Savini is responsible for special effects work in other slasher films such as Friday the 13th, The Burning, and Maniac.

Now, the slasher subgenre is an instantly recognizable ... “Friday the 13th” and “Prom Night” in 1980, “The Slumber Party Massacre” in 1982, “Sleepaway Camp” in 1983, “A Nightmar ...