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Best 80s Horror Movies

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Michael Jackson's Thriller Poster

#1. Michael Jackson's Thriller (1983)

★ 8.3/10 808 votes

A night at the movies turns terrifying when Michael and his date are attacked by zombies.

The Shining Poster

#2. The Shining (1980)

★ 8.2/10 19,626 votes

Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren't prepared for the madness that lurks within.

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#3. Come and See (1985)

★ 8.2/10 2,013 votes

The invasion of a village in Belarus by German forces sends young Flyora into the forest to join the weary Resistance fighters, against his family's wishes. There he meets a girl, Glasha, who accompanies him back to his village. On returning home, Flyora finds his family and fellow peasants massacred. His continued survival amidst the brutal debris of war becomes increasingly nightmarish, a battle between despair and hope.

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#4. The Thing (1982)

★ 8.1/10 8,403 votes

A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.

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#5. Poison for the Fairies (1986)

★ 7.8/10 155 votes

In 1965 Mexico City, Flavia, a wealthy yet lonely schoolgirl, befriends Veronica, a young orphan girl who has a fascination with witchcraft. Veronica convinces Flavia that she is a real witch and forces her to be her assistant. The children's games gradually become more serious and Veronica demands more from Flavia.

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#6. In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro (1986)

★ 7.7/10 35 votes

There's a big drought in Africa. Food and water are scarce. 90,000 wild baboons suddenly start attacking humans and eating them in order to survive. Some people find themselves being hunted by the starving monkeys and must do whatever they can to stay alive.

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#7. Possibly in Michigan (1983)

★ 7.7/10 83 votes

A musical horror story about two young women who are stalked through a shopping mall by a cannibal. He follows them home, and here the victims become the aggressors.

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#8. Dimensions of Dialogue (1983)

★ 7.6/10 177 votes

Three surreal depictions of failures of communication that occur on all levels of human society.

Evil Dead II Poster

#9. Evil Dead II (1987)

★ 7.5/10 3,727 votes

Ash Williams and his girlfriend Linda find a log cabin in the woods with a voice recording from an archeologist who had recorded himself reciting ancient chants from "The Book of the Dead." As they play the recording an evil power is unleashed taking over Linda's body.

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#10. Aunt Alejandra (1980)

★ 7.5/10 54 votes

The arrival of Aunt Alejandra triggers a series of nightmarish events that will put the life of a family at mysterious risk.

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#11. The Fly (1986)

★ 7.5/10 5,235 votes

When brilliant, eccentric scientist Seth Brundle makes a huge technological breakthrough in teleportation, he decides to test it on himself. Unbeknownst to him, a common housefly manages to get inside the device and the two become one.

An American Werewolf in London Poster

#12. An American Werewolf in London (1981)

★ 7.4/10 2,848 votes

American tourists David and Jack are savagely attacked by an unidentified animal while hiking on the Yorkshire Moors. After retiring to the home of a beautiful nurse to recuperate, David soon begins experiencing disturbing changes to his body and mind.

A Nightmare on Elm Street Poster

#13. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

★ 7.4/10 6,046 votes

Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing their suicides. A cop's daughter, Nancy Thompson, traces the cause to child molester Fred Krueger, who was burned alive by angry parents many years before. Krueger has now come back in the dreams of his killers' children, claiming their lives as his revenge. Nancy and her boyfriend, Glen, must devise a plan to lure the monster out of the realm of nightmares and into the real world...

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#14. Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)

★ 7.3/10 321 votes

After the previous Godzilla attack, a miniature arms race ensues to collect his cells. Concerned over Godzilla's possible return, the Japanese government uses the cells to create a new bio-weapon, ANEB (Anti-Nuclear Energy Bacteria). They seeks the aid of geneticist Genshiro Shiragami, who's experiments result in a new mutation.

Variola Vera Poster

#15. Variola Vera (1982)

★ 7.3/10 30 votes

An Albanian pilgrim, infected with an unknown disease, is on his way back to Belgrade from the Middle East. When doctors realize that it is a disease that has been considered eradicated, it is already too late - variola vera begins to languish and the hospital is quarantined.

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