Editing Slasher film (section)

== 2003–Present: Post modern slashers ==
Successful horror films including ''[[Final Destination (film)|Final Destination]]'' (2000), ''[[Jeepers Creepers (2001 film)|Jeepers Creepers]]'' (2001) and ''[[American Psycho (film)|American Psycho]]'' (2000) used slasher tropes but deviated from the standard formula set forth by movies such as ''[[Halloween (1978 film)|Halloween]]'' (1978), ''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street]]'' (1984) and ''[[Scream (1996 film)|Scream]]'' (1996).{{citation needed|date=March 2024}} The filmmakers behind ''Make a Wish'' (2002) and ''[[Hellbent (film)|HellBent]]'' (2004) diversified their films to appeal to [[LGBT]] audiences.{{citation needed|date=March 2024}} [[African Americans|African American]] filmmakers with largely black casts in ''[[Killjoy (2000 film)|Killjoy]]'' (2000), ''Holla If I Kill You'' (2003), ''Holla'' (2006), and ''[[Somebody Help Me (film)|Somebody Help Me]]'' (2007).{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}

2003 saw a turning point and minor-revival of the slasher where filmmakers sought to return the genre to its grittier, exploitative roots.{{citation needed|date=March 2024}} Musician [[Rob Zombie]]'s directorial debut ''[[House of 1000 Corpses]]'' had a {{failed verification span|text=troubled production|date=March 2024}} and only sold approximately 2 million tickets at the domestic box office, {{failed verification span|text=but it quickly developed a cult following on the home video market which allowed Zombie to make a sequel, ''[[The Devil's Rejects]]'' (2005).|date=March 2024}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=House of 1000 Corpses |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0251736/ |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> {{failed verification span|text=''The Devil's Rejects'' was better-received than ''House of 1000 Corpses''|date=March 2024}} and finished with 2.7 million admissions at the box office.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Devil's Rejects |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0395584/ |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> 2003 also saw the release of [[20th Century Studios|20th Century Fox]]'s ''[[Wrong Turn (2003 film)|Wrong Turn]].'' Made on a $12.6 million budget, ''Wrong Turn'' {{failed verification span|text=continued ''Scream''<nowiki/>'s trend of starring popular actors like [[Eliza Dushku]] and [[Desmond Harrington]], but returned to the violent and exploitative approach of films like ''[[The Hills Have Eyes (1977 film)|The Hills Have Eyes]]'' (1977) and ''[[Just Before Dawn (1981 film)|Just Before Dawn]]'' (1981).|date=March 2024}} ''Wrong Turn'' sold 2.5 million admissions {{failed verification span|text=and launched a successful [[Wrong Turn (film series)|series of straight-to-video sequels]].|date=March 2024}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wrong Turn |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0295700/ |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref>

===Remakes and reboots===
''[[The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003 film)|The Texas Chainsaw Massacre]]'' (2003) became a [[sleeper hit]] by playing on public's familiarity of [[The Texas Chain Saw Massacre|the 1974 original]] but promising updated thrills and suspense.''The'' ''Texas Chainsaw Massacre'' remake sold over 13.5&nbsp;million tickets in North America and was followed by ''[[The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning]]'' (2006), which sold a respectable 6 million tickets, though it was still struck by diminishing returns.{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}

Riding on the success of the ''Chainsaw Massacre'' remake was ''[[House of Wax (2005 film)|House of Wax]]'' (2005), ''[[Black Christmas (2006 film)|Black Christmas]]'' (2006), ''[[April Fool's Day (2008 film)|April Fool's Day]]'' (2008), ''[[Train (2008 film)|Train]]'' (2008). Remakes of ''[[The Fog (2005 film)|The Fog]]'' (2005), ''[[When a Stranger Calls (2006 film)|When a Stranger Calls]]'' (2006) and ''[[Prom Night (2008 film)|Prom Night]]'' (2008) were watered down, and released with PG-13 ratings to pull in the largest teenage audience possible, though only ''Prom Night'' sold more tickets than its original counterpart.{{citation needed|date=March 2024}} [[Rob Zombie]]'s ''[[Halloween (2007 film)|Halloween]]'' (2007) took the simplicity of [[Halloween (1978 film)|the original 1978 film]] but added an extreme vision that, according to critics, replaced everything that made the first film a success.