With an average IMDb score of 6.3 from over 27 horror movies released in 1981 you could say it was actually a pretty good year for horror movies. Sure there were some duds (Piranha Part Two: The Spawning, Cannibal Ferox), but we also got some real gems like The Evil Dead (1981) and Yong zhe wu ju (1981) to name just a few. As horror fans we've come to expect a wide ranging degree of quality from our vice but in 1981 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 1981 - Top 15 Horror Movies ranked by Rotten Tomatoes.
1981 - Top 15 Horror Movies
1
Possession
Year: 1981
Released: 28 Oct 1983 |
Director: Andrzej Zulawski
The plot
A woman starts exhibiting increasingly disturbing behavior after asking her husband for a divorce. Suspicions of infidelity... [read more]
7.5
2
The Beyond
Year: 1981
Released: 11 Mar 1983 |
Director: Lucio Fulci
The plot
A young woman inherits an old hotel in Louisiana where after a series of supernatural 'accidents', she learns that the... [read more]
6.2
3
The Evil Dead
Year: 1981
Released: 15 Apr 1983 |
Director: Sam Raimi
The plot
Five friends travel to a cabin in the woods, where they unknowingly release flesh-possessing demons.
8.1
4
Dark Night of the Scarecrow
Year: 1981
Released: 24 Oct 1981 |
Director: Frank De Felitta
The plot
In a small town, a wrongfully killed man exacts revenge on those who murdered him beyond the grave.
4.8
5
An American Werewolf in London
Year: 1981
Released: 21 Aug 1981 |
Director: John Landis
The plot
Two American college students on a walking tour of Britain are attacked by a werewolf that none of the locals will admit... [read more]
7.8
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