13 Insanely Underrated Slasher Movies You've GOTTA Watch

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  • @MattDraper
    @MattDraper  8 місяців тому +5

    Watch 13 MORE Unsung Slashers here: ua-cam.com/video/73cBAV9GNZw/v-deo.htmlsi=4gMpYtG59KMbGnvz

  • @jonathanmulondo9206
    @jonathanmulondo9206 Рік тому +215

    The Burning, Slaughterhouse, Sleepaway Camp, Hush, Tourist Trap, Just Before Dawn, April Fool's Day, Stage Fright, New Year's Evil,Madman, Pieces, The Prowler and Hatchet are some of my favorite slashers that I feel don't get enough love.

    • @JazziG59
      @JazziG59 Рік тому +18

      Sleepaway Camp is a classic. I remember people talking about it’s ending at the video store.

    • @zachminder8084
      @zachminder8084 Рік тому +13

      • Don't Go in the House 1980
      • Motel Hell 1980
      • Butcher Baker, Nightmare Maker 1981
      • Graduation Day 1981
      • Hell Night 1981
      • X-ray 1981
      • Girls Nite Out 1982
      • The Dorm That Dripped Blood 1982
      • The Slayer 1982
      • Fatal Games 1984
      • The Initiation 1984
      • Body Count 1986
      • Blood Harvest 1987
      • The Majorettes 1987
      • Return to Horror High 1987
      • American Gothic 1988
      • Amsterdammned 1988
      • Cheerleader Camp 1988

    • @tomsawyer5736
      @tomsawyer5736 Рік тому +1

      Agreed!

    • @tomsawyer5736
      @tomsawyer5736 Рік тому +2

      @@JazziG59the only movie that still disturbs me & I saw it in 1986.

    • @sfm.viciousmane1374
      @sfm.viciousmane1374 Рік тому +2

      @@zachminder8084 Blood Harvest is fucking terrible but it's hilarious. I watched it with my girl and we were dying laughing the whole time. Awesome movie. To this day if she sees tiny tim she calls him "blood harvest"

  • @makingmediamatter
    @makingmediamatter Рік тому +16

    The fact that I’m only just discovering there is a slasher with George from Seinfeld…
    Great video as always!

  • @sharonellis8776
    @sharonellis8776 Рік тому +12

    My list includes Black Christmas, The Burning, Stage fright, My bloody valentine. xx

  • @LordoftheSerpents
    @LordoftheSerpents Рік тому +17

    Madman is one of my absolute favorites that doesn’t get a lot of love. It’s another take on the Cropsey legend that came out around the same time as The Burning.

  • @youellswinney1964
    @youellswinney1964 Рік тому +15

    Glad to see Just Before Dawn on here. I found a dvd of it randomly at a store nearly 20 years ago now and bought it on a whim and wound up loving it.

  • @hopeatkinson4790
    @hopeatkinson4790 Рік тому +14

    The Final Girls was such an unexpected delight. I stumbled on it and thought it would be fine as background noise and was totally invested within ten minutes.

  • @TildaM1994
    @TildaM1994 Рік тому +9

    I try to show people The Final Girls as often as possible. I fell so in love with that movie when I saw it, i watch it with my mum on halloween as part of my halloween marathon line up

  • @lukegto
    @lukegto Рік тому +5

    Slumber party massacre II. The movie that introduced me to the greatest buddy handshake since shake and bake. Smoke! Em! Smoke em

  • @blackhood7200
    @blackhood7200 Рік тому +54

    Always discovering underrated slashers from the golden age of slashers in the 80s.

    • @MattDraper
      @MattDraper  Рік тому +5

      There's so many!

    • @blackhood7200
      @blackhood7200 Рік тому +6

      @Matt Draper yeah. Also I meant to say "Always love discovering." You should really do a retrospective on the Maniac Cop Trilogy. It's one of my favorite slasher franchises and really underrated. I'm sure you'll love it.

  • @PvtJoker22
    @PvtJoker22 Рік тому +73

    My biggest takeaway from this video: Holy crap, Matt has an incredible all-time greatest film list. Kiki's delivery service AND Evil Dead 2?!?

    • @firstnamelastname6859
      @firstnamelastname6859 Рік тому +3

      No love for spirited away?

    • @PvtJoker22
      @PvtJoker22 Рік тому +3

      @@firstnamelastname6859 oh I love Spirited away too, it was just a hell of a list and I just highlighted two that I recalled. Spirited Away is definitely also a GOAT.
      Like I said, big takeaway was Matt's got a fascinating all timer list.

    • @wadewilson8011
      @wadewilson8011 Рік тому

      Yeah, his list SUCKS!

  • @MusicFromAnotherTime
    @MusicFromAnotherTime Рік тому +49

    I just watched Tourist Trap the other week for the first time. I was surprised with just how much I liked that movie.

