American Horror Films of the 1980s

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  The Alien Dead

  (1980)
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  Alligator

  (1980)
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  Altered States

  (1980)
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  The Attic

  (1980)
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  Beyond Evil

  (1980)
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  Blood Beach

  (1980)
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  Bloodeaters

  (1980)
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  The Boogey Man

  (1980)
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  The Children

  (1980)
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  Christmas Evil

  (1980)
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  Demented

  (1980)
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  Don’t Answer the Phone!

  (1980)
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  Dracula’s Last Rites

  (1980)
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  Fade to Black

  (1980)
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  The Fog

  (1980)
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  Friday the 13th

  (1980)
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  He Knows You’re Alone

  (1980)
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  The Hearse

  (1980)
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  Humanoids from the Deep

  (1980)
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  The Island

  (1980)
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  Maniac

  (1980)
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  Motel Hell

  (1980)
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  Mother’s Day

  (1980)
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  New Year’s Evil

  (1980)
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  Night of the Demon

  (1980)
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  The Ninth Configuration

  (1980)
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  Rana: The Legend of Shadow Lake

  (1980)
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  Scared to Death

  (1980)
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  Terror Train

  (1980)
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  To All a Goodnight

  (1980)
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  The Unseen

  (1980)
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  Without Warning

  (1980)
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  Bloody Birthday

  (1981)
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  The Boogens

  (1981)
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  The Burning

  (1981)
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  Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker

  (1981)
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  Dawn of the Mummy

  (1981)
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  Dead & Buried

  (1981)
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  Deadly Blessing

  (1981)
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  Don’t Go in the Woods

  (1981)
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  Evilspeak

  (1981)
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  Eyes of a Stranger

  (1981)
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  The Fan

  (1981)
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  Fear No Evil

  (1981)
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  Final Exam

  (1981)
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  Friday the 13th Part 2

  (1981)
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  The Funhouse

  (1981)
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  Ghost Story

  (1981)
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  Graduation Day

  (1981)
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  ****

  Halloween II

  (1981)
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  The Hand

  (1981)
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  Hell Night

  (1981)
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  Home Sweet Home

  (1981)
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  The Howling

  (1981)
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  Jaws of Satan

  (1981)
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  Just Before Dawn

  (1981)
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  Madman

  (1981)
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  The Nesting

  (1981)
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  Night School

  (1981)
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  Nightmare

  (1981)
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  The Prowler

  (1981)
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  Saturday the 14th

  (1981)
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  Scream

  (1981)
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  Student Bodies

  (1981)
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  Tattoo

  (1981)
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  Wolfen

  (1981)
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  X-Ray

  (1981)
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  Alone in the Dark

  (1982)
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  Amityville II: The Possession

  (1982)
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  Basket Case

  (1982)
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  The Beast Within

  (1982)
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  The Black Room

  (1982)
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  **

  Blood Song

  (1982)
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  Boardinghouse

  (1982)
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  Burned at the Stake

  (1982)
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  ****

  Cat People

  (1982)
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  **

  The Clairvoyant

  (1982)
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  ****

  Creepshow

  (1982)
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  Death Screams

  (1982)
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  Death Valley

  (1982)
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  The Dorm That Dripped Blood

  (1982)
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  The Entity

  (1982)
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  The Forest

  (1982)
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  ***

  Friday the 13th Part III

  (1982)
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  Girls Nite Out

  (1982)
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  ****

  Halloween III: Season of the Witch

  (1982)
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  *

  Honeymoon Horror

  (1982)
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  The House on Sorority Row

  (1982)
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  ****

  The Last Horror Film

  (1982)
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  *

  The Loch Ness Horror

  (1982)
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  Midnight

  (1982)
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  National Lampoon’s Class Reunion

  (1982)
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  Nightbeast

  (1982)
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  One Dark Night

  (1982)
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  Parasite

  (1982)
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  Piranha II: The Spawning

  (1982)
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  ****

  Poltergeist

  (1982)
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  The Slayer

  (1982)
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  ****

  The Slumber Party Massacre

  (1982)
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  A Stranger Is Watching

  (1982)
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  ****

  Swamp Thing

  (1982)
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  ****

  The Thing

  (1982)
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  Time Walker

  (1982)
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  Trick or Treats

  (1982)
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  *

  The Alchemist

  (1983)
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  Amityville 3-D

  (1983)
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  The Being

  (1983)
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  Blood Beat

  (1983)
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  *

  Boggy Creek II: And the Legend Continues

  (1983)
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  *

  Boogeyman II

  (1983)
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  ****

  Christine

  (1983)
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  ****

  The Dead Zone

  (1983)
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  Eyes of Fire

  (1983)
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  The Final Terror

  (1983)
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  Frightmare

  (1983)
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  ****

  Jaws 3-D

  (1983)
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  Mausoleum

  (1983)
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  Mortuary

  (1983)
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  Mountaintop Motel Massacre

  (1983)
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  A Night to Dismember

  (1983)
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  Nightmares

  (1983)
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  The Prey

  (1983)
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  Psycho II

  (1983)
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  Scalps

  (1983)
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  Sleepaway Camp

  (1983)
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  Strange Invaders

  (1983)
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  Sweet Sixteen

  (1983)
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  Twilight Zone: The Movie

  (1983)
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  Black Devil Doll from Hell

  (1984)
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  Blood Theatre

  (1984)
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  C.H.U.D.

