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slasher movie

British  

noun

  1. slang a film in which victims, often women, are slashed with knives, razors, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

He demonstrates his creation and explains his camera work that was used in the beginning slasher movie scene in “Blow Out.”

From Washington Times • Sep. 17, 2022

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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