Best Horror Films of the 80s Poll

[Bipmin]

~ The Shining
~ Friday the 13th
~ Demons

[SharonLynette]

Okay, now I love lists, I love making lists but I do struggle. I think each group of 10 can be interchangeable depending on my mood. This isn't my final list but this is how it stands at the moment.

1. Opera (1987)
2. The Toxic Avenger (1984)
3. Tenebrae (1982)
4. Evil Dead Trap (1988)
5. Santa Sangre (1989)
6. The New York Ripper (1982)
7. Demons (1985)
8. Sleepaway Camp (1983)
9. Manhunter (1986)
10. Pieces (1982)
11. The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
12. City of the Living Dead (1980)
13.The Shining (1980)
14. The House on Sorority Row (1983)
15. Evil Dead II (1987)
16. Creepshow (1982)
17. Prom Night (1980)
18. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
19. Macabre (1980)
20.The Thing (1982)
21. The Prowler (A.K.A Rosemary's Killer) (1981)
22. The Woman in Black (1989 TV Movie)
23. Ghosthouse (1988)
24. Bad Taste (1987)
25. Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
26. Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)
27. The Changeling (1980)
28. Class of Nuke 'Em High (1986)
29. Maximum Overdrive (1986)
30. Manhattan Baby (1982)
31. The Church (1989)
32. Hellraiser (1987)
33. Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987)
34. A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
35. Christmas Evil (1980)
36. The Company of Wolves (1984)
37. Amsterdamned (1988)
38. Maniac (1980)
39. The Burning (1981)
40. Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)
41. Pumpkinhead (1988)
42. Pet Sematary (1989)
43. My Bloody Valentine (1981)
44. Crawlspace (1986)
45. Chopping Mall (1986)
46. American Gothic (1988)
47. Night of the Comet (1984)
48. The Funhouse (1981)
49. Amityville II: The Possession (1982)
50. Dolls (1987)

[jiraffejustin]

What do you guys think of Cronenberg's Scanners?

[Vampix]

Originally Posted by jiraffejustin

What do you guys think of Cronenberg's Scanners?

Apart from the scenes involving FX, I thought it was a bit boring.

[jiraffejustin]

I finally have a little bit of free time, and by a little bit I mean a lot.

I plan on having myself a mini-marathon:

The Woman in Black
The Prowler
The New York Ripper
Bad Taste
Opera
Tenebre
Tetsuo
The Company of Wolves
and Ghostbusters which I have shamefully never seen.

[Hawkmonger]

Originally Posted by jiraffejustin

I finally have a little bit of free time, and by a little bit I mean a lot.

I plan on having myself a mini-marathon:

The Woman in Black
The Prowler
The New York Ripper
Bad Taste
Opera
Tenebre
Tetsuo
The Company of Wolves
and Ghostbusters which I have shamefully never seen.

'Mini'-Marathon? I only ever watch 2 at a time at most and even thats rare.

[jiraffejustin]

Originally Posted by Hawkmonger

'Mini'-Marathon? I only ever watch 2 at a time at most and even thats rare.

I probably should have clarified. I plan on watching 3 of them a day for the next 3 days.

[SilverGunnar Hansen]

Glad to see The Funhouse mentioned at last - took years to click with me but a definite favourite now. The Gate is great fun too, deserves a little more love.

[Beyond72]

Originally Posted by SilverGunnar Hansen

Glad to see The Funhouse mentioned at last - took years to click with me but a definite favourite now.

While it's still not a firm favourite or anything, I do appreciate it a whole lot more than I did first time around.

[SilverGunnar Hansen]

Another one I just remembered that just scrapes the 80s I think - Exorcist 3. Still a bit of a mess but has a few of the most terrifying sequences of any horror film IMO. Bout time for a Blu Ray with extras and perhaps even an alternative Blatty edit, a la Ninth Configuration!