Proto Slasher Movies

A singer holes up at a sinister estate to write new songs for his act. His ex-wife is brutally murdered, and the killer may be stalking him next.

In 1957, Dorothy and Edmund Yates were committed to an institution for the criminally insane, she for acts of murder and cannibalism and he for...

A New York sculptor who opens a wax museum to showcase the likenesses of famous historical figures runs into trouble with his business partner, who...

The lust for gold and the reading of a will brings eleven visitors to a remote island retreat, but an unseen, seemingly unstoppable evil follows to...

A disturbed boy kills his father with his farm tractor and his arm is mangled in the process. He's taken to a mental hospital where he's outfitted...

An axe murderer is loose in a small New England town.

Returning home to her flat, Ann Rogers passes a stranger leaving the building. A few moments later she discovers her neighbor lying dead in the...

Alice is a withdrawn 12-year-old who lives with her mother and her younger sister, Karen, who gets most of the attention from her mother, leaving...

A masked criminal who dresses like a giant bat terrorizes the guests at an old house rented by a mystery writer.

Four girls go on a romping weekend at a lake, and have car problems on the way home. A nice local boy takes them back to his farm, where he lives...

A troubled young girl goes to confession at the local church. Unfortunately, the sexually frustrated priest she confesses to becomes obsessed with...

A masked lunatic kills off people in a haunted house.

The twisted tale of Caleb, and his alter ego Lester. After being pushed around too far, Caleb transforms into Lester and returns to those who have...

A traumatized Vietnam veteran goes on a killing spree, targeting the men with whom he served in the army.

A group of true-crime podcasters travel back to the scene of the Darien Cross cult killings to investigate what really happened a decade ago during...

A group of family and friends assembling at a small New England island home for a weekend gathering at the behest of a war veteran. After their...

As his wedding day approaches, a nervous groom reluctantly joins his childhood friends at a wild bachelor party organized by his overbearing best...

Everyone loves camping in the woods. It's usually a calm, relaxing getaway. For five friends, it's the perfect way to send off one of their own....