For decades, notably from the 70s to the 90s, one of the headlining sub-genres in horror was the “Slasher”. This sub-genre never really disappeared, more so that the genre sort of lost the attention of mainstream moviegoers and the big studios. However, the success of recent films like Happy Death Day, the rebooted
When it comes to slasher horror films, there have been many weapons of choice. From simple kitchen knives to machetes, axes, bladed gloves, and even surgical shears for you Exorcist III fans. However, there is only one true horror weapon, one that helped create the slasher genre and would come to define it through
Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/EverettMaybe it happened when the “cool kids” started watching something tantalizing and a little too scary, or perhaps it was a random encounter during an afternoon cable marathon–some B-movie that most quickly forgot but you, at your very small age, internalized as a mildly traumatic memory that will lurk in the shadows of your mind forever. Whatever your first real horror scare might’ve been, it leaves a mark just like Freddy Krueger’s glov