Best slasher films

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Halloween (1978)1378

The worldwide ranking generated by 646 votes

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Halloween (1978)1378

Scream (1996)1372

Friday the 13th (1980)1329

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)1286

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)1271

Child's Play (1988)1213

Terrifier (2016)1152

I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)1149

House of Wax (2005)1133

#10

Thanksgiving (2023)1067

#11

Jeepers Creepers (2001)1064

#12

Black Christmas (1974)985

What the community says

Halloween (1978) leads with an ELO of 1,378, ahead of Scream (1996) (1,372) and Friday the 13th (1980) (1,329). Ranked over 646 duels between 12 contenders, last updated October 6, 2026.

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How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.