    • @MattDraper
      @MattDraper  Рік тому +6

      Very weird and fun and unpredictable!

    • @jamesb821
      @jamesb821 Рік тому +6

      Never seen it, worth a watch?

    • @josebro352
      @josebro352 Рік тому +2

      It's one of Stephen King's favorite films

    • @eduardo_corrochio
      @eduardo_corrochio Рік тому +1

      Sometimes I think the first sequence with the moving objects isn't even needed. I do like the film overall. The whole notion of one's face being covered slowly with plaster--- yeesh.

    • @tgriffin3059
      @tgriffin3059 9 місяців тому +1

      @NobleSavage1985 You said it. That woman could make ANYTHING watchable.

  • @michaelj1729
    @michaelj1729 Рік тому +29

    I am so glad you included *The Final Girls* cause that is sooo underrated as a slasher comedy. It has horror, comedy and heart I am still pissed that it didnt get the sequel it deserved. It deserves to be recognized tbh.

  • @frankbutcher4635
    @frankbutcher4635 Рік тому +13

    Loved Hell Night!! One of my faves!! It’s like a deadly version of Scooby Doo with all the costumed characters wandering around the spooky old mansion. Linda Blair was an amazing final girl (her automotive knowledge turned a normal slasher film troupe on its head during the climatic showdown)! Great vid, great topic. Should you do a follow up, I’ll nominate HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME for consideration.

  • @shadxwbxrg2285
    @shadxwbxrg2285 Рік тому +50

    I honestly have to thank Tubi for allowing me to come across some amazing movies. Sleepaway Camp, Intruder, The Prowler, The Burning and many more.

    • @ANTIPLANETRECORDS
      @ANTIPLANETRECORDS Рік тому +8

      tubi has amazing selections dude

    • @CrystalClevelandYT
      @CrystalClevelandYT Рік тому +6

      Agreed! Tubi is killing it with it’s horror movies! ❤

    • @Bat_Boy
      @Bat_Boy Рік тому +3

      I love Tubi.

    • @christopherpierson8237
      @christopherpierson8237 Рік тому +2

      Tubi is the best

    • @Bat_Boy
      @Bat_Boy Рік тому

      @@christopherpierson8237 - The biggest draw to Tubi over Pluto TV…the commercial breaks are reasonable. Pluto TV is a non-stater at approx 9 interruptions that are longer than Tubi. It makes any movie there simply unwatchable. Hard pass.

  • @eggsmcneil
    @eggsmcneil Рік тому +10

    Terror on Tour (1980), The Witch Who Came from the Sea (1976), Alice, Sweet Alice (1976) are worth a watch. Great stuff, can't wait for the next list.

    • @honeychilerider
      @honeychilerider Рік тому

      The Witch Who Came From The Sea is one grimy, kooky movie. I really liked Alice Sweet Alice, which is funny because I low-key hated it halfway through and then I started understanding what the movie was versus my expectations and ended up liking it a lot.

  • @rubberneckinc.8937
    @rubberneckinc.8937 11 місяців тому +3

    The Burning & the Prowler (as well as others) are some of the early work that makes you think Savini has piles of bodies in his basement. That haunting whistle is tremendous.

  • @aidenmartin4413
    @aidenmartin4413 Рік тому +22

    Intruder is one of my favorites!!! So much talent behind it and such a fun setting. Also, I’d recommend The Final Terror. It’s a 1983 slasher that relies a lot on that isolated deep-woods setting you mentioned in Just Before Dawn and it has some shockingly serene cinematography. Kills are quite lackluster and the pacing can be a bit slow, but the setting is awesome; super memorable.

  • @tommystrickland6268
    @tommystrickland6268 Рік тому +8

    Hell night is awesome. Me and my wife caught it on cable when visiting her gma in another state , she had no streaming and no DVD player just basic cable , and we were blessed with hell night and then earth girls are easy ended up being a great night

  • @SemrixCRJB
    @SemrixCRJB Рік тому +6

    Cool video man. I thought I’d be on top of these but there were a few I had no idea about that look great.
    I recommend checking out Popcorn & Terror Train. My slightly looser “slasher” recommendations would be Dead Man’s Shoes, Mirror Mirror and Prom Night 2 (Prom night 3 is pretty fun too)

  • @warnerg80
    @warnerg80 Рік тому +15

    Man I watched Hell night around the age of 3-4 back in 83-84 and that ending use to scare me so bad. That gate built so much tension 🤪

    • @jamesharrington4923
      @jamesharrington4923 4 місяці тому +1

      They should have done the ending was she gets out of the car and he grabs her OR better yet he'd be gone, setting up fir a sequel 😅😅😅😅

  • @iandawson6461
    @iandawson6461 Рік тому +6

    The Final Girls is one of my top films of the last ten years, and is super underseen.

