The Terminator (1984)

Spoiler Alert! The Terminator (1984) is a slasher film. You can disagree all you want but on this week's episode of Nightmare on Film Street, your horror hosts Kimmi & Jon (well, mostly just Jon. Kimmi might still be unconvinced) lay out their case and as to why James Cameron's monumental sci-fi/action stunner is totally a horror movie.

Here's a brief outline of the argument: The Terminator is a slasher villain because he is an unstoppable, expressionless killing machine, just like Michael Myers. He only walks but always catches up with his victims, just like Jason Voorhees (not...