I'm going a little more modern era but still old enough to be considered a cult classic and say the Scream series would be my favorite set of horror movies. Slasher movies are one of my favorite genres in the horror category and Scream [in my opinion] is amongst the best of them. There aren't a lot of horror films like this, especially today, that takes the time to set up a lot of history and character development like the Scream franchise does; and it does it well mixed in with the suspense, relationships, and mystery. Most of the time slasher films rather go for the gore, cheap scare tactics, and some more gore. Plus the characters are just stupid half the time or the motives are just lame. I'm glad Kevin Williamson decided to be a little more tasteful with Scream and its sequels.