To put it facetiously, ‘80s horror is good because the 1980s were horrible. The Shining (1980) However, as befits a reactionary time, the ’80s were also a decade where countercultures sprung up all over the place – in music, lifestyle and print culture. Horror is no exception. 17. Day of the Dead (1985) Director: George A. Romero. Cast: Terry Alexander, Lori Cardille, Howard Sherman. The story: The zombies from Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead have more or 2. Gretel & Hansel (2020) A long time ago in a distant fairy tale countryside, a young girl leads her little brother into a dark wood in desperate search of food and work, only to stumble upon a nexus of terrifying evil. 3. Scare Me (I) (2020) During a power outage, two strangers tell scary stories. The Beyond (1981) A young woman inherits an old hotel in Louisiana where, following a series of supernatural "accidents", she learns that the building was built over one of the entrances to Hell. 2. The Evil Dead (1981) Five friends travel to a cabin in the woods, where they unknowingly release flesh-possessing demons. Director: William Friedkin Cast: Ellen Burstyn, Linda Blair, Jason Miller, Max von Sydow Fifty years of sucking cocks in hell By the ’70s, horror had divided into two camps: on one hand, there 6 days ago · Lists of the greatest, worst, goriest, and scariest horror movies, series, characters, scenes, and more. Over 4K filmgoers have voted on the 75+ Best PG-13 Horror And Scary Movies. Current Top 3: The Ring, Insidious, The Sixth Sense. IMDb Rating: #15 — 8.7. Following up the first franchise installment in 1977, Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back rates higher on IMDb's Top 250 compared to Star Wars: Episode IV - A A promising classical musician finds his life poisoned by a music hall dancer -- and by the strange gaps in his memory. Director: John Brahm | Stars: Laird Cregar, Linda Darnell, George Sanders, Glenn Langan. Votes: 4,032. 5. The Curse of the Cat People (1944) Passed | 70 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery. 6.7. 30. Razorback (1984) Few horror films will ever top Jaws, and plenty of horror films know that. So, instead of trying to top Steven Spielberg’s classic, they have applied the same formula to Two American college students on a walking tour of Britain are attacked by a werewolf that none of the locals will admit exists. Director: John Landis | Stars: David Naughton, Jenny Agutter, Joe Belcher, Griffin Dunne. Votes: 118,301 | Gross: $30.57M. 9. Dead & Buried (1981) R | 94 min | Horror, Mystery. 6.5. 0QemC.