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103 tips for 80's horror films!

The eighties were nothing short of awesome. This was before the world became dangerous and messed up, so there was a playful sense of ease strongly present. As was the case in eighties horror films too: they are often excellent testaments to an era that never gets old.  



If it was cool and modern, you could bet you'd find it in horror films. Dudes in cropped tank tops, jocks and prom queens, the noble art of jumping into roofless cars without opening the doors, walkmans, hackers with long coats and head bands... 


The horror films of the eighties had it all!



The Rookies at the Horror Rookie Academy love eighties horror. Flat out loves it. One dark and icy cold week, just as an unholy mist came rolling in from the sea to cover the jagged  shores of Scandinavia, the rookies put their weird and wonderful heads together to conjure no less than 103 movie tips for eighties horror films. For your vieweing convenience, of course. 


We aim to please -so please enjoy! 😆


NrTittelÅrIMDb
1The Shining808,5
2The Thing828,2
3Evil Dead 2877,9
4Evil Dead817,6
5An american werewolf in London817,6
6A nightmare on Elm Street847,5
7The fly867,5
8Poltergeist827,4
9The return of the living dead857,3
10The changeling807,3
11Re-animator857,3
12Videodrome837,3
13Tenebrae827,2
14The Lost Boys877,2
15The Monster Squad877,2
16Fright Night857,1
17Near Dark877,1
18Hellraiser877,1
19Writhing Tongue807
20Tetsuo897
21The Hidden877
22Phenomena856,9
23The Beyond816,9
24Altered States806,9
25The Burbs896,8
26Creepshow826,8
27From Beyond866,8
28The company of wolves846,8
29Night of the Creeps866,8
30The Lady in White886,7
31Inferno806,7
32The Entity826,6
33Demons856,6
34Phantasm 2886,5
35Childs Play886,5
36Thwilight zone836,5
37Pet Sematary896,5
38Maniac Cop806,5
39A nightmare on Elm Street 3876,5
40Society896,5
41Intruder896,3
42Silver Bullet856,3
43Evil Dead Trap886,3
44Pumpkinhead886,2
45Alone in the dark826,2
46Monkey Shines886,2
47Bride of re-animator896,2
48Street Trash876,2
49April Fools Day866,2
50The Church896,2
51Sleepaway Camp836,1
52Lifeforce856,1
53A blade in the dark836,1
54My bloody Valentine816,1
55Critters866
56Cannibal holocaust806
57Cat People826
58The house on sorority row836
59Clownhouse895,9
60The Visitors885,9
61The Stuff855,9
62The funhouse815,9
63Maniac Cop885,9
64Happy birthday to me815,9
65Black Cat815,8
66Cut and run855,8
67Fright Night 2885,8
68The Gate875,8
69The Keep835,8
70Scarecrows885,7
71Student Bodies815,7
72Burial Ground815,6
73Trick or treat865,6
74Leviathan895,6
75Witchboard865,6
76American gothic885,6
77Class of Nuke`m high865,6
78Gothic865,6
79Puppermaster895,5
80Evilspeak815,5
81The Kindred875,5
82C.H.U.D845,4
83Xtro835,4
84Deadly friend865,4
85Mothers day805,4
86Deadly Blessing815,4
87Slaughterhouse875,3
88Hide and go Shriek875,3
89Prom Night 2875,3
90Shocker895,3
91Black past895
92Zombie 3884,8
93Aenigma874,7
94Slugs884,7
95The Boogey Man804,3
96Creature854,1
97Ghoulies853,8
98Witchery883,7
99The hills have eyes 2843,6
100C.H.U.D 2: Bud the chud893,4
101Devil Hunter803,3
102Eternal Evil853,1
103Cataclysm803,1











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