{{failed verification|date=March 2024}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-08-31 |title=Halloween {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/halloween_2007 |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref> Zombie's ''Halloween'' sold nearly 8.5 million tickets, {{failed verification span|text=but its negative reception hurt its sequel ''[[Halloween II (2009 film)|Halloween II]]'' (2009)|date=March 2024}}, which sold under 4.5 million tickets.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Halloween |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0373883/ |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Halloween II |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt1311067/ |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> {{failed verification span|text=Extreme [[post-9/11]] violence hit its peak with ''[[The Hills Have Eyes (2006 film)|The Hills Have Eyes]]'' (2006) and its sequel ''[[The Hills Have Eyes 2]]'' (2007); the 2006 ''Hills Have Eyes'' was a financial success with 6.4 admissions,|date=March 2024}} while its 2007 sequel received less enthusiasm with only 3 million admissions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Hills Have Eyes |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0454841/ |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Hills Have Eyes 2 |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0800069/ |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref>

The remake-era peaked in 2009 with releases of ''[[My Bloody Valentine 3D|My Bloody Valentine]]'', ''[[Friday the 13th (2009 film)|Friday the 13th]]'', [[The Last House on the Left (2009 film)|''The Last House on the Left'']], ''[[Sorority Row]]'', ''[[The Stepfather (2009 film)|The Stepfather]]'' and ''Halloween II''. Of those, ''Friday the 13th'' was most successful selling 8.7 million tickets and ''Sorority Row'' was least successful with under 1.6 million tickets sold.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Friday the 13th |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0758746/ |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sorority Row |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt1232783/ |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> The following year ''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010 film)|A Nightmare on Elm Street remake]]'', like the ''Friday the 13th'' remake, had a large opening weekend but quickly fell off the box office charts after with 7.8 million admissions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Nightmare on Elm Street |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt1179056/ |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> Straight-to-video remakes ''[[Mother's Day (2010 film)|Mother's Day]]'' (2010), ''[[Silent Night (2012 film)|Silent Night]]'' (2012) and ''[[Silent Night, Bloody Night: The Homecoming]]'' (2013) were met with little reception or praise.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-05-04 |title=Mother's Day {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mothers_day_2012 |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-11-30 |title=Silent Night {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/silent_night_2010 |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-05-22 |title=Silent Night, Bloody Night: The Homecoming {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/silent_night_bloody_night_the_homecoming |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref>  Released on [[3D film|3D format]], {{failed verification span|text=the reboot ''[[Texas Chainsaw 3D|Texas Chainsaw]]'' (2013) acts as a direct sequel to the [[The Texas Chain Saw Massacre|1974 original film]], but its lackluster box office profits (4.2 million admissions) led to its prequel ''[[Leatherface (2017 film)|Leatherface]]'' (2017) being a direct-to-download release (''Leatherface'' was filmed in 2015 but shelved for two years)|date=March 2024}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Texas Chainsaw |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt1572315/ |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref>

