Psycho
Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles
A secretary on the run for embezzlement takes refuge at a secluded California motel owned by a repressed man and his overbearing mother.
Why you'll love it
Often considered the first slasher film, it features the iconic character Norman Bates and the infamous shower scene.
Halloween
Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tony Moran
Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois, to kill again.
Why you'll love it
A classic slasher film that set the standard for the genre, featuring the iconic character Michael Myers.
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Heather Langenkamp, Johnny Depp, Robert Englund
Teenager Nancy Thompson must uncover the dark truth concealed by her parents after she and her friends become targets of the spirit of a serial killer with a bladed glove in their dreams, in which if they die, it kills them in rea...
Why you'll love it
The film introduces the character Freddy Krueger, a former child killer who stalks teenagers in their dreams.
Scream
Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette
A masked killer targets a past victim's daughter.
Why you'll love it
A meta slasher film that revitalized the genre in the 90s, featuring a killer who is aware of horror film tropes.
Friday the 13th
Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King, Jeannine Taylor
A group of teenage camp counselors attempt to re-open an abandoned summer camp with a tragic past, but they are stalked by a mysterious, relentless killer.
Why you'll love it
A group of camp counselors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to reopen a summer camp.