Horror - 1980s, a list by Jason Stypick

3.8

/781/

58

/21/

39

/18/

2.8

/482/

11

/247/

Police detective, Mitchell, investigating the death of a victim of a Nazi concentration camp discovers a nightclubbing playboy who has strange powers over women and is seemingly ageless.

39

15

4.4

/712/

46

/30/

45

/25/

2.8

/734/

8

/21/

A biological experiment in Florida goes awry. The result: 8-foot long land crabs which roar loudly and kill everything in sight.

40

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5.3

/142/

36

/3/

33

/3/

Four hoodlums break into a jeweller's house and brutally murder him, his wife and daughter. On the run they kidnap Jenny, a Senator's grand daughter and her boyfriend, but discover that the two will not be taken easily. In the melee that follows, the gang are blown away one by one, until the final vengeful confrontation between Jenny and the remaining gang member.

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6.2

/72/

15

/2/

70

/1/

A soldier at an elite military institution is sent on a strange and increasingly nightmarish errand in this full-on fever-dream thriller from long-time Pete Walker collaborator David McGillivray (House of Whipcord).

61

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6.8

/106/

44

/5/

67

/3/

3.3

/444/

Melvin is a henpecked worker in a Bridal shop. To get way from the nagging women, he retreats to a storage room filled with mannequins where he vents his frustration. The only problem is, the mannequins upstairs offer something more horrifying than Melvin expected.

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5.7

/30/

20

/2/

60

/1/

Early short film from Larry Fessenden.

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6.4

/16/

10

/1/

50

/1/

In order to enjoy a romantic private swim together, Jo and Eddie hide when their local swimming pool is closing for the evening. But unknown to them, a killer is on the loose - and in the building with them.

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6.8

/23/

10

/1/

A story about a time traveler and the search for the first cell of one's existence. 'The Dead', played by Peter Murphy searches for and finds a 'Grid' which enables him to watch the beginning of his life -from the moment of conception.

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6.5

/11/

10

/1/

A pair of thieves rob and murder an old man. While escaping from the police they run into a graveyard which happens to be full of demons.

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5.8

/7/

Twin sisters Ellie and Essie must descend into the macabre world of the occult when their father, the town's only Mortician, is murdered by an ancient evil being known only as Him.

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6.2

/10/

A boy is attacked by the socks that he owns but never wears.

33

8

3.8

/490/

37

/7/

30

/13/

2.6

/597/

11

/7/

A rock band called "The Clowns" comes under suspicion of murder when several prostitutes are killed by individuals made up like members of the band.

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5.3

/75/

20

/1/

This variation of the Frankenstein legend, set in a brownstone in present-day Manhattan, has Robert Vaughn as a determined New York surgeon bringing "parts" home from work -- the hospital where he does experimental research -- to painstakingly rebuild the shattered body of an anonymous patient with organs from various donors.

38

4.8

/1085/

52

/29/

48

/28/

2.7

/1503/

20

/10/

13

/5/

1.5

Emily Hollander becomes the subject of a lesbian obsession at the hands of Andrea Glassen, her next-door neighbour.

46

26

5.3

/1506/

56

/55/

53

/41/

2.6

/1414/

18

/16/

An English family of six takes in a pregnant woman who disappears shortly after giving birth. They raise the baby girl as their own, but over the years the strange deaths of their children make them consider whether the little girl is more than she appears.

39

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4.2

/291/

40

/3/

36

/5/

The "Missing Heart Murders" are plaguing San Francisco - dead bodies that turn up with their hears surgically removed! So a weak-stomached homicide cop looks into the possibilities of a black market for human organs, while across town a man must make a difficult decision regarding his wife, who needs a transplant...

42

31

4.6

/2804/

50

/104/

45

/64/

2.4

/4824/

20

/31/

A group of teenagers at a party find themselves being stalked by a maniacal killer in a Santa Claus costume.

64

6.8

/90640/

68

/2613/

67

/1681/

3.5

/154370/

76

/71/

65

/1979/

55

/11/

2.0

age 15+

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.

46

37

4.7

/2829/

49

/80/

48

/66/

2.8

/5185/

34

/67/

An anthropology professor and his students attempt to track down a Bigfoot responsible for a rash of violent murders, only to uncover something even more sinister.

62

16

6.3

/526/

60

/8/

62

/16/

3.3

/639/

War veterans visit a lakeside cabin for a week of shooting, drinking, etc. but find the cabin being looked after by a young caretaker named David. When David's status as a war deserter is revealed, all hell breaks loose.

38

5.1

/11399/

59

/411/

52

/212/

2.6

/6507/

31

/16/

30

/140/

9

/8/

1.0

In the future, Earth is overcrowded and the population relies on distant bases to be fed. In the Saturn 3 station, Major Adam and the scientist Alex, who is also his lover and has never been on Earth, have been researching hydroponics for three years in the base alone with their dog Sally. Captain Benson arrives Saturn 3 with Hector, incapable to controlling his emotions he transfers his homicidal tendency and insanity to Hector. Now Major Adam and Alex are trapped in the station with a dangerous psychopath robot.

43

7

3.9

/492/

38

/13/

40

/11/

2.9

/274/

40

/6/

A team of men and women investigate the mysterious deaths of two previous expeditions to a strategically important but barren world.

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5.7

/12/

10

/1/

100

/1/

A tribute to Joe Zawislak and his horror host character "Dr. Shock".

67

65

6.7

/9963/

66

/304/

64

/167/

3.6

/17211/

80

/15/

76

/217/

46

/8/

Army psychiatrist Colonel Kane is posted to a secluded gothic castle housing a military asylum. With a reserved calm, he indulges the inmates' delusions, allowing them free rein to express their fantasies.