  (1984)
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  Carnage

  (1984)
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  Children of the Corn

  (1984)
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  Dreamscape

  (1984)
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  The Enchanted

  (1984)
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  *

  Fatal Games

  (1984)
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  Firestarter

  (1984)
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  Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter

  (1984)
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  Ghoulies

  (1984)
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  Gremlins

  (1984)
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  Impulse

  (1984)
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  The Initiation

  (1984)
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  *

  The Lost Empire

  (1984)
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  Mutant

  (1984)
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  *

  The Mutilator

  (1984)
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  ****

  Night of the Comet

  (1984)
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  *

  A Nightmare on Elm Street

  (1984)
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  The Power

  (1984)
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  Silent Madness

  (1984)
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  Silent Night, Deadly Night

  (1984)
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  ***

  Sole Survivor

  (1984)
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  Special Effects

  (1984)
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  Splatter University

  (1984)
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  Terror in the Aisles

  (1984)
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  They’re Playing with Fire

  (1984)
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  The Toxic Avenger

  (1984)
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  *

  Zombie Island Massacre

  (1984)
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  *

  Attack of the Beast Creatures

  (1985)
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  *

  Biohazard

  (1985)
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  ****

  Cat’s Eye

  (1985)
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  *

  Creature

  (1985)
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  *

  Day of the Dead

  (1985)
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  ***

  Friday the 13th: A New Beginning

  (1985)
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  ****

  Fright Night

  (1985)
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  **

  Future-Kill

  (1985)
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  *

  Girls School Screamers

  (1985)
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  ***

  House

  (1985)
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  *

  Igor and the Lunatics

  (1985)
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  *

  The Nail Gun Massacre

  (1985)
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  ***

  The New Kids

  (1985)
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  ***

  Night Train to Terror

  (1985)
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  *

  A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge

  (1985)
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  ***

  The Oracle

  (1985)
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  *

  Re-Animator

  (1985)
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  ***

  The Return of the Living Dead

  (1985)
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  ****

  Silver Bullet

  (1985)
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  The Stuff

  (1985)
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  Thou Shalt Not Kill… Except

  (1985)
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  Transylvania 6-5000

