If there is one word to describe the 1980s,it would be excess.
The culture of the decade emphasized high emotion, marketable new concepts, and above all, style.
Two brothers move with their mother to Santa Carla, CA, a town secretly populated with vampires.
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Five friends travel to a cabin in the woods, where they unknowingly release flesh-possessing demons.
The alien buried in ice is actually alive and has the ability to imitate human form.
The group must find a way to distinguish who the real person is from The Thing and stay alive.
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The family soon discovers their home is haunted by ghosts, and these spirits are not exactly friendly.
Poltergeist is a collaboration between directorTobe Hooperwith a story co-developed bySteven Spielberg.
Hellraiseris an interestingcross between a slasher film and an erotic thriller.
After moving to a new town, two brothers discover that the area is a haven for vampires.
Even still, the decidedly taboo nature of the characters actions makes this an unusual horror piece.
The film chillingly portrays his transformation and the impact it has on his relationship and psyche.
A Nightmare on Elm Streetreinvented the slasher genre with one character Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund).
The Shiningis a slow, uncomfortable watch thatbuilds from a quietly unsettling atmosphere to a disturbing climax.
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Five friends travel to a cabin in the woods, where they unknowingly release flesh-possessing demons.
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A team of researchers set out to study an alien spacecraft found in Antarctica, where they also discover an alien body on the site. The alien buried in ice is actually alive and has the ability to imitate human form. The group must find a way to distinguish who the real person is from The Thing and stay alive. John Carpenter’s 1982 film is a remake of 1951’s The Thing from Another World and stars Kurt Russel as the hero RJ MacReady.
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A remake of the 1982 horror film of the same name,Poltergeistrevolves around the Bowen family, whose home has been invaded by evil, supernatural forces.
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In a daring exploration of science’s potential to alter human life, a brilliant but eccentric scientist develops a technology for teleportation. When he decides to test the device on himself, a tragic error involving a common housefly leads to horrifying consequences. The film chillingly portrays his transformation and the impact it has on his relationship and psyche.
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Two American college students on a walking tour of Britain are attacked by a werewolf that none of the locals will admit exists.
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A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from both past and future.
