Horror History: Friday, June 20, 1980: The Hearse was released in theaters

When Jane moves into her late aunt’s house, she is haunted by evil spirits and an old hearse that carried her aunt’s dead body. Her aunt’s evil secrets are revealed and as she tries to leave, the spirits keep her as a prisoner.

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Horror History: Sunday, June 1, 1980: The Alien Dead was released in theaters

A meteor strikes a houseboat in the swamps near a southern town populated by Yankees with fake accents. The people on the houseboat become zombies who feed on the alligators in the swamp. Once they run out of alligators, they start going for the citizens. A local scientist tries to figure out what’s happening to people once they start disappearing.

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Horror History: Sunday, June 1, 1980: Demented was released in theaters

She has lost everything.

Hope…control…and her mind.

After surviving a brutal and devastating assault, Linda Rodgers is institutionalized in order to deal with her intense trauma. By the time she is finally released, her attackers have been brought to justice and imprisoned…but the psychological scars remain.

Tormented by visions of her attackers, and mistreated by her philandering husband, Linda is pushed over the edge when she encounters four young men whom she confuses with the men who assaulted her. Consumed with madness, Linda attempts to enact a bloody retribution for the disgusting crimes committed upon her… and no one is safe in this shocking 1980 exploitation film in the tradition of I Spit On Your Grave.

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