With an average IMDb score of 6 from over 21 horror movies released in 1980 you could say it was actually a pretty good year for horror movies. Sure there were some duds (Monster, Alien 2: On Earth), but we also got some real gems like The Shining (1980) and The Changeling (1980) to name just a few. As horror fans we've come to expect a wide ranging degree of quality from our vice but in 1980 we did pretty good.So grab some snacks and a drink (and maybe something to hide behind) and check out reviews, ratings and trailers for the 1980 - Top 15 Horror Movies ranked by Rotten Tomatoes.
1980 - Top 15 Horror Movies
1
The Shining
Year: 1980
Released: 23 May 1980 |
Director: Stanley Kubrick
The plot
A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where an evil and spiritual presence influences the father into violence,... [read more]
8.5
2
The Ninth Configuration
Year: 1980
Released: 29 Feb 1980 |
Director: William Peter Blatty
The plot
A new commanding officer arrives at a remote castle serving as an insane asylum for crazy and AWOL U.S. Army soldiers where... [read more]
6.5
3
The Changeling
Year: 1980
Released: 28 Mar 1980 |
Director: Peter Medak
The plot
A man staying at a secluded historical mansion finds himself being haunted by the presence of a spectre.
7.3
4
Altered States
Year: 1980
Released: 25 Dec 1980 |
Director: Ken Russell
The plot
A Harvard scientist conducts experiments on himself with a hallucinatory drug and an isolation chamber that may be causing... [read more]
6.8
5
Inferno
Year: 1980
Released: 02 Apr 1980 |
Director: Dario Argento
The plot
An American college student in Rome and his sister in New York investigate a series of killings in both locations where... [read more]
5.7
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