top 10 favorite 1980s horror films

[bob]

After making my selections for the 1970s thread below this one I couldn't help but remember but many great horror films from the 80s I've seen so I'm making this.

The Shining (1980)
The Thing (1982)
Friday the 13th (1980)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Poltergeist (1982)
The Fly (1986)
Bad Taste (1987)
Hellraiser (1987)
Puppet Master (1989)
The Evil Dead (1981)

honorable mention:

Hobgoblins (1988)

[major jay]

THE CHANGLING
THE SHINING
VIDEODROME
NIGHTMARE CITY
THE BEYOND
WOLFEN
PIECES
THE HIDDEN
RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD
THE FOG

[Rev. Powell]

THE SHINING
EVIL DEAD II
VIDEODROME
SANTA SANGRE
RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD
RE-ANIMATOR
ANGEL HEART
HENRY, PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER
THE HOWLING
BASKET CASE

[claws]

01 The Shining (1980)
02 The Thing (1982)
03 Evil Dead II (1987)
04 An American Werewolf in London (1981)
05 The Evil Dead (1981)
06 The Fly (1986)
07 A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
08 Poltergeist (1982)
09 Angel Heart (1987)
10 The Return of the Living Dead (1985)

Honorable Mention

Videodrome (1983)
Re-Animator (1985)
They Live (1988)
The Dead Zone (1983)
The Lost Boys (1987)
Gremlins (1984)
Day of the Dead (1985)
Fright Night (1985)
Hellraiser (1987)
Near Dark (1987)

[VenomX73]

Night of the Demons (1988)



Fright Night (1985)
The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
The Evil Dead (1981)
Creepshow (1982)
Hellraiser (1987)
Day of the Dead (1985)
Re-Animator (1985)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
The Thing (1982)

[JaseSF]

1. Poltergeist (1982)
2. The Shining (1980)
3. Fright Night (1985)
4. The Thing (1982)
5. The Fly (1986)
6. An American Werewolf in London (1981)
7. The Changeling (1980)
8. Angel Heart (1987)
9. The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
10. The Evil Dead (1981)

Honorable Mentions (I find a lot of these to be fun)

Evil Dead 2 (1987)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Videodrome (1983)
They Live (1988)
The Dead Zone (1983)
Gremlins (1984)
The Monster Squad (1987)
Altered States (1980)
The Fog (1980)
Demons (1985)
The Howling (1981)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
Child's Play (1988)
Night of the Comet (1984)
Wolfen (1981)
Dreamscape (1984)
Lifeforce (1981)
Cujo (1983)
Hell Night (1981)
Maximum Overdrive (1986)

[VenomX73]

[retrorussell]

1. EVIL DEAD II
2. HUMANOIDS FROM THE DEEP
3. NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3: DREAM WARRIORS
4. JASON LIVES: FRIDAY THE 13TH VI
5. MY BLOODY VALENTINE
6. AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON
7. HENRY, PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER
8. FRIGHT NIGHT
9. POLTERGEIST
10. CHILD'S PLAY
Alternates:
1. RE-ANIMATOR
2. CREEPSHOW
3. HELL NIGHT
4. THE DEAD ZONE
5. THE FLY
6. THE FOG
7. GREMLINS
8. JUST BEFORE DAWN
..I'll have to edit and add 2 more when I think of them.

[Alex]

In no particular order...

The Fog
The Thing
Dawn Of The Dead
Nightmare On Elm Street
Maximum Overdrive
Killer Klowns From Outer Space
An American Werewolf In London
Return Of The Living Dead II
Halloween
Hellraiser

[RCMerchant]

.the SHINNING
2.the THING
3.the GATES OF HELL
4.the EVIL DEAD
5.the EVIL DEAD 2
4.DEMONS
5.RE-ANIMATOR
6.RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD
7.BRAIN DAMAGE
8.the HITCHER
9.VIDEODROME
10.SCANNERS

http://youtu.be/B_Lnz64vXB8


...10 more!
1.the ALIENS DEADLY SPAWN
2.DAY OF THE DEAD
3.HENRY-PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER
4.NEAR DARK
5.the HIDDEN
6.BASKET CASE
7.the FLY
8.PET SEMETARY
9.CONFESSIONS OF A SERIAL KILLER
10.PHENOMENA
http://youtu.be/NXNveASPR-o

[ChaosTheory]

THE THING
THE FLY
PHENOMENA
POLTERGEIST
THE CHANGELING
PET SEMETARY
NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET
THEY LIVE
THE STUFF
THE SHINING

[voltron]

Just Before Dawn
Truth Or Dare: A Critical Madness
Maniac
The Final Terror
Night Of The Creeps
Mother's Day
Return Of The Living Dead
X-Ray
Happy Birthday To Me
Sole Survivor

[Trevor]

*Hangs head in shame* After reading these posts, I realize that I am one of the few people who doesn't like Stanley Kubrick's The Shining. 

[zombie no.one]

Hospital Massacre
Pieces
Welcome To Spring Break
The Last Horror Film
American Werewolf In London
The Howling
Aerobicide
The Mutilator
Chopping Mall
The Brood

edit, forgot my favourite one of all: Parents