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| 1 |  | Shining, The (1980) |  3.1595 144 reviews | NA | Thriller, 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 |
| 2 |  | Friday the 13th (1980) | 3.0422 116 reviews | NA | Thriller, 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 |
| 3 |  | Dressed to Kill (1980) | 3.0316 67 reviews | NA | Thriller, 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 |
| 4 |  | Fog, The (1980) | 2.9518 71 reviews | NA | Thriller, 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 |
| 5 |  | Changeling, The (1980) | 2.9361 25 reviews | NA | Horror, 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 |
| 6 |  | Altered States (1980) | 2.8685 39 reviews | NA | Drama, 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 |
| 7 |  | Motel Hell (1980) | 2.8623 26 reviews | NA | Horror, 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 |
| 8 |  | Maniac (1980) | 2.8499 52 reviews | NA | Drama, 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 |
| 9 |  | Humanoids from the Deep (1980) | 2.8471 39 reviews | NA | Horror, Sci-Fi | N/A | Scientific experiments backfire and produce horrific mutations: halfman, halffish which terrorize a ...more about Humanoids from the Deep starring Ann Turkel and Cindy Weintraub |
| 10 |  | Inferno (1980) | 2.8467 35 reviews | NA | Fantasy, 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 |
| 11 |  | You Better Watch Out (1980) | 2.8275 25 reviews | NA | Thriller, 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 |
| 12 |  | Watcher in the Woods, The (1980) | 2.7917 23 reviews | PG | Thriller, 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 |
| 13 |  | Alligator (1980) |  2.7067 30 reviews | NA | Horror, Sci-Fi, Comedy | N/A | Ramon 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 |
| 14 |  | Monster Club, The (1980) | 2.6464 18 reviews | NA | Horror, 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 |
| 15 |  | Prom Night (1980) | 2.5961 33 reviews | NA | Drama, 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 |
| 16 |  | Apocalypse domani (1980) | 2.5150 21 reviews | NA | Action, 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 |
| 17 |  | Long Island Cannibal Massacre (1980) | 2.5087 13 reviews | NA | Thriller, 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 |
| 18 |  | Terror Train (1980) | 2.5068 34 reviews | NA | Horror |
$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 |
| 19 |  | Boogeyman, The (1980) |  2.1451 16 reviews | NA | Horror |
$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 |
| 20 |  | Alien Dead (1980) | 2.1264 9 reviews | NA | Horror, 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 |
| 21 |  | Effects (1980) | 2.0881 9 reviews | NA | Horror |
$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 |
| 22 |  | Attic, The (1980) | 2.0309 7 reviews | NA | Drama, 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 |
| 23 |  | Awakening, The (1980) | 2.0044 10 reviews | NA | Thriller, Horror | N/A | An American archaeologist (Charlton Heston) is in Egypt with his pregnant wife, searching for the ...more about Awakening starring Charlton Heston and Susannah York |
| 24 | | Antropophagus (1980) | 1.8415 7 reviews | NA | Horror | N/A | Tourists take a boat to a remote island, where they find that most of the people have disappeared, ...more about Antropophagus starring Tisa Farrow |
| 25 |  | Island, The (1980) | 1.7921 6 reviews | NA | Adventure, Thriller, Horror | N/A | David 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 |
| 26 | | To All a Good Night (1980) |  1.7106 5 reviews | NA | Horror | N/A | It'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 |
| 27 | | Death Ship (1980) | 1.6870 5 reviews | NA | Horror | N/A | Survivors 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 |
| 28 | | Silent Scream (1980) | 1.6528 4 reviews | NA | Thriller, Horror | N/A | Scotty moves into Mrs. Engels' seaside mansion where three other college students are boarding. Mrs. ...more about Silent Scream starring Rebecca Balding and Avery Schreiber |
| 29 |  | Fade to Black (1980) | 1.6345 10 reviews | NA | Thriller, Horror, Comedy | N/A | Eric 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 |
| 30 | | Godsend, The (1980) | 1.6284 3 reviews | NA | Horror, Mystery | N/A | An 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 |
| 31 | | Night of the Demon (1980) | 1.5912 11 reviews | NA | Horror | N/A | Professor Nugent and his students embark on a journey to locate Bigfoot believed to be responsible ...more about Night of the Demon |
| 32 | | Beyond Evil (1980) | 1.5158 1 reviews | NA | Adventure, Horror | N/A | ...more about Beyond Evil starring Lynda Day George and Michael Dante |
| 33 | | Children, The (1980) | 1.3697 3 reviews | NA | Horror, Sci-Fi | N/A | A busload of children has disappeared from the quiet New England town of Ravensback, and Sheriff ...more about Children starring Martin Shakar and Gil Rogers |
| 34 | | Terror on Tour (1980) | 1.3697 3 reviews | NA | Thriller, Horror, Crime | N/A | ...more about Terror on Tour starring Rick Styles and Chip Greenman |
| 35 | | Funeral Home (1980) | 1.3636 4 reviews | NA | Horror, Mystery | N/A | ...more about Funeral Home starring Lesleh Donaldson and Dean Garbett |
| 36 |  | Cataclysm (1980) | 1.3560 3 reviews | NA | Horror |
$9.10
| Police detective, Mitchell, investigating the death of a victim of a Nazi concentration camp ...more about Cataclysm starring Marc Lawrence |
| 37 | | Bloodeaters (1980) | 1.2966 1 reviews | NA | Horror | N/A | After 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 |
| 38 | | Fiend (1980) | 1.2966 1 reviews | NA | Horror |
$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 |
| 39 | | Music of Erich Zann, The (1980) |  1.1140 2 reviews | NA | Horror, Short | N/A | This story revolves around a student of metaphysics, Charles Dexter Ward who befriends Erich Zann ...more about Music of Erich Zann |
| 40 | | Mondo cannibale (1980) |  0.6909 4 reviews | NA | Adventure, 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 |
| 41 |  | Hearse, The (1980) | 0.6635 3 reviews | NA | Thriller, 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 |
| 42 | | Island Claws (1980) | 0.4930 2 reviews | NA | Horror, Sci-Fi | N/A | ...more about Island Claws starring Robert Lansing and Steve Hanks |
| 43 | | Schizoid (1980) | 0.3743 4 reviews | NA | Action, Thriller, Horror, Mystery | N/A | Julie (Mariana Hill) is an advice columnist for the city newspaper who begins to receive anonymous ...more about Schizoid starring Richard Herd and Marianna Hill |
| 44 | | Witching Time (1980) |  No Score 0 reviews | NA | Horror | N/A | ...more about Witching Time starring Jon Finch and Patricia Quinn |
| 45 | | Terror en el tren de medianoche (1980) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Horror | N/A | ...more about Terror en el tren de medianoche |
| 46 |  | Virus (1980) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi | N/A | A military-engineered virus, released during a plane crash, kills the entire human population. The ...more about Virus starring Chuck Connors and Glenn Ford |
| 47 | | Guardian of the Abyss (1980) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Horror | N/A | ...more about Guardian of the Abyss starring Ray Lonnen and Rosalyn Landor |
| 48 | | Cardiac Arrest (1980) | No Score 1 reviews | NA | Thriller, Horror, Crime | N/A | The "Missing Heart Murders" are plaguing San Francisco - dead bodies that turn up with their hears ...more about Cardiac Arrest |
| 49 | | Delusion (1980) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Horror | N/A | ...more about Delusion starring Patricia Pearcy and David Hayward |
| 50 | | Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype (1980) | No Score 1 reviews | NA | Horror, Comedy | N/A | ...more about Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype starring Oliver Reed and Sunny Johnson |
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