{{failed verification span|text=Coming off the success of the ''[[Paranormal Activity (film series)|Paranormal Activity]]'' and ''[[Insidious (film series)|Insidious]]'' franchises, [[Jason Blum]] and his [[Blumhouse Productions]] began looking into rebooting popular slasher titles with "[[legacy sequel]]s" that largely ignored the proceeding films in favor of new chapters, though not strict remakes. Blumhouse teamed with popular television [[showrunner]] [[Ryan Murphy (producer)|Ryan Murphy]] to produce a [[metafiction]]al sequel to ''[[The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976 film)|The Town That Dreaded Sundown]]'' (1976)'','' though|date=March 2024}} [[The Town That Dreaded Sundown (2014 film)|the newer film]] received mixed critical reviews and failed financially with an estimated $154,418 in [[Streaming media|streaming]] sales.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-10-16 |title=The Town That Dreaded Sundown {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_town_that_dreaded_sundown |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Town That Dreaded Sundown (2014) - Financial Information |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Town-That-Dreaded-Sundown-The-(2014) |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=The Numbers}}</ref> For their next slasher film, Blumhouse recruited director [[David Gordon Green]] and writer [[Danny McBride]] to reunite producer/composer [[John Carpenter]] and star [[Jamie Lee Curtis]] for ''[[Halloween (2018 film)|Halloween]]'' (2018).<ref>{{Cite news |last=N'Duka |first=Amanda |date=April 25, 2018 |title='Halloween': Jamie Lee Curtis Unmasks First Trailer At CinemaCon |url=https://deadline.com/2018/04/halloween-movie-jamie-lee-curtis-first-trailer-revealed-cinemacon-1202376629/ |access-date=June 23, 2018 |work=Deadline}}</ref> As a direct sequel to [[Halloween (1978 film)|Carpenter's 1978 original film]] that ignored all other [[Halloween (franchise)|films in the franchise]], 2018's ''Halloween'' opened to record-breaking numbers, including the largest debut for a slasher film and the largest debut of a female-led horror film.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mendelson |first=Scott |title=All The Box Office Records 'Halloween' Broke In Its $76M Debut Weekend |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2018/10/22/box-office-records-halloween-jamie-lee-curtis-blumhouse-76m-debut/#250e86b6766b |access-date=October 24, 2018 |work=Forbes}}</ref> The film was a massive success and would go on to sell 17.4 million tickets at the domestic box office, second only to the 1978 original and the first two ''Scream'' films in terms of audience attendance for a slasher film.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Halloween |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt1502407/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> The film's success spawned two sequels, ''[[Halloween Kills]]'' (2021) and ''[[Halloween Ends]]'' (2022), though they were struck with diminishing returns by selling a respective 9 million and 6.1 million tickets during their domestic runs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Halloween Kills |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt10665338/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Halloween Ends |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt10665342/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> Blumhouse and [[Universal Pictures]] re-teamed to release a second remake of ''[[Black Christmas (2019 film)|Black Christmas]]'' in 2019, which was poorly received and bombed at the box office.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Jeff Sneider |date=June 14, 2019 |title=Blumhouse to Remake Black Christmas with Director Sophia Takal |url=http://collider.com/blumhouse-black-christmas-remake-sophia-takal-imogen-poots/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190614002737/http://collider.com/blumhouse-black-christmas-remake-sophia-takal-imogen-poots/ |archive-date=June 14, 2019 |access-date=June 15, 2019 |website=Collider}}</ref>

The enormous financial success of 2018's ''Halloween'' inspired other legacy sequels. In 2021, the [[Jordan Peele]] produced ''[[Candyman (2021 film)|Candyman]]'' (2021) sold approximately 6 million tickets {{failed verification span|text=and brought back original stars [[Vanessa Estelle Williams]] and [[Tony Todd]].|date=March 2024}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Candyman |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt9347730/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> The directing team [[Radio Silence Productions|Radio Silence]] rebooted the [[Scream (franchise)|''Scream'' franchise]] in 2022 by {{failed verification span|text=uniting original actors [[Neve Campbell]], [[Courteney Cox]], and [[David Arquette]] with new stars including [[Melissa Barrera]] and [[Jenna Ortega]].|date=March 2024}} 2022's ''[[Scream (2022 film)|Scream]]'' became a sleeper hit with 8 million admissions, and the following year ''[[Scream VI]]'' sold an impressive 10.3 million tickets at the domestic box office.