Good Slasher Films

Slasher films are a particular type of horror film, what are the greatest and most well known slashers including movie information.

Slashers normally involve a psychotic killer that uses a blade or sharp object of some kind to do the killings, usually no supernatural forces are at work.

Slasher movies have a wide fan base and are a favorite for many. One of the reasons why so many people find slasher movies so scary is because the bad guy is normally just a human with no special powers or abilities, just a crazy or vengeful person who wants to hurt others. Many find this more believable and therefore scarier because it could actually happen. Some slasher movies are actually based on true stories like the Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

There have been some truly great slashers that have resulted in many sequels and imitators, even a series of spoof movies. While slashers are not my favorite type of horror, I have really enjoyed some recent releases. Personal favorites include the Scream movies and the remake of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

Good Slasher Films

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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 1974

Director Tobe Hooper

Stars Marilyn Burns - Edwin Neal - Allen Danziger

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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2003

Director Marcus Nispel

Stars Jessica Biel - Jonathan Tucker - Andrew Bryniarski

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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre The Beginning 2006

Director Jonathan Liebesman

Stars Jordana Brewster - Matt Bomer - Diora Baird

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Scream 1996

Director Wes Craven

Stars Neve Campbell - Courteney Cox - David Arquette

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Scream 2 1997

Director Wes Craven

Stars Neve Campbell - Courteney Cox - David Arquette

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Scream 3 2000

Director Wes Craven

Stars Neve Campbell - Courteney Cox - David Arquette

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Scream 4 2011

Director Wes Craven

Stars Neve Campbell - Courteney Cox - David Arquette

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I Know What You Did Last Summer 1997

Director Jim Gillespie

Stars Jennifer Love Hewitt - Sarah Michelle Gellar - Anne Heche

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I Still Know What You Did Last Summer 1998

Director Danny Cannon

Stars Jennifer Love Hewitt - Freddie Prinze Jr - Brandy Norwood

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Halloween 1978

Director John Carpenter

Stars Donald Pleasence - Jamie Lee Curtis - Tony Moran

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Halloween II 1981

Director John Carpenter

Stars Jamie Lee Curtis - Donald Pleasence - Charles Cyphers

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Halloween 2007

Director Rob Zombie

Stars Scout Taylor Compton - Malcolm McDowell - Tyler Mane

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Halloween II 2009

Director Rob Zombie

Stars Scout Taylor Compton - Malcolm McDowell - Tyler Mane

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A Nightmare on Elm Street 1984

Director Wes Craven

Stars Johnny Depp - Heather Langenkamp - Robert Englund

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A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge 1985

Director Jack Sholder

Stars Robert Englund - Kim Myers - Mark Patton

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A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 3: Dream Warriors 1987

Director Chuck Russell

Stars Robert Englund - Heather Langenkamp - Craig Wasson

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A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child 1989

Director Stephen Hopkins

Stars Robert Englund - Kelly Jo Minter - Lisa Wilcox

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A Nightmare on Elm Street 2010

Director Samuel Bayer

Stars Jackie Earle Haley - Kyle Gallner - Rooney Mara

Silent Hill Revelation Review

Silent Hill Revelation Review, Heathers father Christopher disappears, shortly after disturbing events begin to happen.

Director Michael J. Bassett

Writer Michael J. Bassett

Cast

Adelaide Clemens, Heather Mason
Sean Bean, Christopher Da Silva
Malcolm McDowell, Leonard Wolf
Radha Mitchell, Rose Da Silva
Deborah Kara Unger, Dahlia Gillespie
Kit Harington, Vincent
Carrie-Anne Moss, Claudia Wolf

Davis Films, Sony Pictures Entertainment.

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Heather and her father are on the run from dark forces, suddenly her father Christopher goes missing. Shortly after his disappearance strange things start to happen. Heather starts being transported to a dark new world, she also begins to discover the truth about herself.

It has been along time coming, a sequel to Silent Hill was planned years ago but director Christophe Gans pulled out preferring to work on other projects. Now we have a new Director and lead Writer, Silent Hill Revelation is scheduled for a release on the 26th October (US) - 31st of October (UK).

Silent Hill Revelation starts off well enough, Heather Mason is a likeable character with a disturbing past, unfortunately she is the only memorable character from the movie. Sean Bean has a relatively small part so there is not much influence from him. At times the dialog is a little poor with forgettable lines. The whole story feels weak and it feels rushed. There are things happening in this movie which just do not make much sense, with some scenes feeling out of place. Revelation has less than half the budget of the first Silent Hill movie which is probably partly responsible for many of these faults.

At times there are some good tension building scenes going on, and a few shock scares that are nicely executed. Despite the smaller budget Silent Hill Revelation has some nice visuals and effects which equal the first Silent Hill.

Overall Revelation is an unimpressive sequel. It has a similar look and feel to the first movie which is a plus, however almost everything else is disappointing.

6 out of 10