List of horror films of 1980

A list of horror films released in 1980.

Title Director Cast Country Notes
Alien Dead Fred Olen Ray [1]
Alligator Lewis Teague Robert Forster, Robin Riker [2]
Altered States Ken Russell William Hurt, Drew Barrymore, Francis X. McCarthy [3]
The Anthropophagus Beast Joe D'Amato George Eastman, Tisa Farrow, Saverio Vallone

[4]
Apocalypse domani Antonio Margheriti Giovanni Lombardo Radice, Wallace Wilkinson, John Geroson [5]
Beyond Evil Herb Freed John Saxon, Lynda Day George, Michael Dante [6]
The Boogeyman Ulli Lommel Suzanna Love, John Carradine, Felicite Morgan [7]
Cannibal Holocaust Ruggero Deodato Robert Kerman, Carl Gabriel Yorke, Francesca Ciardi [8]
The Changeling Peter Medak George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, Melvyn Douglas [9]
The Children Max Kalmanowicz Martin Shakar, Gil Rogers [10]
Christmas Evil Lewis Jackson Brandon Maggart, Gus Salud, Jeffrey DeMunn [11]
City of the Living Dead Lucio Fulci Christopher George, Catriona MacColl, Michele Soavi [12]
City of the Walking Dead Umberto Lenzi Hugo Stiglitz, Laura Trotter, Maria Rosaria Omaggio [13]
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb Philip Leacock Eva Marie Saint, Raymond Burr Television film[14]
Death Ship Alvin Rakoff George Kennedy, Richard Crenna, Nick Mancuso [15]
Demented Arthur Jeffreys Sallee Elyse, Harry Reems [16]
Don't Answer the Phone! Robert Hammer James Westmoreland, Flo Gerrish, Ben Frank [17]
Effects Dusty Nelson Joseph Pilato, Susan Chapek, John Harrison

[18]
Erotic Nights of the Living Dead Joe D'Amato Laura Gemser [19]
Fade to Black Vernon Zimmerman Dennis Christopher, Linda Kerridge, Tim Thomerson [20]
The Fog John Carpenter Adrienne Barbeau, Hal Holbrook, Janet Leigh [21]
Friday the 13th Sean S. Cunningham Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King, Harry Crosby [22]
The Godsend Gabrielle Beaumont Malcolm Stoddard, Cyd Hayman, Angela Pleasence [23]
The Haunting of M. Anna Thomas Jo Scott Matthews, Nini Pitt, Isolde Cazelet [24]
He Knows You're Alone Armand Mastroianni Don Scardino, Caitlin O'Heaney [25]
The Hearse George Bowers Trish Van Devere, Joseph Cotten, David Gautreaux [26]
The House on the Edge of the Park Ruggero Deodato [27]
Humanoids from the Deep Barbara Peters Doug McClure, Ann Turkel, Vic Morrow [28]
Inferno Dario Argento Irene Miracle, Leigh McCloskey, Eleonora Giorgi [29]
Island Claws Hernan Cardenas Robert Lansing, Steve Hanks [30]
Long Island Cannibal Massacre Nathan Schiff John Smihula, Fred Borges, Michael Siegal [31]
Macabre Lamberto Bava Bernice Stegers, Veronica Zinny, Stanko Molnar [32]
Maniac! William Lustig Joe Spinell, Fred Borges [33]
The Monster Club Roy Ward Baker Vincent Price, Donald Pleasence, John Carradine [34]
Motel Hell Kevin Connor Rory Calhoun, Paul Linke, Nancy Parsons [35]
Mother's Day Charles S. Kaufman Nancy Hendrickson, Deborah Luce, Tiana Pierce [36]
New Years Evil Emmett Alston Roz Kelly, Kip Niven, Chris Wallace [37]
Night of Death Raphaël Delpard Ernest Menzer, Denise Montréal, Betty Beckers [38]
The Night of the Hunted Jean Rollin Brigitte Lahaie, Rachel Mhas, Vincent Gardère [39]
Nightmares John D. Lamond Jenny Neumann, Gary Sweet [40]
Night of the Demon James C. Watson Joy Allen, Bob Collins [41]
The Other Hell Bruno Mattei Franca Stoppi, Carlo De Mejo, Francesca Carmeno
Prom Night Paul Lynch Leslie Nielsen, Jamie Lee Curtis, Casey Stevens [42]
Return of the Wolfman Paul Naschy Paul Naschy, Julia Saly, Silvia Aguilar [43]
Schizoid D. Paulson Klaus Kinski, Marianna Hill [44]
Sex and Black Magic Joe D'Amato Nieves Navarro, Lucia Ramirez, Richard Harrison [45]
The Shining Stanley Kubrick Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd [46]
The Silent Scream Denny Harris Rebecca Balding, Cameron Mitchell, Barbara Steele, Yvonne De Carlo [47]
Terror Train Roger Spottiswoode Ben Johnson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Hart Bochner [48]
To All a Good Night David Hess Jennifer Runyon, Forrest Swanson, Linda Gentile [49]
The Unseen Peter Foleg Barbara Bach, Sidney Lassick, Stephen Furst [50]
The Watcher in the Woods John Hough, Vincent McEveety Bette Davis, Lynn-Holly Johnson, Kyle Richards [51]

