Horror movies – 1980s

Genre: Horror. Period: 1980s. 14 movies, best first.

1. The Shining (1980) · Horror · ⭐ 8.4
   An isolated hotel's winter caretaker gradually descends into madness.
2. The Thing (1982) · Horror · ⭐ 8.2
   Antarctic researchers face a shape-shifting creature that can imitate anyone.
3. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) · Horror · ⭐ 7.4
   A terrifying entity attacks teenagers in their dreams.
4. Videodrome (1983) · Horror · ⭐ 7.2
   A TV executive is drawn into a hallucinatory world of violent broadcasts.
5. A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) · Horror · ⭐ 6.6
   Teens with dream powers fight Freddy Krueger together.
6. Halloween II (1981) · Horror · ⭐ 6.5
   Michael Myers pursues Laurie to a hospital on Halloween night.
7. Psycho II (1983) · Horror · ⭐ 6.5
   Norman Bates is released from an institution, but the past returns.
8. Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) · Horror · ⭐ 5.8
   Michael returns to Haddonfield to hunt his young niece.
9. A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988) · Horror · ⭐ 5.7
   Alice inherits her friends' powers and faces Freddy.
10. A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985) · Horror · ⭐ 5.4
    Freddy takes over the body of a teenage boy.
11. Psycho III (1986) · Horror · ⭐ 5.4
    Norman meets a troubled young woman and old obsessions return.
12. Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989) · Horror · ⭐ 5.2
    Michael continues to stalk his traumatized niece.
13. A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989) · Horror · ⭐ 4.8
    Freddy tries to be reborn through Alice's unborn child.
14. Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) · Horror · ⭐ 4.7
    A mask company plots a horrifying scheme for Halloween.