Best Slashers of the 1980's Part 3

We left off in 1983 the last time so now, I am going to take you through some more slashers from 1984 and 1985.Some of these are pretty obscure, but if you like horror movies, then you might want to watch them...

Starting with 1984, the best slasher from this year would have to be A Nightmare on Elm Street which I reviewed here. I wasn't too sure whether this would be classified as a slasher or a supernatural horror, but it doesn't matter. It is a classic anyway and one of my favourite horror movies. You know the story and you know the characters so I will just say that this really started a new breed of horror movies and introduced one of the best baddies ever- Freddy Krueger! Another slasher movie I liked is Friday the 13th 4: The Final Chapter. Corey Feldman starred in this one.Silent Night, Deadly Night was a Christmas slasher movie and it is worth a watch any time of year! 

Now for some lesser known slashers- The Initiation which starred Daphne Zuniga wasn't a bad movie. Blind Date was another slasher and it starred Kirstie Alley. Some more obscure slashers from 1984 are Splatter University,Silent Madness,Girls Nite Out, Fatal Games, Satan's Blade and Rocktober Blood!!!!Some great low budget horror there and worth seeing if you like the slasher genre like I do. I think that it is a shame how some of these movies have been forgotten over the years...
 

Anyway on to 1985 which wasn't a brilliant year for the slasher. The sequels were in abundance. Nightmare  On Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge and Friday the 13th Part 5 made an appearance as did The Hills Have Eyes 2. Dario Argento brought us the supernatural slasher Phenomena starring the young Jennifer Connelly. Now for the low budget movies. There are some great titles here..Let me start with The Nail Gun Massacre, The Mutilator and Too Scared to Scream! Blood Cult, Horror House on Highway 5 and Screamplay are more examples of b movie horror, Lastly, Murder Elite and Murderlust finish off the year. There weren't great original slashers from 1985. I liked  Phenomena and The Hills Have Eyes 2. 

That is my selection of slashers from 1984 and 1985. Some are great, some are okay and some are downright awful, but I had to include them. I like low budget horror and you can be pleasantly surprised sometimes.....Let me know if I have left out any slashers!!!

Best Slashers of the 1980's Part 2

 

Well, I am back with some more gems from the greatest genre in the world: horror! Last time, I looked back at some great slashers I have enjoyed over the years. Here are some more!

Let me begin in 1982. Alone in the Dark is a thriller/horror with a great cast. It is about a group of psychiatric patients who escape and go looking for their doctor to kill him. It stars Jack Palance, Donald Pleasence, Martin Landau and Dwight Schultz. Technically it isn't a slasher, but I just threw it in because of the great cast. Honeymoon Horror was a slasher released in this year and even though the movie looks cheap and the acting is a bit ropey, it deserves a mention. Jason made an appearance in Friday the 13th Part 3 and he killed more people. Dario Argento lit up this year giving us the fantastic Tenebrae. It is a real classic and it is one of his best offerings.It is probably the best of the horror movies released in this year Slumber Party Massacre is a classic slasher movie with plenty of gore! The New York Ripper(which I reviewed here) is a low budget horror movie directed by the great Lucio Fulci and it is brutal and violent, but it is worth watching. It is kind of a cult classic now and a must for any horror fan. The Dorm that Dripped Blood  was another by the numbers slasher movie but still it is worth a watch. These are the best movies from 1982 in the slasher genre.

1983 dawned and there were some more decent offerings in horror. My favourite would have to be Psycho 2(reviwed here).  Anthony Perkins came back as Norman Bates and the killings began again, but is it Norman? Great movie and the story is very good too. Sleepaway Camp is a classic slasher and it stood above a lot of other releases. There have been many sequels, but this one is the best.If you haven't seen it, watch it straight away!Another slasher which was decent is The House on Sorority Row. It has the usual slasher plot, but I liked it(I reviewed it here). A Blade in the Dark was directed by Lamberto Bava and it is a decent giallo movie and I think it deserves a mention here. A Night to Dismember is a really bad horror movie released in this year and even though it is rubbish, I didn't want to leave it out. I have reviewed it here. It is definitely one that I would not watch again! If I have left anything out, let me know!