With the horror season on the way, it’s time for soap operas to take some horror movie cues and turn into 1980s slashers with killers, masks and detectives. And for some of the best daytime hours, this is nothing new.

An unknown serial killer killing a Salem or Port Charles minion is a common plot line used in soap operas, and as exaggerated as it is, it always leaves fans on their toes when the killer sneaks up on their favorite character. From Ben Weston’s terror to Days of our lives to James Franco the killer character General Hospital, some soapy serial killers will never be forgotten.

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Tie Killer (“Days of Our Lives”)

In 2015 “The Tie Killer” NBC Days of our lives emerged with murderous plans to kill anyone who got in his way by strangling them to death with a tie. However, the mystery didn’t last long for viewers when it was revealed that Abigail’s then-boyfriend Ben Weston was the undercover killer.

While Ben tried to kill fan favorites like Marlena, Chad and Abigail’s girlfriend, he managed to kill four Salemites, including the devastating death of Will Horton. In an unexpected twist, Ben is later cured of his killing habits when he learns that one of his victims, Will, was secretly revived after he killed him.

Corinthian Assassin (“Loving”)

When Loving was canceled in 1995 and replaced by a spin-off titled City, the writers came up with a clever way to end the original series. In the remaining episodes, an assassin called the Corinthian Assassin went on a killing spree, killing several of the main characters and forcing the rest to leave the city and travel to Manhattan, where City will take place.

The Corinthian Assassin had six bodies, and instead of slashing with conventional weapons such as knives or pistols, this assassin found unique ways to attack his prey, such as poisoned candles and body powder to kill Loving favorites like Stacey, Clay and Jeremy.

Franco (“General Hospital”)

When James Franco made his soap opera debut in 2009, he played a serial killer named Franco. ABC Main hospital. As a successful artist, when he wasn’t stalking Jason Morgan and his loved ones, Franco commemorated his murders with the CO77X graffiti tag.

Even though he is one of the creepiest characters in GC a story with a long list of crimes, including multiple kidnappings, attempted murders, and digging up the corpse of Claudia Zaccara, Franco’s body count actually stops at six, and at no time were any of the main characters in the soap included.

Oakdale Slasher (“As the World Turns”)

The Oakdale Slasher was a masked assassin who targeted teenagers from CBS When the world is spinning creating what the show calls the “Raven Lake Massacre” with eight murders.

The soap turned into an ’80s slasher when a group of teenagers had a party at Lake Raven and the Oakdale Slasher started killing them one by one until Maddie Coleman was the last one left, eventually unmasking the killer to reveal it was her sister Eva . all this time.

Sin Hunter (“Underworld”)

Another world his serial killer storyline began in 1987 when a series of murders took place in Bay City at the hands of the Stalker of Sins. There are nine victims in total, the first few were unknown to the show’s characters before beloved characters such as Quinn, Macy and Josie were killed.

When it was finally revealed that Dr. Alan Glaser was the killer, he admitted the disturbing cause of his cuts on the way to prison, saying that he followed his late mother’s orders to purge the world of sinful women, despite the fact that there were several men in it. in the list of his victims.

Salem Stalker (“Days of Our Lives”)

In 2003, Salem’s Stalker was released. Days of our lives wearing a silver hockey mask and a black Ghostface-like dress, and started killing Salem’s best one by one. The body count of this serial killer has risen to 10, including Maggie, Roman, and even matriarch Alice Horton.

In early 2004, not only was Marlena Evans the killer, but all the alleged victims were found alive and well on an island called Melasven. The twists and turns continued when it was later revealed that Marlena had been brainwashed into the alleged murders of Andre DiMer, who was posing as his identical twin brother Tony.

Ryan Chamberlain (“General Hospital”)

Move Helena Cassadine and Franco Baldwin because when it comes to villains General Hospital, Ryan Chamberlain will always be the scariest, most disturbing killer ever. Since arriving in Port Charles in 1992, Kevin Collins’ evil twin brother has amassed a total of 16 victims.

In addition to the harassment, kidnapping and torture listed on his list of crimes, Ryan not only tried to kill the legendary GC characters like Steve Hardy and Lulu Spencer during his decades of serial killing, but he ended the lives of characters like Mary Pat Ingles, Bryce Henderson and, most devastatingly, Ava’s daughter Jerome Kiki.