Slasher's Greatest Years, Ranked

When was the golden age of Slasher? We ranked every year by the accumulated weighted rating of its best Slasher titles — a year rises when it delivered many strongly-rated entries, not just a lone classic. Data from 3eyedraven's catalog.

  1. #1 1981 20 great titles Best: Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
  2. #2 2022 18 great titles Best: Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin
  3. #3 1988 18 great titles Best: Child's Play
  4. #4 2025 17 great titles Best: Black Phone 2
  5. #5 1987 17 great titles Best: A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
  6. #6 2024 16 great titles Best: Terrifier 3
  7. #7 2006 16 great titles Best: Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
  8. #8 1989 15 great titles Best: The 'Burbs
  9. #9 1982 15 great titles Best: Alone in the Dark
  10. #10 2009 14 great titles Best: The Collector
  11. #11 2023 13 great titles Best: Scream VI
  12. #12 1986 12 great titles Best: Jason Lives - Friday the 13th Part VI
  13. #13 2021 11 great titles Best: Chucky
  14. #14 1990 11 great titles Best: Misery
  15. #15 2017 11 great titles Best: Absentia
  16. #16 1980 11 great titles Best: Friday the 13th
  17. #17 2007 10 great titles Best: Grindhouse
  18. #18 2018 10 great titles Best: Halloween
  19. #19 2008 10 great titles Best: Repo! The Genetic Opera
  20. #20 2000 10 great titles Best: Scary Movie
  21. #21 2019 9 great titles Best: Haunt
  22. #22 2016 9 great titles Best: Hush
  23. #23 2013 8 great titles Best: The Call
  24. #24 2015 8 great titles Best: Scream Queens
  25. #25 2001 8 great titles Best: Jeepers Creepers
  26. #26 2003 7 great titles Best: Identity
  27. #27 2011 7 great titles Best: American Horror Story
  28. #28 2012 8 great titles Best: My Super Psycho Sweet 16: Part 3
  29. #29 1984 7 great titles Best: A Nightmare on Elm Street
  30. #30 2004 7 great titles Best: Epitaphs
  31. #31 2010 7 great titles Best: My Super Psycho Sweet 16: Part 2
  32. #32 1995 7 great titles Best: Rabid Dogs
  33. #33 1983 7 great titles Best: Sleepaway Camp
  34. #34 2014 7 great titles Best: Stage Fright
  35. #35 2026 6 great titles Best: Psycho Killer
  36. #36 2020 6 great titles Best: Freaky
  37. #37 2005 6 great titles Best: House of Wax
  38. #38 1974 5 great titles Best: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
  39. #39 1985 6 great titles Best: Eternal Evil
  40. #40 1973 5 great titles Best: Torso