THE SLASHER AGE
(1978-1991)
Although the Slasher Age bloomed after Halloween (1978) in the first half of the 1980s, the sub-genre’s seeds were planted as far back as Psycho (1960) and blossomed with The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) and Black Christmas (1974.) In a typical slasher film, a killer stalks and murders its victims one by one. Included in the subgenre are splatter films and psychological horror films. Notable movies from the “golden age” of slasher films (1978-1984) include:
Halloween (1978)
When a Stranger Calls (1979)
Friday the 13th (1980)
My Bloody Valentine (1981)
The Slumber Party Massacre (1982)
Psycho II (1983)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
1980s horror was about more than just slasher films, though. Traditional monsters were updated for an era that experienced an increase in film violence and gore. Ghost, vampire, and werewolf stories were delivered in new, influential ways and some classic original stories were made relevant decades after they were created:
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
The Blob (1988)
The Bride (1985)
The Changeling (1980)
The Company of Wolves (1984)
The Fly (1986)
The Fog (1980)
The Howling (1981)
The Hunger (1983)
Lifeforce (1985)
Near Dark (1987)
Nosferatu the Vampire (1979)
Poltergeist (1982)
The Thing (1982)
Wolfen (1981)
Author Stephen King was at the height of his popularity in the Slasher Age and many of his novels and short stories were adapted for the big screen:
Cat’s Eye (1985)
Children of the Corn (1984)
Christine (1983)
Creepshow (1982)
Cujo (1982)
The Dead Zone (1985)
Firestarter (1984)
Graveyard Shift (1990)
Maximum Overdrive (1986)
Misery (1990)
Pet Sematary (1989)
The Running Man (1987)
The Shining (1980)
Silver Bullet (1985)
Sometimes They Come Back (1991)
Not as prolific as King, Clive Barker nevertheless rose in the 1980s by writing and directing his unique brand of horror:
Underworld (1986), writer
Rawhead Rex (1986), writer
Hellraiser (1987), writer-director
Nightbreed (1990), writer-director
Directors that made a name for themselves with horror films in the 1970s continued in the genre while some entered the arena for the first time. Some would eventually make a transition to non-genre films during the decade:
David Cronenberg, Videodrome (1983)
Joe Dante, Gremlins (1984)
Brian DePalma, Dressed to Kill (1980)
Sam Raimi, The Evil Dead (1981)
George A. Romero, Day of the Dead (1985)
Ridley Scott, Alien (1979)
Euro Horror maintained its presence during the 1980’s; however, the output and quality seemed to diminish. Some of the best-known films include:
Cannibal Holocaust (1980), Ruggero Deodato
Inferno (1980), Dario Argento
City of the Living Dead (1980), Lucio Fulci
The Beyond (1981), Lucio Fulci
Tenebrae (1982), Dario Argento
Demons (1985), Lamberto Bava
Opera (1987), Dario Argento
The Vanishing (1988), George Sluizer
The Church (1989), Michele Soavi
Perhaps as slasher films quickly became parodies of themselves, horror films of the 1980s injected a healthy dose of humor. Several films were outright spoofs, while others might today be considered “horror comedies:”
April Fool’s Day (1986)
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (1988)
Fright Night (1985)
Ghostbusters (1984)
Hysterical (1983)
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
National Lampoon’s Class Reunion (1982)
The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
Student Bodies (1981)
Teen Wolf (1985)
The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
Finally, no analysis of the Slasher Age would be complete without mentioning home video. The popularity of Blockbuster Video and other regional video rental chains exploded in the 1980s, making many of these films, as well as a new batch of straight-to-VHS (and eventually DVD) movies, available to wider audiences for the first time. Without the access these stores granted, the future of horror might have experienced a very different fate.
