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Top 1980 Horror Movies

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1Movie reviews for Shining, The (1980)Shining, The (1980)Movie critics combined give Shining a score of 3.1595 out of 4
3.1595
144
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NAThriller, Horror $9.99 Jack becomes the caretaker of a large summer resort hotel. Snowed in for the winter, he feels this ...more about Shining  starring Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall
2Movie reviews for Friday the 13th (1980)Friday the 13th (1980)Movie critics combined give Friday the 13th a score of 3.0422 out of 4
3.0422
116
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NAThriller, Horror, Mystery $2.10 In 1958, two camp counselors are mysteriously slain in the woods. After twenty years, the camp is ...more about Friday the 13th  starring Betsy Palmer and Adrienne King
3Movie reviews for Dressed to Kill (1980)Dressed to Kill (1980)Movie critics combined give Dressed to Kill a score of 3.0316 out of 4
3.0316
67
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NAThriller, Horror, Mystery $5.75 Caine plays the part of a psychiatrist to a woman who is murdered early in the film. He is ...more about Dressed to Kill  starring Michael Caine and Angie Dickinson
4Movie reviews for Fog, The (1980)Fog, The (1980)Movie critics combined give Fog a score of 2.9518 out of 4
2.9518
71
reviews
NAThriller, Horror, Mystery $4.76 The Centenary of the small sea town, Antonio Bay, is approaching. While the townsfolk prepare to ...more about Fog  starring Adrienne Barbeau and Jamie Lee Curtis
5Movie reviews for Changeling, The (1980)Changeling, The (1980)Movie critics combined give Changeling a score of 2.9361 out of 4
2.9361
25
reviews
NAHorror, Mystery $5.84 A man whose family is killed in a road accident retires to a lonely mansion and begins to ...more about Changeling  starring George C. Scott and Trish Van Devere
6Movie reviews for Altered States (1980)Altered States (1980)Movie critics combined give Altered States a score of 2.8685 out of 4
2.8685
39
reviews
NADrama, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi $3.99 An American researching different states of consciousness with the aid of mind altering drugs and ...more about Altered States  starring William Hurt and Blair Brown
7Movie reviews for Motel Hell (1980)Motel Hell (1980)Movie critics combined give Motel Hell a score of 2.8623 out of 4
2.8623
26
reviews
NAHorror, Comedy $9.99 Farmer Vincent kidnaps unsuspecting travellers and is burying them in his garden. Unfortunately for ...more about Motel Hell  starring Rory Calhoun and Paul Linke
8Movie reviews for Maniac (1980)Maniac (1980)Movie critics combined give Maniac a score of 2.8499 out of 4
2.8499
52
reviews
NADrama, Horror $11.28 Frank misses his mother, who was killed in a car accident years before. She was abusive to him, and ...more about Maniac  starring Joe Spinell and Caroline Munro
9Movie reviews for Humanoids from the Deep (1980)Humanoids from the Deep (1980)Movie critics combined give Humanoids from the Deep a score of 2.8471 out of 4
2.8471
39
reviews
NAHorror, Sci-FiN/AScientific experiments backfire and produce horrific mutations: halfman, halffish which terrorize a ...more about Humanoids from the Deep  starring Ann Turkel and Cindy Weintraub
10Movie reviews for Inferno (1980)Inferno (1980)Movie critics combined give Inferno a score of 2.8467 out of 4
2.8467
35
reviews
NAFantasy, Horror, Mystery $9.99 Young poetess Rose Elliot buys a book from a local antique dealer, a diary in Latin of an ...more about Inferno  starring Ania Pieroni and Irene Miracle
11Movie reviews for You Better Watch Out (1980)You Better Watch Out (1980)Movie critics combined give You Better Watch Out a score of 2.8275 out of 4
2.8275
25
reviews
NAThriller, Horror, Mystery $13.93 Widely recognized as the best of the Christmas horror efforts, Christmas Evil is the story of a boy ...more about You Better Watch Out  starring Jeffrey DeMunn and Dianne Hull