  • @IvanSanchez-ft3mp
    @IvanSanchez-ft3mp Рік тому +7

    Those are good picks, my fav is Final Girls. I will mention one that doesn't get mention much but it's Popcorn 1991 where you have a slasher who's killing people in a movie theater and to lure one of the characters because of a past connection that the killer wants revenge.
    It's a very cool slasher movie by having the characters watch different movies while the killer strikes one by one of the teen cast

  • @michaelsaglembeni3821
    @michaelsaglembeni3821 Рік тому +1

    Man, you hit on some of my favorite slashers from back in the day!! Tourist Trap, Hell Night, The Burning are really great!!

  • @nolukeskywalker
    @nolukeskywalker Рік тому +6

    Some of my favourite Slashers not mentioned here are "New Year's Evil" (1980), "The New York Ripper" (1982), "Sleepaway Camp" (1983) (this one's so much fun), "Tenebrae" (1982) and "Visiting Hours" (1982).

    • @thomasffrench3639
      @thomasffrench3639 Рік тому +3

      I feel like Sleepaway Camp is pretty well known. It was the first slasher I’ve heard about after the big 3.

    • @eduardo_corrochio
      @eduardo_corrochio Рік тому

      @@thomasffrench3639 Yes, at this point Sleepaway Camp isn't actually a cult flick, it's really popular now.

  • @potts9274
    @potts9274 Рік тому +36

    I was really hoping ‘Happy Birthday to Me’ would make this list. It’s one of the greatest slashers that never gets talked about.

    • @jimhaggard7436
      @jimhaggard7436 Рік тому +5

      It’s one of my favorites (along with Urban Legend). It’s also one of the few slashers from 1981 with no gratuitous nudity. Melissa Sue Anderson (Virginia) and Tracy Bregman (Ann) were only seventeen in the summer of 1980 during filming, although the setting is spring of 1981. Happy Birthday To Me and My Bloody Valentine were filmed back to back three months apart. MBV was filmed in the Fall of 1980 and released in February 1981. HBTM was filmed three months earlier than MBV and released in May of 1981.

    • @tgriffin3059
      @tgriffin3059 Рік тому +2

      @@jimhaggard7436 That's an interesting point. I've always thought that this movie had just about the most gorgeous cast of females ever assembled. The girl from Little House is pretty, but in this movie she's like the plain chick. That one little girl who dated the blonde jock looks like Britney Spears with a different hairstyle. The friend with the big brown eyes and dimples is gorgeous...and the other blonde may be the finest of the group...It IS ironic that with a group like this there was not much revealed...I've seen plenty of films where it was just the opposite...

    • @tgriffin3059
      @tgriffin3059 Рік тому +1

      Well, it sounds like it's on YOUR list, and that's what counts...it's certainly on mine...I can never decide, but I'd rank it 7 or 8 all time among slashers...

    • @futureprimitivepast3044
      @futureprimitivepast3044 Рік тому +1

      Cool flick.

    • @kenjyy8774
      @kenjyy8774 Рік тому

      What about Jeepers Creepers?

  • @lford1130
    @lford1130 Рік тому +8

    Hell Night was surprisingly good. Characters starts out like your average slasher movie fodder only to start making smart decisions. I loved that, and unheard of in the 80s for the most part.

  • @nospam3327
    @nospam3327 Рік тому +4

    The trailer for Tourist Trap scared the crap out of me as a kid and haunted me for years. I love it :)

  • @pineapplesand556ers
    @pineapplesand556ers Рік тому +10

    I wonder how often Jason Alexander is asked to autograph The Burning DVDs.

  • @unconditionalprong
    @unconditionalprong Рік тому +5

    Dr. Giggles for a more comedic slasher. Larry Drake makes the movie. The Dr. Mario bit gets me every time!

  • @DCPatrol
    @DCPatrol Рік тому +3

    I can't believe I haven't seen a single one of those. Great list!

  • @ntcnetwork9934
    @ntcnetwork9934 Рік тому +4

    3:44 IS THAT GOSH DARN FREAKING GEORGE COSTANZA??!!

  • @jikorijo4516
    @jikorijo4516 Рік тому +5

    Good video! I enjoy lists that give attention to obscure, hidden gems. It's also cool you released this video in the beginning of June, since some of these films take place during the Summer.
    One of my favorite slasher films (and favorite films, in general) is Alice, Sweet Alice (1976). It was the film debut of Brooke Shields and is a very effective stark Catholic-themed horror/mystery film, which was stylistically influenced by Alfred Hitchcock and Nicolas Roeg's occult-themed thriller, Don't Look Now (1973).

