A Glean movie guide
Slashers Without the Nightmares
All the thrills, none of the chills.
Fun, meta, and mystery-filled movies that prioritize entertainment over extreme scares.
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The movie list
- 01
Happy Death Day
A clever time-loop mystery that swaps traditional dread for high-energy suspense and humor.
Caught in a bizarre and terrifying time warp, college student Tree finds herself repeatedly reliving the day of her murder, ultimately realizing that she must identify the killer and the reason for her death before her chances of survival run out.
- 02
The Final Girls
A meta-horror comedy that uses 80s tropes to tell a surprisingly heartfelt and stylized story.
A young woman grieving the loss of her mother, a famous scream queen from the 1980s, finds herself pulled into the world of her mom's most famous movie. Reunited, the women must fight off the film's maniacal killer.
- 03
Scream
The ultimate self-aware slasher that balances its clever whodunit mystery with iconic pop-culture wit.
A year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a masked killer who targets her and her friends by using scary movies as part of a deadly game.
- 04
Totally Killer
A fast-paced time-travel adventure that blends 80s nostalgia with a lighthearted take on the genre.
When the infamous "Sweet Sixteen Killer" returns 35 years after his first murder spree to claim another victim, 17-year-old Jamie accidentally travels back in time to 1987, determined to stop the killer before he can start.
- 05
Tucker & Dale vs. Evil
A hilarious subversion of the 'killer in the woods' trope where the villains are actually the victims.
Two hillbillies are suspected of being killers by a group of paranoid college kids camping near the duo's West Virginian cabin. As the body count climbs, so does the fear and confusion as the college kids try to seek revenge against the pair.
- 06
Freaky
A high-concept body-swap comedy that plays its slasher elements for laughs and absurd character moments.
A mystical, ancient dagger causes a notorious serial killer to magically switch bodies with a 17-year-old girl.
- 07
Bodies Bodies Bodies
A sharp Gen Z satire where interpersonal drama and mystery take center stage over supernatural horror.
In an isolated family mansion, a group of rich 20-somethings decides to play Bodies Bodies Bodies, a game where one of them is secretly a "killer" while the rest tries to "escape". Things take a turn for the worse when real bodies start turning up, setting off a paranoid and dangerous chain of events.
- 08
April Fool's Day
A classic 80s mystery that focuses on elaborate pranks and suspense rather than graphic violence.
As soon as Muffy St. John and her college friends arrive on her parents' secluded island, someone starts trimming the guest list... one murder at a time.
- 09
The Babysitter
An energetic, colorful horror-comedy that feels like a bloodier, high-stakes version of Home Alone.
When Cole stays up past his bedtime, he discovers that his hot babysitter is part of a Satanic cult that will stop at nothing to keep him quiet.
- 10
Scary Movie
A slapstick spoof that completely strips away the scares in favor of crude, over-the-top parody.
A familiar-looking group of teenagers find themselves being stalked by a more-than-vaguely recognizable masked killer! As the victims begin to pile up and the laughs pile on, none of your favorite scary movies escape the razor-sharp satire of this outrageously funny parody!