Top 10 Best Horror Movies of the 1980s
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A Nightmare on Elm Street
Because it is a great horror movie with the atmosphere around him.
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The Thing
All-time favorite horror movie.
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Friday the 13th
This is one of the eight Friday the 13th films that I either like or love, but part 4 is the best of the bunch. Top 3 of the entire list.
This one has Jason's mom doing the killing.
OMG, Jason is so awesome, and so is his mom.
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The Shining
Here's Johnny! Johnny's coming for people who didn't vote for The Shining.
He's home.
The most influential horror film ever!
Wow, this film is just 10/10. I loved the plot.
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Aliens
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Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
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Poltergeist
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Hellraiser
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Friday the 13th Part II
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Cujo
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Twilight Zone: The Movie
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Christine
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The Evil Dead
Why on earth is this number 45? Seriously, it is by far the best horror movie of all time, bar none. There's nothing like it.
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Friday the 13th Part IV: The Final Chapter
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Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn
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Pet Sematary
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Predator
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Tenebre
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Children of the Corn
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The Fly
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The Funhouse
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An American Werewolf in London
One of the best horror comedies ever made.
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Sleepaway Camp
Hallelujah! This is the first '80s horror list to have Sleepaway Camp on it that I have ever seen. The best, true summer camp horror movie ever!
Unlike the Friday the 13th franchise, which I really love, this movie has total danger. This means the actual child campers could be severely hurt or killed, along with the counselors and adult figures. Jason and his mom never harmed young kids. Even though Jason did go after a baby once, he was stopped.
Anyway, Sleepaway Camp has all the trash-talking, gossiping, and bullying that any camp could have. It also has kids competing in sporting events, eating together in the mess hall, and sleeping in cabins - all the realism of camp. This movie is easily in the top 5 of the decade.
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Gremlins
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Child's Play
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Cannibal Holocaust
The most controversial horror movie of all time.
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Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