12Movie reviews for Watcher in the Woods, The (1980)Watcher in the Woods, The (1980)Movie critics combined give Watcher in the Woods a score of 2.7917 out of 4
2.7917
23
reviews
PGThriller, Horror, Family, Disney $12.30 When a normal American family moves into a beautiful old English house in a wooded area, strange, ...more about Watcher in the Woods  starring Bette Davis and Lynn-Holly Johnson
13Movie reviews for Alligator (1980)Alligator (1980)Movie critics combined give Alligator a score of 2.7067 out of 4
2.7067
30
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NAHorror, Sci-Fi, ComedyN/ARamon the alligator is flushed down the toilet as a baby, and grows into a gargantuan monster by ...more about Alligator  starring Robert Forster and Robin Riker
14Movie reviews for Monster Club, The (1980)Monster Club, The (1980)Movie critics combined give Monster Club a score of 2.6464 out of 4
2.6464
18
reviews
NAHorror, Musical, Comedy $8.58 A writer of horror stories is invited to a "monster club" by a mysterious old gentleman. There, ...more about Monster Club  starring Vincent Price and John Carradine
15Movie reviews for Prom Night (1980)Prom Night (1980)Movie critics combined give Prom Night a score of 2.5961 out of 4
2.5961
33
reviews
NADrama, Horror, Mystery, Romance $4.99 A little girl is accidently killed playing a game with other kids in an old deserted schoolhouse. ...more about Prom Night  starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Casey Stevens
16Movie reviews for Apocalypse domani (1980)Apocalypse domani (1980)Movie critics combined give Apocalypse domani a score of 2.5150 out of 4
2.5150
21
reviews
NAAction, Horror $9.69 It starts off in Vietnam where John Saxon gets bitten by P.O.W. John Morghen who has been infected ...more about Apocalypse domani
17Movie reviews for Long Island Cannibal Massacre (1980)Long Island Cannibal Massacre (1980)Movie critics combined give Long Island Cannibal Massacre a score of 2.5087 out of 4
2.5087
13
reviews
NAThriller, Horror $11.00 A series of horrible murders prompts a massive police investigation. Inspector James Cameron (John ...more about Long Island Cannibal Massacre  starring John Smihula and Fred Borges
18Movie reviews for Terror Train (1980)Terror Train (1980)Movie critics combined give Terror Train a score of 2.5068 out of 4
2.5068
34
reviews
NAHorror $7.15 A college fraternaty prank goes bad and student ends up in the mental ward. Four years later, it's ...more about Terror Train  starring Ben Johnson and Jamie Lee Curtis
19Movie reviews for Boogeyman, The (1980)Boogeyman, The (1980)Movie critics combined give Boogeyman a score of 2.1451 out of 4
2.1451
16
reviews
NAHorror $9.99 A young girl witnesses her brother murder a man through a reflection in a mirror. Twenty years ...more about Boogeyman  starring Suzanna Love and Ron James
20Movie reviews for Alien Dead (1980)Alien Dead (1980)Movie critics combined give Alien Dead a score of 2.1264 out of 4
2.1264
9
reviews
NAHorror, Sci-Fi $7.50 A meteor strikes a houseboat in the swamps near a southern town populated by Yankees with fake ...more about Alien Dead  starring Buster Crabbe and George Kelsey
21Movie reviews for Effects (1980)Effects (1980)Movie critics combined give Effects a score of 2.0881 out of 4
2.0881
9
reviews
NAHorror $13.47 Horror movie about an insane film director who hopes his crowning achievement will be a "snuff" ...more about Effects  starring John Harrison and Susan Chapek
22Movie reviews for Attic, The (1980)Attic, The (1980)Movie critics combined give Attic a score of 2.0309 out of 4
2.0309
7
reviews
NADrama, Thriller, Horror $14.99 Woman librarian devotes life to caring for wheelchair-bound tyrannical father after being stood up ...more about Attic  starring Carrie Snodgress and Ruth Cox
23Movie reviews for Awakening, The (1980)Awakening, The (1980)Movie critics combined give Awakening a score of 2.0044 out of 4
2.0044
10
reviews
NAThriller, HorrorN/AAn American archaeologist (Charlton Heston) is in Egypt with his pregnant wife, searching for the ...more about Awakening  starring Charlton Heston and Susannah York