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scream |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt11245972/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Scream VI |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt17663992/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> Like ''Halloween'', [[Netflix]]'s ''[[Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022 film)|Texas Chainsaw Massacre]]'' (2022) brought back its franchise's famous villain ([[Leatherface]]) to face off against its original [[final girl]] ([[Sally Hardesty]], played by [[Olwen Fouéré]] replacing the late [[Marilyn Burns]]).<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Adam Holmes |date=2019-09-20 |title=A Halloween-Style Texas Chainsaw Massacre Sequel Is Reportedly In The Works |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2480601/a-halloween-style-texas-chainsaw-massacre-sequel-is-reportedly-in-the-works |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=CINEMABLEND |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Squires |first=John |date=2021-03-19 |title='Mandy' Actress Olwen Fouéré Playing Sally Hardesty in New 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' Movie [Exclusive] |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/exclusives/3656702/mandy-actress-olwen-fouere-playing-sally-hardesty-new-texas-chainsaw-massacre-movie-exclusive/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Bloody Disgusting! |language=en-US}}</ref> ''Texas Chainsaw Massacre'' was marred by production difficulties and received negative critical reviews, though it still received high viewership.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |date=2020-08-24 |title='Texas Chainsaw Massacre' Bloodbath: Directors Chopped Along With Early Scenes As Pic Shuts One Week In And David Blue Garcia Takes Reins |url=https://deadline.com/2020/08/texas-chainsaw-massacre-sequel-bloodbath-directors-andy-and-ryan-tohill-replaced-david-blue-garcia-new-director-first-week-footage-scrapped-leatherface-back-1203021739/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Squires |first=John |date=2022-06-22 |title=Netflix's 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2'? Rumors Have Begun to Swirl…. |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3720263/netflixs-texas-chainsaw-massacre-2-rumors-have-begun-to-swirl/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Bloody Disgusting! |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-18 |title=Texas Chainsaw Massacre {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/texas_chainsaw_massacre_2022 |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref> Buddy Cooper, director of ''[[The Mutilator]]'' (1985), has reunited with his film's original stars for ''Mutilator 2'', which is currently looking for distribution.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hamman |first=Cody |date=2023-12-22 |title=Mutilator 2: sequel to 1980s slasher is still seeking distribution |url=https://www.joblo.com/mutilator-2-distribution/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=JoBlo |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Television works===
In the early 2010s, the success of [[FX (TV channel)|FX]]'s ''[[American Horror Story]]'' and [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]]'s ''[[The Walking Dead (TV series)|The Walking Dead]]'' encouraged network television to develop horror franchises as series. Several networks structured or based their developing TV series on slasher films. [[A&E Networks|A&E]] produced ''[[Bates Motel (TV series)|Bates Motel]]'' as a contemporary prequel to [[Alfred Hitchcock]]'s 1960s classic ''[[Psycho (1960 film)|Psycho]]'', which depicted the lives of [[Norman Bates]] ([[Freddie Highmore]]) and his deranged mother [[Norma Bates (Psycho)|Norma]] ([[Vera Farmiga]]). The series remains A&E's longest-running scripted drama program, and particular praise was given to Highmore and Farmiga, with the latter receiving a Primetime Emmy nomination.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goldberg |first=Lesley |date=2015-06-15 |title='Bates Motel' Renewed for Two More Seasons at A&E; 'Returned' Canceled |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/bates-motel-renewed-returned-canceled-801653/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Neumyer |first=Scott |date=2014-03-03 |title=Vera Farmiga Talks Bates Motel, Family & What She'd Be Doing If She Weren't Acting |url=https://parade.com/267807/scottneumyer/vera-farmiga-talks-bates-motel-family-what-shed-be-doing-if-she-werent-acting/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Parade |language=en}}</ref>

