slasher

noun

slash·er ˈsla-shər

often attributive

: one that slashes

especially : a person who mutilates or kills with an edged blade

a slasher film

Examples of slasher in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The ultra-gory, low-budget slasher film has generated $36 million in total. —

Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 20 Oct. 2024 Unlike the slashers to follow, Halloween relies on suspense rather than blood and gore to scare audiences, a technique that still cements it as the greatest slasher film of all time. —

Steven Thrash, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2024 Luckily, Netflix currently has a wide selection of quality choices, from timeless classics like Psycho and Jaws to modern-day slashers like Pearl and Thanksgiving to franchise refreshers like Evil Dead Rise and 2018's Halloween. —

Megan McCluskey, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024 Sick: No list of October film recommendations would be complete without a slasher film. —

Scott Phillips, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for slasher

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