24Movie reviews for Antropophagus (1980)Antropophagus (1980)Movie critics combined give Antropophagus a score of 1.8415 out of 4
1.8415
7
reviews
NAHorrorN/ATourists take a boat to a remote island, where they find that most of the people have disappeared, ...more about Antropophagus  starring Tisa Farrow
25Movie reviews for Island, The (1980)Island, The (1980)Movie critics combined give Island a score of 1.7921 out of 4
1.7921
6
reviews
NAAdventure, Thriller, HorrorN/ADavid Warner leads a band of modern day pirates who raid yachts and sail boats of people on ...more about Island  starring Michael Caine and David Warner
26Movie reviews for To All a Good Night (1980)To All a Good Night (1980)Movie critics combined give To All a Good Night a score of 1.7106 out of 4
1.7106
5
reviews
NAHorrorN/AIt's Christmas break at the Calvin Finishing School for Girls, and the students are planning a big ...more about To All a Good Night  starring Jennifer Runyon and Forrest Swanson
27Movie reviews for Death Ship (1980)Death Ship (1980)Movie critics combined give Death Ship a score of 1.6870 out of 4
1.6870
5
reviews
NAHorrorN/ASurvivors of a tragic shipping collision are rescued by a mysterious black ship which appears out ...more about Death Ship  starring George Kennedy and Richard Crenna
28Movie reviews for Silent Scream (1980)Silent Scream (1980)Movie critics combined give Silent Scream a score of 1.6528 out of 4
1.6528
4
reviews
NAThriller, HorrorN/AScotty moves into Mrs. Engels' seaside mansion where three other college students are boarding. Mrs. ...more about Silent Scream  starring Rebecca Balding and Avery Schreiber
29Movie reviews for Fade to Black (1980)Fade to Black (1980)Movie critics combined give Fade to Black a score of 1.6345 out of 4
1.6345
10
reviews
NAThriller, Horror, ComedyN/AEric Binford watches a lot of movies. He is the truest definition of a film geek. One day, his ...more about Fade to Black  starring Dennis Christopher and Tim Thomerson
30Movie reviews for Godsend, The (1980)Godsend, The (1980)Movie critics combined give Godsend a score of 1.6284 out of 4
1.6284
3
reviews
NAHorror, MysteryN/AAn English family of six takes in a pregnant woman who disappears shortly after giving birth. They ...more about Godsend  starring Cyd Hayman and Malcolm Stoddard
31Movie reviews for Night of the Demon (1980)Night of the Demon (1980)Movie critics combined give Night of the Demon a score of 1.5912 out of 4
1.5912
11
reviews
NAHorrorN/AProfessor Nugent and his students embark on a journey to locate Bigfoot believed to be responsible ...more about Night of the Demon
32Movie reviews for Beyond Evil (1980)Beyond Evil (1980)Movie critics combined give Beyond Evil a score of 1.5158 out of 4
1.5158
1
reviews
NAAdventure, HorrorN/A ...more about Beyond Evil  starring Lynda Day George and Michael Dante
33Movie reviews for Children, The (1980)Children, The (1980)Movie critics combined give Children a score of 1.3697 out of 4
1.3697
3
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NAHorror, Sci-FiN/AA busload of children has disappeared from the quiet New England town of Ravensback, and Sheriff ...more about Children  starring Martin Shakar and Gil Rogers
34Movie reviews for Terror on Tour (1980)Terror on Tour (1980)Movie critics combined give Terror on Tour a score of 1.3697 out of 4
1.3697
3
reviews
NAThriller, Horror, CrimeN/A ...more about Terror on Tour  starring Rick Styles and Chip Greenman
35Movie reviews for Funeral Home (1980)Funeral Home (1980)Movie critics combined give Funeral Home a score of 1.3636 out of 4
1.3636
4
reviews
NAHorror, MysteryN/A ...more about Funeral Home  starring Lesleh Donaldson and Dean Garbett
36Movie reviews for Cataclysm (1980)Cataclysm (1980)Movie critics combined give Cataclysm a score of 1.3560 out of 4
1.3560
3
reviews
NAHorror $9.10 Police detective, Mitchell, investigating the death of a victim of a Nazi concentration camp ...more about Cataclysm  starring Marc Lawrence
37Movie reviews for Bloodeaters (1980)Bloodeaters (1980)Movie critics combined give Bloodeaters a score of 1.2966 out of 4
1.2966
