Psycho 1960
The one the conversation keeps circling back to. Greenlit outright, since leaving it out would be silly.
The Big Picture · Hall of Fame
The Slasher Movie Hall of Fame, With Alex Ross Perry
October 23, 2024/ 109 min/ Sean Fennessey · Alex Ross Perry
A Halloween bonus episode: Sean Fennessey and returning champion Alex Ross Perry catch up on Perry's Pavement film and this year's slasher wave, then build a slasher hall of fame live, yellowing and redding candidates until ten survive (eleven, once they cheat and pair X with Terrifier).
11 films across 1 segment.
AI-generated This episode was transcribed and analyzed with AI models. The matches aren't perfect — expect the occasional misheard title or a link to the wrong film.
The Slasher Movie Hall of Famethe ten (well, eleven) that survived the vote
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 1974
Auto-green. The movie all three hosts tried to grab first in their old horror draft.
Deep Red 1975
The lone Italian pick, chosen over Blood and Black Lace so the list isn't all American. It's Argento's Profondo Rosso, the button Perry is wearing on mic.
Halloween 1978
The other no-brainer, in immediately alongside Chainsaw.
Friday the 13th Part 2 1981
The Jason entry, and Perry's favorite of the franchise. Sean would program Part 3 in 3D instead, but concedes 2 is undeniable.
Pieces 1982
The Spanish slot, a Camp Blood drive-in favorite that Sean has advocated for on the show for years.
The House on Sorority Row 1982
Perry's academia pick, taken over Slumber Party Massacre and Black Christmas.
Silent Night, Deadly Night 1984
The Christmas slot. Its first 20 minutes rank among the most depraved in the genre, and it was protested on release.
Scream 1996
Called the best horror movie of the '90s and a true slasher. The mandatory meta pick.
Terrifier 2018
Half of the X/Terrifier 'cheat' closing slot. Damien Leone's meaning-free continuation of the movies he was raised on.
X 2022
The other half of the closing slot: Ti West's signifier-heavy throwback, set against Terrifier as the two ends of where slashers are now.
Also mentioned raised along the way
Pavements and the festival circuit PavementsQueerThe BrutalistJokerMegalopolisMeet Me in the BathroomListen Up PhilipNosferatuWolfsThe SubstanceVan HelsingPrincess Mononoke
This year's slasher wave In a Violent NatureTerrifier 3Terrifier 2ThanksgivingMaXXXineV/H/SV/H/S/2V/H/S/94V/H/S/99V/H/S/85V/H/S/ViralV/H/S/BeyondBeetlejuiceBeetlejuice BeetlejuicePoltergeistThe Blair Witch Project
Contenders yellowed or cut Peeping TomBlood and Black LaceBlack ChristmasA Nightmare on Elm StreetDressed to KillBody DoubleThe Slumber Party MassacreProm NightMy Bloody ValentineChild's PlaySleepaway CampThe HitcherThe ProwlerThe BurningCandymanSawHigh TensionThe StrangersHauntHappy Death DayTotally KillerKnife+HeartWrong TurnHouse of 1000 CorpsesHostel
Grindhouse, video nasties, and deep cuts The Driller KillerThe Last House on the LeftAngstManiacManiac CopWhen a Stranger CallsHappy Birthday to MeFade to BlackI Know What You Did Last SummerUrban LegendUrban Legends: Final CutValentineFinal DestinationNew Year's EvilStrangelandHellraiserSocietyHoney, I Shrunk the KidsCannibal HolocaustCannibal FeroxBlood FeastI Spit on Your GraveTenebraeMardi Gras MassacreFaces of DeathThe BeyondThe FunhouseThe New York RipperSuspiriaInferno
Franchise entries and classics name-checked Friday the 13thJason Goes to Hell: The Final FridayFriday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes ManhattanHalloween IIHalloween III: Season of the WitchHalloween KillsHalloween EndsPsycho IIPsycho IIIBride of ChuckyA Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream WarriorsWes Craven's New NightmareSorority RowThe ExorcistCritters 3LeprechaunIsland of Lost SoulsMurders in the ZooThe Elephant ManKill, Baby... Kill!DemonsA Blade in the DarkNight of the Howling BeastBlack Sunday
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