A successful cartoonist loses his hand in a car wreck, and the handeventually comes back on a murderous rampage.
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Horror History: Friday, April 10, 1981: The Howling was released in US theaters
A television newswoman reporting on a story goes to a psychiatric retreat for those recovering from sexual abuse. Once she is there, she knows something is not right in this very weird place. The reason is… everyone there is a werewolf.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, April 10, 1981: The Howling was released in US theaters”Horror History: Friday, March 20, 1981: Omen III: The Final Conflict was released in theaters
The Antichrist prepares to fulfil biblical prophesy, murder the newly born infant Christ and take the Earth as his own.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, March 20, 1981: Omen III: The Final Conflict was released in theaters”Horror History: Friday, March 13, 1981: The Funhouse was released in theaters
Four teenage friends spent the night in a carnival funhouse and are stalked by a deformed man in a frankenstein mask.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, March 13, 1981: The Funhouse was released in theaters”Horror History: Wednesday, February 11, 1981: My Bloody Valentine was released in theaters
There’s a big Valentine’s day party planned in the little mining town of Valentine’s Bluff. It is the first Valentine’s party in 20 years, because then there was an accident in the mine, and the accident happened because the men responsible for the security were at the party. The sole surviving miner killed them, and told the town NEVER to arrange a valentine party again. The party begins, and so does the killing.
Read more “Horror History: Wednesday, February 11, 1981: My Bloody Valentine was released in theaters”Horror History: Friday, January 30, 1981: Maniac was released in US theaters
Frank Zito is a deeply disturbed man, haunted by the traumas of unspeakable childhood abuse. And when these horrific memories begin to scream inside his mind, Frank prowls the seedy streets of New York City to stalk and slaughter innocent young women.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, January 30, 1981: Maniac was released in US theaters”Horror History: Friday, January 23, 1981: Blood Beach was released in theaters
Something or someone is attacking people one by one on the beach. Some of them are mutilated, but most of them are sucked into the sand, disappearing without a trace. What is the creature responsible? Where does it live, and where did it come from? And is there any chance of it reproducing?
Read more “Horror History: Friday, January 23, 1981: Blood Beach was released in theaters”Horror History: Thursday, December 25, 1980: Altered States was released in theaters
A Harvard scientist conducts experiments on himself with a hallucinatory drug and an isolation chamber that may be causing him to regress genetically.
Read more “Horror History: Thursday, December 25, 1980: Altered States was released in theaters”Horror History: Friday, December 19, 1980: New Year’s Evil was released in theaters
Lonely women wanting to celebrate New Year’s Eve become easy prey for a maniacal murdering misogynist whose New Year’s resolution is to kill women at every stroke of midnight.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, December 19, 1980: New Year’s Evil was released in theaters”Horror History: Friday, November 7, 1980: The Boogeyman was released in theaters
As a child, young Lacey witnesses a horrific murder at the hand of her disturbed brother. Two decades later, Lacey is married with a young son, but her perfect world begins to crumble when her most terrible childhood nightmare returns with a vengeance. This terrifying supernatural slasher is a cult gem in the vein of Halloween and Friday the 13th.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, November 7, 1980: The Boogeyman was released in theaters”Horror History: Friday, October 31, 1980: The Awakening was released in theaters
Screen legend Charlton Heston (The Ten Commandments) visits Egypt asan archaeologist who discovers an ancient tomb and uncovers its curse.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, October 31, 1980: The Awakening was released in theaters”Horror History: Friday, October 24, 1980: Motel Hell was released in theaters
Veteran actor Rory Calhoun stars as the delightfully fiendish Farmer Vincent in this deliciously ghoulish tale of the macabre that has now become a cult classic.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, October 24, 1980: Motel Hell was released in theaters”Horror History: Tuesday, October 14, 1980: Fade to Black was released in theaters
Shy, lonely Eric Binford delivers film cans and posters in Los Angeles for a living but he really exist only to see movies and immerse himself in fantasies about cinematic characters and stars
Read more “Horror History: Tuesday, October 14, 1980: Fade to Black was released in theaters”Horror History: Friday, October 3, 1980: Terror Train was released in theaters
A masked killer targets six college kids responsible for a prank gone wrong three years earlier and who are currently throwing a large New Year’s Eve costume party aboard a moving train.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, October 3, 1980: Terror Train was released in theaters”Horror History: Friday, September 19, 1980: Mother’s Day was released in theaters
Loving sons always do what their mothers tell them to… even if it’s to kill! A mad matriarch and her two maniac sons kidnap and torture three women in their backwoods cabin!