LIST OF SLASHER AGE FILMS
10 to Midnight (1983)
555 (1988)
976-EVIL (1989)
976-EVIL 2: The Astral Factor (1991)
The Abomination (1986)
Absurd (1981)
Aenigma (1987)
After Midnight (1989)
The Aftermath (1982)
The Alchemist (1981)
Alien (1979)
Alien Dead (1980)
Alien Predator (1987)
Aliens (1986)
Alligator (1980)
Alligator II: The Mutation (1991)
Alone in the Dark (1982)
Altered States (1980)
Amazonia: The Catherine Miles Story (1985)
American Gothic (1988)
American Nightmare (1983)
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Amityville 4: The Evil Escapes (1989)
The Amityville Curse (1990)
The Amityville Horror (1979)
Amityville II: The Possession (1982)
Angel Heart (1987)
Anguish (1987)
Anthropophagus (1980)
Apocalypse domani (1980)
The Appointment (1982)
April Fool's Day (1986)
Are You in the House Alone? (1978)
Attack of the Beast Creatures (1985)
The Awakening (1980)
Baby Blood (1990)
Backwoods (1987)
Bad Dreams (1988)
Bad Karma (1991)
The Bad Seed (1985)
Bad Taste (1987)
Bakterion (1982)
Bandh Darwaza (1990)
The Barbaric Beast of Boggy Creek, Part II (1984)
Basket Case (1982)
Basket Case 2 (1990)
Bay Coven (1987)
Beaks: The Movie (1987)
The Beast Within (1982)
Beasties (1989)
Begotten (1991)
The Believers (1987)
Berserker (1987)
Beware! Children at Play (1989)
The Beyond (1981)
Beyond Darkness (1990)
Beyond Evil (1980)
Beyond the Door III (1989)
Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire (1987)
Bits and Pieces (1985)
The Black Cat (1981)
Black Past (1989)
Black Rainbow (1989)
Black Roses (1988)
A Blade in the Dark (1983)
The Blob (1988)
Blood Beach (1981)
Blood Beat (1983)
Blood Cult (1985)
Blood Diner (1987)
Blood Frenzy (1987)
Blood Harvest (1987)
Blood Hook (1987)
Blood Lake (1987)
Blood Rage (1987)
Blood Relations (1988)
Blood Sisters (1987)
Blood Song (1982)
Blood Theatre (1984)
Blood Tide (1982)
Blood Ties (1991)
Bloodmoon (1990)
Blood Tracks (1985)
Bloodsuckers from Outer Space (1984)
Bloody Birthday (1981)
Bloody Moon (1981)
Bloody New Year (1987)
Bloody Wednesday (1987)
Blue Monkey (1987)
Boardinghouse (1982)
Body Count (1986)
Body Parts (1991)
Bog (1984)
The Boogens (1982)
The Boogeyman (1980)
The Boogeyman (1982)
Boogeyman II (1983)
The Brain (1988)
Brain Damage (1988)
Brain Dead (1990)
The Bride (1985)
Bride of Re-Animator (1990)
The 'Burbs (1989)
The Burial Ground (1981)
Buried Alive (1990)
The Burning (1981)
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker (1981)
C.H.U.D. (1984)
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the C.H.U.D. (1989)
Cannibal Ferox (1981)
Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
Cannibal Hookers (1987)
Cape Fear (1991)
Cardiac Arrest (1980)
The Carpenter (1989)
The Carrier (1987)
Cassandra (1987)
Cast a Deadly Spell (1991)
A Cat in the Brain (1990)
Cat People (1982)
Cat's Eye (1985)
Cataclysm (1981)
Celia (1988)
The Cellar (1989)
Cellar Dweller (1988)
Chained Heat (1983)
The Changeling (1980)
Cheerleader Camp (1988)
Child of Darkness, Child of Light (1991)
Child's Play (1988)
Child's Play 2 (1990)
Child's Play 3 (1991)
The Children (1980)
Children of the Corn (1984)
Children of the Night (1991)
Chiller (1985)
Chillers (1988)
A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)
Chopper Chicks in Zombietown (1989)
