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slasher film

subgenre of horror films involving a violent psychopath stalking and murdering a group of people, usually by use of bladed tools
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slasher film

Summary

slasher film is a film genre[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of film_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,830 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • slasher film's instance of is recorded as film genre[3].
  • slasher film is a type of horror film[4].
  • slasher film is a type of slasher horror[5].
  • slasher film's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Slasher films[6].
  • slasher film's different from is recorded as slasher horror[7].

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Definition and Type

slasher film's instance of is recorded as film genre[3]. Recorded subclass of include horror film[4] and slasher horror[5].

Why It Matters

slasher film ranks in the top 8% of film_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,830 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

It has been cited as an influence by giallo[10], a speculative fiction genre[11].

FAQs

Who did slasher film influence?

slasher film has been cited as an influence by giallo[10].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [11] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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