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Top 100 Best 80s Horror Movies Ranked! - Gore, Slashers and VHS Classics

Today we're diving headfirst into the blood-soaked VHS era of the 1980s – a decade PACKED with slashers, creature features, supernatural thrills, and groundbreaking practical effects. In this video, I'm counting down my top 100 favorite horror films from the 80s – from cult classics to underrated gems.
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A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
1
95%7.5
The Thing (1982)
The Thing (1982)
2
82%8.1
Aliens (1986)
Aliens (1986)
3
97%8.3
The Fly (1986)
The Fly (1986)
4
93%7.6
Predator (1987)
Predator (1987)
5
81%7.8
Videodrome (1983)
Videodrome (1983)
6
78%7.2
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986)
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986)
7
46%6.0
Silver Bullet (1985)
Silver Bullet (1985)
8
45%6.4
The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
9
91%7.3
Re-Animator (1985)
Re-Animator (1985)
10
94%7.2
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
11
72%6.6
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
12
19%6.0
Psycho II (1983)
Psycho II (1983)
13
60%6.5
Fright Night (1985)
Fright Night (1985)
14
92%7.1
Poltergeist (1982)
Poltergeist (1982)
15
87%7.3
Cujo (1983)
Cujo (1983)
16
62%6.1
Evil Dead 2 (1987)
Evil Dead 2 (1987)
17
Visiting Hours (1982)
Visiting Hours (1982)
18
14%5.7
Night of the Creeps (1986)
Night of the Creeps (1986)
19
74%6.8
Christine (1983)
Christine (1983)
20
69%6.7
Day of the Dead (1985)
Day of the Dead (1985)
21
83%7.1
The Blob (1988)
The Blob (1988)
22
63%6.6
Creepshow (1982)
Creepshow (1982)
23
74%6.9
Near Dark (1987)
Near Dark (1987)
24
81%7.0
Critters (1986)
Critters (1986)
25
50%6.1
The Lost Boys (1987)
The Lost Boys (1987)
26
77%7.3
Pet Sematary (1989)
Pet Sematary (1989)
27
51%6.6
Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
28
27%6.1
Silent Rage (1982)
Silent Rage (1982)
29
80%5.5
The Shining (1980)
The Shining (1980)
30
84%8.4
Maniac (1980)
Maniac (1980)
31
40%6.5
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)
32
41%5.5
The Monster Squad (1987)
The Monster Squad (1987)
33
60%7.0
Gremlins (1984)
Gremlins (1984)
34
85%7.3
Friday the 13th (1980)
Friday the 13th (1980)
35
63%6.4
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
36
88%7.5
Tenebrae (1982)
Tenebrae (1982)
37
Child's Play (1988)
Child's Play (1988)
38
71%6.6
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
39
90%7.1
Creepshow 2 (1987)
Creepshow 2 (1987)
40
29%6.1
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