Skip to content
HOLLYWOOD METRICS
HomeAboutCraftNewsAnalyticsScriptsBooksPricingAPIMCP
Catalog/Horror/The Slayer
The Slayer poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 57.2 / 100
1982·Horror / Mystery / Thriller·1h 30m

THE SLAYER

“She searched through the dark corridors of the unknown only to find ... The Slayer”

Siblings, Eric & his surreal artist sister Kay, her doctor husband David, her sister-in-law Brooke along with pilot Marsh become stranded on a rugged isle face off against a supernatural beast drawn to Kay who dreams of its killings.

Above the Line
J.S. Cardone·DirectorJ.S. Cardone·ScreenplayBill Ewing·ScreenplayKaren Grossman·Director of PhotographyRobert Folk·Original Music ComposerM. Edward Salier·Editor
Cast
Sarah Kendall·KayFrederick Flynn·EricCarol Kottenbrook·BrookeAlan McRae·DavidMichael Holmes·MarshSandy Simpson·NormanPaul Gandolfo·FishermanNewell Alexander·Kay's FatherIvy Jones·Kay's MotherJennifer Gaffin·Young Kay
Full Crew
(27 credits)
Directing· 3
J.S. Cardone·DirectorPeter Manoogian·First Assistant DirectorPatience Thoreson·Script Supervisor
Writing· 2
J.S. Cardone·ScreenplayBill Ewing·Screenplay
Camera· 5
Karen Grossman·Director of PhotographyArledge Armenaki·Camera OperatorWilliam Flicker·Still PhotographerArledge Armenaki·Second Unit Director of PhotographyTracy Neftzger·Key Grip
Editing· 1
M. Edward Salier·Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Robert Folk·Original Music ComposerWilliam Flicker·Boom OperatorAnthony Santa Croce·Sound Mixer
Art & Design· 5
Lynda Burbank·Production DesignPatty Koehnen·Costume DesignRandy Moore·Art DirectionJerie Kelter·Set DresserRobert Short·Makeup Effects
Production· 6
Bill Ewing·ProducerLloyd N. Adams Jr.·Executive ProducerLisa C. Cook·Production CoordinatorPeter Manoogian·Unit Production ManagerAnne Kimmel·Associate ProducerGerald T. Olson·Associate Producer
Other Departments· 2
Roberto A. Quezada·GafferJames J. Gilson·Gaffer
By the Numbers
57.2
OF 100
Master Score
5.2
OF 10
IMDb
—
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
—
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
Where to Watch

THE AVAILABILITY MAP

The canonical record of where this film lives across the streaming map.

Provider Index In Progress

Streaming, rental, and purchase availability for this title is being ingested from the TMDB watch-providers feed and will appear here once the next catalog refresh runs. Until then, the canonical source links below remain the fastest route.

Find on TMDB
Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

The Slayer's poster has not been indexed by the visual agent yet. The grid below shows the schema the analysis fills in.

Dominant Palette
Pending
Mood
Unanalyzed
Composition
Unanalyzed
Era
Unanalyzed
Visual Style
Unanalyzed

The visual agent has indexed 54,210 posters from the catalog against this schema. The remaining slate is queued for the next enrichment pass.

More Like This

THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Neighboring films in the catalog's similarity graph.

Keep Going

THREE WAYS DEEPER

Auteur
AUT
MORE BY J.S. CARDONE

Every catalog entry where J.S. Cardone is credited as director.

Open
Family
GEN
MORE HORROR

Top-ranked films inside horror, sorted by master score.

Open
Era
DEC
MORE FROM THE 1980S

The best films of the 1980s, ranked across every available metric.

Open
View on IMDbView on TMDBCatalog
HOLLYWOOD METRICS

The definitive mathematical oracle for cinematic success and creative script intelligence.

74,000+ Films100 Years1.1M+ Reviews
PRODUCT
  • Dashboard
  • Pricing
  • Script Analysis
  • Watch the Demo
  • The Red List
  • News
  • Analytics
  • API
  • MCP Connector
COMPANY
  • About
  • Track Record
  • Trust & Script Privacy
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
CONNECT
  • ▶YouTube
  • ◉Instagram
  • ♪TikTok
  • @Threads
  • fFacebook
Get Started Free →
© 2026 Hollywood Metrics. All rights reserved.Powered by bespoke agents and autonomous agentic workflows