List of horror films of 1980

A number of horror films were released in 1980.

Title	Director(s)	Cast	Country	Notes	Ref.
Alien Dead	Fred Olen Ray		United States		^[1]
Alligator	Lewis Teague	Robert Forster, Robin Riker	United States		^[2]
Altered States	Ken Russell	William Hurt, Drew Barrymore, Francis X. McCarthy	United States		^[3]
Antropophagus	Joe D'Amato	George Eastman, Tisa Farrow, Saverio Vallone	Italy	Alternative title(s) Antropophagus The Grim Reaper Man Eater The Savage Island	^[4]
The Attic	George Edwards	Carrie Snodgress, Ray Milland, Rosemary Murphy	United States		^[5]
The Awakening	Mike Newell	Charlton Heston, Susannah York, Jill Townsend	United States United Kingdom		^[6]
The Babysitter	Peter Medak	Patty Duke, William Shatner	United States	Television film	^[7]
Beyond Evil	Herb Freed	John Saxon, Lynda Day George, Michael Dante	United States		^[8]
The Boogeyman	Ulli Lommel	Suzanna Love, John Carradine, Felicite Morgan	United States		^[9]
Cannibal Apocalypse	Antonio Margheriti	Giovanni Lombardo Radice, John Saxon, Wallace Wilkinson	Italy Spain		^[10]
Cannibal Holocaust	Ruggero Deodato	Robert Kerman, Carl Gabriel Yorke, Francesca Ciardi	Italy		^[11]
Cardiac Arrest	Murray Mintz	Gary Goodrow , Mike Paul Chan	United States
The Changeling	Peter Medak	George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, Melvyn Douglas	Canada		^[12]
The Children	Max Kalmanowicz	Martin Shakar, Gil Rogers	United States		^[13]
Christmas Evil	Lewis Jackson	Brandon Maggart, Gus Salud, Jeffrey DeMunn	United States		^[14]
City of the Living Dead	Lucio Fulci	Christopher George, Catriona MacColl, Michele Soavi	Italy		^[15]
Contamination	Luigi Cozzi	Marino Masé ,	Italy West Germany
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb	Philip Leacock	Eva Marie Saint, Raymond Burr	United Kingdom United States	Television film	^[16]
Death Ship	Alvin Rakoff	George Kennedy, Richard Crenna, Nick Mancuso	United Kingdom Canada		^[17]
Demented	Arthur Jeffreys	Sallee Elyse, Harry Reems	United States		^[18]
Don't Answer the Phone!	Robert Hammer	James Westmoreland, Flo Gerrish, Ben Frank	United States		^[19]
Don't Go in the House	Joseph Ellison	Dan Grimaldi, Robert Osth, Ruth Dardick	United States		^[20]
Eaten Alive!	Umberto Lenzi	Janet Agren, Mel Ferrer, Ivan Rassimov	Italy Spain		^[21]
Effects	Dusty Nelson	Joseph Pilato, Susan Chapek, John Harrison	United States	Alternative title(s) Death's Director The Manipulator	^[22]
Encounters of the Spooky Kind	Sammo Hung	Sammo Hung, Chung Fat, Chan Lung	Hong Kong		^[23]
Erotic Nights of the Living Dead	Joe D'Amato	Laura Gemser	Italy		^[24]
Fade to Black	Vernon Zimmerman	Dennis Christopher, Linda Kerridge, Tim Thomerson	United States		^[25]
The Fog	John Carpenter	Adrienne Barbeau, Hal Holbrook, Janet Leigh	United States		^[26]
Friday the 13th	Sean S. Cunningham	Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King, Harry Crosby	United States		^[27]
Funeral Home	William Fruet	Lesleh Donaldson, Kay Hawtrey	Canada	Alternative title(s) Cries in the Night	^[28]
The Godsend	Gabrielle Beaumont	Malcolm Stoddard, Cyd Hayman, Angela Pleasence	United Kingdom		^[29]
The Haunting of M	Anna Thomas	Jo Scott Matthews, Nini Pitt, Isolde Cazelet	United States		^[30]
He Knows You're Alone	Armand Mastroianni	Don Scardino, Caitlin O'Heaney, Elizabeth Kemp, Tom Hanks	United States		^[31]
The Hearse	George Bowers	Trish Van Devere, Joseph Cotten, David Gautreaux	United States		^[32]
