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Best Horror Movies of the 80s

The top 20 horror films from the 80s, ranked by real audience scores.

1
The Shining
1980 - 18,695 votes
82%
2
The Thing
1982 - 7,768 votes
81%
3
Evil Dead II
1987 - 3,420 votes
75%
4
The Fly
1986 - 4,870 votes
74%
5
An American Werewolf in London
1981 - 2,653 votes
74%
6
A Nightmare on Elm Street
1984 - 5,626 votes
73%
7
The Evil Dead
1981 - 4,390 votes
73%
8
Videodrome
1983 - 2,425 votes
73%
9
Possession
1981 - 1,286 votes
73%
10
Poltergeist
1982 - 3,271 votes
72%
11
The Return of the Living Dead
1985 - 2,254 votes
72%
12
Santa Sangre
1989 - 488 votes
72%
13
Gremlins
1984 - 6,890 votes
71%
14
The Lost Boys
1987 - 2,253 votes
71%
15
Angel Heart
1987 - 1,696 votes
71%
16
Dead Ringers
1988 - 984 votes
71%
17
The Dead Zone
1983 - 1,791 votes
70%
18
Re-Animator
1985 - 1,646 votes
70%
19
Little Shop of Horrors
1986 - 1,601 votes
70%
20
Fright Night
1985 - 1,520 votes
70%

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