OK - Best Horror Movies from the 1980's

[Taverner]

Here's my list

The Lost Boys
The Hunger
Night of the Comet
Friday the 13th
Chopping Mall


yours?

[Danger Mouse]

1. The Thing and Gremlins.

Thread over.

[ghostsofgiants]

2. The Shining

[Mike 03]

3. Only Two:

Stanley Kubrick's THE SHINING
And John Carpenter's remake of THE THING

I would add Ken Russel's ALTERED STATES, but it is more sci-fi than horror. But if it qualifies by your definition, please add it.

[Ahpook]

4. Those are good ones...

I get a little pissed about the way Altered States progressed. I suppose you can argue the book was basically the same but, the movie put that extra "wink" in there with the ravenous monkey man deal. And the ending, of course:)

I really enjoyed most of it. The subtle undertones in an otherwise good flick is maddening? :)

I've noticed Hollywood do that quite a bit.

[DerekG]

5. The best?

The Fly
Dead Ringers
Blue Velvet
The Dead Zone
Re-Animator
The Shining
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
The Vanishing
The Changeling

[Taverner]

6. Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

This movie changed cinema

Think about this movie, and then think Pulp Fiction

[Stuart G]

7. Aliens nt

[ACTION BASTARD]

8. Aliens, John Carpenter's The Thing and...

Cannibal Holocaust FTW!

[Orrex]

9. Mac and Me

All other "horror" films pale by comparison.

[Taverner]

10. True that!

[Fire Walk With Me]

12. Great. Now I crave a Filet O' Fish.

"Despite being labeled one of the worst movies ever by both IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes (where it holds a 0% rating), Mac and Me has gained a cult following, due in large part to its unintentionally humorous awful production values." -Wikipedia

:rofl:

[deucemagnet]

11. The original Hellraiser.

[Nevernose]

13. "Fright Night" & "Night of the Creeps" & "Day of the Dead"

"Fright Night" was a good little traditional horror movie, and one that I have watched since with my kid.

IIRC, "Night of the Creeps" was about alien slug things, and was also a lot of fun. I enjoyed it immensely in junior high.

"Day of the Dead" is highly underrated.

[Taverner]

14. Day of the Dead is bloody brilliant!

[flvegan]

15. Creepshow, Evil Dead 2, Christine

Friday the 13th series during the time as well as Halloween, except for part 3.

[underpants]

16. BTW-the mask Jason wears is really a Shatner mask

look it up