  (1985)
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  *

  The Abomination

  (1986)
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  ****

  April Fool’s Day

  (1986)
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  Blood Hook

  (1986)
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  Chopping Mall

  (1986)
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  Crawlspace

  (1986)
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  *

  Critters

  (1986)
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  Deadly Friend

  (1986)
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  ***

  Deadtime Stories

  (1986)
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  ***

  Evil Laugh

  (1986)
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  *

  The Fly

  (1986)
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  ***

  Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives

  (1986)
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  *

  From Beyond

  (1986)
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  *

  Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

  (1986)
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  *

  Hunter’s Blood

  (1986)
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  ***

  Invaders from Mars

  (1986)
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  *

  Little Shop of Horrors

  (1986)
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  ***

  The Majorettes

  (1986)
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  ***

  Maximum Overdrive

  (1986)
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  *

  Monster in the Closet

  (1986)
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  *

  Neon Maniacs

  (1986)
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  ***

  Night of the Creeps

  (1986)
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  ***

  Nomads

  (1986)
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  ****

  Poltergeist II: The Other Side

  (1986)
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  ****

  Psycho III

  (1986)
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  ***

  Raiders of the Living Dead

  (1986)
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  ****

  Sorority House Massacre

  (1986)
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  *

  Spookies

  (1986)
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  *

  The Supernaturals

  (1986)
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  *

  Terror at Tenkiller

  (1986)
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  *

  TerrorVision

  (1986)
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  *

  The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2

  (1986)
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  *

  Torment

  (1986)
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  *

  Trick or Treat

  (1986)
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  ***

  Vamp

  (1986)
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  ***

  The Wraith

  (1986)
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  ***

  The Believers

  (1987)
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  *

  Berserker

  (1987)
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  ***

  Blood Diner

  (1987)
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  *

  Blood Frenzy

  (1987)
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  *

  Blood Sisters

  (1987)
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  *

  Bloody Wednesday

  (1987)
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  *

  Creepozoids

  (1987)
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  ***

  Creepshow 2

  (1987)
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  ***

  The Curse

  (1987)
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  ***

  Dark Tower

  (1987)
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  *

  Dead of Winter

  (1987)
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  ***

  Dolls

  (1987)
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  *

  Doom Asylum

  (1987)
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  *

  Epitaph

  (1987)
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  *

  Evil Dead II

  (1987)
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  ***

  From a Whisper to a Scream

  (1987)
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  *

  Ghoulies II

  (1987)
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  ***

  The Hidden

  (1987)
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  ***

  House II: The Second Story

  (1987)
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  ***

  It’s Alive III: Island of the Alive

  (1987)
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  ****

  Jaws: The Revenge

  (1987)
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  *

  Killer Workout

  (1987)
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  *

  The Kindred

  (1987)
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  ****

  The Lost Boys

  (1987)
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  ****

  The Monster Squad

  (1987)
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  ***

  Monstrosity

  (1987)
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  ***

  My Demon Lover

  (1987)
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  ***

  Near Dark

  (1987)
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  ***

  The Nest

  (1987)
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  *

  Nightflyers

  (1987)
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  *

  A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

  (1987)
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  ****

  Prince of Darkness

  (1987)
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  ***

  Prison

  (1987)
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  ***

  Psychos in Love

  (1987)
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  ***

  Return to Horror High

  (1987)
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  ***

  Scared Stiff

  (1987)
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  *

  Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2

  (1987)
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  *

  Slaughterhouse

  (1987)
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  *

  Slaughterhouse Rock

  (1987)
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  *

  Street Trash

  (1987)
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  ***

  Stripped to Kill

  (1987)
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  *

  976-EVIL

  (1988)
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  ***

  Bad Dreams

  (1988)
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  ****

  The Blob

  (1988)
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  *

  The Boy from Hell

  (1988)
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  ***

  Brain Damage

  (1988)
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  ***

  The Carrier

  (1988)
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  ***

  Cellar Dweller

  (1988)
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  *

  Cheerleader Camp

  (1988)
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  *

  Child’s Play

  (1988)
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  *

  Critters 2

  (1988)
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  ****

  Dead Heat

  (1988)
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  ***

  Death Spa

  (1988)
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  *

  Deep Space

  (1988)
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  ***

  Destroyer

  (1988)
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  ****

  Elvira: Mistress of the Dark

  (1988)
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  *

  Fatal Pulse

  (1988)
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  **

  FleshEater

  (1988)
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  ***

  Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood

  (1988)
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  **

  Fright Night Part 2

  (1988)
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  ***

  Graverobbers

  (1988)
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  ****

  Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

  (1988)
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  *

  Hide and Go Shriek

  (1988)
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  ***

  Hobgoblins

  (1988)
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  *

  Hollow Gate

  (1988)
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  *

  The Last Slumber Party

  (1988)
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  ***

  Lurkers

  (1988)
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  ***

  Monkey Shines

  (1988)
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  ***

  Moontrap

  (1988)
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  ***

  Night of the Demons

  (1988)
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  ***

  Nightmare at Noon

  (1988)
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  *

  A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master

  (1988)
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  *

  Out of the Dark

  (1988)
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  *

  Phantasm II

  (1988)
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  ***

  Poltergeist III

  (1988)
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  ****

  Pumpkinhead

  (1988)
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  ***

  Return of the Living Dead II

  (1988)
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  ***

  Scarecrows

  (1988)
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  *

  The Serpent and the Rainbow

  (1988)
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  ***

  The Seventh Sign

  (1988)
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  *

  Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers

  (1988)
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  ****

  They Live

  (1988)
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  **

  Twice Dead

  (1988)
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  ***

  The Unholy

  (1988)
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  ***

  Uninvited

  (1988)
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  ***

  Vampire’s Kiss

  (1988)
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  ***

  Waxwork

  (1988)
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  ***

  After Midnight

  (1989)
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  *

  The Chilling

  (1989)
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  ***

  Communion

  (1989)
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  ***

  Curse II: The Bite

  (1989)
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  ****

  Cutting Class

  (1989)
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  ****

  The Dead Pit

  (1989)
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  ****

  DeepStar Six

  (1989)
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  ****

  Dr. Caligari

  (1989)
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  *

  The Fly II

  (1989)
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  **

  Food of the Gods II

  (1989)
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  *

  The Freeway Maniac

  (1989)
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  ***

  Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan

  (1989)
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  ****

  Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

  (1989)
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  *

  Heaven Becomes Hell

  (1989)
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  ***

  The Horror Show

  (1989)
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  ***

  The House of Usher

  (1989)
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  ***

  I, Madman

  (1989)
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  *

  Iced

  (1989)
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  ***

  Intruder

  (1989)
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  ****

  Leviathan

  (1989)
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  *

  Luther the Geek

  (1989)
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  ***

  The Masque of the Red Death

  (1989)
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  *

  Memorial Valley Massacre

  (1989)
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  ***

  Night Visitor

  (1989)
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  *

  A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child

  (1989)
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  *

  Parents

  (1989)
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  *

  Pet Sematary

  (1989)
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  *

  Phantom of the Mall: Eric’s Revenge

  (1989)
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  *

  The Phantom of the Opera

  (1989)
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  ****

  Shocker

  (1989)
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  *

  Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out!

  (1989)
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  *

  Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland

  (1989)
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  ***

  Society

  (1989)
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  ***

  Spontaneous Combustion

  (1989)
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  **

  Stepfather II

  (1989)
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  **

  Stripped to Kill 2: Live Girls

  (1989)
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  ***

  The Terror Within

  (1989)
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  ***

  Warlock

  (1989)
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  *

  Witchtrap

  (1989)

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