A teenage girl in a country manor falls asleep while reading a magazine, and has a disturbing dream involving wolves prowling the woods below her bedroom window.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, April 19, 1985: The Company of Wolves was released in US theaters”Category: Movies
Horror History: Friday, April 12, 1985: Cat’s Eye was released in theaters
Stephen King, the modern master of horror, offers up two terrifying tales from his bestselling book “Night Shift,” and an all-new tale written especially for this movie.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, April 12, 1985: Cat’s Eye was released in theaters”Horror History: Friday, January 18, 1985: Ghoulies was released in theaters
When a college student inherits an old mansion he finds he has also inherited its residents–a bunch of slimy, hairy, fanged creatures who’ll do anything for him…even kill.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, January 18, 1985: Ghoulies was released in theaters”Horror History: Friday, January 4, 1985: Too Scared to Scream was released in theaters
Two streetwise detectives try to solve a murder case. They devise a plan to catch the killer, only to find that they themselves have been deceived and are being pursued by the killer.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, January 4, 1985: Too Scared to Scream was released in theaters”Horror History: Friday, December 21, 1984: Don’t Open till Christmas was released in theaters
Somebody with very little Christmas spirit is killing anyone in a Santa suit one London holiday season, and Scotland Yard has to stop him before he makes his exploits an annual tradition.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, December 21, 1984: Don’t Open till Christmas was released in theaters”Horror History: Friday, December 7, 1984: The Initiation was released in theaters
A long-buried family secret comes back to haunt the present, and a sorority ceremony becomes a real hell night for Kelly Fairchild (Daphne Zuniga of “One Tree Hill” and “Melrose Place”).
Read more “Horror History: Friday, December 7, 1984: The Initiation was released in theaters”Horror History: Friday, November 16, 1984: Razorback was released in theaters
It’s man against beast as two men hunt a wild razorback boar that has been terrorizing a small, isolated town deep in the Australian Outback,killing kangaroos … and people.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, November 16, 1984: Razorback was released in theaters”Horror History: Friday, November 16, 1984: Night of the Comet was released in theaters
A huge comet passes near the earth, vaporizing nearly the whole planet. Only a few teenagers, who were inside a steel movie projection booth, survive–all those outside were turned to dust.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, November 16, 1984: Night of the Comet was released in theaters”Horror History: Friday, November 9, 1984: Silent Night, Deadly Night was released in theaters
After his parents are murdered, a tormented teenager goes on a murderous rampage dressed as Santa. A controversial, cult-classic slasher and the perfect antidote to the holiday season.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, November 9, 1984: Silent Night, Deadly Night was released in theaters”Horror History: Friday, November 9, 1984: A Nightmare On Elm Street was released in theaters
In classic horror film genre that launched a movie franchise, a pedophile who was murdered by a lynch mob returns years later in terrifying nightmares of his killers’ teenage children.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, November 9, 1984: A Nightmare On Elm Street was released in theaters”Horror History: Friday, October 5, 1984: The Mutilator was released in theaters
A teenager who accidentally committed matricide finds himself, his girlfriend and his friends all being hunted by his now crazed father.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, October 5, 1984: The Mutilator was released in theaters”Horror History: Friday, August 31, 1984: C.H.U.D. was released in theaters
Manhattan’s homeless population starts turning into savage, bloodthirsty mutants.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, August 31, 1984: C.H.U.D. was released in theaters”Horror History: Friday, June 8, 1984: Gremlins was released in theaters
A small town is besieged by some furry and not-so-cute little creatures after a young man ignores the warnings of a wise elder regarding their care and feeding.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, June 8, 1984: Gremlins was released in theaters”Horror History: Friday, June 1, 1984: The House by the Cemetery was released in US theaters
A young family moves from their cramped New York City apartment to a spacious new home in New England. But this is no ordinary house in the country: the previous owner was the deranged Dr. Freudstein, whose monstrous human experiments have left a legacy of bloody mayhem. Now, someone – or something – is alive in the basement, and home sweet home is about to become a horrific hell on earth.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, June 1, 1984: The House by the Cemetery was released in US theaters”Horror History: Friday, April 13, 1984: Friday The 13th: The Final Chapter was released in theaters
After his revival in a hospital morgue, the hockey-masked murderer fixes his vengeful attention on the Jarvis family and a group of hitherto carefree teenagers. Young Tommy Jarvis is an aficionado of horror films with a special talent for masks and make-up. Has the diabolical Jason finally met his match?
