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Whether your car won't start, or you spill your coffee, or you're just being chased down by a machete-wielding psychopath, it's no secret that the unluckiest day of the year is always Friday the 13th.
And since the horror holiday has arrived, we here at PopCulture.com thought it might be quite timely to pick out the 10 Best Slasher Franchises!
Now some fans differ on exactly what makes a horror movie a "slasher," so let's go over some ground rules for the criteria we used to pick out this list: Any movie that involves a deranged killer either stalking or killing a multitude of people with bladed weapons - well, that's a slasher. And since we're covering the 10 Best Slasher Franchises, to qualify for this list, each film has to be a part of a series that has at least two or more sequels. Unfortunately, this means we had to leave off certain classics (sorry, Black Christmas).
What's your favorite Slasher franchise? Watch the video at the top of the article to see where it landed on the list, or scroll on down and read all about our choices below!
10. Candyman
9. Jeepers Creepers
8. Saw
At No. 8 is the Saw franchise, a series which currently has spawned eight installments. Perhaps none of the killers associated with this list are as complicated and layered as John Kramer, known better to horror fans as Jigsaw. Tobin Bell has to be commended for playing Jigsaw with a eery stoicness, and unlike many of the killers in slasher movies, Jigsaw sees himself as more of a vigilante and never intends to kill his victims. He actually wants them to escape, but he also thinks anyone who dies in one of his elaborate traps simply didn't want to live hard enough -- so yeah, he's a complete loon.
7. Psycho
6. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
5. Scream
4. Child's Play
3. Nightmare on Elm St
2. Friday's the 13th
1. Halloween
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