Best Horror Movies & TV Series of the 1980s

Looking for the best Horror movies and TV series of the 1980s? These 853 are the highest-rated on 3eyedraven, weighted by vote count so a handful of glowing reviews never beats a proven favourite.

The Shining 1980 ★ 8.2
Michael Jackson's Thriller 1983 ★ 8.3
The Thing 1982 ★ 8.1
Evil Dead II 1987 ★ 7.5
Poison for the Fairies 1986 ★ 7.8
The Fly 1986 ★ 7.4
An American Werewolf in London 1981 ★ 7.4
A Nightmare on Elm Street 1984 ★ 7.4
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 1982 ★ 8.2
The Evil Dead 1982 ★ 7.3
Godzilla vs. Biollante 1989 ★ 7.4
Possession 1981 ★ 7.3
Poltergeist 1982 ★ 7.2
Videodrome 1983 ★ 7.2
The Return of the Living Dead 1985 ★ 7.2
Possibly in Michigan 1983 ★ 7.6
Gremlins 1984 ★ 7.1
The Return of Godzilla 1984 ★ 7.2
Santa Sangre 1989 ★ 7.2
Angel Heart 1987 ★ 7.1
The Lost Boys 1987 ★ 7.1
Dead Ringers 1988 ★ 7.1
Re-Animator 1985 ★ 7.1
Fright Night 1985 ★ 7.0