slasher

noun

slash·er ˈsla-shər

often attributive

: one that slashes

especially : a person who mutilates or kills with an edged blade

a slasher film

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While the plot is being kept under wraps, the crossover slasher film will see the monsters teaming to take on the survivors from the previous films. —

Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024 The diverse lineup includes classic slashers, sci-fi flicks, supernatural tales and psychological thrillers that emphasize the range of stories that can be told using genre language and the widening definition of genre cinema. —

Jamie Lang, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024 Meanwhile, Time Cut is a time traveling slasher film where a girl warps to 2003 to try to save her sister from being serial killed. —

Paul Tassi, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 From slashers to psychological thrillers, classics to modern plot twists, horror films have terrified — and simultaneously entertained — Americans for generations and will likely continue to do so for generations to come. —

Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 29 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for slasher