Alligator The Babysitter The Boogey Man (a.k.a. The Boogeyman) Cannibal Apocalypse Cannibal Holocaust The Changeling Christmas Evil (a.k.a. You Better Watch Out) City of the Living Dead Death Ship Don't Go in the House Dressed to Kill Eaten Alive (a.k.a. The Emerald Jungle, a.k.a. Doomed to Die) Fade to Black The Fog Friday the 13th Funeral Home He Knows You're Alone Hell of the Living Dead (a.k.a. Virus, a.k.a. Night of the Zombies) The House on the Edge of the Park Inferno Maniac Motel Hell Nightmare City (a.k.a. City of the Walking Dead) Nightmares (a.k.a. Stage Fright) Night of the Demon Prom Night The Shining The Silent Scream Terror Train To All a Good Night The Watcher in the Woods
1981
An American Werewolf in London The Beyond (a.k.a. Seven Doors of Death, a.k.a. And You Will Live in Terror) The Boogens The Black Cat Bloody Birthday Bloody Moon The Burning Cannibal Ferox (a.k.a. Make Them Die Slowly) Creepshow Dead & Buried Deadly Blessing Don't Go in the Woods Alone (a.k.a. Don't Go in the Woods) Don't Go Near the Park The Entity The Evil Dead Evilspeak Eyes of a Stranger Fear No Evil Final Exam Friday the 13th Part 2 The Funhouse Galaxy of Terror Graduation Day Halloween 2 The Hand Happy Birthday to Me Hell Night Home Sweet Home The House by the Cemetery The Howling Just Before Dawn My Bloody Valentine Night School Omen III: The Final Conflict Piranha II: The Spawning The Pit The Prowler Saturday the 14th Strange Behavior (a.k.a. Dead Kids, a.k.a. Small Town Massacre) Student Bodies The Unseen Venom Wolfen
1982
Alone in the Dark Amityville II: The Possession Basket Case Blood Song Cat People Deadly Games (a.k.a. The Eliminator) Death Valley The Dorm That Dripped Blood (a.k.a. Pranks, a.k.a. Death Dorm) Fanatic (a.k.a. The Last Horror Film) The Forest (a.k.a. Terror in the Forest) Friday the 13th Part 3 Halloween 3: Season of the Witch Hospital Massacre House of Death (a.k.a. Death Screams, a.k.a. Night Screams) Humongous Madman Midnight The New York Ripper Parasite Pieces Poltergeist The Scarecrow The Seduction Slumber Party Massacre Swamp Thing Tenebre The Thing Unhinged Visiting Hours
1983
Amityville III: The Demon (a.k.a. Amityville 3-D) Christine Cujo Curtains Deadly Lessons The Dead Zone The Final Terror Frightmare (a.k.a. Horror Star) The House on Sorority Row The Hunger Island Fury (a.k.a. Please Don't Eat the Babies) Jaws 3 (a.k.a. Jaws 3-D) Mausoleum Microwave Massacre Mortuary (a.k.a. Embalmed) Nightmares A Night to Dismember Night Warning One Dark Night Psycho II Scalps Sleepaway Camp Sweet Sixteen Xtro (a.k.a. X-Tro)
1984
The Black Room Carnage (a.k.a. Hell House) Children of the Corn C.H.U.D. Class of Nuke 'Em High Don't Open Till Christmas Fatal Games (a.k.a. Killing Touch, a.k.a. Olympic Nightmare) Firestarter Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (a.k.a. Friday the 13th Part 4) Girls Nite Out Gremlins The Initiation Invitation to Hell The Movie House Massacre Murder Rock (a.k.a. Slashdance, a.k.a. The Demon Is Loose) A Nightmare on Elm Street Night of the Comet The Power (a.k.a. Evil Passage) The Prey Rats: Night of Terror (a.k.a. Blood Kill) Razorback Rocktober Blood Silent Madness (a.k.a. Beautiful Screamers, a.k.a. The Night Killers) Silent Night, Deadly Night Splatter University The Terminator They're Playing with Fire
1985
Appointment with Fear Bits and Pieces Blood Cult Blood Tracks Boggy Creek 2: The Legend Continues Cat's Eye (a.k.a. Stephen King's Cat's Eye) Cemetery of Terror (a.k.a. Zombie Apocalypse) Chiller (a.k.a. Wes Craven's Chiller) Day of the Dead Demons Evils of the Night Friday the 13th Part 5: A New Beginning Fright Night Ghoulies The Hills Have Eyes Part 2 Horror House on Highway Five Howling II: Your Sister Is a Werewolf Junior (a.k.a. A Cut Above, a.k.a. Hot Water) Lifeforce The Midnight Hour The Mutilator Nail Gun Massacre A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge Out of the Darkness Phenomena Re-Animator Return of the Living Dead The Ripper Silver Bullet The Stuff Terminal Choice Too Scared to Scream
1986
Abducted Aliens April Fool's Day Cassandra Chopping Mall Critters Deadly Friend Deadtime Stories The Deliberate Stranger Demons 2 Dreamaniac The Fly Fortress Friday the 13th Part 6: Jason Lives From Beyond Girls School Screamers Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer The Hitcher House Invaders from Mars Killer Party Killer Workout (a.k.a. Aerobicide) Link The Majorettes Maximum Overdrive Mountaintop Motel Massacre Neon Maniacs Night of the Creeps Poltergeist II: The Other Side Psycho III Revenge (a.k.a. Blood Cult 2) Shadows Run Black Slaughter High Sorority House Massacre Terror at Tenkiller Terrorvision (a.k.a. Terror Vision) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 Trick or Treat Troll Twisted Vamp Witchboard The Wraith The Zero Boys Zombie Nightmare Zombi 3 (a.k.a. Zombie 2, a.k.a. Zombie Flesh Eaters 2) Zombi 4 (a.k.a. Zombie 3, a.k.a. Zombie Flesh Eaters 3)
