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A Nightmare on Elm Street, Child’s Play, Candyman, Scream, and countless other knockoffs. The slasher film market has become so over- saturated over the years that many of the more creative, bizarre and unique titles never achieved the heights they deserved, as they were drowned out by lesser copycat titles that did little to advance the medium. With that in mind, here are 1. Halloween festivities. Maniac (2. 01. 2)Although this remake of William Lustig’s 1. Joe Spinell- starring original so repugnantly effective, it’s certainly an inspired re- interpretation. Elijah Wood plays Frank Zito, a disturbed loner who takes a downward spiral after the death of his prostitute mother. Unable to cope with the memories that robbed his innocence and made him incapable of trusting the opposite sex, he goes on a depraved killing spree which always ends in scalping his female victims. But things become complicated when he develops feelings for Anna (Nora Arnezeder), a beautiful photographer who forces him to confront his psychopathic urges. What makes Maniac so ambitious is its narrative device: nearly all the film is shot from Zito’s point- of- view, which is both a technical challenge as well as a tall task from our leading man. But Wood and director Franck Khalfoun both rise to the occasion, along with Arnezeder, who is a more nuanced and emotionally resonant than your average scream queen. Student Bodies (1. An odd mix of slasher film and satire, Student Bodies is the tale of The Breather, a mysterious serial killer who kills teenagers engaged in sexual activity. Not content to use the standard slasher weapon, the murderer uses methods as random as paper clips, a chalkboard eraser, bookends, or whatever else is handy at Lamab High School. The education facility goes on a witch hunt to locate the Breather’s identity, focusing on faculty and student alike, and the results are gloriously random. Student Bodies is the first film to satirize the slasher film, in particular referencing films including Halloween, When A Stranger Calls and Friday the 1. Carrie and The Shining), goofing on genre elements like the link between promiscuity and body counts. While some jokes and scares are hit and miss, it has instant cult appeal, and it deserves credit for its novel take on the genre. Someone’s Watching Me (1. While John Carpenter’s Halloween is considered the cinematic building block of the slasher genre, he also directed Someone’s Watching Me, a television movie that also shares creative DNA with the sub- genre. Essentially Carpenter’s lost film (it was actually made just before he began production on Halloween), it stars Lauren Hutton as Leigh Michaels, a recent L. A. But he still knows how to build atmosphere and suspense, and the combination of his directorial gifts with Hutton’s strong performance anchor a creepy suspense thriller with an unhinged killer. Visiting Hours (1. When William Shatner stars in a horror film, you know you’re in for something special. And the hospital- based slasher film Visiting Hours is an entry weird and tawdry enough to be graced by the overdramatic thespian’s presence. Shatner plays Gary Baylor, the boss of Deborah Ballin (Lee Grant), an outspoken feminist journalist who is nearly killed by Colt Hawker, a misogynist vicious psychopath (played by the ever- creepy Michael Ironside). While Ballin recuperates in the hospital, Hawker is still on the loose, determined to finish the job, while also stalking Sheila Munroe, Ballin’s attractive young nurse (Linda Purl). But neither Munroe or Baylor believe Ballin’s suspicions that Hawker is intent on having his revenge, leaving everyone in danger. While Visiting Hours is a tad on the campy side, Ironside gives it a vicious edge that keeps you on the edge of your seat. It also makes for a perfect double feature with 1. Halloween II, another underrated hospital- based slasher film. Office (2. 01. 5)A South Korean film that works as both a vicious horror flick and a bleak satire of corporate culture, Office (not the television series, obviously) spins a lot of plates very effectively, offering a multi- layered narrative that keeps the viewer on edge until the final frame. After affable corporate employee Kim Byeong- Gook (Bae Sung- Woo) kills his family with a hammer, Detective Jong- Hoon (Park Sung- Woong) tries to piece together a motive by interviewing his co- workers, including the dutiful and ambitious Lee Mi- Rye (Ko Ah- Sung), who was mentored by her rogue associate. But the investigation grows even more complicated. When his fellow employees begin to go missing, Jong- Hoon realizes that the pressure from his murder suspect’s profession may have driven him to snap. Can the detective stop him before he kills again? Packed with some intense jump scares and multiple plot twists, Office is a slasher film that deserves more worldwide exposure. Tourist Trap (1. 