Chopping Mall (1986)
Christine (1983)
Christmas Evil (1980)
The Church (1989)
City of the Living Dead (1980)
City of the Walking Dead (1980)
Class of Nuke 'Em High (1986)
Clownhouse (1989)
The Company of Wolves (1984)
Contamination (1980)
Creature (1985)
Creepozoids (1987)
Creepshow (1982)
Creepshow 2 (1987)
Critters (19
Critters (1986)
Critters 2 (1988)
Cthulhu Mansion (1991)
Cujo (1983)
The Curse (1987)
Curse II: The Bite (1988)
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb (1980)
Curse of the Blue Lights (1988)
Curse of the Cannibal Confederates (1982)
Curtains (1983)
Cutting Class (1989)
Dark Age (1986)
Dark Age (1987)
Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981)
Dark Sanity (1982)
The Dark Side of the Moon (1990)
Dark Tower (1987)
Daughter of Darkness (1990)
Dawn of the Mummy (1981)
Day of the Dead (1985)
Dead & Buried (1981)
Dead End Drive-In (1986)
Dead Girls (1990)
Dead Heat (1988)
Dead Mate (1988)
The Dead Next Door (1989)
Dead of Winter (1987)
Dead Ringers (1988)
The Dead Zone (1983)
Deadly Blessing (1981)
Deadly Dreams (1988)
Deadly Friend (1986)
Deadly Intruder (1984)
The Deadly Spawn (1983)
Deadtime Stories (1986)
The Death King (1989)
Death Screams (1982)
Death Ship (1980)
Death Spa (1989)
Death Valley (1982)
Death Warmed Up (1983)
Deceit (1989)
Def by Temptation (1990)
Demented (1980)
The Demon Murder Case (1983)
Demon of Paradise (1987)
Demonoid (1981)
Demons (1985)
Demons 2 (1986)
The Demons of Ludlow (1983)
The Devil Incarnate aka El Caminante (1979)
Deranged (1987)
The Devonsville Terror (1983)
Dial Help (1988)
Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei (1987)
The Discarnates (1988)
The Doctor and the Devils (1985)
Doctor Jekyll et les femmes (1981)
Dogs of Hell (1982)
Dolls (1987)
Don't Answer the Phone! (1980)
Don't Go in the House (1980)
Don't Go in the Woods (1981)
Don't Go Near the Park (1981)
Don't Go to Sleep (1982)
Don't Open Till Christmas (1984)
Don't Panic (1989)
Doom Asylum (1987)
The Dorm That Dripped Blood (1982)
Double Exposure (1983)
Dr. Caligari (1989)
Dracula Tan Exarchia (1983)
Dracula's Widow (1988)
Dream Demon (1988)
Dreammaniac (1987)
Dressed to Kill (1980)
The Driller Killer (1979)
Eaten Alive (1980)
Edgar Allan Poe's: Buried Alive (1989)
Edge of Sanity (1989)
Edge of the Axe (1989)
Effects (1980)
Elves (1989)
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (1988)
Encounters of the Spooky Kind (1980)
The Entity (1981)
Entrails of a Beautiful Woman (1986)
Entrails of a Virgin (1986)
Epidemic (1987)
Epitaph (1987)
Erotic Nights of the Living Dead (1980)
Escapes (1986)
Evil Cat (1987)
Evil Clutch (1988)
The Evil Dead (1981)
Evil Dead II (1987)
Evil Dead Trap (1988)
Evil Judgment (1984)
Evil Laugh (1986)
Evil Laugh (1988)
Evil Spawn (1987)
Evil Town (1987)
Evilspeak (1981)
The Exorcist III (1990)
Eyes of a Stranger (1981)
Eyes of Fire (1983)
The Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)
Faceless (1988)
Fade to Black (1980)
Family Reunion (1989)
The Fan (1981)
Fatal Attraction (1987)
Fatal Games (1984)
Fear No Evil (1981)
Final Exam (1981)
The Final Terror (1983)
Firestarter (1984)
The First Power (1990)
Flatliners (1990)
Flesh Eating Mothers (1989)
The Fly (1986)
The Fog (1980)
Forbidden World (1982)
The Forest (1983)
Forever Evil (1987)
