6 Best Summer Camp Slasher Movies

By Vlad Zakh · June 12, 2026

The isolated cabins and dark woods of summer camp are perfect for slashers. Friday the 13th and its Part 2 started the bloody franchise, The Burning has a disfigured caretaker returning for revenge, and Sleepaway Camp has a shy girl’s first summer coinciding with gruesome murders. The Final Girls and Madman round out the six.

The Final Girls (2015)

TMDB ★ 6.4

A grieving young woman is magically pulled into the cheesy slasher film that made her late mother famous.

Directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson · 1h 31m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Sleepaway Camp (1983)

TMDB ★ 6.3

A shy, traumatised girl's first summer at camp coincides with a string of gruesome murders.

Directed by Robert Hiltzik · 1h 25m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Peacock Premium, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)

TMDB ★ 6.2

A new group of camp counsellors becomes the target of a masked killer seeking revenge for his mother.

Directed by Steve Miner · 1h 26m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Peacock Premium, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, Paramount+ Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Burning (1981)

TMDB ★ 6.2

A summer camp caretaker horribly disfigured by a prank comes back years later for bloody revenge.

Directed by Tony Maylam · 1h 31m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads

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Friday the 13th (1980)

TMDB ★ 6.4

Counsellors reopening a cursed summer camp are stalked one by one by an unseen killer.

Directed by Sean S. Cunningham · 1h 35m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Peacock Premium, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel · Rent: JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Madman (1981)

TMDB ★ 5.0

Camp counsellors telling a local legend round the campfire accidentally summon the vengeful killer himself.

Directed by Joe Giannone · 1h 29m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Philo, Brew, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, Shudder · Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Brew, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Summer Camp Slasher Movies

The Final Girls (2015)

Sleepaway Camp (1983)

Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)

The Burning (1981)

Friday the 13th (1980)

Madman (1981)

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