Decade
1980s Horror
The horror that defined the 1980s — ranked by Crypt Score, from era-defining classics to the deep cuts worth resurrecting.
625 titles
Street Trash
›NR1987 · Comedy, Horror · 100m · Mike Lackey, Bill Chepil, Vic Noto
A group of hobos begin melting into multicolored piles of goo after drinking sixty-year-old liquor. At the same time, the psychotic Vietnam War vet who rules the hobo camp snaps and begins killing at random. Two brothers set out to stop the liquor and the killer.
Waxwork
›R1988 · Horror, Comedy · 97m · Zach Galligan, Jennifer Bassey, Joe Baker
Wealthy slacker college student Mark, his new girlfriend Sarah, and their friends are invited to a special showing at a mysterious wax museum which displays 18 of the most evil men of all time. After his ex-girlfriend and another friend disappear, Mark becomes suspicious.
Razorback
›R1984 · Horror, Thriller · 95m · Gregory Harrison, Arkie Whiteley, Bill Kerr
In the Australian outback a vicious wild boar kills and causes havoc to a small community.
The Watcher in the Woods
›PG1980 · Fantasy, Horror, Thriller · 83m · Bette Davis, Lynn-Holly Johnson, Kyle Richards
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.
Just Before Dawn
›R1981 · Horror, Thriller · 90m · George Kennedy, Mike Kellin, Chris Lemmon
In the Oregon mountains, a pair of hunters encounter a machete-wielding killer in an abandoned church. Meanwhile, five campers arrive to examine some property one of them has inherited but are warned by the forest ranger not to venture forth. Soon after they set up camp, they begin hearing strange noises, encounter a mysterious singing girl and start disappearing one by one.
Dead End Drive-In
›R1986 · Horror, Science Fiction, Action · 87m · Ned Manning, Natalie McCurry, Peter Whitford
In the future, a health nut and his tag-along girlfriend become trapped in a drive-in theater that has become a concentration camp for outcast youths.
The Monster Club
›NR1981 · Horror, Comedy · 98m · Vincent Price, John Carradine, Donald Pleasence
A vampire attacks a horror author on the street and then invites him to a nearby club as a gesture of gratitude, which turns out to be a meeting place for assorted creatures of the night. The vampire then regales him with three stories, each interspersed with musical performances at the club.
Jack's Back
›1988 · Horror, Thriller, Mystery · 97m · James Spader, Cynthia Gibb, Jim Haynie
A young doctor is suspected when a series of Jack the Ripper copycat killings is committed. However, when the doctor himself is murdered, his identical twin brother claims to have seen visions of the true killer.
White of the Eye
›R1987 · Horror, Thriller · 111m · David Keith, Cathy Moriarty, Art Evans
In a wealthy and isolated desert community, a sound expert is targeted as the prime suspect of a series of brutal murders of local suburban housewives who were attacked and mutilated in their homes. As he desperately tries to prove his innocence, his wife starts to uncover startling truths...
Fair Game
›R1986 · Action, Horror, Thriller · 90m · Cassandra Delaney, Peter Ford, Garry Who
A young woman running a wildlife sanctuary in the Australian outback is in for trouble when she is confronted by three kangaroo hunters. Bored with killing kangaroos, they decide to kill the animals in the sanctuary, and when they see how attractive the owner is, they decide to have a little "fun" with her, too. Turns out that they may get a bit more "fun" than they bargained for.
The First Deadly Sin
›R1980 · Crime, Drama, Mystery · 112m · Frank Sinatra, Faye Dunaway, David Dukes
A serial killer is stalking New York City. Inspector Edward Delaney is an NYPD detective, nearing retirement, who is trying to put together the pieces of the case. Are the victims somehow linked? What does the brutal method of death signify?
Scream for Help
›R1984 · Horror, Mystery, Crime · 90m · Rachael Kelly, David Allen Brooks, Marie Masters
A teenaged girl discovers that her stepfather is trying to murder her and her mother, but when she tells people, no one will believe her.