References

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  3. ^ Muir 2007, pp. 60–63.
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  6. ^ Binion, Cavett. "Beyond Evil". Allrovi. http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/v5256. Retrieved August 7, 2011. 
  7. ^ Deming, Mark. "The Boogeyman". Allrovi. http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/v288096. Retrieved August 7, 2011. 
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  9. ^ Reed, Anthony. "The Changeling". Allrovi. http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/v8892. Retrieved August 7, 2011. 
  10. ^ Bush, John. "The Children". Allrovi. http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/v9249. Retrieved November 27, 2011. 
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  19. ^ Wallace 2008, p. 140.
  20. ^ Hardy 1995, p. 348.
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  22. ^ Firsching, Robert. "Friday the 13th". Allrovi. http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/v18658. Retrieved November 27, 2011. 
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  25. ^ Firsching, Robert. "He Knows You're Alone". Allrovi. http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/v21754. Retrieved August 7, 2011. 
  26. ^ Rasmussen, Linda. "The Hearse". Allrovi. http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/v21862. Retrieved August 7, 2011. 
  27. ^ Hutchings 2009, p. 96.
  28. ^ Firsching, Robert. "Humanoids from the Deep". Allrovi. http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/v23852. Retrieved August 7, 2011. 
  29. ^ Legare, Patrick. "Inferno". Allrovi. http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/v24825. Retrieved August 7, 2011. 
  30. ^ Binion, Cavett. "Island Claws". Allrovi. http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/v63612. Retrieved August 7, 2011. 
  31. ^ Tobey, Matthew. "Long Island Cannibal Massacre". Allrovi. http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/v301066. Retrieved August 7, 2011. 
  32. ^ Buchanan, Jason. "Macabre". Allrovi. http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/v18814. Retrieved November 27, 2011. 
  33. ^ Firsching, Robert. "Maniac!". Allrovi. http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/v31310. Retrieved August 7, 2011. 
  34. ^ Hardy 1995, p. 352.
  35. ^ Brennan, Sandra. "Motel Hell". Allrovi. http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/v33403. Retrieved August 7, 2011. 
  36. ^ Wheeler, Jeremy. "Mother's Day". Allrovi. http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/v488512. Retrieved August 7, 2011. 
  37. ^ Brennan, Sandra. "New Years Evil". Allrovi. http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/v35039. Retrieved August 7, 2011. 
  38. ^ Buchanan, Jason. "Night of Death". Allrovi. http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/v494820. Retrieved November 27, 2011. 
  39. ^ Deming, Mark. "The Night of the Hunted". Allrovi. http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/v178343. Retrieved August 7, 2011. 
  40. ^ Firsching, Robert. "Nightmares". Allrovi. http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/v153893. Retrieved November 27, 2011. 
  41. ^ Brennan, Sandra. "Night of the Demon". Allrovi. http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/v35293. Retrieved November 27, 2011. 
  42. ^ Williams, Karl. "Prom Night". Allrovi. http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/v39485. Retrieved August 7, 2011. 
  43. ^ Hardy 1995, p. 356.
  44. ^ Mannikka, Eleanor. "Schizoid". Allrovi. http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/v150039. Retrieved November 27, 2011. 
  45. ^ Buchanan, Jason. "Sex and Black Magic". Allrovi. http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/v150178. Retrieved August 7, 2011. 
  46. ^ Bozzola, Lucia. "The Shining". Allrovi. http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/v44363. Retrieved August 7, 2011. 
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  48. ^ Brenner, Paul. "Terror Train". Allrovi. http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/v49126. Retrieved August 7, 2011. 
  49. ^ "To All a Goodnight". Dread Central. http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/35059/saturday-nightmares-to-all-a-goodnight-1980. Retrieved September 19, 2011. 
  50. ^ Brennan, Sandra. "The Unseen". Allrovi. http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/v51925. Retrieved November 27, 2011. 
  51. ^ "The Watcher in the Woods". American Film Institute. http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=56715. Retrieved September 6, 2011. 

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