![]() ![]() Its swift rise was matched by a swift decline in both quantity and quality, however. While horror purists know 1974’s Black Christmas was the first to hone the slasher tropes introduced in Peeping Tom and Psycho, both from 1960, the early ’80s saw the subgenre reach its peak. Also known as body-count movies, slashers aren’t beholden to a strict set of guidelines but instead include a loose set of criteria cooked down to one central idea: A killer stalks and murders a group of people.Ĭarpenter’s 1978 hit might have perfected this model, but that film’s first imitator, Friday the 13th, two years later, signaled how easily the format could swiftly be replicated, generating millions at the box office. The premise of John Carpenter’s Halloween stands in for the very definition of a modern slasher film. ![]() ![]() Photos: Universal MGM Paramount TromaĪn escaped asylum patient in a white mask stalks a quiet, unsuspecting suburb prowling for teenagers to mutilate. ![]()
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