Film jagal

Mengikuti trend "Black Christmas", "Halloween", dan "Friday the 13th", banyak film dalam era 1970-1980an yang memfokuskan tema horor pada hari libur atau acara khusus, seperti "My Bloody Valentine", "New Year's Evil", "Happy Birthday to Me", "April Fool's Day", "Prom Night", "Christmas Evil", "Mother's Day", dan "Silent Night, Deadly Night" (diikuti oleh lainnya seperti "The Funhouse", "Bloody Birthday", "The House on Sorority Row", "Hell Night", "Terror Train", "Visiting Hours", "Mortuary," "Alone in the Dark", "Madman", "Just Before Dawn", "Curtains", "Stage Fright, "Sleepaway Camp", "Intruder", "Slaughter High", dan "Night Warning").