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    1980s Horror Movies

    The 40 most popular 1980s horror movies, ranked. Click any film for ratings, reviews, trailers, and where to watch.

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    Vampire Princess Miyu
    TMDB3.4

    Vampire Princess Miyu

    1988 · 1h 40m

    country: Japan

    Its central characters are a vampire girl named Miyu and her demonic companion Larva. Miyu is the daughter of both a human and a shinma (demon) and as such she was awakened as the guardian whose destiny is to hunt down all stray shinma and send them back to the darkness.

    Ghost Stories
    TMDB3.1

    Ghost Stories

    1982 · 1h 20m

    country: Taiwan

    No overview available

    The Shining
    TMDB4.1
    FF4.0

    The Shining

    1980 · 2h 24m

    country: United Kingdom

    Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren't prepared for the madness that lurks within.

    Door
    TMDB3.0

    Door

    1988 · 1h 34m

    country: Japan

    Yasuko, a housewife, lives in an urban high-rise apartment with her husband Satoru and her son Takuto. Annoyed by spam calls and door-to-door salesmen, Yasuko slams the door on a salesman’s hand when he tries to squeeze a flyer through the apartment's chained front door. He leaves, but the next day, her nightmare starts.

    The Fly
    TMDB3.7

    The Fly

    1986 · 1h 36m

    country: United States

    When brilliant, eccentric scientist Seth Brundle makes a huge technological breakthrough in teleportation, he decides to test it on himself. Unbeknownst to him, a common housefly manages to get inside the device and the two become one.

    Nun in Rope Hell
    TMDB3.1

    Nun in Rope Hell

    1984 · 1h 9m

    country: Japan

    A woman gets caught by the wife of her lover which results in a stabbing. Feeling guilty she runs away and joins a nunnery. But she soon discovers that several nuns and a well known author have turned the place into their own personal S&M playground.

    The Thing
    TMDB4.0
    FF5.0

    The Thing

    1982 · 1h 49m

    country: United States

    A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.

    A Nightmare on Elm Street
    TMDB3.7
    FF3.5

    A Nightmare on Elm Street

    1984 · 1h 31m

    country: United States

    Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing their suicides. A cop's daughter, Nancy Thompson, traces the cause to child molester Fred Krueger, who was burned alive by angry parents many years before. Krueger has now come back in the dreams of his killers' children, claiming their lives as his revenge. Nancy and her boyfriend, Glen, must devise a plan to lure the monster out of the realm of nightmares and into the real world...

    Midnight Matinee
    TMDB2.7

    Midnight Matinee

    1988 · 1h 31m

    country: Canada

    Even though a devastating murder took place during a small town's horror film festival two years earlier, townspeople want another festival.

    Cannibal Holocaust
    TMDB3.1

    Cannibal Holocaust

    1980 · 1h 36m

    country: Colombia

    A New York University professor returns from a rescue mission to the Amazon rainforest with the footage shot by a lost team of documentarians who were making a film about the area's local cannibal tribes.

    Gremlins
    TMDB3.6
    FF3.5

    Gremlins

    1984 · 1h 46m

    country: United States

    After receiving an exotic small animal as a Christmas gift, a young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet, which unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous creatures on a small town.

    The Evil Dead
    TMDB3.6
    FF3.5

    The Evil Dead

    1983 · 1h 25m

    country: United States

    In 1979, a group of college students find a Sumerian Book of the Dead in an old wilderness cabin they've rented for a weekend getaway.

    Child's Play
    TMDB3.4

    Child's Play

    1988 · 1h 27m

    country: United States

    After being shot in a toy store, a serial killer transfers his soul into a Good Guy doll. A mother then gifts it to her six-year-old son Andy, which unleashes terror upon the city.

    Lola's Secret
    TMDB3.5

    Lola's Secret

    1984 · 1h 28m

    country: Italy

    A young man's dreams come true when the sexy new maid seduces him. But she has a secret that leads to trouble.

    Friday the 13th
    TMDB3.2

    Friday the 13th

    1980 · 1h 35m

    country: United States

    Camp counselors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to reopen a summer camp that was the site of a child's drowning.

    A Haunted Romance
    TMDB5.0

    A Haunted Romance

    1985 · 1h 28m

    country: Hong Kong

    Hong Kong horror movie from 1985.

    Possession
    TMDB3.7
    FF4.3

    Possession

    1981 · 2h 4m

    country: France

    A young woman left her family for an unspecified reason. The husband determines to find out the truth and starts following his wife. At first, he suspects that a man is involved. But gradually, he finds out more and more strange behaviors and bizarre incidents that indicate something more than a possessed love affair.