[[MTV]] tried to ride off the success of ''Bates Motel'' by producing ''[[Scream (TV series)|Scream: The TV Series]]''. Being a completely different story from the film series and not featuring the iconic [[Ghostface (identity)|Ghostface]] villain, ''Scream: The TV Series'' ran for two seasons between 2015 and 2016. After the conclusion of its second season, a two-hour Halloween special aired in October 2016. A third season was released by [[VH1]] in 2019 titled ''Scream: Resurrection'', which used the Ghostface moniker, though was met with negative reviews and poor ratings.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=2019-06-25 |title='Scream' Reboot Moves To VH1 For Season 3, Unveils July Premiere Date, Trailer |url=https://deadline.com/video/scream-season-3-vh1-premiere-date-trailer-paris-jackson/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Scream: Season 3 {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/scream/s03 |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref> A TV remake of ''[[The Bad Seed (1956 film)|The Bad Seed]]'' aired on [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]] in fall 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=December 15, 2017 |title=Rob Lowe Stars In 'The Bad Seed' Remake With A Gender Switch Eyed By Lifetime |url=https://deadline.com/2017/12/rob-lowe-star-direct-the-bad-seed-remake-lifetime-gender-switch-1202217662/ |access-date=June 23, 2018 |work=Deadline}}</ref> In October 2021, ''[[Child's Play (franchise)|Child's Play]]'' creator [[Don Mancini]] continued his flagship franchise by moving its story to the small screen with [[Syfy|Syfy Channel]]'s ''[[Chucky (TV series)|Chucky]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Haring |first=Bruce |date=June 23, 2018 |title='Child's Play' Series May Be Headed To TV After Creator Twitter Tease |url=https://deadline.com/2018/06/childs-play-series-may-be-headed-to-tv-after-creator-twitter-tease-1202416166/ |access-date=June 23, 2018 |work=Deadline}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title='Chucky' first look: Get a killer tease of horror icon's TV show |url=https://ew.com/tv/chucky-tv-show-trailer-first-look-photo/ |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref> Starring ''Child's Play'' regulars [[Brad Dourif]], [[Jennifer Tilly]], [[Fiona Dourif]], and [[Alex Vincent (actor)|Alex Vincent]], ''Chucky'' has received critical acclaim and ran for three seasons.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chucky: Season 1 {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/chucky/s01 |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Chucky: Season 2 {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/chucky/s02 |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Chucky: Season 3 {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/chucky/s03 |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref> Also in 2021, Amazon released one season of ''[[I Know What You Did Last Summer (TV series)|I Know What You Did Last Summer]]'', a modern adaptation of [[Lois Duncan]]'s [[I Know What You Did Last Summer (novel)|1973 novel]] and the [[I Know What You Did Last Summer|1997 slasher of the same title]]. Like [[Freeform (TV channel)|Freeform]]'s ''[[Pretty Little Liars (TV series)|Pretty Little Liars]]'' and [[The CW]]'s ''[[Riverdale (2017 TV series)|Riverdale]],'' the ''I Know What You Did Last Summer'' series took more restrained approaches to the [[Young adult fiction|young adult]] demographic and toned down the slasher violence. [[Bryan Fuller]] is currently writing a ''[[Friday the 13th (franchise)|Friday the 13th]]'' television series titled ''Crystal Lake'' for [[A24]] and [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-28 |title='Friday the 13th' star Adrienne King kicks off work on Peacock's 'Crystal Lake' |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/adrienne-king-starts-work-on-peacocks-crystal-lake |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=SYFY Official Site |language=en-US}}</ref>

Slasher [[Anthology|anthologies]] allowed filmmakers to explore new settings and mysteries every season. In 2015 [[Ryan Murphy (producer)|Ryan Murphy]], the creator of ''American Horror Story'', produced the comedy-slasher series ''[[Scream Queens (2015 TV series)|Scream Queens]]'' for [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Littleton |first=Cynthia |date=2014-10-20 |title=Fox Gives Series Order to 'Scream Queens' From 'Glee' Creators |url=https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/fox-gives-series-order-to-scream-queens-from-glee-creators-1201334448/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> Starring [[Jamie Lee Curtis]], [[Emma Roberts]], [[Keke Palmer]], [[Niecy Nash]], [[Billie Lourd]], and [[Abigail Breslin]], the series developed a devoted cult following but was cancelled after two seasons.