often attributive
: one that slashes
especially
: a person who mutilates or kills with an edged blade
a slasher film
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One of the most famous and feared slashers villains, Leatherface boasts an enviable nine films in one of horror cinema’s top franchises.
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Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Sep. 2025
Cunningham is also known as the producer of classic horror movies including Wes Craven’s The Last House On The Left (1972) as well as being co-creator and director of the slasher film Friday the 13th (1980).
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
Some horror movies hide their themes beneath a schlocky slasher surface.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
The film has clear influences from slashers like The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and was widely lauded for bringing fresh life to the genre, with some critics even deeming it a love letter to all that came before it.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
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Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Sep. 2025
Cunningham is also known as the producer of classic horror movies including Wes Craven’s The Last House On The Left (1972) as well as being co-creator and director of the slasher film Friday the 13th (1980).
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
Some horror movies hide their themes beneath a schlocky slasher surface.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
The film has clear influences from slashers like The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and was widely lauded for bringing fresh life to the genre, with some critics even deeming it a love letter to all that came before it.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
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“Slasher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slasher. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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