after the Miles County massacre, Art the Clown is resurrected by a sinister entity. Art returns home, where he must hunt down and destroy teenage Sienna and her younger brother Jonathan on Hall
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
iRank68
1994 · Wes Craven
MovieFantasyHorrorMystery
A demonic force has chosen Freddy Krueger as its portal to the real world. Can Heather Langenkamp play the part of Nancy one last time and trap the evil trying to enter our world?
Scream VI
iRank68
2023 · Tyler Gillett
MovieCrimeHorrorThriller
Following the latest Ghostface killings, the four survivors leave Woodsboro behind and start a fresh chapter.
Terrifier 3
iRank67
2024 · Damien Leone
MovieHorror
Five years after surviving Art the Clown's Halloween massacre, Sienna and Jonathan are still struggling to rebuild their shattered lives. As the holiday season approaches, they try to embrace the Chri
Scream
iRank66
2022 · Tyler Gillett
MovieHorrorMystery
Twenty-five years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, a new killer has donned the Ghostface mask and begins targeting a group of teenagers to resurrect secrets from t
Happy Death Day
iRank66
2017 · Christopher Landon
MovieComedyHorrorMystery
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 he
MaXXXine
iRank66
2024 · Ti West
MovieHorrorThriller
In 1980s Hollywood, adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx finally gets her big break. But as a mysterious killer stalks the starlets of Hollywood, a trail of blood threatens to reveal her s
Heart Eyes
iRank65
2025 · Josh Ruben
MovieComedyHorrorRomance
When the "Heart Eyes Killer" strikes Seattle, a pair of co-workers pulling overtime on Valentine's Day are mistaken for a couple by the elusive couple-hunting killer. Now, they must spend the most rom
Black Phone 2
iRank65
2025 · Scott Derrickson
MovieHorrorThriller
Four years after defeating The Grabber, Finney Blake is struggling with life after captivity. When his younger sister Gwen begins receiving calls in her dreams from the Black Phone and seeing disturbi
Child's Play
iRank65
1988 · Tom Holland
MovieHorror
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.
Curse of Chucky
iRank63
2013 · Don Mancini
MovieHorrorThriller
After her mother's mysterious death, Nica begins to suspect that the talking, red-haired doll her visiting niece has been playing with may be the key to the mounting bloodshed and chaos.
Clown in a Cornfield
iRank61
2025 · Eli Craig
MovieHorrorMysteryThriller
Quinn and her father have just moved to the quiet town of Kettle Springs hoping for a fresh start. Instead, she discovers a fractured community that has fallen on hard times after the treasured Baypen
The 'Burbs
iRank61
1989 · Joe Dante
MovieComedyHorrorThriller
When secretive new neighbors move in next door, suburbanite Ray Peterson and his friends let their paranoia get the best of them as they start to suspect the newcomers of evildoings and commence an in
Wrong Turn 2: Dead End
iRank60
2007 · Joe Lynch
MovieHorrorThriller
Retired military commander Colonel Dale Murphy hosts the simulated post-apocalyptic reality show where participants are challenged to survive a remote West Virginia wasteland. But the show turns into
Scream 4
iRank60
2011 · Wes Craven
MovieHorrorMystery
Fifteen years after the original Woodsboro murders, Sidney Prescott returns home to promote her new book about surviving trauma, only for a new Ghostface killer to emerge, targeting a new group of tee
Terrifier
iRank59
2018 · Damien Leone
MovieHorror
A maniacal clown named Art terrorizes three young women on Halloween night and everyone else who stands in his way.
Hostel
iRank59
2006 · Eli Roth
MovieHorror
Three backpackers head to a Slovakian city that promises to meet their hedonistic expectations, with no idea of the hell that awaits them.
The Hills Have Eyes
iRank58
2006 · Alexandre Aja
MovieHorrorThriller
Based on Wes Craven's 1977 suspenseful cult classic, The Hills Have Eyes is the story of a family road trip that goes terrifyingly awry when the travelers become stranded in a government atomic zone.
The Call
iRank58
2013 · Brad Anderson
MovieCrimeThriller
Jordan Turner is an experienced 911 operator but when she makes an error in judgment and a call ends badly, Jordan is rattled and unsure if she can continue. But when teenager Casey Welson is abducted
Scary Movie
iRank57
2000 · Keenen Ivory Wayans
MovieComedy
A familiar-looking group of teenagers find themselves being stalked by a more-than-vaguely recognizable masked killer! As the victims begin to pile up and the laughs pile on, none of your favorite sca
Friday the 13th
iRank57
1980 · Sean S. Cunningham
MovieHorror
Camp counselors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to reopen a summer camp that was the site of a child's drowning.
