15 Best '80s Slasher Movies, Ranked by ScreenRant

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15 April Fool's Day (1986)
14The Prowler (1981)
13 Prom Night (1980)
12 Friday The 13th Part 2 (1981)
11 Stage Fright (1987)
10 My Bloody Valentine (1981)
9 The Stepfather (1987)
8 The Slumber Party Massacre (1982)
7 A Nightmare On Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)
6 Halloween II (1981)
5 The Burning (1981)
4 Sleepaway Camp (1983)
3 Child's Play (1988)
2 Friday The 13th (1980)
1 A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984)

15 Best '80s Slasher Movies, Ranked

A ranking of the best slasher films from the '80s.

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[Juggalo Fred]

Sleepaway camp?? Very unforgettable end but most of the movie was just a F13th ripoff

 

[Cakebatter]

No Halloween 1? Its the prototype for what we know as a slasher film. Also Candyman definitely belongs on the list, especially a top 15 list. They only added Nightmare on Elm St 2 because its been recently viewed as an allegory of a guy struggling with his sexuality. Otherwise, that movie was trash and has historically been voted as one of the worst in the franchise.

 

[daemonova]

No Halloween 1? Its the prototype for what we know as a slasher film. Also Candyman definitely belongs on the list, especially a top 15 list. They only added Nightmare on Elm St 2 because its been recently viewed as an allegory of a guy struggling with his sexuality. Otherwise, that movie was trash and has historically been voted as one of the worst in the franchise.

I've hated that interpretation, some mugs just weird.

 

[Foxmulder]

No Halloween 1? Its the prototype for what we know as a slasher film. Also Candyman definitely belongs on the list, especially a top 15 list. They only added Nightmare on Elm St 2 because its been recently viewed as an allegory of a guy struggling with his sexuality. Otherwise, that movie was trash and has historically been voted as one of the worst in the franchise.

Halloween came out in 78 they only ranked 80’s movies.

 

[Cakebatter]

Halloween came out in 78 they only ranked 80’s movies.

Totally missed the "80s" in the title. Candyman was from the 90s.

 

[Poetical Poltergeist]

Freddy's Revenge? Dream Warriors should be there wtf

 

[Klawstrider]

Dream Warriors missing wtf

 

[Poetical Poltergeist]

Halloween 4 was my shyt too as a kid.

 

[Hostile]

Dream Warriors missing wtf

Halloween 4 was my shyt too as a kid.

Best of both franchises

 

[Optimus Prime]

 

[Shadow]

Here's a few other goodies:

Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night 2 (1987) <-- I remember liking this one more than the first
Maniac (1980)
New York Ripper (1982)
A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Warriors (1987)
Tenebrae (1982)
Opera (1987)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)

 

[ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTUA]

No Halloween 1? Its the prototype for what we know as a slasher film. Also Candyman definitely belongs on the list, especially a top 15 list. They only added Nightmare on Elm St 2 because its been recently viewed as an allegory of a guy struggling with his sexuality. Otherwise, that movie was trash and has historically been voted as one of the worst in the franchise.

No mention of Halloween is bizarre, then that must mean these idiots have not even watched Black Christmas.

 

[MenacingMonk]

There’s way better slashers than The Burning. I thought it was all right, but Maniac is way better. I felt the same with Stage Fright too.

 

[nieman]

The Stepfather should be higher. It's in my top 5. Prom Night is Top 10 for me.

Nightmare II is a good slasher movie, but a horrible Freddy movie. It's basically a slasher script, with Freddy inserted, but it still wouldn't be that high. And Maniac Cop is better than The Prowler