  • @xiaural2
    @xiaural2 Рік тому +31

    Hell Night is SOLID. I caught it years ago and was shocked by how good it was. A nice double play with Night of the Demons if you're having a horror night.

    • @wadewilson8011
      @wadewilson8011 Рік тому +3

      Agreed! It was a shocker how good it was.

    • @honeychilerider
      @honeychilerider Рік тому +1

      I do really like HELL NIGHT but I also use it as my visual-aid for everything not to do if you're in a slasher: hiding instead of running, constantly stopping to look back for the killer, who HAS TO BE behind you when you are running, dropping the weapon for no reason, not making sure the killer's dead, on and on. And yet it still plays, I'm always happy to watch it.

    • @13blackcatzzz
      @13blackcatzzz Рік тому +2

      Lol, it's so funny you posted this. I literally had a double feature night last month with these two movies!!

    • @tgriffin3059
      @tgriffin3059 9 місяців тому

      @@honeychilerider Some of those conventions of the genre may get tiresome, but most are necessary. I've seen movies that tried to steer away from such devices, and they usually didn't work.

    • @honeychilerider
      @honeychilerider 9 місяців тому

      @@tgriffin3059
      Yeah, it's just funny that this one movie seems to use ALL of them. Like if you were giving a class on all the eye-rolling tropes of the Slasher genre, you could just show this one movie and be done.

  • @ytgytgy
    @ytgytgy Рік тому +1

    Don't Open til Christmas, and Don't Look in the Basement are 2 of my FAVORITE classic b slashers. Every Christmas time I watch those, and they're like a connection to my mom who passed from cancer last year. We used to go out and buy the huge low-budget dvd sets that were pretty common in the late 00's, some 420, and watch through them all to find the many gems.

  • @wadewilson8011
    @wadewilson8011 Рік тому +5

    1981 was an incredible year for horror. It was the year I was introduced to horror movies...
    The Burning.
    Wolfen.
    An American Werewolf in London.
    The Howling.
    Blood Beach.
    Just Before Dawn.
    Piranha II: The Spawning 😂.
    Halloween II. (Best on this list)
    Friday the 13th part II.
    Mad Man.
    Funhouse.
    Scanners.
    Evil Dead.
    Hell Night.
    Road Games.
    Graduation Day.
    And the REAL hidden gem on this list: Dark Night Of the Scarecrow.

    • @michaelbroer6378
      @michaelbroer6378 Рік тому

      Thanks for the list, I can remember the popularity in the spring of so many coming out at the same time. 1981 wasn't only great for this genre but for movies in general. RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, ATLANTIC CITY, and CHARIOTS OF FIRE were nominated for best picture. Also, what other year can boast of having THREE movies based on werewolf/wolf killers. The year also had one of the best B-movies of all time, KNIGHTRIDERS which was for a lot of folks more memorable than EXCALIBUR, also from this year. 1939, 1950, are often sited as the best movie years of all time, but 1981 isn't far behind.

    • @wadewilson8011
      @wadewilson8011 Рік тому +1

      @@michaelbroer6378 YOO! Not many people remember
      Atlantic City with Burt Lancaster! I was too young to be watching that movie (actually too young for any of them except Time Bandits). But I used to watch it all the time on cable back then.
      But gosh outside of horror there were the ones you mentioned and: Escape From New York.
      Southern Comfort.
      Scanners.
      Clash of the Titans.
      TAPS.
      Mad Max II.
      Death Hunt.
      Sharkey's Machine.
      Bustin' Loose.
      Porky's.
      NightHawks.
      To add just a few...

  • @timothybush7050
    @timothybush7050 Рік тому +1

    Seen them all. The tourist trap scene with the wax suffocating the victim is nightmares

  • @goldibollocks
    @goldibollocks Рік тому +5

    Triangle is pretty good, I remember it. Also, looking forward to a Sleepaway Camp Video!!!

  • @tgriffin3059
    @tgriffin3059 Рік тому +3

    There's tons of unknown slasher movies, but many of them are unknown for good reason. But there are several legitimate 'hidden gems' that my own collection would not be complete without. Hell Night and Happy Birthday to Me are at the top of the list...but Final Exam, The Prowler, and To All a Good Night are outstanding, as well...

  • @damonke79
    @damonke79 Рік тому +2

    Awesome video. I liked Terror Train a good amount. I also don't know if Opera gets enough love either.

  • @larrymrobinson1051
    @larrymrobinson1051 Рік тому +2

    I was in a Slasher film called Happy Hell Night 1989, it played on Cable for a couple of years!

  • @JunoAuerWatson
    @JunoAuerWatson 3 місяці тому

    God, I knew you knew ball but it was still such a good surprise to see you recommend Slumber Party Massacre 2. It's a classic in my household after deciding randomly one night to kill time and watch the first two films back to back without any context.

