Slasher film
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A slasher film is a subgenre of horror films involving a killer or a group of killers stalking and murdering a group of people, often by use of bladed or sharp tools. Although the term "slasher" may o
Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960) was a huge success on release, and a critical influence on the slasher genre.
A scene from the Grand Guignol, a format some critics have cited as an influence on the slasher film
Dorothy McGuire in The Spiral Staircase (1946)
Janet Leigh in a promotional still for Psycho
Halloween (1978 film)
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Halloween is a 1978 American independent slasher film directed and scored by John Carpenter, who co-wrote it with producer Debra Hill. It stars Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, P. J. Soles, and Nan
Theatrical release poster by Robert Gleason
Judith Myers and her boyfriend, as viewed from the point-of-view of young Michael Myers; this voyeuristic perspective is a distinguishing feature of the film's opening scene
Donald Pleasence plays Dr. Sam Loomis, the hero of the film.
Nick Castle played the adult version of Michael Myers.