often attributive
: one that slashes
especially
: a person who mutilates or kills with an edged blade
a slasher film
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Still, the character is now available to play the hero or the villain in a slasher film — a la Winnie the Pooh — if some enterprising filmmaker wants to take advantage of the fair use.
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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 1 Jan. 2025
It's considered one of the earliest examples of a slasher film and went on to inspire two lesser remakes in 2006 and 2019.
—Huntley Woods, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Originally pitched as a straightforward slasher, writer/director Ari Aster changed the story to focus on a painful breakup after being involved in one during production.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Her first role was in the 1977 low-budget slasher horror film Nurse Sherri in the titular role.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 1 Jan. 2025
It's considered one of the earliest examples of a slasher film and went on to inspire two lesser remakes in 2006 and 2019.
—Huntley Woods, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Originally pitched as a straightforward slasher, writer/director Ari Aster changed the story to focus on a painful breakup after being involved in one during production.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Her first role was in the 1977 low-budget slasher horror film Nurse Sherri in the titular role.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Slasher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slasher. Accessed 13 Jan. 2025.
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