    Evil Dead II
    TMDB3.8
    FF4.5

    Evil Dead II

    1987 · 1h 24m

    country: United States

    Ash Williams and his girlfriend Linda find a log cabin in the woods with a voice recording from an archeologist who had recorded himself reciting ancient chants from "The Book of the Dead." As they play the recording an evil power is unleashed taking over Linda's body.

    Come and See
    TMDB4.1

    Come and See

    1985 · 2h 22m

    country: Soviet Union

    The invasion of a village in Belarus by German forces sends young Flyora into the forest to join the weary Resistance fighters, against his family's wishes. There he meets a girl, Glasha, who accompanies him back to his village. On returning home, Flyora finds his family and fellow peasants massacred. His continued survival amidst the brutal debris of war becomes increasingly nightmarish, a battle between despair and hope.

    The Lost Boys
    TMDB3.6

    The Lost Boys

    1987 · 1h 37m

    country: United States

    When an unsuspecting town newcomer is drawn to local blood fiends, the Frog brothers and other unlikely heroes gear up to rescue him.

    Pet Sematary
    TMDB3.3

    Pet Sematary

    1989 · 1h 43m

    country: United States

    After the Creed family's cat is accidentally killed, a friendly neighbor advises its burial in a mysterious nearby cemetery.

    The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2
    TMDB2.8

    The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2

    1986 · 1h 40m

    country: United States

    A radio host is victimised by the notorious cannibal family while a former Texas Marshal hunts them.

    An American Werewolf in London
    TMDB3.7

    An American Werewolf in London

    1981 · 1h 37m

    country: United Kingdom

    American tourists David and Jack are savagely attacked by an unidentified animal while hiking on the Yorkshire Moors. After retiring to the home of a beautiful nurse to recuperate, David soon begins experiencing disturbing changes to his body and mind.

    Halloween II
    TMDB3.3

    Halloween II

    1981 · 1h 32m

    country: United States

    After failing to kill stubborn survivor Laurie and taking a bullet or six from former psychiatrist Dr. Sam Loomis, Michael Myers has followed Laurie to the Haddonfield Memorial Hospital, where she's been admitted for Myers' attempt on her life. The institution proves to be particularly suited to serial killers, however, as Myers cuts, stabs and slashes his way through hospital staff to reach his favorite victim.

    Poltergeist
    TMDB3.6

    Poltergeist

    1982 · 1h 54m

    country: United States

    The Freelings' suburban home becomes the center of paranormal activity that opens a portal to the 'other side'. With help, they must cross over to get their daughter back.

    Jason Lives - Friday the 13th Part VI
    TMDB3.1

    Jason Lives - Friday the 13th Part VI

    1986 · 1h 26m

    country: United States

    Tommy Jarvis, tormented by the fear that maybe Jason isn't really dead, unwittingly resurrects the mass murderer for another bloody rampage.

    Hellraiser
    TMDB3.4

    Hellraiser

    1987 · 1h 33m

    country: United Kingdom

    A hedonistic man finds a mysterious puzzle box that summons a group of gruesome beings known as the Cenobites. These otherworldly entities open the doors to a dominion where pain and pleasure are indivisible.

    The Blob
    TMDB3.4

    The Blob

    1988 · 1h 35m

    country: United States

    In Arborville, California, three high school students try to protect their hometown from a gelatinous alien life form that engulfs everything it touches.

    Guinea Pig: Devil's Experiment
    TMDB2.4

    Guinea Pig: Devil's Experiment

    1985 · 43m

    country: Japan

    Masked thugs torture an innocent woman in increasingly brutal ways.

    Little Shop of Horrors
    TMDB3.5

    Little Shop of Horrors

    1986 · 1h 34m

    country: United States

    Seymour Krelborn is a nerdy orphan working at Mushnik's, a flower shop in urban Skid Row. He harbors a crush on fellow co-worker, Audrey Fulquard, and is berated by Mr. Mushnik daily. One day, Seymour finds a very mysterious unidentified plant which he calls Audrey II. The plant seems to have a craving for blood and soon begins to sing for its supper.

    Videodrome
    TMDB3.6

    Videodrome

    1983 · 1h 28m

    country: Canada

    As the president of a trashy TV channel, Max Renn is desperate for new programming to attract viewers. When he happens upon "Videodrome," a TV show dedicated to gratuitous torture and punishment, Max sees a potential hit and broadcasts the show on his channel. However, after his girlfriend auditions for the show and never returns, Max investigates the truth behind Videodrome and discovers that the graphic violence may not be as fake as he thought.