97. Everything about Tourist Trap is designed to make you feel a bit queasy. Tourist Trap combines the slasher genre with the stranded- in- the- woods genre, when a group of teens’ (played by Jocelyn Jones, Jon Van Ness, Robin Sherwood, and Tanya Robert) car breaks down while traveling through the desert. Their relief at finding a gas station gives way to fear, when it seems that the owner (played by Chuck Connors) doesn’t take kindly to newcomers, even though he operates a roadside attraction featuring a collection of automated mannequins and other strange dolls. When the group begins splitting up and dropping dead, the tension ramps up. Throw in a masked killer, a weird country- themed score and unsettling visuals, and you have a cult oddity that author Stephen King declared “wields an eerie spooky power, as wax figures begin to move and come to life in a ruined, out- of- the- way tourist resort.”9. Alice Sweet Alice (1. Pre- dating the slasher craze by a few years, Alice, Sweet Alice is the first of three entries on this list that are actually proto- slasher films, setting many of the stylistic templates that would go on to define the genre. The film, directed by Alfred Sole, concerns Karen and Alice Spages (played by Brooke Shields and Paula Sheppard), young sisters attending a Catholic Girls School. When Karen is murdered by a masked attacker, suspicion is immediately leveled at her jealous sister, who often tormented her sister while wearing a similar mask. Sent to a criminal psychiatrist, Alice claims she’s innocent, and that the killer is still out there. When her grief- stricken father (Niles Mc. Master) ventures out to investigate, he unravels a bizarre and twisted mystery. While made in America, Alice, Sweet Alice is a slasher film imbued with religious imagery and Giallo influences, while also drawing inspiration from Nicolas Roeg’s Venice- set murder- mystery, Don’t Look Now. This gives it a distinct visual and thematic tone that makes it stand out from all other films of its type. When A Stranger Calls Back (1. While the original 1. When A Stranger Calls has one of the most chilling opening scenes in movie history (“Have you checked the children?“), the rest of the film leaves much to be desired. It seems the filmmakers of the made- for- cable follow- up When A Stranger Calls Back realized this as well, because the sequel manages to sustain the tension throughout the entire film. The plot centers on Julia (Jill Schoelen), a co- ed babysitter traumatized after narrowly surviving an attack by a deranged killer. When she begins to suspect he’s stalking her again after several years of inactivity, she turns to a college counselor for help. Luckily for her, the counselor is none other than Jill Johnson (Carol Kane), the surviving heroine of the original When A Stranger Calls, who knows a thing or two about stopping psychopaths dead in their tracks. Full of taut suspense with a genuinely disturbing villain, When a Stranger Calls Back is one of the most engaging horror sequels that you’ve never seen. Alone in the Dark (1. What do you get when you cast esteemed actors like Martin Landau, Jack Palance and Donald Pleasance in a horror movie? The answer is Alone in the Dark, a shockingly little- known slasher gem that has flown under- the- radar for far too long. The trio play a group of escaped mental patients who go on a killing spree full of hormonal teenagers, home invasions, punk rockers, crossbows, pyromania, hatchets and more (giving ample room for special effects makeup maven Tom Savini to show off his grisly skills). There’s also an effective layer of gallows humor, with each actor hamming up their roles with devilish glee. But there’s a method to director Jack Sholder’s portrayal of madness. Landau, Palance and Pleasance offer more psychological complexity than your average slasher villain, making their fully realized portrayals of mentally ill sociopaths all the more unsettling. Why the film isn’t a better known entry among slasher fans is anyone’s guess, but give Alone in the Dark a viewing and you’ll be caught under its entertainingly evil spell. Fright (1. 97. 1)Our lone British entry on the list is a truly underrated gem. Babysitter Amanda (Susan George), thinks she’s got an easy gig: take care of a young child while the parents are at dinner. What starts off as as simple babysitting assignment grows terrifying when the child’s biological father (Ian Bannen) shows up after escaping from a mental institution.
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