  • @stewartschuster
    @stewartschuster Рік тому +7

    Watched Triangle last night, after watching this video. Loved it. Looking forward to exploring more from this list.

  • @Arvaniz
    @Arvaniz Рік тому +17

    Didn't expect to see "Triangle", one of my favorite horror movies, in the list (probably because I never thought of it as a slasher). Melissa George IS the movie, it fully rests on her shoulders, and she delivers perfectly.
    PS: My favorite slasher (proto-slasher?) is "Black Christmas" (the original from 1974). Although I don't know if it's underrated or not. :-P

    • @kaansoler1431
      @kaansoler1431 Рік тому +1

      The original Black Christmas is fantastic. Both remakes were very very bad!!!

    • @billkelly6292
      @billkelly6292 Рік тому +1

      Black Christmas director Bob Clark is the same guy that directed A Christmas Story.

  • @Tuckbro
    @Tuckbro Рік тому +9

    One movie I would like to nominate is Prom Night (1980). Its not as obscure as these other films, in fact you might know about it, but I never see anyone talk about it. It stars Jamie Lee Curtis and Leslie Nelson and actually is a pretty decent movie. Definitely check it out if you like any of these other movies.

    • @DeanWinchester69
      @DeanWinchester69 Рік тому +2

      The disco scenes are fun, and the Wendy chase scene is memorable. Can't forget to mention Lou the bully's roll down the runway as would-be prom king! 😀

    • @benderbendingrodriguez420
      @benderbendingrodriguez420 Рік тому +3

      I always found Prom Night boring af

    • @TheVAULTofHORROR
      @TheVAULTofHORROR Рік тому +1

      ​@@benderbendingrodriguez420Yeah. Part 2 is better

    • @Tuckbro
      @Tuckbro Рік тому

      @@benderbendingrodriguez420 yeah prom night is much more of a 70s slasher than an 80s one meaning it has a slower pace but is more tense in my opinion. while an 80s slasher is just "DEATH! BLOOD! SEX!"

    • @waynehand4600
      @waynehand4600 Рік тому

      The bully later played the cop in half baked who owned the horse that Kenny fed and killed

  • @weaktea4252
    @weaktea4252 Рік тому +3

    I haven't seen any of the others, but I completely agree re: Final Girls. A great movie. It brought a tear to my eye.

  • @noelleb.3643
    @noelleb.3643 Рік тому

    Off to watch these now, thank you for the reccs! I love seeing lesser known slashers come to light, the ones by big studios don't usually have the same level of quality imo

  • @kaylaturnis9486
    @kaylaturnis9486 8 місяців тому +1

    My favorite B slasher horror movies are The Burning, Sleepaway Camp, The Funhouse, Don't Go In The House, Alone In The Dark, Pieces, My Bloody Valentine, Don't Answer The Phone, Prom Night, and Dark Night Of The Scarecrow!

  • @michaelkeeney1637
    @michaelkeeney1637 Рік тому +1

    Back when I first saw Intruder, I was actually working overnight stock at a grocery store. It really added to my enjoyment of this film!

  • @DisembodiedScreams
    @DisembodiedScreams Рік тому +3

    Great list. Just before dawn had a score by Brad Fiedel who worked with James Cameron. Probably why it works so well.

  • @MichaelWilliams-lm5fr
    @MichaelWilliams-lm5fr Рік тому

    Great list, nice to see some movies that never come up on other videos like this and also nice to find some movies I havent seen or heard of before. Thanks for the video :)

  • @Crazy_about_media
    @Crazy_about_media Рік тому +2

    Great video. Did I noticed a brief Friday the 13th: A New Beginning clip when you were talking about Slumber Party Massacre II?

    • @jpvielleux
      @jpvielleux Рік тому

      Yep, I saw it too @12:23 ish

  • @lueysixty-six7300
    @lueysixty-six7300 Рік тому +1

    Oh snap!
    >> .. It's George Costanza in Summer Camp!! 😆👍 3:23

  • @CYMotorsport
    @CYMotorsport Рік тому

    9:55 literally nothing more iconic for me than that gd ice skating scene

  • @shaftomite007
    @shaftomite007 Рік тому +1

    Thank you, dude! GREAT LIST! I think of myself as kind of a hardcore long-time horror fan, but somehow haven't seen, or even heard of, most of these.

  • @jesusfernandez974
    @jesusfernandez974 Рік тому +4

    Great as always Matt 👍.

  • @robfuzz
    @robfuzz Рік тому

    Great video! Reminds me of all the slasher movie ads in the entertainment section of my newspaper from the early 80s. It seemed like there were two or three coming out every week! It's funny now to look at some of the effects in films like The Burning where its so clear that an actor is holding up a fake hand or is poking his head out of a dummy body.

