slasher movie
Masked murderer film
A slasher movie is a horror film subgenre featuring a killer who stalks and murders victims, typically teenagers or young adults, one by one using bladed weapons like knives or machetes.
The genre emerged in the late 1970s with films like *Halloween* and *Friday the 13th*, establishing conventions such as the masked killer, the "final girl" survivor, and creative death sequences.
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- thrillerSuspense-driven narrative genre
- goreGraphic bloody violence
- blood splatterScattered drops of blood
- horrorExtreme fear or disgust
- practical effectsNon-digital film techniques
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