42

30

4.8

/2363/

50

/55/

45

/51/

2.6

/2256/

17

/63/

A Vietnam veteran that spends his days photographing pretty girls, and his nights strangling them, sets sights on the patients of a radio psychiatrist.

40

24

4.3

/1355/

51

/46/

40

/34/

2.4

/1740/

19

/94/

A series of hideous murders is taking place, and Inspector Capell and cop-turned-novelist Lonergan are investigating. The murders are found to be the work of an out-of-control experiment in genetic engineering. The two men must descend into the city's sewer systems to destroy the horrific miscreation. It won't be hard to find, as it's already looking for its next victims...

34

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3.8

/202/

40

/3/

24

/5/

A small-town funeral director, doctor and sheriff are vampires who suck blood from the recently not-quite-dead on the embalming table and then immediately kill the newly converted vampire. When one of their victims disappears before being staked, they are threatened with being exposed if the new vampire surfaces.

41

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4.2

/255/

40

/7/

36

/7/

46

/6/

A young astrophysicist searches for sinister extraterrestrials looking for sanctuary for their comrades by possessing the bodies of humans.

53

20

5.5

/1365/

55

/24/

49

/25/

3.0

/1148/

50

/2/

The wife of a greedy man comes back to haunt him after he scares her to death.

35

12

3.0

/573/

37

/17/

33

/11/

2.6

/568/

27

/890/

A man discovers that he has psychotronic powers--the ability to will people to die. He begins exercising that power.

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4.6

/6/

10

/1/

While performers Frankie and Annette are going new wave and even punk, they find out that the old tunes and attitudes are not completely washed away.

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6.0

/36/

10

/1/

70

/1/

No-Wave film directed by Gordon Stevenson from Teenage Jesus & the Jerks. Mirielle Cervenka (Exene's sister) plays a young woman named Rose who is afflicted with a case of extreme stigmata.

58

55

6.2

/7735/

65

/260/

59

/150/

3.1

/6928/

52

/25/

57

/311/

52

/11/

age 12+

After an American family moves to an old country manor in rural England, one of the daughters is tormented by the spirit of the owner's long lost daughter, who mysteriously disappeared 30 years ago during a solar eclipse.

68

59

6.5

/3938/

69

/137/

61

/45/

3.1

/2464/

83

/182/

The lord and lady of a capacious manor are killed, and the lord's ghost seems to have returned to knock off the staff one by one, causing Inspector Winship and Dr. Tart to investigate the wacky house and its inhabitants.

52

5.7

/12159/

58

/481/

58

/268/

3.0

/19040/

45

/11/

41

/176/

49

/6/

After a new cannery introduces scientifically augmented salmon to a seaside town in the Pacific Northwest, a species of mysterious, mutated sea creatures begin killing the men and raping the women.

40

20

4.2

/1236/

58

/50/

40

/30/

2.4

/1384/

17

/4/

Middle-aged newlyweds Larry & Barbara spend their honeymoon at a palatial Filipino mansion, unaware that it is inhabited by the vengeful spirit of a notorious voodoo witch queen who was murdered a century ago. The woman's evil spirit promptly begins precipitating a variety of violent deaths in accordance with a diabolical ritual intended to bring her back to life -a process which is ultimately consummated by taking possession of Barbara's body.

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6.3

/87/

50

/2/

53

/2/

This short student film by Alex Proyas and Salik Silverstein re-envisions the 1964 Kitty Genovese murder, offering a different explanation for the problem of witness nonintervention.

45

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4.8

/440/

45

/2/

43

/7/

Egyptologist Robin Ellis and American reporter Eva Marie Saint uncover King Tut's burial site but wealthy profiteer Raymond Burr tries to make sure that the valuable artifacts in its chambers never leave the country.

57

6.4

/173082/

66

/6420/

64

/3211/

3.0

/481442/

68

/63/

60

/6603/

22

/11/

age 16+

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.

54

6.3

/22041/

64

/684/

64

/472/

3.4

/43203/

45

/22/

58

/505/

22

/4/

A psychotic man, troubled by his childhood abuse, kills and mutilates young women and local models on the streets of New York City.

44

9

4.7

/404/

30

/7/

40

/12/

3.0

/402/

A sexually frustrated young man kills hookers.

84

8.4

/1208964/

81

/29593/

82

/18472/

4.2

/2841750/

84

/111/

93

/28528/

68

/26/

4.0

age 15+

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.

34

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5.0

/90/

10

/1/

40

/1/

A small town becomes gripped by an ethical debate when the community discovers a moody, egotistical scientist is experimenting with DNA and the creation of new life.

43

4.9

/2692/

46

/61/

51

/51/

2.5

/2137/

25

/56/

1.5

A schoolteacher moves into her deceased aunt’s house in a small Californian town, and is harassed by unfriendly locals and a mysterious hearse.

38

16

4.0

/861/

47

/38/

40

/29/

2.5

/986/

15

/13/

A woman is gang-raped in a horse's stable, and even though the rapists are caught and imprisoned, she is harassed many moons later by ghastly visions of her tormentors, while her husband philanders and every little thing frightens her out of her wits.

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9.9

/14/

10

/1/

A faithful dramatization of Edgar Allan Poe's immortal poem, shot in a Spanish-style Catholic church in Harlan, Iowa.

52

45

5.3

/5078/

60

/106/

52

/99/

2.8

/2905/

43

/7/

49

/159/

David Nau leads a band of modern day pirates who raid yachts and sail boats of people on vacation in the Caribbean. When reporter Blair Maynard and his son arrive to investigate the mystery of the disappearing boats, Nau and his band of raiders decide to induct them into their tribe.

51

42

5.4

/3249/

56

/101/

51

/77/

2.8

/4684/