The 1980s were a golden era for horror movies, with many films that have since become iconic in the genre. Here’s a list of notable horror movies from the 1980s:
The Shining (1980)
Friday the 13th (1980)
The Fog (1980)
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
The Evil Dead (1981)
Halloween II (1981)
Poltergeist (1982)
The Thing (1982)
The Slayer (1982)
Videodrome (1983)
Christine (1983)
Sleepaway Camp (1983)
The House (1986)
Maximum Overdrive (1986)
From Beyond (1986)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
Hellraiser (1987)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)
Re-Animator (1985)
Fright Night (1985)
The Lost Boys (1987)
Evil Dead II (1987)
The Monster Squad (1987)
Child's Play (1988)
Beetlejuice (1988)
They Live (1988)
Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)
The Blob (1988)
Night of the Demons (1988)
Dead Ringers (1988)
Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)
Pet Sematary (1989)
Leviathan (1989)
The People Under the Stairs (1991) (but largely filmed in the late 1980s)
Graveyard Shift (1990) (adapted from Stephen King)
Nightmare Sisters (1988)
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
Teen Wolf (1985) (comedic horror)
Waxwork (1988)
Night of the Creeps (1986)
The Howling (1981)
The Sixth Sense (1989)
The Gate (1987)
Basket Case (1982)
Chopping Mall (1986)
Lifeforce (1985)
Silver Bullet (1985)
Phantasm II (1988)
The Haunting of Morella (1988)
House II: The Second Story (1987)
The Witching Hour (1988)
Scanners (1981)
The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
Maniac Cop (1988)
Intruder (1989)
Troll (1986)
Screamers (1987)
Shock Waves (1980)
Bloodsucking Bastards (1989)
The Changeling (1980)
Gates of Hell (1980)
Rabid (1981)
The Keep (1983)
The Dead Zone (1983)
Prom Night (1980)
The Prowler (1981)
The Boogeyman (1980)
The New York Ripper (1982)
Phantasm (1981)
Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
The Devil's Advocate (1988)
The Beast Within (1982)
The Howling II: Your Sister Is a Werewolf (1985)
The Video Dead (1987)
TerrorVision (1986)
Horror Show (1989)
Blood Beach (1980)
House of the Long Shadows (1983)
Lurkers (1988)