Frankenhooker (1990)
Frankenstein Unbound (1990)
Freakshow (1989)
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)
Friday the 13th (1980)
Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
Friday the 13th Part III (1982)
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986)
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988)
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985)
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
Fright Night (1985)
Fright Night Part 2 (1988)
Frightmare (1983)
From Beyond (1986)
From the Dead of Night (1989)
Full Moon High (1981)
Funeral Home (1981)
The Funhouse (1981)
Future-Kill (1985)
Galaxy of Terror (1981)
Gamera: Super Monster (1980)
The Gate (1987)
The Ghost Dance (1982)
Ghost Riders (1987)
Ghost Story (1981)
Ghost Town (1988)
Ghostbusters (1984)
Ghosthouse (1988)
Ghostkeeper (1981)
Ghoul School (1990)
Ghoulies (1984)
Ghoulies (1985)
Ghoulies II (1987)
Girls Nite Out (1982)
The Godsend (1980)
Gothic (1986)
Graduation Day (1981)
Grandmother's House (1989)
Grave Robbers (1990)
Graveyard Disturbance (1987)
Graveyard Shift (1990)
Gremlins (1984)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
Grim Prairie Tales (1989)
Grim Prairie Tales (1990)
Grotesque (1987)
The Guardian (1990)
Halloween II (1981)
Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)
The Hand (1981)
Happy Birthday to Me (1981)
Hard Rock Zombies (1985)
Hardware (1990)
The Haunting of M. (1980)
The Haunting of Morella (1990)
He Knows You're Alone (1980)
Headhunter (1989)
The Hearse (1980)
Hell High (1987)
Hell Night (1981)
Hell of the Living Dead (1980)
Hell's Trap (1990)
Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)
Hellgate (1989)
Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987)
Hellraiser (1987)
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)
The Hidden (1987)
Hide and Go Shriek (1988)
High Desert Kill (1989)
The Hills Have Eyes Part II (1985)
Hiruko the Goblin (1991)
The Hitcher (1986)
Hobgoblins (1988)
Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers (1988)
The Hollywood Strangler Meets the Skid Row Slasher (1979)
A Holy Place (1990)
Home Sweet Home (1981)
Honeymoon Horror (1982)
The Hook of Woodland Heights (1990)
The Horror Show (1989)
Hospital Massacre (1982)
House (1986)
The House by the Cemetery (1981)
House II: The Second Story (1987)
The House of Clocks (1989)
House of the Long Shadows (1983)
The House on Sorority Row (1983)
The House on the Edge of the Park (1980)
Houseboat Horror (1989)
The Howling (1981)
Howling II: Your Sister Is a Werewolf (1985)
Howling III (1987)
Howling IV: The Original Nightmare (1988)
Howling V: The Rebirth (1989)
Howling VI: The Freaks (1991)
Humanoids from the Deep (1980)
Humongous (1982)
The Hunger (1983)
Hunters of the Night (1984)
Hysterical (1983)
I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle (1990)
I Hate You... Not (1991)
I, Madman (1989)
I'm Dangerous Tonight (1990)
Iced (1988)
Immortal Sins (1991)
The Incubus (1982)
Infrerno (1980)
The Initiation (1984)
Initiation: Silent Night, Deadly Night 4 (1990)
Innocent Prey (1984)
Inseminoid (1981)
Intruder (1989)
Invaders from Mars (1986)
Invitation to Hell (1982)
Invitation to Hell (1984)
Island Claws (1980)
Island of Blood (1982)
It (1990)
