Best Horror movies of 1980s

Actors : Malcolm McDowell, John Heard, Nastassja Kinski, Annette O'Toole,
Directors : Paul Schrader,

A young woman's sexual awakening brings horror when she discovers her urges transform her into a monstrous black leopard.

Actors : Alexandra Paul, Robert Prosky, Keith Gordon, John Stockwell,
Directors : John Carpenter,

A nerdish boy buys a strange car with an evil mind of its own and his nature starts to change to reflect it.

Actors : Patricia Arquette, Robert Englund, Craig Wasson, Heather Langenkamp,
Directors : Chuck Russell,

A psychiatrist familiar with knife-wielding dream demon Freddy Krueger helps teens at a mental hospital battle the killer who is invading their dreams.

Actors : Alan King, Drew Barrymore, Kenneth McMillan, James Woods,
Directors : Lewis Teague,

A stray cat is the linking element of three tales of suspense and horror.

Actors : Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jeffrey Kramer, Charles Cyphers,
Directors : Rick Rosenthal,

While Sheriff Brackett and Dr. Loomis hunt for Michael Myers, a traumatized Laurie is rushed to hospital, and the serial killer is not far behind her.

Actors : Geena Davis, John Getz, Joy Boushel, Jeff Goldblum,
Directors : David Cronenberg,

A brilliant but eccentric scientist begins to transform into a giant man/fly hybrid after one of his experiments goes horribly wrong.

Actors : Donald Pleasence, Jameson Parker, Victor Wong, Lisa Blount,
Directors : John Carpenter,

A research team finds a mysterious cylinder in a deserted church. If opened, it could mean the end of the world.

Actors : Vic Morrow, Doug McGrath, Albert Brooks, Dan Aykroyd,

Four horror and science fiction segments, directed by four famous directors, each of them being a new version of a classic story from Rod Serling's landmark television series.

Actors : Kim Greist, William Petersen, Joan Allen, Brian Cox,
Directors : Michael Mann,

Former FBI profiler Will Graham returns to service to pursue a deranged serial murderer named "the Tooth Fairy" by the media.

Actors : Denise Crosby, Brad Greenquist, Fred Gwynne, Dale Midkiff,
Directors : Mary Lambert,

Behind a young family's home in Maine is a terrible secret that holds the power of life after death. When tragedy strikes, the threat of that power soon becomes undeniable.

Actors : John Pankow, Joyce Van Patten, Jason Beghe, Kate McNeil,
Directors : George A. Romero,

A quadriplegic man has a trained monkey help him with his paralysis, until the little monkey begins to develop feelings, and rage, against its new master.

Actors : David Keith, Freddie Jones, Drew Barrymore, Heather Locklear,
Directors : Mark L. Lester,

A couple who participated in a potent medical experiment gain telekinetic ability and then have a child who is pyrokinetic.

Actors : Bruce Campbell, Sarah Berry, Kassie Wesley DePaiva, Dan Hicks,
Directors : Sam Raimi,

The lone survivor of an onslaught of flesh-possessing spirits holes up in a cabin with a group of strangers while the demons continue their attack.

Actors : Danielle Harris, Donald Pleasence, Ellie Cornell, George P. Wilbur,
Directors : Dwight H. Little,

Ten years after his original massacre, the invalid Michael Myers awakens and returns to Haddonfield to kill his seven-year-old niece on Halloween. Can Dr. Loomis stop him?

Actors : Stacey Nelkin, Tom Atkins, Dan O'Herlihy, Michael Currie,
Directors : Tommy Lee Wallace,

Kids all over America want Silver Shamrock masks for Halloween. Doctor Daniel Challis seeks to uncover a plot by Silver Shamrock owner Conal Cochran.

Actors : Keith David, Kurt Russell, Richard Masur, Wilford Brimley,
Directors : John Carpenter,

A research facility in Antarctica comes across an alien force that can become anything it touches with 100% accuracy. The members must now find out who's human and who's not before it's too late.

Actors : Jarlath Conroy, Lori Cardille, Terry Alexander, Joseph Pilato,
Directors : George A. Romero,

A small group of military officers and scientists dwell in an underground bunker as the world above is overrun by zombies.

Actors : Robert Prosky, John Glover, Phoebe Cates, Zach Galligan,
Directors : Joe Dante,

The Gremlins are back, and this time, they've taken total control over the building of a media mogul.

Actors : Albert Finney, Diane Venora, Gregory Hines, Edward James Olmos,

A New York cop investigates a series of brutal deaths that resemble animal attacks.

Actors : David Forrester, Christian Slater, Matthew Lawrence, Debbie Harry,
Directors : John Harrison,

A young boy tells three stories of horror to distract a witch who plans to eat him.