Hell of the Living Dead	Bruno Mattei	Margit Evelyn Newton, Franco Giraldi, Selan Karay	Italy Spain		^[33]
The House on the Edge of the Park	Ruggero Deodato	David Hess, Annie Belle, Christian Borromeo	Italy		^[34]
Humanoids from the Deep	Barbara Peters	Doug McClure, Ann Turkel, Vic Morrow	United States		^[35]
Inferno	Dario Argento	Irene Miracle, Leigh McCloskey, Eleonora Giorgi	Italy		^[36]
Island Claws	Hernan Cardenas	Robert Lansing, Steve Hanks	United States		^[37]
Long Island Cannibal Massacre	Nathan Schiff	John Smihula, Fred Borges, Michael Siegal	United States		^[38]
Lost Souls	Mou Tun-fe	Yen Hung, Chen Ming, Chan Shen	Hong Kong		^[39]
Macabre	Lamberto Bava	Bernice Stegers, Veronica Zinny, Stanko Molnar	Italy		^[40]
Mama Dracula	Boris Szulzinger	Louise Fletcher, Maria Schneider, Marc-Henri Wajnberg	Belgium		^[41]
Maniac	William Lustig	Joe Spinell, Fred Borges	United States		^[42]
The Monster Club	Roy Ward Baker	Vincent Price, Donald Pleasence, John Carradine	United Kingdom		^[43]
Motel Hell	Kevin Connor	Rory Calhoun, Paul Linke, Nancy Parsons	United States		^[44]
Mother's Day	Charles S. Kaufman	Nancy Hendrickson, Deborah Luce, Tiana Pierce	United States		^[45]
New Years Evil	Emmett Alston	Roz Kelly, Kip Niven, Chris Wallace	United States		^[46]
Night of Death	Raphaël Delpard	Ernest Menzer, Denise Montréal, Betty Beckers	France		^[47]
Night of the Demon	James C. Watson	Joy Allen, Bob Collins	United States		^[48]
The Night of the Hunted	Jean Rollin	Brigitte Lahaie, Rachel Mhas, Vincent Gardère	France		^[49]
Nightmare City	Umberto Lenzi	Hugo Stiglitz, Laura Trotter, Maria Rosaria Omaggio	Italy Mexico Spain	Alternative title(s) City of the Walking Dead Invasion by the Atomic Zombies Invasion de los zombies atómicos	^[50]
Nightmares	John D. Lamond	Jenny Neumann, Gary Sweet	Australia	Alternative title(s) Stage Fright	^[51]
The Other Hell	Bruno Mattei	Franca Stoppi, Carlo De Mejo, Francesca Carmeno	Italy
Patrick Still Lives	Mario Landi	Gianni Dei, Franco Silva, Mariangela Giordano	Italy		^[52]
Prom Night	Paul Lynch	Leslie Nielsen, Jamie Lee Curtis, Casey Stevens	Canada		^[53]
Return of the Wolfman	Paul Naschy	Paul Naschy, Julia Saly, Silvia Aguilar	Spain		^[54]
Satan's Slave	Sisworo Gautama Putra	Ali Albar, Simon Cader, Adang Mansyur	Indonesia		^[55]
Schizoid	David Paulsen	Klaus Kinski, Marianna Hill	United States		^[56]
Sex and Black Magic	Joe D'Amato	Nieves Navarro, Lucia Ramirez, Richard Harrison	Dominican Republic Italy		^[57]
The Shining	Stanley Kubrick	Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd	United States United Kingdom		^[58]
Terror Train	Roger Spottiswoode	Ben Johnson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Hart Bochner	Canada		^[59]
To All a Good Night	David Hess	Jennifer Runyon, Forrest Swanson, Linda Gentile	United States		^[60]
Toxic Zombies	Chuck McCrann	Chuck McCrann, Beverly Shapiro, Dennis Helfend	United States		^[61]
The Unseen	Danny Steinmann	Sidney Lassick, Stephen Furst	United States		^[62]
The Watcher in the Woods	John Hough, Vincent McEveety	Bette Davis, Lynn-Holly Johnson, Kyle Richards	United States		^[63]
We're Going to Eat You	Tsui Hark	Han Kuo Tsai, Kao Hsiung , Mel Wong	Hong Kong		^[64]
Windows	Gordon Willis	Joseph Cortese, Elizabeth Ashley	United States		^[65]
Without Warning	Greydon Clark	Jack Palance, Martin Landau	United States		^[66]
Zombie Holocaust	Marino Girolami, Francesco Martino]	Ian McCulloch, Alexandra Cole, Sherry Buchanan	Italy		^[67]

