The slasher genre reached its peak during the late 1970s and 1980s with gory hits such as John Carpenter's Halloween, Friday the 13th, and Child's Play, but out of all the gruesome contributions to ...

The iconic horror movie celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. When it comes to slasher icons, only one name has haunted the thoughts -- and dreams -- of horror fans for the last 40 years: Freddy ...