Alison's Birthday
›1981 · Horror · 99m · Joanne Samuel, Lou Brown, Bunney Brooke
During a Ouija board session with her teenaged friends, 16-year-old Alison gets a message from beyond the grave not to go home for her birthday three years later.
Unmasked Part 25
›1989 · Comedy, Horror, Romance · 88m · Gregory Cox, Edward Brayshaw, Fiona Evans
Jackson is a lonely serial killer who is really beginning to question the point of all his killing. He is losing focus on why he started to kill in the first place. The future looks bleak until he meets a blind girl, Shelly, who begins to show him that life isn't so bad. It is all up to Jackson to decide if he's going to stop killing and start learning responsibility and think about finding a real job and starting a family.
The Carrier
›R1988 · Drama, Horror, Thriller · 99m · Gregory Fortescue, Stevie Lee, Steve Dixon
An orphaned teen is attacked by a mysterious beast and struck with an infectious disease that turns everything he touches into a death trap.
Firestarter
›R1984 · Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller · 114m · David Keith, Drew Barrymore, Freddie Jones
Charlene "Charlie" McGee has the amazing ability to start fires with just a glance. Can her psychic power and the love of her father save her from the threatening government agency which wants to destroy her?
House
›R1985 · Comedy, Horror, Fantasy · 92m · William Katt, George Wendt, Richard Moll
A divorced horror novelist coming to terms with the disappearance of his young son inherits an old mansion home to malevolent supernatural residents.
Maniac
›NR1980 · Horror · 88m · Joe Spinell, Caroline Munro, Abigail Clayton
A psychotic man, troubled by his childhood abuse, kills and mutilates young women and local models on the streets of New York City.
Vampire's Kiss
›R1989 · Comedy, Horror, Fantasy · 104m · Nicolas Cage, María Conchita Alonso, Jennifer Beals
A publishing executive is visited and bitten by a vampire and starts exhibiting erratic behavior. He pushes his secretary to extremes as he tries to come to terms with his affliction.
April Fool's Day
›R1986 · Horror, Mystery · 89m · Amy Steel, Ken Olandt, Deborah Foreman
On April Fool's Day weekend, a group of college friends gather together at a secluded island mansion to celebrate their final year of school, where they soon become prey for an unseen murderer.
The Prowler
›R1981 · Horror, Thriller, Mystery · 89m · Vicky Dawson, Christopher Goutman, Lawrence Tierney
Thirty years after a murder on the night of Avalon Bay's graduation dance, the sleepy town's teens meet grisly ends at the hands of a prowler once thought to be a jilted soldier home from war.
Trick or Treat
›R1986 · Horror, Comedy, Music · 97m · Marc Price, Tony Fields, Lisa Orgolini
Eddie Weinbauer, a metalhead teen who is bullied at school, looks to his heavy metal superstar idol, Sammi Curr, for guidance. When Curr is killed in a hotel fire, Eddie becomes the recipient of the only copy of his unreleased album, which, when played backwards, brings the rocker back to life. As Halloween approaches, Eddie begins to realize that this isn't only rock 'n roll...It's life and death.
Still of the Night
›PG1982 · Thriller, Drama, Horror · 91m · Roy Scheider, Meryl Streep, Jessica Tandy
When one of his patients is found murdered, psychiatrist Dr. Sam Rice is visited by the investigating officer but refuses to give up any information. He's then visited by the patient's mistress, Brooke Reynolds, whom he quickly falls for despite her being a likely murder suspect. As the police pressure on him intensifies, Rice decides to attempt solving the case on his own and soon discovers that someone is trying to kill him as well.
Angel
›R1984 · Action, Crime, Thriller · 93m · Donna Wilkes, Cliff Gorman, Susan Tyrrell
Molly Stewart, a teen at the top of her class who survives by working nights as a prostitute on Hollywood Blvd, finds her world beginning to fall apart when a depraved, necrophiliac serial killer begins targeting LA’s streetwalkers.
