The Horror Movie Franchises With The Most Nudity Revealed

Horror movies have a long tradition of throwing in some nudity to spice things up between the kill scenes, and here’s the franchises that do it most. Regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation, lots of moviegoers enjoy a good nude scene, even if as a guilty pleasure. Sex sells, after all, and people do by and large enjoy it. While the subject can inspire laughs from some, if the actors involved are going sans clothes of their own free will, there’s no real reason viewers should feel guilty for taking a peek.

Of the types of horror films, none is more closely associated with nudity and sex scenes then the slasher, which ruled the 1980s and has never entirely gone extinct. Today’s slashers tend to offer nudity a lot less frequently, to the consternation of some, and the appreciation of those less inclined to see their horror take a turn for the sexy, and possibly sleazy side of the fence. Slashers from the golden era rarely hesitated to offer viewers eye candy though.

Thanks to a recent study done by the Hollywood nudity website Mr. Skin, we now have hard numbers on exactly which horror franchises include the most, ahem, bang for the viewer buck in that department. As one might imagine, vintage slasher series dominate the list. An important caveat to note before reading further is that, in the most technical sense, the 16(!)-movie long direct to video Witchcraft franchise boasts the most nakedness, but it’s not being counted here, as it’s a mix of “Skinemax”-style softcore porn and horror. Including it would be kind of a cheat, as it comes with a mandate for nudity.

The Horror Franchise With the Most Nudity is Friday the 13th

The #1 entry on the list of horror franchises with the most nude scenes (barring Witchcraft) likely won’t surprise any lover of slasher flicks. Friday the 13th is arguably the horror series most closely associated with nudity and sex by the general moviegoing audience. Contrary to popular belief though, it’s not always actresses that end up naked onscreen in Jason Voorhees’ movies, as the series also features multiple instances of male nudity. Really, that’s only fair, as everyone deserves something to gaze at.

Other Horror Franchises With Lots of Nudity

Taking #2 behind Friday the 13th is Hellraiser, also not really surprising, as any Clive Barker fan knows full well that he loves to weave lurid, sometimes torturous sex into his tales of horror. A more surprising #3 is the Wrong Turn franchise, which has spent most of its life direct to video. For some reason, backwoods cannibalism and sex scenes seem to go hand in hand. From there is Piranha, which Mr. Skin is considering five films, combining the 1970s originals with the more recent reboots. It’s logical that five movies on the water would feature some skinny-dipping.

The other five entries on Mr. Skin’s horror nudity list are Eli Roth’s Hostel series, the relentlessly sleazy Silent Night, Deadly Night franchise, original slasher franchise Halloween, the progressively sleazier Amityville series, and the A Nightmare on Elm Street films. Yep, at least when it comes to nudity, Jason clearly emerges victorious over Freddy Krueger. Considering the aforementioned current trend of mostly avoiding nudity and sex in modern horror though, one wonders if this list will ever change.

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