  • @CHRISMED2
    @CHRISMED2 Рік тому +1

    So glad that Just before dawn made the list. It's actually a very beautiful shot film on location in Oregon. Plus the quite tone & lack of soundtrack adds to the suspense. One of the best final girls

  • @christhornton8219
    @christhornton8219 Рік тому +5

    Hell Night is amazing!

  • @theg415
    @theg415 Рік тому +3

    I'd also like to add 'Urban Legend' and it's sequel from the 2000s, which gave the slasher genre an urban legend twist. The villain is great in both.

    • @theg415
      @theg415 Рік тому

      @DorisDay-lw4xs it happens, but are still fun

  • @TrevorMoses312
    @TrevorMoses312 Рік тому +2

    The Demon and Return of The Family Man are two of my guilty pleasures.

  • @bensneb360
    @bensneb360 Рік тому +12

    Great list, I would also nominate Pieces (1982), it has very memorable kills, toes the line between horror and comedy very well, and was an inspiration to Eli Roth and Quentin Tarantino.

  • @honeychilerider
    @honeychilerider Рік тому +1

    Some others I'd wanna put on here (trying to stick to reasonably deep cuts):
    Dark Night Of The Scarecrow (boy is this better than it oughta be)
    Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker (I think this counts)
    Mortuary (with a young Bill Paxton!)
    Alone In The Dark
    The Final Terror
    Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (pretty crazy movie)
    And I'm +/- on I, Madman. I got people who love it, and I dug a lot about it, but ultimately came up a bit short for me.

  • @Vinegarhusband
    @Vinegarhusband Рік тому +3

    Great to see love for Triangle

  • @MattDraper
    @MattDraper  Рік тому +34

    What are some of your favorite lesser known slashers?

    • @everardoramirez3709
      @everardoramirez3709 Рік тому +7

      Sleep away camp

    • @jonathanmulondo9206
      @jonathanmulondo9206 Рік тому +2

      Stitches, and Hush

    • @billyrice5573
      @billyrice5573 Рік тому +4

      The Burning. Maniac. Dressed to kill.

    • @Karnessa
      @Karnessa Рік тому +4

      Ice Cream Man (1995). it's not a good movie, but i saw it at a very young age and it's one of the reasons why i'm so obsessed with horror genre

    • @MLJ7956
      @MLJ7956 Рік тому +8

      My favorite underrated slasher films...
      *Popcorn
      *Black Christmas (original)
      *Silent Night Deadly Night
      *Silent Night Deadly Night Part 2
      *Silent Night Deadly Night Part 3: Better Watch Out
      *Terror Train
      *Ice Cream Man
      *Mikey
      *Prom Night
      *Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II
      *Prom Night III: The Last Kiss
      *Prom Night IV: Deliver Us From Evil
      *Slumber Party Massacre
      *Slumber Party Massacre 2
      *Slumber Party Massacre 3
      *Sorority House Massacre
      *Sorority House Massacre 2
      *Hard To Die: Sorority House Massacre III
      *Psycho II
      *Psycho III
      *Psycho IV: The Beginning
      *Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2
      *Leatherface Texas Chainsaw Massacre III
      *Sleepaway Camp
      *Sleepaway Camp 2: Unhappy Campers
      *Sleepaway Camp 3: Teenage Wasteland
      *Tourist Trap
      *Maniac Cop
      *Maniac Cop 2
      *Maniac Cop 3: Badge Of Silence
      *Urban Legend
      *Urban Legend 2: Final Cut
      *Urban Legend 3: Bloody Mary
      *Candyman
      *Candyman: Farewell To The Flesh
      *Candyman: Day Of The Dead
      *Candyman (2021)
      *The Stepfather (1987)
      *The Stepfather II: Make Room For Daddy
      *The Stepfather III
      *Orphan
      *Orphan: First Kill
      *Cobra
      *Puppet Master films (14 plus films so far & more on the way)
      *The Demonic Toys films (6 films so far and more on the way)

  • @PatriotPrimeReviews
    @PatriotPrimeReviews Рік тому

    Great video Matt, just randomly found you today.
    I'm a huge Horror/Slasher Fan and I don't think I've seen any of these.
    Subbed immediately. 😁

  • @tamarrosenberg-walker7599
    @tamarrosenberg-walker7599 Рік тому +1

    Madman , Charlie’s farm , lost in the dark, the prowler so many. This was a great list. I’ve seen and own all of these movies.

