Greatest Killer-Family Movies

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1 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Tobe Hooper's tale of the underclass in the middle of nowhere rising up against yuppie "consumers." 96 130

2 The Hills Have Eyes
Wes Craven's original set the standard for clashes between the haves and have nots. 53 115

3 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
TCM got a millennial reboot in this back-to-basics tale of meat, murder and the ties that bind. 52 110

4 House of 1000 Corpses
Leatherface family, meet the Firefly clan: I think you're going to get along like a house afire... 45 113

5 The Devil's Rejects
Rob Zombie's killer clan returns to wreak more mayhem; don't drop in unless you're prepared to die. 32 120

6 The Hills Have Eyes
French director Alexandre Aja put a fresh spin on Wes Craven's tale of radiation-afflicted hunters. 31 105

7 Wrong Turn
Elisha Dushku and her friends detour into the backwoods and stumble upon mutant (and hungry) cannibals. 26 108

8 Slaughterhouse
A father/son business is threatened by a national chain and the family sticks together, no matter what! -25 79

9 American Gothic
Yvonne de Carlo, Rod Steiger and their brood of homicidal kiddies go up against city interlopers. -30 76

10 Frontièr(s)
It's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre a la francais: Teens from the banlieus meet murderous Nazi hoteliers. -40 76

11 Spider Baby
Three adolescents afflicted with a genetic disorder regress to a savage state. Too bad for visitors. -40 78

12 Just Before Dawn
Ignoring all warnings, city-dwelling dumbasses meet their match against inbred, backwoods twins. -45 71

13 Kiss Daddy Goodbye
Love means never having to say goodbye: Psychic kids bring their dead daddy back as a zombie! -47 73

The family that preys together, stays together. Which of these family-frights is your favorite?