1987
Aenigma Berserker Blood Hook Blood Lake Blood Rage Blood Sisters (a.k.a. Slash) Bloody New Year Body Count (a.k.a. The Eleventh Commandment) Cheerleader Camp Creepozoids Creepshow 2 The Curse Dolls Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn Flowers in the Attic The Gate Ghoulies II Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II Hellraiser House II: The Second Story Howling III: Marsupials It's Alive 3 (a.k.a. Island of the Alive) I Was a Teenage Zombie Jaws: The Revenge (a.k.a. Jaws 4) The Lost Boys The Monster Squad Munchies Near Dark A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors Nightmare Sisters Night Screams The Offspring Opera The Outing (a.k.a. The Lamp) Prince of Darkness Psychos in Love Return to Horror High A Return to Salem's Lot Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 Slaughterhouse Slumber Party Massacre II Spookies Stage Fright (a.k.a. StageFright, a.k.a. Deliria, a.k.a. Sound Stage Massacre) The Stay Awake The Stepfather Twisted Nightmare Zombie High
1988
American Gothic Bad Dreams The Blob The Boy from Hell The Brain Brain Damage Cannibal Campout Catacombs Child's Play Critters 2: The Main Course Curse II: The Bite Dead Heat Demons 3: The Ogre Dial: Help (a.k.a. Dial Help, a.k.a. Love Threat) Evil Laugh Fair Game (a.k.a. Mamba) Friday the 13th Part 7: The New Blood Fright Night Part II Ghosthouse Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers Hard Rock Nightmare Hellbound: Hellraiser II Hide and Go Shriek Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers Howling IV: The Original Nightmare Jack's Back Killer Klowns from Outer Space The Kiss The Lady in White The Lair of the White Worm The Last Slumber Party Lurkers (a.k.a. Home Sweet Home) Maniac Cop Memorial Valley Massacre (a.k.a. Valley of Death) (1988) Monkey Shines A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master Night of the Demons Phantasm II Phantom of Death (a.k.a. Off Balance) Pin: A Plastic Nightmare Pledge Night Poltergeist III Primal Rage Psycho Cop Pulse Pumpkinhead Return of the Killer Tomatoes! Return of the Living Dead Part II Saturday the 14th Strikes Back Scarecrows The Serpent and the Rainbow The Seventh Sign Slaughterhouse Rock Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers Slugs Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama Spellbinder Teen Vamp Touch of Death Uninvited The Unnamable (a.k.a. H.P. Lovecraft's The Unnamable) Vampires on Bikini Beach Watchers Waxwork Welcome to Spring Break (a.k.a. Nightmare Beach) Witchery (a.k.a. Witchcraft, a.k.a. Evil Encounters) (1988) Woodchipper Massacre
1989
After Midnight Amityville IV: The Evil Escapes Amok Train (a.k.a. Beyond the Door III) Beverly Hills Vamp Cemetery High The Chilling C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud The Church Clownhouse Cutting Class Dead Pit DeepStar Six Don't Panic The Fly II Friday the 13th Part 8: Jason Takes Manhattan Gate of Hell (a.k.a. Le Porte Dell'inferno, a.k.a. The Hell's Gate) Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers Hellgate Hell High Hitcher in the Dark (a.k.a. Fear in the Dark) House III (a.k.a. Horror House) The House of Clocks House of Lost Souls House of Witchcraft Howling V: The Rebirth I, Madman Intruder The Laughing Dead Leviathan Manhunt: The Search for the Night Stalker Monster High My Mom's a Werewolf Night Life A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child Night Visitor 976-EVIL Pet Sematary Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge Puppet Master Relentless Return of the Swamp Thing Rush Week Shocker Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out! Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland Society Stepfather 2: Make Room for Daddy Witchtrap
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This is awesome, Journey! Looks like 1981 was the best year for horror.
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What a great idea Journey! Cool list! As Veronica already noted, I think it is going to bring a lot of comments and memories of everyone's favorite years (and probably some good, fun debate)!
