As one of the popular entertainments of the Reagan era, the slasher film became as ubiquitous as Cabbage Patch Kids and party lines, and the emergence of VHS and home entertainment systems left America chomping at the bit for a constant flow of the type of mind-numbing gore only the subgenre could provide. Like most trends, the slasher boom flared out fast, reaching peak popularity by mid-decade and all but dying out by 1989. Still, the amount of films released during those years was massive, and for every Friday the 13th sequel or Halloween ripoff, there's solid gold, forgotten slasher that got lost in the shuffle. Below are the ten best slashers you've probably never heard of.