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The more you can insinuate, the better.
Every slasher film goes into so much detail now that it all looks the same. The scariest thing about the older slashers like "Psycho" is that you know what's happening, and you know it must be horrible, but the director isn't letting you see it. You see a knife go up, you hear a scream, you see blood spiraling down the drain.
Anyone can make a movie with over-the-top gore that hooks people (sometimes literally) with the violence. The amazing slashers are the ones that emphasize story and let the tension mount by leaving things to the viewers' imaginations.
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