slasher movie
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The slasher movie hadn’t been around long before a shaggy-haired, 30-year-old film-school dropout named John Carpenter came along and perfected it, in 1978, with “Halloween.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025
The four-piece's sound - upbeat, rocky guitar music - would have been right at home on MTV, or the soundtrack of a 90s slasher movie.
From BBC • Jun. 21, 2025
We think we know what happens next — but “The Blackening” seeks to test our assumptions, using a slasher movie formula as a vehicle for fast, funny and whip-smart cultural commentary.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2023
The long, long journey ends on a definitive note, gratuitous enough to satisfy hardcore horror fans but a bit more soap operatic than necessary for a slasher movie.
From Washington Times • Jan. 13, 2023
My grandmother's identity crisis is fascinating and frightening at the same time, like a slasher movie you can't stop watching.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
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