EXPLORE BY DECADE

1980s Horror Movies

Explore horror from 1980 to 1989, from cult favourites and genre landmarks to forgotten nightmares.

112published movies
Altered States poster
1980

Altered States

In the basement of a university medical school, Dr. Jessup floats naked in total darkness. The most terrifying experiment in the history of science is out of control... and the subject is himself.

Dressed to Kill poster
1980

Dressed to Kill

The latest fashion in murder.

Friday the 13th poster
1980

Friday the 13th

They were warned...They are doomed...And on Friday the 13th, nothing will save them.

Inferno poster
1980

Inferno

Come face to face with Hell.

Maniac poster
1980

Maniac

I warned you not to go out tonight!

Motel Hell poster
1980

Motel Hell

It takes all kinds of critters to make Farmer Vincent fritters!

Prom Night poster
1980

Prom Night

If you're not back by midnight...You won't be coming home!

Terror Train poster
1980

Terror Train

The boys and girls of Sigma Phi. Some will live. Some will die.

The Fog poster
1980

The Fog

What you can't see won't hurt you...it'll kill you!

The Island poster
1980

The Island

For three hundred years a terrifying secret has been kept from the outside world.

The Ninth Configuration poster
1980

The Ninth Configuration

How do you fight a war called madness?

The Watcher in the Woods poster
1980

The Watcher in the Woods

It was just an innocent game until a young girl vanished...for thirty years.

An American Werewolf in London poster
1981

An American Werewolf in London

Beware the moon.

Dead & Buried poster
1981

Dead & Buried

It will take your breath away. All of it.

Friday the 13th Part 2 poster
1981

Friday the 13th Part 2

The body count continues...

Galaxy of Terror poster
1981

Galaxy of Terror

ALIEN was the beginning… Hell Has Just Been Relocated!

Ghost Story poster
1981

Ghost Story

The Time Has Come to Tell the Tale

Halloween II poster
1981

Halloween II

More of the night he came home.

Happy Birthday to Me poster
1981

Happy Birthday to Me

Six of the most bizarre murders you will ever see.

Possession poster
1981

Possession

Inhuman ecstasy fulfilled.

Scanners poster
1981

Scanners

10 Seconds: The Pain Begins. 15 Seconds: You Can’t Breathe. 20 Seconds: You Explode.

The Beyond poster
1981

The Beyond

Beyond death...Beyond Evil...Beyond the dreaded gates of hell.

The Burning poster
1981

The Burning

A legend of terror isn't a campfire story anymore!

The Funhouse poster
1981

The Funhouse

Pay to get in. Pray to get out!

The House by the Cemetery poster
1981

The House by the Cemetery

You may have just mortgaged your life.

The Howling poster
1981

The Howling

Imagine your worst fear a reality.

The Prowler poster
1981

The Prowler

If you think you're safe... you're DEAD wrong!

Wolfen poster
1981

Wolfen

They can hear a cloud pass overhead, the rhythm of your blood. They can track you by yesterday's shadow. They can tear the scream from your throat.

Amityville II: The Possession poster
1982

Amityville II: The Possession

If these walls could talk...They would shriek!

Cat People poster
1982

Cat People

They are something more than lovers who are about to become something less than human.

Creepshow poster
1982

Creepshow

The most fun you'll ever have BEING SCARED!

Friday the 13th Part III poster
1982

Friday the 13th Part III

A new dimension in terror…

Halloween III: Season of the Witch poster
1982

Halloween III: Season of the Witch

The night no one comes home.

Poltergeist poster
1982

Poltergeist

"They're here."

Swamp Thing poster
1982

Swamp Thing

Science transformed him into a monster. Love changed him even more!

The Thing poster
1982

The Thing

Anytime. Anywhere. Anyone.

Christine poster
1983

Christine

How do you kill something that can't possibly be alive?

Cujo poster
1983

Cujo

Now, there's a new name for terror.

Jaws 3-D poster
1983

Jaws 3-D

The third dimension is terror.

Sleepaway Camp poster
1983

Sleepaway Camp

…you won't be coming home!

The Hunger poster
1983

The Hunger

Nothing human loves forever.

Videodrome poster
1983

Videodrome

First it controls your mind. Then it destroys your body.

A Nightmare on Elm Street poster
1984

A Nightmare on Elm Street

If Nancy doesn't wake up screaming, she won't wake up at all.

Body Double poster
1984

Body Double

You can't believe everything you see.

C.H.U.D. poster
1984

C.H.U.D.

They're not staying down there anymore!

Children of the Corn poster
1984

Children of the Corn

And a child shall lead them...

Dreamscape poster
1984

Dreamscape

Close your eyes and the adventure begins.

Firestarter poster
1984

Firestarter

She has the power to set objects on fire with just one glance!

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter poster
1984

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter

Three times before you have felt the terror, known the madness, lived the horror. But this is the one you've been screaming for.

Gremlins poster
1984

Gremlins

Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous.

Night of the Comet poster
1984

Night of the Comet

They came. They Shopped. They saved the world!

Silent Night, Deadly Night poster
1984

Silent Night, Deadly Night

He knows when you've been naughty.

The Company of Wolves poster
1984

The Company of Wolves

The Desire...The Fantasy...The Nightmare.

Cat's Eye poster
1985

Cat's Eye

Follow the newest cat-and-creature game as played through.