While it is impossible for me to pick any one year for certain and every year had it share of absolute classics like 1980 which is a close one for me with Friday the 13th, The Fog (which is hugely underrated Carpenter), Prom Night and The Shining which is one of the best horror movies of all time (IMHO), I would have to say that I fall in the 83/84 time frame.
I was 13/14 at the time and was just getting into the Stephen King books, so for stuff like Cujo, Christine, The Dead Zone (also criminally underrated), Firestarter and Children of the Corn to be splashed up on the screen so soon after reading them was just such a treat.
To also be served up Gremlins, Terminator, Nightmare on Elm Street and Night of the Comet in the midst of all of this was just tooo muuuch fun!
Special Note for 1988 which I remember so clearly because there wasn't as much access to movie news back then (for me anyways) and out of nowhere and after a 7 year hiatus, the man in the mask returned for another Halloween outing! I remember being just beside myself and needing to be the first one in line on opening night for this one I was so jacked to see it!
quote:Originally posted by Earl Keese: I was 13/14 at the time and was just getting into the Stephen King books, so for stuff like Cujo, Christine, The Dead Zone (also criminally underrated), Firestarter and Children of the Corn to be splashed up on the screen so soon after reading them was just such a treat.
Those are the ones that I grew up on and remember best, too. My Dad was an early adopter of Betamax and used to tape everything off HBO. He was a huge King fan so he made sure to tape everything King-related. I watched those to death when I visited. They served as a gateway drug to all the Fridays, Elm Streets, Halloweens and Texas Chainsaws.
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Journey, there is one 1980s horror film not on your list. "Death Ship," a Canadian film from 1980.
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First of all .. Journey ...excellent lists! It is cool to see a compilation of 80's movies by genre and year. It wasn't easy to choose a year, but I'm going with 1986:
April Fool's Day, Night of the Creeps, Chopping Mall, Deadly Friend, Trick or Treat, Vamp & Witchboard...wow
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I have never seen Night of the Creeps, but I also saw an earlier thread on its recent release on blu-ray or something and am kind of getting the sense that I have been missing out and should probably seek this out soon!
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I'm still working on the '70s Horror list, but that's on the way too.
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quote:Originally posted by Valley: It wasn't easy to choose a year, but I'm going with 1986:
1986 is my fave year for 80's movies period Valley.
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The early 80's were some of my most memorable scares...cause I was under 10 years old!
1980 - Alligator (Remember watching this on TV at 8 years old...scared the livin crap outta me...just got it on DVD) - The Changeling ( Actually one of my favs...to freak my wife out once in a while, I whisper J-O-S-E-P-H in her ear)
1981 - An American Werewolf In London (At 9 years old, this was scary!)
1982 - Poltergeist (Me and two of my friends planned to sleep in my camper for an overnight which was sitting in my driveway...we watched Poltergeist in the house...and of course, never made it to the camper!
Great list journey!
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Journey, I have thought of two more films that could be added to the list. "Galaxy of Terror," an 1981 American film and also "Xtro," a 1983 British film.
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quote:Originally posted by LoverswithCassie: Journey, I have thought of two more films that could be added to the list. "Galaxy of Terror," an 1981 American film and also "Xtro," a 1983 British film.
Added.
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Journey, there's a movie called Cassandra(1989) and one called Dark August (don't know the year; early to mid 80s).
I am SO GLAD to see Ghosthouse in someone's list!!! I loved that movie and it's not easy to find info about it.
Great list!
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But pettyfan...which 80's year was the best year for horror in your opinion. You are one of the horror masters on here and it would cool to hear your thoughts.
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I guess I'd have to say 1987-1989 because those were the years I really started to appreciate horror movies. I've seen more of the movies from those years than from the early 80s.
On a side note, guess what I found on Amazon?? GHOSTHOUSE!! It was in a DVD combo with another movie (can't remember the name, it was a 66 movie). Anyhoo, it was just $16.99 so I had to get it!! I also got the Stuff. Haven't seen that one in forever.
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pettyfan...."Ghosthouse" was great..that little girl and the creepy doll still haunt me. Haven't seen it in years though.
And "The Stuff" is a flick I remember discussing on the Halloween thread!
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quote:Originally posted by pettyfan: Journey, there's a movie called Cassandra(1989) and one called Dark August (don't know the year; early to mid 80s).
I added Cassandra. Dark August was from 1976 so I added it to my work-in-progress '70s Horror List.
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Thanks! I couldn't find a date for Dark August. I saw it in the 80s so I guess I assumed it was from then!
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quote:Originally posted by LoverswithCassie: There is a 1980 American film that should be added to the list: "Dressed to Kill." And you can append "Terminal Choice," a 1985 Canadian film.
I added them both. I originally left Dressed to Kill off on purpose because I thought it was more of a murder mystery than a true horror, but I guess it has more than enough slasher elements to merit a spot on the list.
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