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-05-08 |title=Ryan Murphy Says He's Now Working On Scream Queens Season 3 |url=https://wegotthiscovered.com/tv/ryan-murphy-working-scream-queens-season-3/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=We Got This Covered |language=en-US}}</ref> Created by Aaron Martin, an anthology series simply titled ''[[Slasher (TV series)|Slasher]]'' premiered on the [[streaming platform]] [[Chiller (TV network)|Chiller]] in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hipes |first=Patrick |date=2015-05-05 |title=Chiller Unveils First Original Series 'Slasher', More New Movies |url=https://deadline.com/2015/05/chiller-original-series-slasher-2015-1201421018/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> The first season, subtitled ''The Executioner'', received positive reviews.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Slasher: The Executioner {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/slasher_guilty_party/s01 |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref> ''Slasher'' moved to Netflix for its second and third seasons, titled ''Guilty Party'' and ''Solstice'', and then to Shudder for its fourth and fifth seasons, titled ''Flesh & Blood'' and ''Ripper''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pinto |first=Jordan |title=Slasher returns for a second season |url=https://playbackonline.ca/2017/05/09/slasher-returns-for-a-second-season/ |access-date=2024-03-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Squires |first=John |date=2019-04-24 |title=Brand New Third Season "Slasher: Solstice" is Coming to Netflix in May! |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/tv/3557695/brand-new-third-season-slasher-solstice-coming-netflix-may/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Bloody Disgusting! |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=White |first=Peter |date=2020-11-12 |title=Shudder Orders New Installment Of Horror Anthology 'Slasher', David Cronenberg Joins Cast |url=https://deadline.com/2020/11/slasher-shudder-david-cronenberg-1234613503/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2022, writer [[Ryan J. Brown]] debuted his comedy-horror series ''[[Wreck (TV series)|Wreck]]'' on [[BBC Three]] which takes inspiration from slasher and horror fiction.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.whattowatch.com/watching-guides/wreck-cast-plot-and-everything-we-know | title=Wreck — release date, trailer, cast, plot, episode guide, first looks, interviews, and all about the cruise ship comedy horror | date=October 9, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/global/bbc-three-comedy-horror-series-wrecked-1234940633/ | title=BBC Orders Comedy Horror Series 'Wrecked' from 'The Sister' Producer Euston Films (EXCLUSIVE) | date=March 30, 2021 }}</ref>

=== Recent works ===
{{failed verification span|text=[[Adam Wingard]] directed two films that put postmodern spins on the slasher genre: ''[[You're Next]]'' (2011) and ''[[The Guest (2014 American film)|The Guest]]'' (2014),|date=March 2024}} both of which were critical successes with 80% and 93% respectively on Rotten Tomatoes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-08-23 |title=You're Next {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/youre_next_2011 |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-09-17 |title=The Guest {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_guest_2014 |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref> {{failed verification span|text=The home invasion slasher|date=March 2024}} ''[[Don't Breathe]]'' (2016) was a commercial success with 10.3 million admissions and an 88% critical approval on Rotten Tomatoes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Don't Breathe |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt4160708/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-08-26 |title=Don't Breathe {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dont_breathe_2016 |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref> {{failed verification span|text=More traditional slasher movies|date=March 2024}} like ''[[The Strangers: Prey at Night]]'' (2018), ''[[Hell Fest]]'' (2018), ''[[Haunt (2019 film)|Haunt]]'' (2019) and ''[[There's Someone Inside Your House (film)|There's Someone Inside Your House]]'' (2021) found success on [[Streaming media|streaming services]] such as [[Shudder (streaming service)|Shudder]] and [[Netflix]], while [[Eli Roth]]'s long-awaited ''[[Thanksgiving (2023 film)|Thanksgiving]]'' (2023) was a minor hit at the box office with 3.5 million admissions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Thanksgiving |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt1448754/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref>

