The Slashers

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The Slashies: Best & Worst Slasher Movies (1985–1989) | Kill Awards, Hidden Gems & Horror Debate

2026-03-2601:28:321

The body count is in… and it’s time to crown the winners. After slicing through 1985–1989, we close out Season 2 with The Slashies! Our full-on slasher awards show. Expectations get gutted, reputations get reevaluated, and a few movies somehow survive the carnage. We’re talking: • The tropes that need to be permanently buried (looking at you, “failed escape”) • The most brutal, ridiculous, and “that’s messed up” kills of the era • Hidden gems, total disasters, and the best of the late-80s slasher boom • Rapid-fire awards for the dumbest decisions, most obvious killers, and more Featuring films like The Stepfather, April Fool’s Day, Maniac Cop, StageFright, Blood Rage, Intruder, and Grave Robbers—this is the definitive wrap-up of one of the weirdest, wildest stretches in horror history.

1989 Part Two

2026-03-1901:34:201

The Slashers: 1989 - Part 2 The end is here! 1989 finds us digging into three late-cycle oddities: Offerings, Grave Robbers, and Cutting Class. A disfigured outcast returns to deliver body parts as twisted “gifts” (Offerings), a group of grave robbers unleashes an axe-wielding satanic revenant (Grave Robbers), and a killer stalks Brad Pitt after a mental patient is released (Cutting Class) It’s messy. It’s mean. It’s the death rattle of the ‘80s slasher boom. One last review. One last cut.

The Slashers 1989 Part One

2026-02-2001:29:56

The Slashers: 1989 – Part 1 The end of the decade is in sight, but 1989 isn’t going quietly. This week, we dive into three wildly different slices of late-’80s horror: the frosty revenge thriller ICED, the supermarket siege slasher INTRUDER, and the sun-drenched paranoia of Don’t Panic. From ski masks to stock rooms to supernatural dread, this trio captures a genre in transition, nastier, stranger, and pushing against the limits of what the slasher could be before the ’90s reset the board. Three films. One year. The body count keeps climbing.

The Slashers 1988 Part Two

2026-02-1301:47:20

This week is all cornfields, canals, and killer toys! The Slashers slice into the back half of 1989. This time, we’re stalking scarecrows in the cornfields, unearthing satanic panic in the suburbs, chasing a wetsuit-clad killer through Amsterdam’s canals, and unboxing one of horror’s most enduring icons. On the slab: Scarecrows (1988/89 release) – Shot down over a cursed farm, mercenaries discover the harvest fights back. Hack-O-Lantern (1988/89 release) – Grandpa’s occult hobbies turn Halloween into a suburban nightmare. Amsterdamned (1988) – A giallo-tinged slasher soaked in neon and canal water, directed by Dick Maas. Child’s Play (1988) – The birth of Chucky, where consumer culture and killer instinct collide. From regional oddities to international mayhem to franchise origin stories, this lineup captures the strange, transitional energy of late ’80s horror where satanic paranoia, Euro-thriller style, and toy-store terror all shared the same video shelf.

The Slashers 1988 Part One

2026-02-0602:02:27

The Slashers return to slice and dice the end of the decade with 1988: Part One. From the horrors of wholesome America to militarized police, low-budget chaos, and shocking international brutality, the late-’80s slasher cycle pushes into transgressive new territory. American Gothic Doom Asylum Maniac Cop Evil Dead Trap

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