Wrong Turn
iRank57
2021 · Mike P. Nelson
MovieHorrorThriller
Jen and a group of friends set out to hike the Appalachian Trail. Despite warnings to stick to the trail, the hikers stray off course—and cross into land inhabited by The Foundation, a hidden communit
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
iRank56
1988 · Renny Harlin
MovieHorrorThriller
Freddy Krueger returns once again to terrorize the dreams of the remaining Dream Warriors, as well as those of a young woman who may be able to defeat him for good.
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
iRank56
1998 · Steve Miner
MovieHorrorThriller
Two decades after surviving a massacre on October 31, 1978, former baby sitter Laurie Strode finds herself hunted by persistent knife-wielder Michael Myers. Laurie now lives in Northern California und
Ma
iRank55
2019 · Tate Taylor
MovieHorrorThriller
Sue Ann is a loner who keeps to herself in her quiet Ohio town. One day, she is asked by Maggie, a new teenager in town, to buy some booze for her and her friends, and Sue Ann sees the chance to make
The Strangers
iRank55
2008 · Bryan Bertino
MovieHorror
After a 4 a.m. knock at the door and haunting voices, Kristen McKay and James Hoyt’s remote getaway becomes a psychological night of terror as three masked strangers invade. Now they must go far beyon
Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings
iRank55
2011 · Declan O'Brien
MovieHorrorThriller
A group of friends take refuge in a deserted sanatorium after they are left stranded in a snowstorm. Later, the place becomes a death trap when man-eating cannibals surround them.
I Know What You Did Last Summer
iRank55
1997 · Jim Gillespie
MovieHorrorMysteryThriller
After an accident on a winding road, four teens make the fatal mistake of dumping their victim's body into the sea. Exactly one year later, the deadly secret resurfaces as they're stalked by a hook-ha
Until Dawn
iRank54
2025 · David F. Sandberg
MovieHorrorMystery
One year after her sister Melanie mysteriously disappeared, Clover and her friends head into the remote valley where she vanished in search of answers. Exploring an abandoned visitor center, they find
Scream 3
iRank54
2000 · Wes Craven
MovieHorrorMystery
As bodies begin dropping around the Hollywood set of STAB 3, the third film based on the gruesome Woodsboro killings, Sidney and other survivors are once again terrorized by another Ghostface killer.
Jason Lives - Friday the 13th Part VI
iRank54
1986 · Tom McLoughlin
MovieHorrorThriller
Tommy Jarvis, tormented by the fear that maybe Jason isn't really dead, unwittingly resurrects the mass murderer for another bloody rampage.
Child's Play 2
iRank53
1990 · John Lafia
MovieHorror
Chucky is reconstructed by a toy factory to dispel the negative publicity surrounding the doll, and tracks young Andy Barclay to a foster home where the chase begins again.
Bride of Chucky
iRank53
1998 · Ronny Yu
MovieComedyHorror
For ten years, the tortured soul of serial killer Charles Lee Ray has been imprisoned inside a child's doll. Chucky is reborn when his old flame, Tiffany, rescues his battered doll parts from a police
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
iRank52
1986 · Tobe Hooper
MovieComedyHorror
A radio host is victimised by the notorious cannibal family while a former Texas Marshal hunts them.
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge
iRank51
1985 · Jack Sholder
MovieHorror
A teenage boy is haunted in his dreams by deceased child murderer Freddy Krueger, who is out to possess him in order to continue his reign of terror in the real world.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
iRank51
2003 · Marcus Nispel
MovieHorror
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.
Wrong Turn
iRank50
2003 · Rob Schmidt
MovieHorrorThriller
Chris crashes into a carload of other young people, and the group of stranded motorists is soon lost in the woods of West Virginia, where they're hunted by three cannibalistic mountain men who are gro
Freddy vs. Jason
iRank50
2003 · Ronny Yu
MovieHorror
Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees return to terrorize the teenagers of Elm Street. Only this time, they're out to get each other, too.
I Know What You Did Last Summer
iRank50
2025 · Jennifer Kaytin Robinson
MovieHorrorMysteryThriller
When five friends inadvertently cause a deadly car accident, they cover up their involvement and make a pact to keep it a secret rather than face the consequences. A year later, their past comes back
Halloween Kills
iRank49
2021 · David Gordon Green
MovieHorror
Michael manages to free himself from Laurie Strode's trap to resume his ritual bloodbath. As she fights for her life from injuries from their last encounter, she inspires her daughter Karen, her grand
Halloween Ends
iRank48
2022 · David Gordon Green
MovieHorrorThriller
Four years after the events of Halloween in 2018, Laurie has decided to liberate herself from fear and rage and embrace life. But when a young man is accused of killing a boy he was babysitting, it ig