Best horror from the 80s
The catalogue's horror films from 1980–1989, ranked by audience score. We bias against the cinephile-canonical picks (Letterboxd top-250) — if you've already seen the obvious entries, scroll past the first row.
Wolfman vs. Godzilla
foreign gem3am cultplayful
The Thing
body horrordreadparanoid
Evil Dead II
3am cultplayfulunhinged
The Fly
body horrordreadgut punch
Godzilla vs. Biollante
foreign gem3am cultneon soaked
An American Werewolf in London
bittersweetneon soakedplayful
Possession
body horrordreadgut punch
Videodrome
body horrormindfucksurreal
The Return of Godzilla
foreign gemdreadepic
Santa Sangre
gut punchsurrealtender
Poltergeist
slow burndread
Dead Ringers
body horrorcerebralgut punch
Angst
dreadparanoidraw
Fright Night
3am cultneon soakedplayful
Day of the Dead
paranoiddreadraw
The Dead Zone
dreadslow burncerebral
Manhunter
neon soakedparanoidraw
Frankenweenie
neon soakedoutsiderplayful
Re-Animator
body horrorplayfulunhinged
Tetsuo: The Iron Man
body horrorsurrealunhinged
Down to the Cellar
dreadslow burnsurreal
Dressed to Kill
mindfuckneon soakedparanoid
Little Shop of Horrors
bittersweetplayfulsexy
The Hitcher
gut punchparanoidraw
Devilman - Volume 1: The Birth
body horrordreadneon soaked
Creepshow
3am cultneon soakedplayful
The Hidden
body horrorneon soakedparanoid
Hellraiser
body horrordreadsurreal
Christine
bittersweetdreadraw
Virile Games
3am cultbody horrorsurreal