Read more “Horror History: Friday, April 13, 1984: Friday The 13th: The Final Chapter was released in theaters”Horror History: Friday, March 16, 1984: Sole Survivor was released in theaters
Before Final Destination, there was Sole Survivor. Directed by Thom Eberhardt (Night of the Comet), This chilling film tells of a young women who is the sole survivor of an airplane crash. Disregarding the warnings from a psychic actress friend, Denise tries to get on with her life, but she has somehow cheated death, and the Grim Reaper sends his minions to bring her to him.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, March 16, 1984: Sole Survivor was released in theaters”Horror History: Friday, March 9, 1984: Children of the Corn was released in theaters
Based on the classic short story by Stephen King, Children of the Corn is a longtime horror favorite that has spawned six sequels and many imitations. See how it all started.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, March 9, 1984: Children of the Corn was released in theaters”Horror History: Friday, February 17, 1984: Tenebrae was released in US theaters
A razor-wielding psycho is stalks a horror writer in one of Dario Argento’s most celebrated gialli.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, February 17, 1984: Tenebrae was released in US theaters”Horror History: Friday, February 10, 1984: The Black Cat was released in US theaters
Italian director Lucio Fulci applies his characteristic touch to the Edgar Allan Poe tale to tell the story of a deranged, wheelchair-bound English psychic who can record the voices of the dead on tape, and apparently possesses the ability to channel evil spirits into the body of his cat — which he then commands to take vengeance on his enemies.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, February 10, 1984: The Black Cat was released in US theaters”Horror History: Friday, December 9, 1983: Christine was released in theaters
Based on the novel by Stephen King, Christine tells the story of a 1957 Plymouth that takes on human characteristics.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, December 9, 1983: Christine was released in theaters”Horror History: Friday, November 18, 1983: Sleepaway Camp was released in theaters
After a terrible boating accident killed her family, shy Angela Baker is sent to Camp Arawak. Shortly after her arrival a series of bizarre and violent “accidents” begin to claim the lives of various campers.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, November 18, 1983: Sleepaway Camp was released in theaters”Horror History: Friday, November 11, 1983: The Beyond was released in US theaters
Italian horror master Lucio Fulci of supernatural horror. A remote hotel, built over one of the seven gateways to hell becomes a malevolent abyss that begins devouring both the bodies and the souls of all who enter in a frenzy of gory crucifixions, chunkblowing chain-whippings, eyeball impalements, sulphuric acid meltdowns, flesh-eating tarantulas, throat-shredding demon dogs and ravenous zombies.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, November 11, 1983: The Beyond was released in US theaters”Horror History: Friday, October 21, 1983: Boardinghouse was released in theaters
A man with telekinetic power inherits a big house with a horrible past. He opens the house up as a boarding house and very quickly becomes inhabited by a group of gorgeous women. Soon the long sleeping evil supernatural power inhabiting the house starts killing off the tenants one by one.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, October 21, 1983: Boardinghouse was released in theaters”Horror History: Friday, September 23, 1983: Pieces was released in US theaters
A psychopathic killer stalks a Boston campus, brutally slaughtering nubile young college co-eds, collecting body parts from each victim to create the likeness of his mother who he savagely murdered with an axe when he was ten years old.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, September 23, 1983: Pieces was released in US theaters”Horror History: Friday, September 9, 1983: Nightmares was released in theaters
AN ANTHOLOGY OF TERROR! A pack of cigarettes, a video game, a pick-up truck and a stately colonial home all become key elements in four terrifying tales of terror in the anthology film, Nightmares, directed by Joseph Sargent (The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, White Lightning). A chain-smoking homemaker (Cristina Raines, The Sentinel) insists on going out for cigarettes even when an escaped madman is on the loose in “Terror in Topanga. “, J.J. Cooney (Emilio Estevez, Young Guns), a video game hot-shot, dares to take on a strange challenger (though it may cost him his life) in “The Bishop of Battle. “, A troubled priest (Lance Henriksen, Aliens) seeks to find the faith he has lost on the road, but instead he finds someone (or something) in this desert is trying to drive him out of his mind in “The Benediction. “, Claire (Veronica Cartwright, Alien) hears rats in the walls. Her husband (Richard Masur, The Thing) believes he can take care of the problem with a few rat traps, but this problem is only going to get much bigger in “Night of the Rat.”
Read more “Horror History: Friday, September 9, 1983: Nightmares was released in theaters”Horror History: Friday, September 2, 1983: Mortuary was released in theaters
Christie Parson has been having terrifying nightmares ever since her father drowned in a swimming pool, which causes her to re-evaluate the circumstances surrounding his death. Her boyfriend, Greg Stevens, sees a sinister hooded figure in the town’s mortuary, sparking a series of bizarre and terrible occurrences that lead Christie to discover the ghastly truth behind her father’s death
Read more “Horror History: Friday, September 2, 1983: Mortuary was released in theaters”Horror History: Wednesday, August 31, 1983: Microwave Massacre was released in theaters
Fed up with his wife’s lackluster cooking, Donald kills her and feasts on her remains.
Read more “Horror History: Wednesday, August 31, 1983: Microwave Massacre was released in theaters”Horror History: Friday, August 12, 1983: Cujo was released in theaters
While Donna and Vic Trenton struggle to save their rocky marriage, their son Tad befriends the loveable 200-lb St. Bernard who belongs to their mechanic. But what they don’t realize is that a bat bite has transformed Cujo from a docile pup to a vicious killer.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, August 12, 1983: Cujo was released in theaters”Horror History: Friday, July 22, 1983: Jaws 3-D was released in theaters
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water… Swimmers are terrorized when Florida’s Sea World captures a young Great White shark, angering its 35-foot mother!
Read more “Horror History: Friday, July 22, 1983: Jaws 3-D was released in theaters”Horror History: Friday, June 3, 1983: Psycho II was released in theaters
Anthony Perkins makes a horrific homecoming as the infamous Norman Bates, and Meg Tilly and Dennis Franz co-star in this terrifying sequel to Alfred Hitchcock’s original masterpiece.
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