Slasher

/slˈæʃɐ/

/ˈsɫæʃɝ/

Slasher

a weapon (a sword or dagger) used for slashing

someone who slashes another person

a horror movie in which characters are brutalized and murdered by an unknown person

Examples

1. I love slashers.

2. Every slasher villain has their own special skill.

3. Well, the Slasher genre in different ways turns these stories on their heads.

4. However, Craven outdid himself with this funny, freaky slasher flick from 1996.