5 Slasher Villains That Could Have Spawned A Franchise

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The slasher movie genre never died, it's just slowly being further monopolized by three or four big franchises. Though the concept of a dangerous person hacking their way through a handful of teens has always been formulaic, it's also always been entertaining. There are more names out there than Freddy, Jason, and Michael.

Horror runs in cycles and while there's rarely a way to predict the next big thing, the slasher subgenre hasn't been it for about thirty years. Despite it not being the center of attention like it was in the 80s, there are still plenty of interesting slashers and a mighty fanbase ready to revel in their violence.

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This 1981 Canadian classic faced substantial censorship upon its initial release, but it's since become a hugely popular standout in the genre. With the impact that the original had, it's shocking that the only representation of the murderous miner has been a terrible 3D remake. With no spin-offs or sequels to speak of, the proper narrative ends, like so many other slashers, on an unresolved cliffhanger.

Harry Warden is the film's boogeyman, a miner who was trapped and forced to resort to murder and cannibalism to survive. He blames the event on a Valentine's Day dance and threatens the town with vengeance, but the town prepares to party again anywhere. As the film goes on, it turns out that Axel, a man driven mad by his father's death at the hands of Warden, is the killer. He runs off screaming that he and Warden will be back, but, as it turns out, they never returned.

Interestingly, Joseph Zito's The Prowler was released the same year as My Bloody Valentine and follows a weirdly similar plot. Just like the aforementioned slasher, the film takes place