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1 day ago · The film follows aspiring cartoonist Tim Avery (Jamie Kennedy), who after getting his hands on the infamous mask, ends up conceiving an infant while under its control, creating an out-of-control ...
- 15 Leslie Vernon
- 14 The Man
- 13 The Phantom Killer
- 12 Bayfield Babyface Killer
- 11 Shadyside Killers
- 10 The Phantom
- 9 Dr. Decker
- 8 The Miner
- 7 The Masked Purgers
- 6 Sam
'Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon'
Part mockumentary, part homage to the slasher genre Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon is a pure celebration of slasher horror, and indeed of horror in general. Imbued with plenty of nods to past classics, it follows a crew of filmmakers documenting an aspirational serial killer inspired by the characters in some of his favorite slasher movies. RELATED: Iconic Killer Masks in Slasher Movies, Ranked Least to Most Terrifying Although the film never made it past cult status, Leslie Verno...
'Hush'
A startling early success from the now legendary horror filmmaker Mike Flanagan, Hush served as an arresting home invasion horror which signaled the director's brilliance early on. Simply referred to as The Man (John Gallagher Jr.), the killer is rather plain at a glance, but he left a big impression on viewers of the underrated horror movie. As he terrorizes a deaf author in her home, The Man is nothing short of chilling with his featureless white mask, and he only becomes more haunting when...
'The Town That Dreaded Sundown'
Pre-dating some of the earliest pioneers of the slasher genre which gave audiences so many famous masked killers, The Town That Dreaded Sundown is an underappreciated horror thriller. The Town That Dreaded Sundown is based on true eventsand takes place in 1946 in Texas where a ranger struggles to hunt down an at-large serial killer who is terrorizing a small town. Dubbed The Phantom Killer, his sack-headed design is rather simple but incredibly effective, instilling a paralyzing sense of fear...
'Happy Death Day'
Bringing a healthy dose of fun and time-looping mayhem to the slasher genre, Happy Death Day was an imaginative and light addition to the typically blood-soaked subgenre. It follows Tree (Jessica Rothe), a self-centered collegian who must solve her own murder when she is caught in a cycle of re-living the day of her death. RELATED: Horror Movies For Beginners To Ease Into The Spooky Genre While not the most vicious masked killer horror has ever seen, the Bayfield Babyface Killer still proves...
'Fear Street'
Netflix's Fear Street trilogy has proven to be a horror franchise with some staying power. A lot of that ongoing public interest stems from the fact that, in addition to its phenomenal cast, it featured multiple masked killers, many of which paid homage to classic antagonists in the genre. Based on R.L. Stein's book series of the same name, each film in the horror trilogytook place in the central town of Shadyside in a different decade, exploring differing horror subgenres along the way while...
'The Phantom of the Opera'
Horror is one of the oldest movie genres, with cinematic scares dating as far back as the silent era. One such horror hit from those times was The Phantom of the Opera which starred the legendary Lon Chaney as the titular killer. Based on Gaston Leroux’s famous novel Le Fantôme de l’Opéra, the movie followed the disfigured phantom and the havoc he caused around the Paris Opera House as he works to make his love, Christine Daaé (Mary Philbin), a star. Ironically, the scene that made the film s...
'Nightbreed'
A slasher spectacle enhanced with a dash of triumphant monster horror, Nightbreed is a true cult classic of the genre defined by its frantic ambition and its visual magnificence. The film follows Aaron Boone (Craig Sheffer), a disturbed man haunted by dreams of monstrous beings who sees a psychologist only to learn that the doctor is a serial killer intent on killing Boone and framing him for the murders. RELATED: David Cronenberg's Weirdest Movies, Ranked The evil doctor’s scheme initially w...
'My Bloody Valentine'
A criminally overlooked killer from a slasher film, My Bloody Valentine's central slasher, The Miner, is incredibly distinct, imbuing a pretty common mining outfit with an irrepressible sense of dread. With Jensen Ackles occupying the starring role, the film follows a survivor of a mass murder from a decade prior as he returns to his hometown, only to be faced with accusations as the masked killer appears to have returned as well. The winding plot has an inviting allure to it, as does the fil...
'The Purge' Franchise
While it found some audience appeal with its intriguing premise, The Purge would have struggled to amount to much without its hordes of frightful masked killers. Set in a dystopian world where the government's solution to skyrocketing crime rates was to induct an annual night of lawlessness, the franchise has tackled everything from home invasion horror to revenge thrills and social commentary. As its ambitions have evolved, so too have its villains who have gone from wearing undeniably creep...
'Trick 'r Treat'
A cult classic horror comedy, Michael Dougherty's anthological Trick 'r Treat film combined two things all true fans of the genre adore; a great masked killer and a terrifyingly ominous child. A wonderful tribute to Halloween horror of decades past, it follows several loosely interwoven tales of woe that transpire in the same neighborhood on one fateful Halloween night. RELATED: Inanimate Objects Horror Movies Made Everyone Fear Dressed as a scarecrow in an outfit that is as adorable as it is...
Mask of Murder is another of those mystery thrillers that borrows plot points from the slasher movies and giallos that had been popular around the time. Just like Baby Doll Murders, Out of the Dark and Dead End; Mask of Murder puts a mysterious killer up against a struggling and scarily inept Police Force.
- Colin Mccormick
- The Man In Hush (2016) The Smirking White Face Mask. Hush is one of the realistic horror movies that gets its scares from a premise that puts audiences an unflinchingly plausible and relatable nightmare.
- The Phantom Killer In The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976) The Dusty Bag Mask. One of the great slasher movies to pre-date the hugely influential Halloween, 1976's The Town That Dreaded Sundown is loosely based on the real-life 1946 Texarkana Moonlight Murders by a serial killer known as the Phantom Killer.
- The Babyface Killer In Happy Death Day (2017) The Smiling Baby Mask. While Happy Death Day is most remembered as a clever time loop movie, it also features a memorable masked killer as well.
- The Miner In My Bloody Valentine (1981) The Mining Equipment Mask. While many masked killers in horror movies simply don a mask that makes them look scary, My Blood Valentine's The Miner deserves special praise for having a thematic reason behind his memorable attire.
Horror, Thriller. Rating: 3 (from 1 vote) Review: A masked maniac is at loose murdering woman in a snowy Canadian town. Police Chief Jonathan Rich (Christopher Lee) reaches the scene with his best detective, Bob McClaine (Rod Taylor) when cops corner prime suspect: Johannes Krantz (Frank Brennan). Unfortunately a trigger-happy idiot sparks a ...
- Arne Mattson
- 3 (from 1 vote)
- Horror, Thriller
- 1988
Mask of Murder: Directed by Arne Mattsson. With Rod Taylor, Valerie Perrine, Christopher Lee, Sam Cook. In a Canadian village, women are being killed by a psychopath.
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Sep 20, 2022 · Sadly, Arne Mattsson's Swedish/Canadian co-production MASK OF MURDER is a misfire on pretty much every level. Unsure whether it wants to be a slasher film or a giallo-influenced crime procedural, it is a thriller with precious few thrills. Even as a whodunnit it doesn't work, as it features the easiest-to-guess killer since that virtual neon finger appeared above Roy's head in FRIDAY THE 13TH PART V: A NEW BEGINNING (also 1985). Even its veteran cast struggle with the threadbare material ...
