I've always loved watching Slasher films at night when it's raining. They're the best! Here are a few of my favorites.
1: Carrie.
Carrie probably had the worst life ever. Made fun of at school to no end, had an insane religious fanatic mother and was forced to pray in a closet. Stephen King does not disappoint. I read the book Carrie, and of course it was better than the movie but the movie does a really good job of re telling the story. I won't give away what happens at the end (Though most people probably know...) But I was on Carrie's side the whole time.
2: Friday the 13th
This movie is great because it follows such a simple plot! The movie follows the plot of Jason Voorhees, who drowned at summer camp after the counselors were too busy making out to look after him. In most of the movies it's Jason who's the killer, following around teenage counselors and killing them after they have sex, but in the very first movie it's actually his mother who's the killer! I saw the sequels, and I saw the remake. A lot of the sequels were crap (Like Jason X) probably because they tried to do too much with the series to make it interesting. Honestly, my favorite are the classics where Jason is killing people at camp. Did I mention I watch this movie before I go away to my Summer camp?
3: Halloween
Halloween is probably the most famous in the slasher genre, because it does it so well! The story follows Michael Meyers, an escaped inmate who stalks a babysitter on Halloween night (The babysitter played by Jamie Lee Curtis, the scream queen) This movie also has one of the best soundtracks ever! Try putting that music on at night while trying to go to sleep. Also, did you know the famous Michael Meyers mask is just a William Shatner mask painted white?
4: IT
To me, one of the scariest monsters to be in a horror movie is a clown. Yes, a clown. I haven't been afraid of clowns since I was about four, but they still have this odd freaky feel to them. That's why I love this movie so much! Based on a novel by Stephen king, It follows the story of a demon is disguise of a clown who comes back to haunt a group of people who he terrorized as children. He can turn into anything! He's also a spider! Just watch the movie, It's great. And also, when I was around six there use to be a creepy ass clown who came to the local playground and he stole one of my brothers friends money.
5: SCREAM
The SCREAM costume was out before this movie, but this movie is what made it famous. Scream is a great film because it's a classic slasher film, but it's also making fun of slasher films at the same time. the movie follows a serial killer who is stalking a high school girl and terrorizing a small town a year after the same girls mother was raped and murdered. This movie actually is pretty funny, and it goes over all the old horror movie cliches like, Don't have sex, don't drink or do drugs, don't run up the stairs when you should be running out the front door, etc, etc. Of course the characters do these anyways and each starts dying off leading up to a huge plot twist.
6: A nightmare on Elms street.
A nightmare on Elms street is one of the most creative ideas for a horror movie ever, Imagine not being able to sleep for fear that you could be killed in your dreams! I must say that Freddy Krueger is one of the most stylish villains ever. Just look at him in that fedora and those sleek pants. He looks great in red! The man knows his coloring. The movie just gets scarier as it goes along and he stalks a group of high school students. Who will survive? And how do you kill someone in your dreams? Watch and find out! Another great twist ending.
7: The Shining
The Shining is probably my favorite on the list. Again, based on a novel by Stephen King it follows Jack a recovering alcoholic who starts to slowly drift into madness. But is it real, or is he just imagining it? The acting in this film is amazing, probably the best of any horror movie. With Jack Nicholson as the star. Who could forget, 'Heres.....JOHNNY!" and "Red rum!" Also amazing acting from the little boy who plays his son. Don't miss it,
8: SAW
SAW is a very complicated plot, the killer only kills the people who have done wrong, by his definition. The killer is called Jigsaw and he speaks to his victims through a talking puppet. The victims are told they can either go through a series of extremely violent painful tests in order to live or let the device they are trapped in kill them. Example: A child molester gets chained to a bed, in order to live he must gouge his eyes out. A crooked cop cuts off her hand, etc,etc. And the traps are so unique! Who could forget the reverse bear trap? If you ever wake up in a dark room attached to something horrible and you see a puppet that tells you he wants to play a game, you won't be playing Monopoly.
9: Child's Play
Child's Play is about a doll. I always thought dolls were great in horror film, They're just so creepy when they're alive. In all honesty, I thought Chucky was overrated but it did bring the creepy doll genre back to horror. Chucky is actually just a normal doll possessed by a serial killer who tortures the little boy who receives him, and tries to take his soul. He's pretty funny and has great catch phrases. And, if you make it through the whole series he has a son with another doll. Yeah, what the hell right? The dolls sex scenes are the worst. But Chucky just proves something we all know: Gingers have no soul.
10: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
This movie is insane. It has cannibals, chainsaw killings, creepy masks, inbred hillbillys. It's one of the grittiest goriest films ever. A group of young adults encounter an insane cannibal family of inbred folk who torture them and try to eat them. Try watching this movie and eating meat, delicious!
Well, that's it for right now I'll be back to write more reviews on other horror movies I like. Next, I'll write about horror movies I love that I feel don't get enough recognition.
Thanks for reading: My favorite slasher flicks.
