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Most revulsion pic have just one killer tormenting the protagonists , but there ’s something even scarey than one sea wolf : two or more killers ! The classic slasher formula dictates that there ’s a unmarried killer picking off a group of unsuspecting supporter . InPsycho , although Mrs. Bates ’ wearing apparel ab initio suggest otherwise , Norman Bates is the only killer terrorizing the wedge . InHalloween , Michael Myers manages to keep the entire town of Haddonfield living in reverence all by himself , without the help of a pal . The same goes forA Nightmare on Elm Street ’s Freddy Krueger andFriday the 13th ’s Jason Voorhees .
But some of the greatest horror movies ever made , fromHellraisertoGet Out , have utilize multiple killers in their spooky storytelling . The bearing of more than one killer can be used to give each killer an alibi ahead of the shocking twist reveal , like in the whodunit narrative ofScream , or they can simply be used to enhance the terror , like the titular band of tormentor inThe Strangers . There are mint of terrifying revulsion movies featuring more than one killer in their blood - soaked roll .
10Freddy Vs. Jason
Ronny Yu, 2003
In theNightmare on Elm StreetandFriday the 13thfranchises , respectively , there ’s only one sea wolf . Butboth of those sea wolf were brought together for a showdownin the crossover eventFreddy vs. Jason . A Nightmare on Elm Street ’s Freddy Krueger has been weakened by dream - suppressing medicine in his hometown of Springwood , so hereawakensFriday the 13th ’s Jason Voorheesto shift up reverence . The battle between these two horror movie ikon is every bit as bestial and bloody as buff hoped it would be .
9Sightseers
Ben Wheatley, 2012
Ben Wheatley’sSightseersis more of a pitch - black comedy than a straight repugnance film , but it ’s sure horrific enough to make repugnance assortment . Sightseersrevolves around a British twosome who go on a caravanning holiday that chop-chop turn into a killing spree . It ’s a twisted take on theBonnie and Clydeformula in whichviolence is care for as a bizarre , trouble expression of love life .
8Just Before Dawn
Jeff Lieberman, 1981
All throughout Jeff Lieberman’sDeliverance - revolutionise backwoods slasherJust Before Dawn , the cause of death seems to have supernatural power , teleporting all over the forest and appearing in more than one place at once . The cunning twist reveals that the heroes are actually being stalked by a pair of twins , excuse how the killer can seemingly be in two piazza at the same time . Just Before Dawnwas run across with sundry reviews , but it was way ahead of the bender on the multi - killer twist .
7Bride Of Chucky
Ronny Yu, 1998
Before he helmedFreddy vs. Jason , Ronny Yu gave theChild ’s Playfranchise ’s Chucky his own murderous sidekick inBride of Chucky . Bride of Chuckyabandons the original trilogy ’s protagonist , Andy Barclay , to focus solely on Chucky , a doll have by the soulfulness of a serial killer . Whenhis former fan and partner - in - crime Tiffany is similarly reincarnated as a doll , she becomes Chucky ’s confederate . Bride of Chucky ’s self - parody was met with a mixed response , but it has a terrifically camp tone .
6The Strangers
Bryan Bertino, 2008
There are multiple killers in Bryan Bertino ’s masterclass in domestic repugnance , The Strangers , just because it ’s scarier that way . Three murderers breaking into a house in the heart of the night is undoubtedly more terrifyingthan just one . What really makesThe Strangersa fearful affair is the ambiguous reason give for the breakout - in . When one of the homeowners asks the killers why they ’re tormenting them so ruthlessly , the “ Dollface ” orca replies with the hauntingly iconic line , “ Because you were home . ”
5You’re Next
Adam Wingard, 2011
Adam Wingard’sYou’re Nextflips the slasher formula on its head . It start off with three masked killers deign upon a full-bodied family ’s estate to pick them off , one by one , but what they do n’t number on is the prodigal son ’s girl Erin being a badass open of fighting back . abruptly , the story trade its focus : instead of following the killers as they foot off the family , it follows Erin as she picks off the killer whale . You’re Nextreimagines the full slasher music genre as it change state its protagonist into her own kind of slasher .
4Hellraiser
Clive Barker, 1987
The main villain inHellraiseris the undead Frank , a hedonist who got dragged to Hell while seek an otherworldly delight , but he ’s not the only threat to the supporter . He ’s gage up by the demonic , interdimensional strength of the Cenobites , run by the iconic Pinhead , who grant sadomasochistic delectation onto those who call on them . Hellraiseris arguably more unsettling than a pic likeHalloweenorFriday the 13th , because it ’s not just about one malign human being ; it opens up a whole separate attribute of iniquity .
3Get Out
Jordan Peele, 2017
When ignominious photographer Chris Washington goes to claver his white girlfriend Rose Armitage ’s parents at their predominantly snowy gated biotic community inGet Out , he uncovers a sinister conspiracy encompassing the entire neighborhood . The Armitages have been using Rose to lure in contraband romantic partners so they can remove their brains and sell their bodies to the gamy bidder . By having Chris vastly outnumbered by the villains , author - conductor Jordan Peele hammers home the movie ’s commentary on whispering and institutionalised discrimination .
2The Silence Of The Lambs
Jonathan Demme, 1991
There are two sea wolf inThe secretiveness of the Lambs , the only ever revulsion movie to sweep the Oscars , but they ’re not in cahoots . Inher lookup for sadistic in series killer Buffalo Bill , FBI cub Clarice Starling consults with a different sadistic consecutive killer , Dr. Hannibal Lecter , in the confines of his prison cell . Hannibal help Clarice get inside Bill ’s headand reckon out what his next move might be . When Hannibal escapes from custody in a gruesome second - act succession , the stakes are raised as there are two killers on the loose .
1Scream
Wes Craven, 1996
The most memorable exemplar of a repulsion picture with two villain is Wes Craven ’s ego - aware slasherScream , in which Sidney Prescott is shocked to find out that the Ghostface grampus is really two hombre : her young man Billy Loomis , who wants revenge , andhis good friend Stu Macher . Screamrevolutionized the slasher in two primal style : it bring in a meta slant to the proceedings , with horror moving picture buffs in the ensemble cast , andit put in a whodunit element with the sneak suspicion that the killer is lallygag among the heroes . The reveal of two orca is a classical murder mystery twist .
