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 21 great titles Best: Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
  2. #2 2022 19 great titles Best: Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin
  3. #3 1988 20 great titles Best: Child's Play
  4. #4 1987 20 great titles Best: A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
  5. #5 2025 17 great titles Best: Black Phone 2
  6. #6 2006 17 great titles Best: Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
  7. #7 1982 17 great titles Best: Alone in the Dark
  8. #8 2024 16 great titles Best: Terrifier 3
  9. #9 1989 16 great titles Best: The 'Burbs
  10. #10 2009 15 great titles Best: The Collector
  11. #11 2023 14 great titles Best: Scream VI
  12. #12 2017 13 great titles Best: Absentia
  13. #13 1986 12 great titles Best: Jason Lives - Friday the 13th Part VI
  14. #14 2021 11 great titles Best: Chucky
  15. #15 2016 12 great titles Best: Hush
  16. #16 1990 11 great titles Best: Misery
  17. #17 2007 11 great titles Best: Grindhouse
  18. #18 2018 11 great titles Best: Halloween
  19. #19 2019 11 great titles Best: Haunt
  20. #20 1980 11 great titles Best: Friday the 13th
  21. #21 2008 11 great titles Best: Repo! The Genetic Opera
  22. #22 2015 11 great titles Best: Scream Queens
  23. #23 2000 10 great titles Best: Scary Movie
  24. #24 2014 10 great titles Best: Dollface
  25. #25 2013 9 great titles Best: The Call
  26. #26 2020 9 great titles Best: Freaky
  27. #27 2001 9 great titles Best: Jeepers Creepers
  28. #28 2012 9 great titles Best: My Super Psycho Sweet 16: Part 3
  29. #29 1984 8 great titles Best: A Nightmare on Elm Street
  30. #30 2011 8 great titles Best: American Horror Story
  31. #31 2010 8 great titles Best: My Super Psycho Sweet 16: Part 2
  32. #32 1995 8 great titles Best: Rabid Dogs
  33. #33 1983 8 great titles Best: Sleepaway Camp
  34. #34 2003 7 great titles Best: Identity
  35. #35 2004 7 great titles Best: Epitaphs
  36. #36 1974 6 great titles Best: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
  37. #37 1985 7 great titles Best: Eternal Evil
  38. #38 2026 6 great titles Best: Psycho Killer
  39. #39 1972 6 great titles Best: Death Walks at Midnight
  40. #40 1979 6 great titles Best: Snapshot