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50 Classic 80s Horror Movies

A list of fifty classic horror movies released during the 1980s that are worth checking out, assuming you haven't seen them already. If you have, watch them again.
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Inferno (1980)
Inferno (1980)
1
64%6.6
The Fog (1980)
The Fog (1980)
2
75%6.8
Friday the 13th (1980)
Friday the 13th (1980)
3
63%6.4
The Shining (1980)
The Shining (1980)
4
84%8.4
Dressed to Kill (1980)
Dressed to Kill (1980)
5
80%7.1
Scanners (1981)
Scanners (1981)
6
70%6.8
The Howling (1981)
The Howling (1981)
7
73%6.6
The Beyond (1981)
The Beyond (1981)
8
67%6.8
Roadgames (1981)
Roadgames (1981)
9
91%6.6
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
10
88%7.5
The Evil Dead (1981)
The Evil Dead (1981)
11
95%7.5
Poltergeist (1982)
Poltergeist (1982)
12
87%7.3
The Thing (1982)
The Thing (1982)
13
82%8.1
The Entity (1982)
The Entity (1982)
14
64%6.7
Tenebre (1982)
Tenebre (1982)
15
77%7.1
Creepshow (1982)
Creepshow (1982)
16
74%6.9
Videodrome (1983)
Videodrome (1983)
17
78%7.2
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
18
58%6.5
The Dead Zone (1983)
The Dead Zone (1983)
19
90%7.2
Christine (1983)
Christine (1983)
20
69%6.7
Gremlins (1984)
Gremlins (1984)
21
85%7.3
The Company of Wolves (1984)
The Company of Wolves (1984)
22
80%6.7
The Terminator (1984)
The Terminator (1984)
23
100%8.0
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
24
95%7.5
Night of the Comet (1984)
Night of the Comet (1984)
25
79%6.4
Phenomena (1985)
Phenomena (1985)
26
76%6.8
The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
27
91%7.3
Day of the Dead (1985)
Day of the Dead (1985)
28
83%7.1
Fright Night (1985)
Fright Night (1985)
29
92%7.1
Demons (1985)
Demons (1985)
30
64%6.7
Re-Animator (1985)
Re-Animator (1985)
31
94%7.2
From Beyond (1986)
From Beyond (1986)
32
78%6.7
Aliens (1986)
Aliens (1986)
33
97%8.3
Manhunter (1986)
Manhunter (1986)
34
93%7.2
The Fly (1986)
The Fly (1986)
35
93%7.6
Evil Dead II (1987)
Evil Dead II (1987)
36
95%7.7
Predator (1987)
Predator (1987)
37
81%7.8
The Lost Boys (1987)
The Lost Boys (1987)
38
77%7.3
Hellraiser (1987)
Hellraiser (1987)
39
72%7.0
Near Dark (1987)
Near Dark (1987)
40
81%7.0
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