slasher film
C7812
concept
A slasher film is a horror subgenre that centers on a killer who stalks and violently murders a series of victims, often using bladed weapons, with suspenseful build-ups and graphic violence.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| slasher film canonical | 93 |
| American horror film | 20 |
| survival film | 12 |
| home invasion film | 2 |
| 3D slasher film | 1 |
| Saw film | 1 |
| horror film scene | 1 |
| torture porn film | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: slasher film
Generated description
A slasher film is a horror subgenre that centers on a killer who stalks and violently murders a series of victims, often using bladed weapons, with suspenseful build-ups and graphic violence.
Instances (122)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
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George Mihalka
surface form:
My Bloody Valentine
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| Silent Night, Bloody Night | — |
| Bride of Chucky | — |
| Curse of Chucky | — |
| Wes Craven’s New Nightmare | — |
| Cult of Chucky | — |
| Hell Night | — |
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Valentine (2001 film)
surface form:
Valentine
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— |
| The Funhouse | — |
| See No Evil | — |
| No One Lives | — |
| Shocker | — |
| Deadly Blessing | — |
| My Soul to Take | — |
| Scream (1996 film) | — |
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Cry_Wolf (film)
surface form:
Cry_Wolf
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— |
| The Evil | American horror film |
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Happy Death Day (2017 film)
surface form:
Happy Death Day
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— |
| Freaky (2020 film) | — |
| Hell Fest | — |
| Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022 film) | — |
| Saw X | American horror film |