Slashers ruled the 1980s, and the best year by far for them was at the beginning of the decade in 1981. In a twelve-month span, horror fans received Halloween II, Friday the 13 Part 2, My Bloody ...

Thanks to the success and popularity of slasher classics like Friday the 13th, Halloween, and A Nightmare on Elm Street, an ’80s wave of eager imitators emerged in their wake. Unashamedly pulling from ...