Slasher movies are a subgenre of the horror genre that features the killer using blunt objects. The genre first came into prominence in the 1970s with titles like Halloween and Friday the 13th.

Kiko Bailey, owner of Slasher World, with an old-school lunch box and a bust of the Crypt Keeper. (Solomon O. Smith / For The Times) Hundreds of VHS tapes are meticulously arranged and displayed.

Horror is a broad canvas that covers many unique sub-genres, from zombie movies to haunted house flicks. None of them are as intertwined with the genre, however, as slasher horror movies. Some of ...

Horror fans know it's always a good time to discover a new (or old) series, and Slasher is an underappreciated show that should be talked about more. When it's Friday or Saturday night, and you're in ...

As Halloween approaches slasher movies draw their biggest audiences as All Things Considered host Andrew Limbong talks with NPR's Brianna Scott and Ryan Benk about what keeps the genre alive and why ...

Halloween Horror Nights fans persuaded the Universal creative team behind the wildly-popular seasonal event to create a maze based on a “no budget” indie slasher film after seeing so many attendees ...