31 Best Slashers, or How One Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Blade

"Narrowing down the subgenre, and our collective love for it, to a top 31 slashers was a thankless task. We know with utter certainty that numerous favorites — both ours and yours — didn't make the cut. But that's democracy for ya! There are five of us in this little group, and each vote weighs the same, so sometimes you lose a Wes Craven classic and gain a mildly entertaining faux documentary. We made it even tougher by limiting franchises to just one entry on the list to avoid multiple spots going to Friday the 13th films or Halloween sequels. Anyway, here are the 31 best slashers, i.e. our 31 favorite slashers as of this writing."