  • @collinmichaelkahn3918
    @collinmichaelkahn3918 8 місяців тому

    Your assessment of Just Before Dawn was an insta-subscribe.
    I myself remember seeing the VHS cover as a wee bit (born in 83, lived through the golden era of horror home-video with an independent movie shop literally behind my house one fence and an alley away). Finally just saw it when I grabbed the Code Red Bluray for the slip alone in 2020.
    Cannot begin to say how blown away I was as a lifetime horror fan and slasher-completist. The fact that I had some how missed out on this extremely competent lil sleeper of a film was bittersweet; awesome because how few new slasher classic experiences does one get, but sad because clearly not a lot of people are aware of it which has helped it to become unjustly buried.
    Before I even started the JBD section, I paused and said out loud, “I’d bet every penny in my possession this person is going to mention at least the score and intro and the efficacy and atmosphere of the setting. Not because I am some nerdy troll know-it-all but because they are so effective. The way the not so thrilling quality of the standard-def some how lends itself to the eerieness that intro builds in you right from the start. And once that church sequence goes down (well, for the first time anyway haha) you know pretty instantly: holy f**k this movie is pretty unhinged and they are going to take you places!
    Totally rad “final girl.” Really effective and simultaneously obnoxious but lovable “anti-final-girl (TM, lol). Jack Lemmons passable clone of a son, right down to the smile and freakishly similar voice.
    And to me terrifically unnerving killers. Like to a lot of people they might seem funny or kitschy or outlandish, but I had family in the stix of Tennessee with genuine, generational hillbilly neighbors all around who would literally chase your car as you drove by cackling and making straight-up violent faces with dried dirt, food and gosh knows what else on their faces, so the killers hit real for me. You’re laughing because you’re uncomfortable imagining somebody that creepy out in the world, but trust me: they’re out there.
    Happy to discover you by watching these slasher videos to pat myself on the back for knowing all of them (I did; not a humble-brag but a curse) only to be taken in by your sense of humor, honesty and overall warmth of engagement. Cheers dude/ya’ll/whatever feels right to you. Keep up the good work.

  • @mauriceclark9712
    @mauriceclark9712 3 місяці тому

    I have actually seen a lot of these movies before watching this video because I absolutely love slashers and I do love your videos. Thanks to you I have recently watched Edge Of The Axe and Amsterdamned.

  • @NagasakiBladers
    @NagasakiBladers Рік тому +2

    The Burning also features Jason Alexander (George Costanza) baring his behind

    • @kaansoler1431
      @kaansoler1431 Рік тому

      Don't forget about the dude from Fast Times. Lol

  • @Spiqaro
    @Spiqaro Рік тому

    The title, coupled with the font and letter placement at 13:06 is awesome. The picture is awesome. Horror movies (and movies in general) need to re-embrace the photo-realistic artwork that posters of yesteryear used to have.

  • @FreakaJebus
    @FreakaJebus Рік тому +21

    Intruder is so insanely underrated. All Raimi fans should see it, but most don't know it exists!

    • @LuisDiaz-zr2vs
      @LuisDiaz-zr2vs Рік тому +2

      it was even more incredible when the first VHS releases revealed the killer's identity.

    • @Tables-zm7db
      @Tables-zm7db Рік тому

      ​@@LuisDiaz-zr2vswho was it

  • @jamesharrington4923
    @jamesharrington4923 4 місяці тому

    My favorites are Hell night and Humongous, love the low gore and the good story, and back story, love the actors and night shots!!

  • @whall280
    @whall280 Рік тому

    Such a good video. Thank you for making it. It gave me a few movies to seek out for sure.

  • @karrotakun3581
    @karrotakun3581 9 місяців тому +1

    The Prowler is SO close to being amazing. Its pacing is just a huge blunder. The kills and the killer's design are top tier though. Savini's gore in this movie is so visceral, I can't help but feel that he was maybe channeling some of his experiences from Vietnam with this one.

  • @claydogmadman6295
    @claydogmadman6295 Рік тому +1

    The clown from the movie called "The Terrorize" is the the new modern day horror of this era...

  • @jasonmaclean719
    @jasonmaclean719 Рік тому +2

    I was kind of hoping you'd mention Return to Horror High. Always found that to be a fun watch, complete with a few brief cameos.

  • @lukenarlee8118
    @lukenarlee8118 Рік тому

    Great video! I have not seen most of these. Would love to see a 13 unsung haunted house movies! Please and thank you :)

  • @BunniesRZombies
    @BunniesRZombies Рік тому

    You just unlocked a memory lol, I watched tourist trap with my parents but I never knew the name of it, thanks!!

  • @TV-Tony
    @TV-Tony Рік тому

    I loved that you used a clip of Juliet Cummins not only from Slumber Party Passacre 2, but from Friday the 13th 5 lol.

  • @randycunningham7318
    @randycunningham7318 Рік тому +2

    Love Hell Night!

  • @TomFrichek
    @TomFrichek Рік тому +2

    Brilliant as usual, Draper. 10/10 fricheks

  • @zerozerohero7189
    @zerozerohero7189 Рік тому +1

    Are we just gonna ignore that that's a young George Castanza at 3:23?