1
reviews
NAHorrorN/AAfter drug crops are sprayed with a chemical by a passing airplane, the growers of the crop are ...more about Bloodeaters  starring Beverly Shapiro and Dennis Helfend
38Movie reviews for Fiend (1980)Fiend (1980)Movie critics combined give Fiend a score of 1.2966 out of 4
1.2966
1
reviews
NAHorror $4.79 This low budget feature from Baltimore filmmaker Don Dohler opens with a spirit entering into a ...more about Fiend  starring Don Leifert and Elaine White
39Movie reviews for Music of Erich Zann, The (1980)Music of Erich Zann, The (1980)Movie critics combined give Music of Erich Zann a score of 1.1140 out of 4
1.1140
2
reviews
NAHorror, ShortN/AThis story revolves around a student of metaphysics, Charles Dexter Ward who befriends Erich Zann ...more about Music of Erich Zann
40Movie reviews for Mondo cannibale (1980)Mondo cannibale (1980)Movie critics combined give Mondo cannibale a score of 0.6909 out of 4
0.6909
4
reviews
NAAdventure, Horror $17.99 Doctor Taylor, his wife Elizabeth and their teenage daughter Lana go to an isolated hospital in the ...more about Mondo cannibale  starring Al Cliver and Sabrina Siani
41Movie reviews for Hearse, The (1980)Hearse, The (1980)Movie critics combined give Hearse a score of 0.6635 out of 4
0.6635
3
reviews
NAThriller, Horror, Mystery, Romance $5.99 Jane Hardy decides to stay the summer in the house her aunt left her when she died, to try and ...more about Hearse  starring Trish Van Devere and Joseph Cotten
42Movie reviews for Island Claws (1980)Island Claws (1980)Movie critics combined give Island Claws a score of 0.4930 out of 4
0.4930
2
reviews
NAHorror, Sci-FiN/A ...more about Island Claws  starring Robert Lansing and Steve Hanks
43Movie reviews for Schizoid (1980)Schizoid (1980)Movie critics combined give Schizoid a score of 0.3743 out of 4
0.3743
4
reviews
NAAction, Thriller, Horror, MysteryN/AJulie (Mariana Hill) is an advice columnist for the city newspaper who begins to receive anonymous ...more about Schizoid  starring Richard Herd and Marianna Hill
44Movie reviews for Witching Time (1980)Witching Time (1980)Movie critics combined give Witching Time a score of No Score out of 4
No Score
0
reviews
NAHorrorN/A ...more about Witching Time  starring Jon Finch and Patricia Quinn
45Movie reviews for Terror en el tren de medianoche (1980)Terror en el tren de medianoche (1980)Movie critics combined give Terror en el tren de medianoche a score of No Score out of 4
No Score
0
reviews
NAHorrorN/A ...more about Terror en el tren de medianoche
46Movie reviews for Virus (1980)Virus (1980)Movie critics combined give Virus a score of No Score out of 4
No Score
0
reviews
NADrama, Horror, Sci-FiN/AA military-engineered virus, released during a plane crash, kills the entire human population. The ...more about Virus  starring Chuck Connors and Glenn Ford
47Movie reviews for Guardian of the Abyss (1980)Guardian of the Abyss (1980)Movie critics combined give Guardian of the Abyss a score of No Score out of 4
No Score
0
reviews
NAHorrorN/A ...more about Guardian of the Abyss  starring Ray Lonnen and Rosalyn Landor
48Movie reviews for Cardiac Arrest (1980)Cardiac Arrest (1980)Movie critics combined give Cardiac Arrest a score of No Score out of 4
No Score
1
reviews
NAThriller, Horror, CrimeN/AThe "Missing Heart Murders" are plaguing San Francisco - dead bodies that turn up with their hears ...more about Cardiac Arrest
49Movie reviews for Delusion (1980)Delusion (1980)Movie critics combined give Delusion a score of No Score out of 4
No Score
0
reviews
NAHorrorN/A ...more about Delusion  starring Patricia Pearcy and David Hayward
50Movie reviews for Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype (1980)Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype (1980)Movie critics combined give Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype a score of No Score out of 4
No Score
1
reviews
NAHorror, ComedyN/A ...more about Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype  starring Oliver Reed and Sunny Johnson
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