Best Serial Killer movies of 1980s

Actors : Jean-Louis Trintignant, Féodor Atkine, Richard Berry, Carole Laure,
Directors : Michel Vianey,

The story of a serial killer but bears little resemblance to a slasher movie. We know almost at once who the killer is and the emphasis is not on the murders but on his psychology as he ...

Actors : Ali MacGraw, Hywel Bennett, Billie Whitelaw, Ray Lonnen,
Directors : Claude Whatham,

An English woman (Ali MacGraw) returns to her homeland after losing her fortune in America, and is stalked by a serial killer.

Actors : Emma Sutton, Frank Rozelaar-Green, Jane Price, Jared Morgan,
Directors : John Eyres,

A psychotic killer is embarked on a murder spree, and the authorities begin to suspect that he may have been sent from Hell.

Actors : Tien-Lang Li, Man-Biu Bak, Kuo-Chu Chang, James Yi Lui,
Directors : Long Jiang,

A cop suffering from "posterior ulcers" tries to catch a serial killer who seeks out victims with medical problems. One suspect is a man who makes pies from guts, which the cop ...

Actors : Kristin Kajander, Frank Krog, Rolf Skøien, Anne Krigsvoll,
Directors : Sølve Skagen,

The lonely, divorced and disillusioned lawyer Lex Larsen comforts himself by drinking "Brun Bitter" helps out a small boy finding his lost bike, and finds himself hunting a serial killer in a undercurrent of sex and violence.

Actors : Janet De Leon, Agneta Eckemyr, Duey Graham, Ron Mychal,
Directors : Len Anthony,

A writer who has to achieve success becomes suspicious of his beautiful young wife. He dreams about a bizarre musician and a suspect serial killer who's stalking women in the city.

Actors : Cüneyt Arkin, Mine Sun, Eray Özbal, Zümrüt Cansel,

A serial murderer kills prostitutes. Inspector Murat investigates the case. The murderer's last victim is a prostitute working in a club. The victim's sister Melek goes to boarding school ...

Actors : Gary Halliday, Michael Flowers, Emma Ingham, Anthony Winder,
Directors : John Krish,

In an English village, three youths see the spirit of a child who died in a 17th-century plague epidemic. They decide to learn about the town's history to find out how they can help set the child's ghost free.

Actors : Martin Balsam, P.J. Soles, Grigor Taylor, Kit Taylor,
Directors : Colin Eggleston,

A woman living in Dallas discovers that her husband, from New Zealand, is actually a crazed serial killer who murders prostitutes. She helps the authorities arrest him, and he is sent to a ...

Actors : Pierre Agostino, Kathryn Downey, Ron Jason, Chris Cave,
Directors : Ray Dennis Steckler,

August 31, 1986: Dangerously unhinged serial killer Johnathan Glick gets released from the Nevada State Penitentiary on a technicality. Three days after his release Johnathan arrives in Las...

Actors : Michael De Mesa, Vilma Santos, Francis Arnaiz, Miguel Rodriguez,
Directors : Maryo J. de los Reyes,

A young Pina was traumatized when her family was murdered while she had her first menstruation. She grown up into a serial killer transforming herself to different personalities as she ...

Actors : Marcie Severson, Janet Galen, Russ Fast, B. Joe Medley,
Directors : George Hood,

While awaiting execution, a convicted serial killer relates the story of the circumstances that led to his present situation.

Actors : Yue Wong, Wai-Man Chan, Lung Ti, Sibelle Hu,
Directors : Chung Sun,

A famous weapons instructor goes on a killing spree, packed with martial arts, after his son is kidnapped and castrated.

Actors : Ava Kauffman, Robert Axelrod, Lonny Withers, Ann Richardson,
Directors : Jeff Hathcock,

Four young girls on a camping trip in the woods are stalked by a pair of crazed serial killers.

Actors : Piotr Bajor, Hanna Stankówna, Janusz Michalowski, Maciej Kozlowski,
Directors : Wojciech Has,

The 18th century tale of a youngster whose memories, recounted after death, are a long series of wrong moral choices ending up with his killing his evil alter-ego, that is committing ...

Actors : Michelle Johnson, Michael Sabatino, Chad Everett, Yaphet Kotto,
Directors : Jag Mundhra,

A dedicated middle-aged cop must find the serial killer that preys on erotic models before his estranged daughter who's also in the photo shoot business becomes the killer's next victim.

Actors : Julie Carmen, Timothy Carhart, Lise Cutter, Martyn Stanbridge,
Directors : Jan Eliasberg,

Retired international police agent, now suburban housewife, is asked by her former partner to help him catch a serial killer.

Actors : Kumiko Ohba, Masato Furuoya, Misako Tanaka, Isao Natsuyagi,
Directors : Noboru Tanaka,

An emotionally distraught young man goes on a violent killing spree after his tuberculosis keeps him from serving in World War II and is frowned upon by his fellow villagers.

Actors : Phillip Ko, Norman Chu, Wai-Man Chan, Lily Chan,
Directors : Kei Law,

The victims of serial killer Lam Goh Yui return to haunt him and get their revenge.

Actors : Fangbing Lin, Wenqi Li, Chun Sun,

Chinese police track a serial killer who always kills on April 30.