Best Slasher Movies from VHS Era
A hand-picked selection of the greatest slasher films of the VHS era — chosen for standout pacing, personality, and pure rewatch value.
Halloween
1978
The Terminator
1984
Scream
1996
A Nightmare on Elm Street
1984
The Hitcher
1986
Tenebrae
1982
Sleepy Hollow
1999
Child's Play
1988
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
1987
Final Destination
2000
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
1981
Psycho II
1983
My Bloody Valentine
1981
Scream 2
1997
Amsterdamned
1988
Friday the 13th
1980
The Burning
1981
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
1986
Friday the 13th Part 2
1981
Dial Code Santa Claus
1990
April Fool's Day
1986
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
1984
Bride of Chucky
1998
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
1998
Just Before Dawn
1981
Maniac Cop 2
1990
Intruder
1989
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
1991
Halloween II
1981
Popcorn
1991
Cemetery of Terror
1985
Child's Play 2
1990
Sleepaway Camp
1983
Hell Night
1981
Terror Firmer
1999
Superstition
1982
Christmas Evil
1980
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
1988
Maniac Cop
1988
I Know What You Did Last Summer
1997
Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II
1987
Silent Rage
1982
Happy Birthday to Me
1981
The Prowler
1981
Friday the 13th Part III
1982
Eyes of a Stranger
1981
Within the Woods
1978
Campfire Tales
1997
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
1988
Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers
1988
Chopping Mall
1986
The House on Sorority Row
1982
Madhouse
1981
The Funhouse
1981
Terror Train
1980
Urban Legend
1998
Bad Dreams
1988
Dr. Giggles
1992
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
1986
Nothing Underneath
1985
The Slumber Party Massacre
1982
Visiting Hours
1982
Fade to Black
1980
Mother's Day
1980
Fear City
1984
Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland
1989
Crawlspace
1986
Cherry Falls
2000
The Fan
1982
American Gothic
1987
Madman
1981
A Blade in the Dark
1983
The Horror Show
1989
Hard to Die
1990
Slaughterhouse
1987
The Last Horror Film
1982
I Spit on Your Grave
1978
Jaws 2
1978
Scream 3
2000
Silent Night, Deadly Night
1984
Bloody Birthday
1981
Killer Party
1986
The Final Terror
1983
Pieces
1982
Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth
1992
Slaughter High
1986
Night School
1981
Prom Night
1980
Don't Go in the House
1979
The Rage: Carrie 2
1999
Shocker
1989
Psycho III
1986
Murder Rock
1984
The Initiation
1984
Nightmare
1981
The Phantom of the Opera
1989
Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh
1995
Sorority House Massacre II
1990
Nightmare Beach
1989
Stepfather 2
1989
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
1988
Delirium: Photo of Gioia
1987
Absurd
1981
Killer Workout
1987
Curtains
1983
Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III
1990
Edge of Sanity
1989
Edge of the Axe
1988
Mortuary
1982
The Driller Killer
1979
Doom Asylum
1988
Slumber Party Massacre II
1987
Neon Maniacs
1986
The Mutilator
1985
Graduation Day
1981
Hospital Massacre
1981
He Knows You're Alone
1980
Jack Frost
1997
Cheerleader Camp
1988
Body Count
1986
The Dentist 2
1998
Cutting Class
1989
Night of the Demon
1980
Uncle Sam
1996
Sorority House Massacre
1986
New Year's Evil
1980
The New York Ripper
1982
Cut
2000
Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence
1992
Child's Play 3
1991
Mountaintop Motel Massacre
1983
Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings
1995
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
1998
Return to Horror High
1987
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
1985
Final Exam
1981
Slumber Party Massacre III
1990
Ghosthouse
1988
Urban Legends: Final Cut
2000
Sweet Sixteen
1983
Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice
1992
Prom Night IV: Deliver Us from Evil
1992
Ice Cream Man
1995
Night of the Demons III
1997
Touch of Death
1988
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
1989
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
1995
The Dorm That Dripped Blood
1982
Bloody Moon
1981
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
1989
Don't Open Till Christmas
1984
Clownhouse
1990
To All a Goodnight
1980
Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2
1987
Splatter University
1984
The Nail Gun Massacre
1985
Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror
1998
Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out!
1989
Psycho
1998
Hack-O-Lantern
1988
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
1995
Candyman: Day of the Dead
1999
Don't Go in the Woods
1981
The Hills Have Eyes Part 2
1985