Editing Slasher film (section)

===1960s horror-thrillers===
[[File:Janet Leigh Psycho Promotional Still.jpg|thumb|upright|Janet Leigh in a promotional still for ''Psycho'']]
[[Alfred Hitchcock]]'s ''[[Psycho (1960 film)|Psycho]]'' (1960) used visuals that had been deemed unacceptable by movie studios, including scenes of violence, sexuality, and the shot of a toilet flushing. The film featured an iconic score by [[Bernard Herrmann]] that has been frequently imitated in slasher and horror films.<ref name="14 Crazy Facts About Psycho-2015">{{Cite news|url=http://mentalfloss.com/article/68248/14-crazy-facts-about-psycho|title=14 Crazy Facts About ''Psycho''|date=September 7, 2015|access-date=May 14, 2018}}</ref> That same year, [[Michael Powell]] released ''[[Peeping Tom (1960 film)|Peeping Tom]]'', showing the killer's perspective as he murders women to photograph their dying expressions.<ref name="www.top10films.co.uk-2016" />{{sfn|Kerswell|2012|pages=28–29}}

''Psycho'' was nominated for four Academy Awards, including [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] for [[Janet Leigh]] and [[Anthony Perkins]] garnering universal acclaim for his role as [[Norman Bates]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/the-oscars-top-10-greatest-best-picture-snubs-of-all-time/7/|title=The Oscars: Top 10 greatest best picture snubs of all time|date=March 2, 2018|access-date=May 14, 2018}}</ref><ref name="14 Crazy Facts About Psycho-2015" /> This notice drew bankable movie stars to horror films.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://ew.com/article/2009/08/04/psycho-the-horror-movie-that-changed-the-genre/|title='Psycho': The horror movie that changed the genre|work=EW.com|access-date=May 14, 2018}}</ref> [[Joan Crawford]] starred in [[William Castle]]'s ''[[Strait-Jacket]]'' (1964)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/179094|title=Strait-Jacket |website=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=May 14, 2018}}</ref> and in [[Jim O'Connolly]]'s ''[[Berserk!]]'' (1967),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.joancrawfordbest.com/filmsberserk.htm|title=Berserk |website=www.joancrawfordbest.com|access-date=May 14, 2018}}</ref> while [[Albert Finney]] starred in [[MGM]]'s ''[[Night Must Fall (1964 film)|Night Must Fall]]'' (1964) (a remake of the [[Night Must Fall (1937 film)|1937 British film]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.warnerbros.com/night-must-fall-1964|title=Night Must Fall (1964)|website=www.warnerbros.com|access-date=May 14, 2018}}</ref> and [[Peter Cushing]] starred in ''[[Corruption (1968 film)|Corruption]]'' (1968).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Corruption |url=https://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/314054|website=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=May 14, 2018}}</ref>

[[Hammer Film Productions|Hammer Studios]], a London-based company, followed ''Psycho''<nowiki/>'s success with ''[[Taste of Fear]]'' (1961), ''[[Maniac (1963 film)|Maniac]]'' (1963), ''[[Paranoiac (film)|Paranoiac]]'' (1963), ''[[Nightmare (1964 film)|Nightmare]]'' (1964), ''[[Fanatic (film)|Fanatic]]'' (1965), ''[[The Nanny (1965 film)|The Nanny]]'' (1965), and ''[[Hysteria (1965 film)|Hysteria]]'' (1965).<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hammerfilms.com/about-hammer/ |title=About Hammer|work=Hammer Films|access-date=May 14, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://prezi.com/jjjvyrw_uv_v/the-history-of-hammer-studios/|title=THE HISTORY OF HAMMER STUDIOS |website=prezi.com|access-date=May 14, 2018}}</ref> Hammer's rival [[Amicus Productions|Amicus]] had [[Robert Bloch]], author of 1959 [[Psycho (novel)|''Psycho'' novel]], write the script for ''[[Psychopath (1968 film)|Psychopath]]'' (1968).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rue-morgue.com/hammer-who-severins-the-amicus-collection-is-simply-smashing/|title=HAMMER WHO?: SEVERIN'S "THE AMICUS COLLECTION" IS SIMPLY SMASHING |website=Rue Morgue|date=February 8, 2018 |access-date=May 14, 2018}}</ref>

[[Francis Ford Coppola]]'s debut, ''[[Dementia 13]]'' (1963), takes place in an Irish castle where relatives gather to commemorate a family death but are murdered one by one.{{sfn|Kerswell|2012|p={{page needed|date=October 2021}}}} [[William Castle]]'s ''[[Homicidal (film)|Homicidal]]'' (1961) features gore in its murder scenes, something both ''Psycho'' and ''Peeping'' ''Tom'' had edited out.{{sfn|Kerswell|2012|p=33}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Homicidal |url=https://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/179093|website=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=May 15, 2018}}</ref> Richard Hillard's ''[[Violent Midnight]]'' (1963) showed a black-gloved killer's point of view as they pull down a branch to watch a victim and also featured a [[Nude swimming|skinny-dipping]] scene.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.amc.com/talk/2008/05/violent-midnigh|title=Violent Midnight Lets You Watch From the Killer's Point of View|work=AMC|access-date=May 15, 2018|archive-date=2018-05-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180515190031/http://www.amc.com/talk/2008/05/violent-midnigh|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Crown International Pictures|Crown International]]'s ''Terrified'' (1963) features a masked killer.{{sfn|Kerswell|2012|p=34}} Spain's ''[[The House That Screamed (1969 film)|The House That Screamed]]'' (1969) features violent murders and preempted later campus-based slashers.{{sfn|Kerswell|2012|pages=33–36}}