A series of original, low-budget slasher franchises began to emerge in the early 2020s. [[Damien Leone]]'s ''[[Terrifier]]'' (2016) drew attention for its villain [[Art the Clown]] ([[David Howard Thornton]]) and its inventive [[practical effect]]s, {{failed verification span|text=but its perceived as [[Misogyny|misogynistic]] violence became controversial and the film failed to catch on with the general public.|date=March 2024}} Leone's {{failed verification span|text=[[kickstarter]]-funded sequel ''[[Terrifier 2]]'' (2022)|date=March 2024}} received much more attention and positive reviews (86% on Rotten Tomatoes) with many reviewers commenting on the development of its final girl (played by [[Lauren LaVera]]). Released by [[Bloody Disgusting]], ''Terrifier 2'' became a box office success with over one million domestic admissions.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> ''[[Terrifier 3]]'' was released in 2024 with Leone, Thornton, and LaVera returning.<ref name=":2" /> The film became the highest-grossing unrated film of all time, raking in over $50 million in box office. Also working on low-budgets for independent distributor [[A24]], director [[Ti West]] delivered a trilogy of slashers that received critical acclaim. West's first film, the 1970s-set ''[[X (2022 film)|X]]'' (2022), starred [[Mia Goth]], [[Kid Cudi|Scott Mescudi]], [[Brittany Snow]], and [[Jenna Ortega]] and scored 94% on Rotten Tomatoes and sold over a million tickets.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-18 |title=X {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/x_2022 |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=X |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt13560574/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> West reunited with Goth for ''X''<nowiki/>'s 1920s-set prequel ''[[Pearl (2022 film)|Pearl]]'' (2022), which scored even higher at 93% and sold just under a million tickets.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-16 |title=Pearl {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/pearl_2022 |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Pearl |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt18925334/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> Both ''X'' and ''Pearl'' were successful on streaming downloads. ''X''<nowiki/>'s 1980s-set sequel ''[[MaXXXine]]'', the final film in the trilogy, also stars Goth and was released in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=2024-03-05 |title='MaXXXine', Third A24 Ti West & Mia Goth Horror Franchise Film, To Strut Stuff This Summer – Watch The Retro Teaser |url=https://deadline.com/video/maxxxine-ti-west-mia-goth-release-date/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>

[[Blumhouse Productions]] released ''[[Happy Death Day]]'' (2017) and ''[[Truth or Dare (2018 film)|Truth or Dare]]'' (2018).{{citation needed|date=March 2024}} Pitched as ''[[Groundhog Day (film)|Groundhog Day]]'' (1993) meets ''[[Scream (1996 film)|Scream]]'' (1996), ''Happy Death Day'' was a sleeper hit, selling 6.2 million tickets at the box office.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Happy Death Day |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl729712129/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> It was followed by ''[[Happy Death Day 2U]]'' in 2019, which only had half its predecessor's admissions with 3 million tickets sold.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Happy Death Day 2U |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt8155288/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> ''Happy Death Day''<nowiki/>'s director, [[Christopher Landon (filmmaker)|Christopher Landon]], returned for ''[[Freaky (film)|Freaky]]'' (2020), which mixed ''[[Freaky Friday (2003 film)|Freaky Friday]]'' (2003) with ''[[Friday the 13th (1980 film)|Friday the 13th]]'' (1980). Starring [[Kathryn Newton]] and [[Vince Vaughn]], ''Freaky'' was released during the COVID-19 Pandemic, becoming a hit on streaming services and received favorable critical reviews.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-13 |title=Freaky {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/freaky |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref> The success of ''Happy Death Day'' and ''Freaky'' inspired a wave of high-concept slasher comedies, including ''[[Totally Killer]]'' and ''[[It's a Wonderful Knife]]'' (both 2023).{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}