It's Alive III: Island of the Alive (1987)
Jack's Back (1987)
Jacob's Ladder (1990)
Jaws 3-D (1983)
Jaws of Satan (1981)
Jaws: The Revenge (1987)
The Jitters (1988)
Julie Darling (1983)
Just Before Dawn (1981)
The Keep (1983)
Killer Crocodile (1989)
Killer Crocodile II (1990)
Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)
Killer Party (1986)
Killer Workout (1986)
Killer's Delight (1978)
Killing Birds (1987)
Killing Birds (1988)
The Killing of Satan (1983)
Killing Spree (1987)
The Kindred (1987)
The Kiss (1988)
L'assassino è ancora tra noi (1986)
La Villa delle anime maledette (1982)
The Lair of the White Worm (1988)
The Lamp (1987)
Las Vegas Bloodbath (1989)
Last Dance (1991)
The Last Horror Film (1982)
Le Démon dans l'île (1983)
Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990)
Leviathan (1989)
Lifeforce (1985)
Link (1986)
Linnea Quigley's Horror Workout (1990)
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
The Living Dead Girl (1982)
Lobster Man from Mars (1989)
The Loch Ness Horror (1981)
Lone Wolf (1988)
Long Island Cannibal Massacre (1980)
The Lost Boys (1987)
Lost Souls (1980)
Lucifer (1987)
Macabre (1980)
Madman (1982)
Mama Dracula (1980)
Mangetsu no Kuchizuke (1989)
Månguden (1988)
Manhattan Baby (1982)
Maniac (1980)
Maniac Cop (1988)
Maniac Cop 2 (1990)
Maniac Cop III: Badge of Silence (1993)
Maniac Nurses Find Ecstasy (1990)
Masque of the Red Dead (1990)
Matinee (1988)
Mausoleum (1983)
Maximum Overdrive (1986)
Maya (1989)
Memorial Valley Massacre (1988)
Meridian: Kiss of the Beast (1990)
Metamorphosis: The Alien Factor (1989)
Microwave Massacre (1983)
Midnight (1981)
The Midnight Hour (1985)
Midnight Movie Massacre (1988)
Mikadroid: Robokill Beneath Discoclub Layla (1991)
Mindkiller (1987)
Mirage (1990)
Mirror of Death (1987)
Mirror, Mirror (1990)
Misery (1990)
Mongrel (1983)
Monkey Shines (1988)
The Monster Club (1980)
Monster Dog (1984)
Monster Dog (1986)
Monster High (1989)
Monster in the Closet (1987)
The Monster Squad (1987)
Moon in Scorpio (1986)
The Moonlight Sonata (1988)
The Moonlight Sonata (1991)
Mortuary (1983)
Motel Hell (1980)
Mother's Day (1980)
Mountaintop Motel Massacre (1983)
Mountaintop Motel Massacre (1986)
Mr. Vampire (1985)
Munchies (1987)
Murder Weapon (1989)
Murderlust (1986)
Mutator (1989)
The Mutilator (1985)
My Best Friend Is a Vampire (1987)
My Bloody Valentine (1981)
Nailgun Massacre (1985)
National Lampoon's Class Reunion (1982)
Near Dark (1987)
Necromancer (1988)
Necropolis (1987)
Nekromantik (1987)
Nekromantik 2 (1991)
Neon Maniacs (1986)
The Nest (1988)
The Nesting (1981)
New Year's Evil (1980)
The New York Ripper (1982)
The Newlydeads (1987)
Next of Kin (1982)
The Night Brings Charlie (1990)
Night Life (1989)
Night of Death (1980)
Night of the Comet (1984)
Night of the Creeps (1986)
Night of the Demons (1988)
Night of the Dribbler (1990)
The Night of the Hunted (1980)
Night of the Living Dead (1990)
Night Ripper! (1986)
Night School (1981)
Night Screams (1987)
Night Shadow (1990)
A Night to Dismember (1983)
Night Vision (1987)
Night Visitor (1989)
Night Warning (1982)
Nightbreed (1990)
Nightflyers (1987)
Nightmare (1981)
Nightmare at Shadow Woods (1987)
Nightmare Beach (1989)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989)
Nightmare Sisters (1987)
