100 Best Horror Movies Of The 1980s: A List Of The Must See Horror Movies Of The 80s Part 2 (80-61)

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Note: lists are subjective and are not meant to be an objective assessment of the quality or value of any particular movie.  This list is undeniably personal and it reflects my own thematic preferences. I consider "best" to be some kind of combination of technical achievement, enjoyment of viewing and a variety of other factors. It's also contextual: ask me a month from now and I might provide you with a very different looking list. Additionally, it was difficult for me to leave some movies off the list which I actually adore (Aliens, Predator) but which I intuitively don't think constitute horror enough to be featured on a list such as this one. Understand all of this before replying or commenting with an outraged "how could you leave X off of the list!?" or "I can't believe you ranked X higher than Y!!!"

Top 200:

1 (200-181) - 2 (180-161) - 3 (160-141) - 4 (140-121) - 5 (120-101)

Top 100:

1 (100-81) - 2 (80-61) - 3 (60-41) - 4 (40-21) - 5 (20-1)

80. The Dead Zone (1983)

79. The Burning (1981)

78. Chopping Mall (1986)

77. Forbidden World (1982)

76. The Monster Squad (1987)

75. Return of the Living Dead 2 (1988)

74. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)

73. House by the Cemetery (1981)

72. Street Trash (1987)

71. The Funhouse (1981)

70. The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)

69. Clownhouse (1989)

68. The Hitcher (1986)

67. Altered States (1980)

66. Silver Bullet (1985)

65. The Toxic Avenger (1984)

64. Sleepaway Camp (1983)

63. Puppet Master (1989)

62. The Stuff (1985)

61. Cannibal Holocaust (1980)

Top 200:

1 (200-181) - 2 (180-161) - 3 (160-141) - 4 (140-121) - 5 (120-101)

Top 100:

1 (100-81) - 2 (80-61) - 3 (60-41) - 4 (40-21) - 5 (20-1)