  • @maximusprime3459
    @maximusprime3459 Рік тому +4

    Crazy, I own almost half of these. The climax of 'Just Before Dawn' must be seen to be believed.

    • @MattDraper
      @MattDraper  Рік тому +1

      It's such a shocking ending, I love it.

    • @maximusprime3459
      @maximusprime3459 Рік тому

      @@MattDraper Me too

    • @michaelbroer6378
      @michaelbroer6378 Рік тому

      For me it's the best of them all. The story seems more plausible than any other and most of us have camped out in similar settings making it seem so real.

  • @catrinag.9262
    @catrinag.9262 Рік тому +2

    I love Edge of the Ax and Intruder. I saw Intruder in a watch party during the pandemic so much I bought it on DVD. I mean the Raimis and a Bruce Campbell cameo you can't go wrong. Also amazing kills! Triangle is really freaking good too. The Burning is also one of my faves. So many actors that went on to do amazing things. I have seen all of these except for Final Girls and Stagefright. Great collection here. Highly recommend!

    • @damonke79
      @damonke79 Рік тому +2

      Intruder would be awesome to watch with a group. Watched it with my wife and it's got that so bad it's good vibe...we had a great time making jokes throughout the movie

    • @catrinag.9262
      @catrinag.9262 Рік тому

      @@damonke79 it's also chocked full of 80s goodness imo. It just had that feel. Especially the haircuts of the girls and the clothes and the mag cover of Sting 👍👍👍👍

  • @raptorclaw163
    @raptorclaw163 Рік тому

    So glad you put Haunt on this list. Very cool slasher

  • @adampavlovic6905
    @adampavlovic6905 Рік тому

    One of my fav vids you ever made! Awesome!

  • @johnpittsii7524
    @johnpittsii7524 Рік тому +1

    Thanks for the amazing list Matt ❤

  • @DyenamicFilms
    @DyenamicFilms Рік тому +2

    I just did a rewatch of Tourist Trap (got the blu ray). I was always a fan of that one. A great horror score by Pino Donaggio. I first saw it on TV in the early 80's. I just happened to rewatch two not mentioned yesterday right here on UA-cam. He Knows You're Alone (Tom Hanks first movie) and The Boogeyman (1980). First saw those on TV in the 80's as well. There's a "charm" to all of them in one way or another.

  • @billyrice5573
    @billyrice5573 Рік тому +1

    Thanks for keeping up the good work man! Your videos always make my day.

  • @toddboughn5168
    @toddboughn5168 Рік тому +4

    Really good picks. A couple of my lesser known faves are April Fool's Day (great "kills" and the ending is fun), and I love Sleepaway Camp (the ending is brilliant and I'll die on that hill).

    • @tgriffin3059
      @tgriffin3059 Рік тому

      Yeah, that ending made the film. Up til then, it was pretty good...but that finale made it unforgettable...there's only so many movies you can truly say that about...

  • @Comicbroe405
    @Comicbroe405 Рік тому +2

    Damn this was good! Would def love more recommendations like this!

  • @DennySF415
    @DennySF415 Рік тому +1

    Missing from this list: Alice, Sweet Alice, Sleepaway Camp, and Happy Birthday To Me 🎂

  • @epicdude982
    @epicdude982 Рік тому +1

    The most underrated slashes is definitely my bloody valentine it’s a good slasher

  • @bruh_hahaha
    @bruh_hahaha Рік тому

    Great list! Never even heard of ‘Just Before Dawn’ but will definitely check it out!

  • @robertdochter277
    @robertdochter277 Рік тому +2

    Please do another 13 slasher flicks & some 13 underrated horror film lists too!

  • @DeanWinchester69
    @DeanWinchester69 Рік тому +2

    No recommendations from 1980? Some underrated slashers I would recommend from that year would include Prom Night, The Unseen, Silent Scream (filmed in '79 but released in 1980), and Anthropophagous (aka The Grim reaper). 😱💀🔪

  • @kimberlyjeanne9456
    @kimberlyjeanne9456 11 місяців тому

    I grew up in the 80's, seeing many of these at that time. I remember being scared of Curtains and Hell Night. I've watched them both again in the last 5 year or so and man are they bad lol. Much better as nostalgic memories

  • @chilledghosty01
    @chilledghosty01 Рік тому

    Ur channel is quickly becoming one of my favorites. I did catch a quick mistake, or easter egg maybe? While showing clips of Slumber Party 2 there's a short cut of a scene from Friday the 13th 5. Anyone else catch this

  • @themadpancaker
    @themadpancaker Рік тому

    12:25 Was this scene from Friday the 13th Part V intentionally included in the Slumber Party Massacre 2 section, or was it an accident?