often attributive
: one that slashes
especially
: a person who mutilates or kills with an edged blade
a slasher film
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This remake of the 1984 slasher of the same name joins the thoroughly decked halls of Christmas horror movies.
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Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2025
The razor-sharp slasher, which leans into and subverts genre tropes, also stars Drew Barrymore, Neve Campbell, Rose McGowan, Courtney Cox, Jamie Kennedy and David Arquette, among others.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2025
Up until then, slashers were silent assassins or a breather.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Nov. 2025
The exhibition will unfold with an introductory sound installation leading into a hallway that introduces six galleries with themes of gothic, psychological, science, slasher, religion and ghosts.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
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Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2025
The razor-sharp slasher, which leans into and subverts genre tropes, also stars Drew Barrymore, Neve Campbell, Rose McGowan, Courtney Cox, Jamie Kennedy and David Arquette, among others.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2025
Up until then, slashers were silent assassins or a breather.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Nov. 2025
The exhibition will unfold with an introductory sound installation leading into a hallway that introduces six galleries with themes of gothic, psychological, science, slasher, religion and ghosts.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
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“Slasher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slasher. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
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