# This Week in Horror History | Classic Slashers & Cult Films — May 4–10

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Published: 2026-05-05T09:00:28+00:00
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This Week in Horror History for May 4–10 dives into a killer week of horror movie history, slasher movie anniversaries, cult horror films, horror comics, survival horror games, and classic monster adventure . This episode revisits the bloody legacy of Friday the 13th , the 2005 remake of House of Wax , the serial-killer comic-book mystery Nailbiter , the retro survival-horror game Crow Country , and this week’s Deep-Cut Spotlight: The Burning , one of the most brutal and underrated 1980s camp slasher movies . Inside this episode: May 7, 2014 — Nailbiter #1 A modern horror comic favorite from Image Comics introduces Buckaroo, Oregon—a small town with a terrifying reputation for producing serial killers. If you love crime horror, serial killer stories, creepy small-town mysteries, and horror comics , this one belongs on your radar. Where to read (U.S., this week): Image Comics, Kindle/Comixology, and collected editions from Image and major booksellers. May 6, 2005 — House of Wax The 2005 House of Wax remake brings glossy 2000s horror, slasher-movie chaos, and a gruesome wax museum setting together in one sticky nightmare. A cult favorite of the era, it mixes road-trip horror, trapped-tourist terror, melting bodies, and brutal setpieces. Where to watch (U.S., this week): Tubi; rent/buy on Prime Video, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home. May 9, 1980 — Friday the 13th One of the most important slasher movies of all time hits theaters and turns Camp Crystal Lake into horror history. From isolated cabins and doomed counselors to the birth of a franchise that would make Jason Voorhees a horror icon, Friday the 13th helped define the modern summer-camp slasher. Where to watch (U.S., this week): Paramount+; rent/buy on Prime Video, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home. May 9, 2024 — Crow…

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