Looking for good slasher movies from late '70s and early 80's

[Ray Jackson]

Originally Posted by Energy Crisis

I would argue that NOES isn't a slasher film. I agree that American slasher films are direct descendants of Italian gialli, but Elm Street was influenced by European arthouse films. It owes far more to Bergman and Bunuel than Argento and Bava.

It's an interesting point.