Nightmares (1980)
Nightmares (1983)
Nomads (1986)
Not of This Earth (1988)
Nudo e selvaggio (1985)
Offerings (1989)
The Offspring (1987)
Omen III: The Final Conflict
Omen IV: The Awakening (1991)
Once Bitten (1985)
One Dark Night (1983)
Open House (1987)
Opera (1987)
The Other Hell (1980)
Out of the Body (1988)
Out of the Dark (1989)
Paganini Horror (1989)
Pale Blood (1991)
Panic Beats (1983)
Parasite (1982)
Parents (1989)
Patrick vive ancora (1980)
The People Under the Stairs (1991)
Pet Sematary (1989)
Phantasm (1979)
Phantasm II (1988)
Phantom Brother (1988)
Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge (1989)
Phenomena (1985)
Phobia (1980)
Pieces (1982)
Pin (1988)
Piranha II: The Spawning (1981)
The Pit (1981)
The Pit and the Pendulum (1991)
Pledge Night (1990)
Poltergeist (1982)
Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)
Poltergeist III (1988)
Popcorn (1991)
Porno Holocaust (1981)
Possession (1981)
Predator (1987)
Predator 2 (1990)
The Predator Concert (1987)
The Prey (1983)
Prince of Darkness (1987)
Prison (1988)
Prom Night (1980)
Prom Night III: The Last Kiss (1990)
The Prowler (1981)
Psycho Cop (1989)
Psycho II (1983)
Psycho III (1986)
Psycho IV: The Beginning (1990)
Psychos in Love (1987)
Pulse (1988)
Pumpkinhead (1988)
Puppet Master (1989)
Puppet Master II (1991)
Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge (1991)
Purana Mandir (1984)
Q (1982)
Rabid Grannies (1988)
The Rapture (1991)
Rat man (1987)
Ratman (1988)
Rawhead Rex (1986)
Razorback (1984)
Re-Animator (1985)
The Red Monks (1989)
Redneck Zombies (1987)
The Reflecting Skin (1990)
Reflections (1987)
Repossessed (1990)
Rest in Pieces (1987)
Retribution (1987)
The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
Return of the Living Dead Part II (1988)
Return of the Wolfman (1980)
Return to Horror High (1987)
A Return to Salem's Lot (1987)
Revenge of Billy the Kid (1991)
The Ripper (1985)
Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare (1987)
Rocktober Blood (1985)
The Runestone (1991)
The Running Man (1987)
Rush Week (1988)
Satan's Blade (1984)
Satan's Mistress (1982)
Saturday the 14th (1981)
Scalps (1983)
Scanners II: The New Order (1991)
Scarecrows (1988)
Scared Stiff (1987)
Scared to Death (1981)
Schizoid (1980)
Science Crazed (1991)
The Scorpion with Two Tails (1982)
Scream for Help (1984)
Screamtime (1983)
Screamtime (1986)
The Sea Serpent (1984)
The Sender (1982)
The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)
Servants of Twilight (1991)
Sex & Black Magic (1980)
Shadows Run Black (1986)
Shakma (1990)
Shallow Grave (1987)
The Shining (1980)
Shock 'Em Dead (1990)
Shocker (1989)
Siege (1983)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Silent Madness (1984)
Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)
Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out! (1989)
Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker (1991)
Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 (1987)
Silent Rage (1982)
The Silent Scream (1980)
Silver Bullet (1985)
Singapore Sling (1990)
Skinned Alive (1989)
Skullduggery (1983)
Slasher (1987)
Slaughter High (1986)
Slaughterhouse (1987)
The Slayer (1982)
Sledgehammer (1983)
Sleepaway Camp (1983)
Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers (1988)
Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland (1989)
The Sleeping Car (1990)
Slime City (1988)
Slugs (1988)
The Slumber Party Massacre (1982)
Slumber Party Massacre 2 (1987)
Slumber Party Massacre III (1990)
Society (1989)
Sole Survivor (1983)
Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
Sometimes They Come Back (1991)
Sorority Babes in the Dance-A-Thon of Death (1991)
Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama (1988)
Sorority House Massacre (1986)
Sorority House Massacre II (1990)
Spasms (1983)
Speak of the Devil (1991)
Spettri (1987)
The Spider Labyrinth (1988)
Spine (1986)
Splatter University (1984)
Spontaneous Combustion (1989)
Spookies (1986)
Stage Fright (1987)
The Stay Awake (1987)
Steel and Lace (1991)
The Stepfather (1987)
Stepfather II (1989)
Stepfather III (1992)
Strange Behavior (1981)
Strangler vs. Strangler (1984)
Street Trash (1987)
Student Bodies (1981)
The Stuff (1985)
Stuff Stephanie in the Incinerator (1989)
The Suckling (1989)
The Suckling (1990)
Suddenly at Midnight (1981)
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (1990)
Superstition (1984)
Sweet Sixteen (1983)
Symphony of Evil (1987)
Syngenor (1990)
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)
Tales from the Gimli Hospital (1988)
Teen Wolf (1985)
Teen Wolf Too (1987)
Ten Haunting Tales from the Japanese Underground (1991)
The Tenant (1984)
Tenebrae (1982)
Terror at Tenkiller (1986)
Terror in the Aisles (1984)
Terror Night (1987)
Terror Train (1980)
TerrorVision (1986)
Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
There Was a Little Girl (1981)
The Thing (1982)
Things (1989)
Thriller (1983)
To All a Good Night (1980)
The Tomb (1987)
Too Scared to Scream (1985)
The Toolbox Murders (1978)
Tourist Trap (1979)
The Toxic Avenger (1984)
Toxic Zombies (1980)
Trancers II (1991)
Tremors (1990)
Trick or Treat (1986)
Trick or Treats (1982)
Troll (1986)
Truth or Dare?: A Critical Madness (1986)
Twisted Illusions (1985)
Twisted Nightmare (1987)
Two Evil Eyes (1990)
Underworld (1985)
Unhinged (1982)
The Unholy (1988)
Uninvited (1988)
Unmasked Part 25 (1988)
The Unnamable (1988)
The Unseen (1980)
Until Death (1988)
Vamp (1986)
Vampire's Kiss (1988)
The Vanishing (1988)
Variola Vera (1982)
Veerana (1988)
Vicious Lips (1987)
Vicious Lips! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Until Death (1987)
Video Dead (1987)
Videodrome (1983)
The Vindicator (1986)
The Vineyard (1989)
Visiting Hours (1982)
Voodoo Dawn (1990)
Warlock (1989)
Warning Sign (1985)
The Watcher in the Woods (1980)
Watchers (1988)
Watchers II (1990)
Waxwork (1988)
We're Going to Eat You (1980)
Wheels of Terror (1990)
When a Stranger Calls (1979)
Whispers (1989)
Witch Story (1989)
Witchboard (1986)
Witchcraft (1988)
Witchcraft II: The Temptress (1990)
Witchcraft III: The Kiss of Death (1991)
Witchery (1988)
The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
Without Warning (1980)
Wolfen (1981)
The Woman in Black (1989)
The Wraith (1986)
Xtro (1983)
Xtro II: The Second Encounter (1990)
You'll Die at Midnight (1986)
Zeder (1983)
Zombi 3 (1988)
Zombie (1979)
Zombie Apocalypse (1985)
Zombie Death House (1987)
Zombie High (1987)
Zombie Holocaust (1980)
Zombie Nightmare (1986)
Zombie Rampage (1991)