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I respectfully disagree with your analogy that "slasher films" are the "junk food" of the horror genre. I contend that today's unimaginative re-makes, laden with CGI graphics, and copycat effects are cheapening the "Horror" in horror films. The studios are producing flashy movie previews, with no real substance, ("movie") to back it up. All of this of course is intended to get you back into the theatre or rental store for that almighty dollar.
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Yes - and I would consider the likes of
Saving Private Ryan, Braveheart and
Titanic "junk food" in comparison to, say,
Friday the 13th or
The Burning.
Supposedly factual accounts of war and disaster which are in fact blatant rewrites of history leaving only a shred of truth are potentially dangerous films consumed by the general public for a quick fix of rollercoaster emotions.
Slasher films have no such agendas and do not need to take creative liberties in desperate attempts to keep the average moviegoer happy... although of course that is changing in these bland, "knowing", post-modern times of horror cinema.