List of horror films of the 1980s

The list of horror films of the 1980s gives a chronological overview of productions that were filmed in this genre in the period from 1980 to 1989. When using it should be noted that a large proportion of the films listed overlaps with similar types of genres from the sphere of fantasy as science fiction and fantasy, but also thriller and comedy. The list is not exhaustive.

Lists after decades

  • Horror Films of the 1920s
  • Horror Films of the 1930s
  • Horror Films of the 1940s
  • Horror Films of the 1950s
  • Horror Films of the 1960s
  • Horror Films of the 1970s
  • Horror Films of the 1990s
  • Horror Films of the 2000s
  • Horror Films of the 2010s
Crime film Fred Olen Ray Ciro Ippolito Ulli Lommel The Changeling (1980 film) The Children (2008 film) Mike Newell (director) Philip Leacock John Carpenter Friday the 13th (1980 film) Sean S. Cunningham David Hess Bruno Mattei Claudio Fragasso Inferno (1980 film) Dario Argento Alligator (film) Lewis Teague Gabrielle Beaumont Kevin Connor (director) Erotic Nights of the Living Dead The Hearse George Bowers (filmmaker) Lamberto Bava Maniac (1980 film) William Lustig Roger Spottiswoode Mother's Day (1980 film) Ruggero Deodato Armand Mastroianni Mario Landi Prom Night (1980 film) Paul Lynch (director) Silent Scream (1980 film) The House on the Edge of the Park John Hough (director) The Shining (film) Stanley Kubrick Danny Steinmann Zombie Holocaust Happy Birthday to Me (film) Absurd (Film) An American Werewolf in London John Landis The Black Cat (1981 film) My Bloody Valentine (film) James L. Conway The Burning (film) William Malone (director) Joseph Zito Steve Miner The Pit (film) Rick Rosenthal The Hand (film) Oliver Stone Porno Holocaust Tobe Hooper Roy Ward Baker James Cameron Possession (1981 film) Andrea Bianchi Jesús Franco The Evil Dead The Howling (film) Joe Dante Just Before Dawn (1981 film) Mickey Rose Michael Ritchie (film director) Larry Cohen Wolfen (Film) Michael Wadleigh John Irvin Q (film) Damiano Damiani Frank Henenlotter Creepshow George A. Romero The Thing (1982 film) Sidney J. Furie Tommy Lee Wallace Paul Schrader Parasite (film) Charles Band Richard Jefferies (screenwriter) Robert Clouse The New York Ripper Poltergeist (1982 film) Tenebrae (Film) Roger Christian (filmmaker) Friday the 13th Part III Boaz Davidson Joseph Sargent The Hunger (1983 film) Tony Scott Jack Clayton Christine (1983 film) Cujo (Film) Eyes of Fire Bill Rebane Mark Rosman Tom McLoughlin Richard Franklin (director) The Keep (film) Videodrome David Cronenberg Joe Alves Edmund Purdom Ivan Reitman Amando de Ossorio Children of the Corn (1984 film) Fritz Kiersch Night of the Comet Russell Mulcahy Neil Jordan The Bride (film) Franc Roddam Jack Bender Freddie Francis Hideshi Hino Tony Lo Bianco Jack Sholder Phenomena (Film) Tom Holland (director) Re-Animator Stuart Gordon Paul Wendkos Silver Bullet (film) Day of the Dead (1985 film) Lloyd Kaufman Brian Trenchard-Smith The Fly (1986 film) Gothic (Film) John McNaughton The Hitcher (1986 film) Robert Harmon The Wraith Invaders from Mars (1986 film) Little Shop of Horrors (film) Frank Oz Night of the Creeps Fred Dekker Brian Gibson (director) Anthony Perkins Trick or Treat (1986 film) Ted Nicolaou Vamp (Film) Deran Sarafian The Backwoods Bad Taste Peter Jackson Alan Clarke Blood Diner Jackie Kong A Chinese Ghost Story Ching Siu-Tung David DeCoteau Creepshow 2 David Keith Joseph Merhi Curtis Hanson Clive Barker Carl Schenkel Bigas Luna The Lost Boys Joel Schumacher Tina Hirsch Nekromantik The Believers Cirio H. Santiago Albert Band Killing Birds Anthony Hickox Uninvited (video game) Zombi 3 Mike Hodges Intruder (1989 film) Scott Spiegel Michele Soavi The Dead Next Door Pet Sematary (film) Mary Lambert Dominique Othenin-Girard Leviathan (Film) Night Life (film) Stephen Hopkins (director) Der Todesking The House of Clocks List of horror films of the 1920s List of horror films of the 1930s List of horror films of the 1940s List of horror films of the 1950s List of horror films of the 1960s List of horror films of the 1970s List of horror films of the 1990s List of horror films of the 2000s List of horror films of the 2010s
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