How to Use slasher in a Sentence

slasher

noun

• Speedy slasher who gets to the hoop and the foul line and sets up teammates.
  — Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press, 18 June 2020
• These films, and Texas Chain Saw, laid the groundwork for the slasher boom to come.
  — Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2024
• Here's why the brutal' clown slasher movie is so hard to watch.
  — Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2022
• The new Scream, the fifth in the slasher whodunit series, had a lot working against it.
  — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 23 Feb. 2022
• In the mood for a slasher like 'Scream,' or need a classic such as 'Psycho'?
  — Emy Lacroix, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
• Noel is a slasher who finds creative ways to finish at the rim.
  — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 11 July 2024
• Ghostface makes the move as well but is lost in the big city, a slasher made small in his new playground.
  — Dallasnews.com Staff, Dallas News, 12 May 2023
• The Rise of Leslie Vernon, playing about type as a slasher hero.
  — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 17 Oct. 2022
• But what happens in a slasher film where the entire cast is Black?
  — Brendan Morrow, The Week, 1 June 2023
• This is the second remake of the 1974 Canadian slasher film of the same name.
  — Detroit Free Press, 12 Dec. 2019
• The first film, titled X, was in March 2022 and received raves for its homage to slasher films of eras past.
  — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 4 July 2024
• That much, as with anyone in a good slasher, remains to be seen.
  — Sean Abrams, Men's Health, 18 Oct. 2022
• Mostly a misstep, but still fun for fans of the franchise and of slasher films.
  — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 14 Oct. 2022
• Baugh is a slasher who plays the passing lanes on defense.
  — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 11 July 2024
• This is a pretty rote slasher premise, the Utah setting aside.
  — Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2021
• There were the psychological thrillers and exploitation films of the ’60s and the slasher movies of the ’80s.
  — Josh Ocampo, New York Times, 29 Oct. 2023
• The main cast is all-Black, and plays on the history of people of color in slasher flicks.
  — Okla Jones, Essence, 22 Dec. 2023
• There are eight slasher films altogether, with the 1974 movie an all-time great in the genre.
  — Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2021
• Halloween was two weeks ago, but the picks for Week 10 were covered in more blood than a cheap slasher flick.
  — Joseph Goodman | [e-mail], al, 10 Nov. 2022
• Not just with the special effects, which are as gory as any slasher movie, if not more so.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 6 Aug. 2021
• The Scream movies are known for being meta slasher Whodunits.
  — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 20 Jan. 2022
• The new film is self-aware about the slasher genre, of course, and includes an element of satire along with the terror.
  — Mary Colurso | [e-mail], al, 19 Jan. 2022
• For more slasher fun, check out our horror gift guide here.
  — Meredith Woerner, Variety, 12 July 2023
• One of the most iconic slasher films is coming back to the big screen for a limited time.
  — Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic, 1 Oct. 2020
• That’s a little unorthodox for even a slasher movie to have a kill go on that long.
  — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 28 Oct. 2022
• Deadline reports that the pair is back in the world of the parody slasher after 18 years away from the movies.
  — Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 29 Oct. 2024
• That may sound like a pretty classic premise for a slasher.
  — Megan McCluskey, TIME, 31 May 2024
• That’s the tagline for this slasher flick about friends hunkered down at a mansion during a storm.
  — Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 19 May 2022
• Finally, for a whodunit slasher the pace is all over the place, and with it the excitement.
  — Jeff Ewing, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022
• This iconic horror movie ushered in a golden age of slasher films and is still celebrated today.
  — Alexandra Banner, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 22 Dec 2024