    The Fog
    TMDB3.4

    The Fog

    1980 · 1h 30m

    country: United States

    Strange things begin to occur as a tiny California coastal town prepares to commemorate its centenary. Inanimate objects spring eerily to life; Rev. Malone stumbles upon a dark secret about the town's founding; radio announcer Stevie witnesses a mystical fire; and hitchhiker Elizabeth discovers the mutilated corpse of a fisherman. Then a mysterious iridescent fog descends upon the village, and more people start to die.

    The Hitcher
    TMDB3.5

    The Hitcher

    1986 · 1h 38m

    country: United States

    On a stormy night, young Jim, who transports a luxury car from Chicago to California to deliver it to its owner, feeling tired and sleepy, picks up a mysterious hitchhiker, who has appeared out of nowhere, thinking that a good conversation will help him not to fall asleep. He will have enough time to deeply regret such an unmeditated decision.

    Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
    TMDB3.1

    Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter

    1984 · 1h 31m

    country: United States

    After his revival in a hospital morgue, Jason fixes his vengeful attention on the Jarvis family and a group of hitherto carefree teenagers.

    The Entity
    TMDB3.5

    The Entity

    1982 · 2h 5m

    country: United States

    A single mom is raped by an invisible force. Her psychiatrist believes the experience stems from childhood trauma, while she knows something supernatural is at play.

    Convent of Sinners
    TMDB2.6

    Convent of Sinners

    1986 · 1h 28m

    country: Italy

    Convent of Sinners is the story of Susanna, a young girl who is raped by her own father and sent to a convent for her sins, where she falls in love with a priest. The other nuns, however, are jealous and angry, they want Susanna for themselves, and accuse her of being possessed by the Devil.

    Jaws: The Revenge
    TMDB2.0

    Jaws: The Revenge

    1987 · 1h 29m

    country: United States

    After another deadly shark attack, Ellen Brody decides she has had enough of New England's Amity Island and moves to the Caribbean to join her son, Michael, and his family. But a great white shark has followed her there, hungry for more lives.

    The Dead Zone
    TMDB3.5
    FF4.0

    The Dead Zone

    1983 · 1h 43m

    country: United States

    Johnny Smith is a schoolteacher with his whole life ahead of him but, after leaving his fiancee's home one night, is involved in a car crash which leaves him in a coma for 5 years. When he wakes, he discovers he has an ability to see into the past, present and future life of anyone with whom he comes into physical contact.

    Spellbinder
    TMDB2.9

    Spellbinder

    1988 · 1h 39m

    country: United States

    After leaving work one night, Los Angeles attorney Jeff Mills and his colleague rescue a young, beautiful woman from an abusive boyfriend. Jeff soon becomes romantically involved with her and embroiled in the web of intrigue that follows her, despite a string of ominous happenstances and repeated warnings from his secretary.

    Jaws 3-D
    TMDB2.2

    Jaws 3-D

    1983 · 1h 38m

    country: United States

    A giant thirty-five-foot shark becomes trapped in a SeaWorld theme park and it's up to the sons of police chief Brody to rescue everyone.

    About 1980s Horror Movies

    The 1980s

    The 1980s codified the blockbuster — high concept, wide release, heavy merchandising — while home video quietly built a second life for films that flopped in theaters. Practical effects hit their peak just before CGI arrived.

    Horror

    Horror is cinema's most reliable laboratory — cheap to make, endlessly reinvented, and unusually good at smuggling in subtext. Every few years a national wave redefines it: Italian giallo, Japanese J-horror, the Korean thriller, American indie horror.

    In this list

    Best reviewed
    The Shining (8.2)
    Often also
    Thriller, Comedy, Mystery

    Common questions

    What are the best 1980s horror movies?
    By popularity across Flickfolio and TMDB, the top picks right now are Vampire Princess Miyu, Ghost Stories, and The Shining. The full ranked list of 40 sits above — open any movie for ratings, reviews, and streaming availability.
    How is this list ranked?
    1980s horror movies are ordered by overall popularity, which blends how often a title is viewed, searched, and logged. It updates as viewing habits shift, so the list reflects what people are actually watching rather than a fixed critical canon.
    Where can I watch these movies?
    Every movie page lists current streaming, rental, and purchase options for your region, alongside community ratings and reviews from Flickfolio members.

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