Read more “Horror History: Friday, September 19, 1980: Mother’s Day was released in theaters”Horror History: Friday, August 29, 1980: He Knows You’re Alone was released in theaters
Tom Hanks makes his screen debut in this slice-and-dice horror film about a psychotic murderer who terrorizes a bridal party in search of a bride of his own.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, August 29, 1980: He Knows You’re Alone was released in theaters”Horror History: Friday, July 18, 1980: Prom Night was released in theaters
A masked killer stalks four teenagers who were responsible for the accidental death of a little girl six years earlier, at their high school’s senior prom.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, July 18, 1980: Prom Night was released in theaters”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.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, June 20, 1980: The Hearse was released in theaters”Horror History: Friday, June 13, 1980: The Children was released in theaters
Gas leaking from a nuclear power plant turns children into deadly huggers with black fingernails.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, June 13, 1980: The Children was released in theaters”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.
Read more “Horror History: Sunday, June 1, 1980: The Alien Dead was released in theaters”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.
Read more “Horror History: Sunday, June 1, 1980: Demented was released in theaters”Horror History: Friday, May 23, 1980: The Shining was released in theaters
All work and no play makes Academy Award® winner Jack Nicholson, the caretaker of an isolated resort, go way off the deep end, terrorizinghis young son and wife Shelley Duvall.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, May 23, 1980: The Shining was released in theaters”Horror History: Friday, May 9, 1980: Friday The 13th was released in theaters
Camp Crystal Lake has been shuttered for over 20 years due to several vicious and unsolved murders. The camp’s new owner and seven young counselors are readying the property for re-opening despite warnings of a “death curse” by local residents. The curse proves true on Friday the 13th as one by one each of the counselors is stalked by a violent killer.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, May 9, 1980: Friday The 13th was released in theaters”Horror History: Thursday, May 8, 1980: The Curse of King Tut’s Tomb premiered on TV
Mysterious events occur soon after an archaelogist discovers the Egyptian ruler’s burial site, leading some observers to take an ancient curse seriously. Starring Raymond Burr and Eva Marie Saint.
Read more “Horror History: Thursday, May 8, 1980: The Curse of King Tut’s Tomb premiered on TV”Horror History: Thursday, April 17, 1980: The Watcher in the Woods was released in theaters
Legendary actress and two-time Oscar(R)-winner Bette Davis (Dangerous, 1935; Jezebel, 1938) stars in this frightening and atmospheric thriller. When an American teenager joins her family in an English country house, she experiences strange and supernatural occurrences. Mrs. Alywood (Davis), the kindly caretaker, knows the dark secret behind the happenings … and prepares for the return of a young girl who died mysteriously some 30 years earlier! The Watcher in the Woods weaves a haunting, riveting tale that stays with you long after the explosive ending!|This 1980 film, starring Bette Davis, was released without an ending — the elaborate special effects segment wasn’t completed in time. The studio hoped no one would notice, but critics did, and Disney withdrew the picture to “refilm” the ending.
Read more “Horror History: Thursday, April 17, 1980: The Watcher in the Woods was released in theaters”Horror History: Wednesday, April 2, 1980: Inferno was released in US theaters
A young woman stumbles upon a mysterious diary that reveals the secrets of “The Three Mothers” and unleashes a nightmare world of demonic evil. As the unstoppable horror spreads from Rome to New York City, this unholy trinity must be stopped before the world is submerged in the blood of the innocent.
Read more “Horror History: Wednesday, April 2, 1980: Inferno was released in US theaters”Horror History: Friday, March 28, 1980: The Changeling was released in theaters
Perhaps the most chilling supernatural thriller of all time. One of the scariest movies ever made. Scott delivers one of the best performances ever. As a Manhattan composer consumed by grief after his wife and daughter are killed in a shocking accident. When he moves to a secluded Victorian mansion he will find himself haunted by a paranormal entity that may unleash an even more disturbing secret.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, March 28, 1980: The Changeling was released in theaters”Horror History: Friday, March 28, 1980: Don’t Go in the House was released in theaters
A disturbed young man who was burned as a child by his sadistic mother stalks women with a flamethrower. Donny Kohler, a young man who was abused as a child, is terribly changed by the death of his mother. A long dormant psychosis is brought to life and he prepares his vengeance for his tormented childhood. One by one he lures beautiful young women into his ancient, house and takes his revenge!
Read more “Horror History: Friday, March 28, 1980: Don’t Go in the House was released in theaters”Horror History: Friday, February 29, 1980: Don’t Answer the Phone! was released in theaters
A chilling and terrifying tale of a homicidal maniac who harasses a radio psychologist.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, February 29, 1980: Don’t Answer the Phone! was released in theaters”Horror History: Thursday, February 7, 1980: Cannibal Holocaust was released in Italian theaters
A professor returns from a rescue mission to the Amazon with the footage shot by a lost team of documentarians who were making a film about the area’s cannibal tribes. The brutal deaths of the filmmakers are recorded on the footage, along with their own cruelty towards and manipulation of the native people and each other. After viewing the footage a group of film executives order it destroyed.
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