Day of the Dead poster
1985

Day of the Dead

The darkest day of horror the world has ever known!

Demons poster
1985

Demons

They will make cemeteries their cathedrals and the cities will be your tombs.

Friday the 13th: A New Beginning poster
1985

Friday the 13th: A New Beginning

If Jason still haunts you... You're not alone.

Fright Night poster
1985

Fright Night

There are some very good reasons to be afraid of the dark.

Lifeforce poster
1985

Lifeforce

In the blink of an eye, the terror begins.

Once Bitten poster
1985

Once Bitten

Mark Kendall just found out his one-night stand has been around for centuries.

Phenomena poster
1985

Phenomena

Jennifer has a few million close friends. She's going to need them all!

Re-Animator poster
1985

Re-Animator

Herbert West has a good head on his shoulders...and another one on his desk.

The Return of the Living Dead poster
1985

The Return of the Living Dead

They're back from the grave and ready to party!

The Stuff poster
1985

The Stuff

Are you eating it... or is it eating you?

Aliens poster
1986

Aliens

This time it's war.

April Fool's Day poster
1986

April Fool's Day

Guess who's going to be the life of the party?

Chopping Mall poster
1986

Chopping Mall

Where shopping costs you an arm and a leg!

Critters poster
1986

Critters

The battle began in another galaxy. It's about to end in the Brown's backyard.

Manhunter poster
1986

Manhunter

It's just you and me now, sport…

Maximum Overdrive poster
1986

Maximum Overdrive

Imagine your worst nightmare...machines take over the world!

Night of the Creeps poster
1986

Night of the Creeps

The good news is your date is here. The bad news is...He's dead.

The Fly poster
1986

The Fly

Be afraid. Be very afraid.

The Hitcher poster
1986

The Hitcher

The terror starts the moment he stops.

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors poster
1987

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

If you think you'll get out alive, you must be dreaming.

Angel Heart poster
1987

Angel Heart

It will scare you to your very soul.

Creepshow 2 poster
1987

Creepshow 2

When the curtain goes up, the terror begins.

Dolls poster
1987

Dolls

They walk. They talk. They kill.

Evil Dead II poster
1987

Evil Dead II

Kiss your nerves goodbye!

Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II poster
1987

Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II

You Can't Keep a Bad Girl Down!

Hellraiser poster
1987

Hellraiser

Demon to some. Angel to others.

House II: The Second Story poster
1987

House II: The Second Story

It's getting weirder!

My Best Friend Is a Vampire poster
1987

My Best Friend Is a Vampire

Vampires and teenagers are a lot alike. They're just misunderstood.

Near Dark poster
1987

Near Dark

...pray for daylight.

Predator poster
1987

Predator

Soon the hunt will begin.

The Gate poster
1987

The Gate

Pray it's not too late.

The Hidden poster
1987

The Hidden

It's only human on the outside...

The Lost Boys poster
1987

The Lost Boys

Sleep all day. Party all night. Never grow old. Never die. It's fun to be a vampire.

The Monster Squad poster
1987

The Monster Squad

You know who to call when you have ghosts. But who do you call when you have monsters?

The Stepfather poster
1987

The Stepfather

He wanted a perfect family in a perfect town. But they couldn't measure up...Neither could the others...

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master poster
1988

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master

Terror beyond your wildest dreams.

Beetlejuice poster
1988

Beetlejuice

In this house... if you've seen one ghost... you haven't seen them all.

Child's Play poster
1988

Child's Play

You'll wish it was only make-believe.

Fright Night Part 2 poster
1988

Fright Night Part 2

Do you have a taste for terror? The suckers are back.

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers poster
1988

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

Ten years ago he changed the face of Halloween. Tonight, HE'S BACK.

Hellbound: Hellraiser II poster
1988

Hellbound: Hellraiser II

Time to play.

Killer Klowns from Outer Space poster
1988

Killer Klowns from Outer Space

It’s craazzy!

Night of the Demons poster
1988

Night of the Demons

Angela is having a party, Jason and Freddy are too scared to come... But you'll have a hell of a time.

Phantasm II poster
1988

Phantasm II

The ball is back!

Pumpkinhead poster
1988

Pumpkinhead

A grim fairy tale.

Return of the Living Dead Part II poster
1988

Return of the Living Dead Part II

Just when you thought it was safe to be dead.

The Blob poster
1988

The Blob

Terror has no shape.

They Live poster
1988

They Live

You see them on the street. You watch them on TV. You might even vote for one this fall. You think they're people just like you. You're wrong. Dead wrong.

Waxwork poster
1988

Waxwork

Stop on by and give afterlife a try.

DeepStar Six poster
1989

DeepStar Six

Not All Aliens Come From Space. Save Your Last Breath... To Scream.

Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan poster
1989

Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan

New York has a new problem.

Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers poster
1989

Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

Michael lives. AND THIS TIME THEY'RE READY!

Pet Sematary poster
1989

Pet Sematary

Sometimes dead is better.

Shocker poster
1989

Shocker

No More Mr. Nice Guy

The 'Burbs poster
1989

The 'Burbs

He's a man of peace in a savage land... Suburbia.

The Fly II poster
1989

The Fly II

Like father. Like son.

The Toxic Avenger Part II poster
1989

The Toxic Avenger Part II

The first super-hero from New Jersey is back!

Vampire's Kiss poster
1989

Vampire's Kiss

Seduction. Romance. Murder. The things one does for love.