References

^ Kay & Gordon 2008, p. 170.
^ Erickson, Hal. "Alligator". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
^ Muir 2010, pp. 60–61.
^ Hardy 1995, p. 344.
^ Muir 2010, pp. 64–65.
^ Muir 2010, pp. 67–68.
^ Young 2000, p. 129.
^ Muir 2010, pp. 68–69.
^ Muir 2010, pp. 74–75.
^ Binion, Cavett. "Apocalypse domani". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
^ Young 2000, p. 83.
^ Muir 2010, p. 77.
^ Muir 2010, p. 78.
^ Deming, Mark. "Christmas Evil". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
^ Firsching, Robert. "City of the Living Dead". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
^ Young 2000, p. 125.
^ Muir 2010, pp. 80–82.
^ Heller-Nicholas 2011, p. 83.
^ Hardy 1995, p. 347.
^ Muir 2010, pp. 83–85.
^ Brennan, Sandra. "Eaten Alive!". AllMovie. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
^ Young 2000, p. 187.
^ O'Brien 2003, p. 5.
^ Wallace 2008, p. 140.
^ Hardy 1995, p. 348.
^ Muir 2010, pp. 90–95.
^ Muir 2010, pp. 95–97.
^ Muir 2010, pp. 241–242.
^ Hardy 1995, p. 349.
^ Binion, Cavett. "The Haunting of M". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
^ Muir 2010, pp. 99–101.
^ Muir 2010, pp. 101–104.
^ Mannikka, Eleanor. "Hell of the Living Dead". AllMovie. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
^ Hutchings 2009, p. 96.
^ Muir 2010, pp. 105–107.
^ Young 2000, p. 304.
^ Binion, Cavett. "Island Claws". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
^ Tobey, Matthew. "Long Island Cannibal Massacre". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
^ Mannikka, Eleanor. "Lost Souls". AllMovie. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
^ Young 2000, p. 371.
^ Browning 2010, p. 118.
^ Muir 2010, pp. 107–110.
^ Hardy 1995, p. 352.
^ Muir 2010, pp. 110–113.
^ Muir 2010, pp. 114–116.
^ Muir 2010, pp. 117–119.
^ Buchanan, Jason. "Night of Death". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
^ Brennan, Sandra. "Night of the Demon". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
^ Deming, Mark. "The Night of the Hunted". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
^ Mannikka, Eleanor. "City of the Walking Dead". AllMovie. Archived from the original on January 17, 2020.
^ Firsching, Robert. "Nightmares". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
^ Seibert, Perry. "Patrick vive ancora". AllMovie. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
^ Muir 2010, pp. 125–126.
^ Hardy 1995, p. 356.
^ "Satan's Slave (1982) - Sisworo Gautama Putra | User Reviews | AllMovie".
^ Mannikka, Eleanor. "Schizoid". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
^ Buchanan, Jason. "Sex and Black Magic". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
^ Muir 2010, pp. 130–134.
^ Muir 2010, pp. 136–137.
^ Rockoff 2016, pp. 98–99.
^ Young 2000, p. 650.
^ Young 2000, p. 667.
^ "The Watcher in the Woods". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Los Angeles, California: American Film Institute. Archived from the original on July 9, 2017.
^ Crow, Jonathan. "We're Going to Eat You". AllMovie. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
^ Muir 2010, pp. 139=140.
^ Muir 2010, pp. 141–142.
^ Binion, Cavett. "Zombie Holocaust". AllMovie. Retrieved March 13, 2012.

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External links

Horror films of 1980 on
Internet Movie Database

[FOOTNOTEKayGordon2008170-1] Kay & Gordon 2008, p. 170.

[2] Erickson, Hal. "Alligator". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.

[FOOTNOTEMuir201060–61-3] Muir 2010, pp. 60–61.

[FOOTNOTEHardy1995344-4] Hardy 1995, p. 344.

[FOOTNOTEMuir201064–65-5] Muir 2010, pp. 64–65.

[FOOTNOTEMuir201067–68-6] Muir 2010, pp. 67–68.

[FOOTNOTEYoung2000129-7] Young 2000, p. 129.

[FOOTNOTEMuir201068–69-8] Muir 2010, pp. 68–69.

[FOOTNOTEMuir201074–75-9] Muir 2010, pp. 74–75.

[10] Binion, Cavett. "Apocalypse domani". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.

[FOOTNOTEYoung200083-11] Young 2000, p. 83.

[FOOTNOTEMuir201077-12] Muir 2010, p. 77.

[FOOTNOTEMuir201078-13] Muir 2010, p. 78.

[14] Deming, Mark. "Christmas Evil". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.

[15] Firsching, Robert. "City of the Living Dead". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.

[FOOTNOTEYoung2000125-16] Young 2000, p. 125.

[FOOTNOTEMuir201080–82-17] Muir 2010, pp. 80–82.

[FOOTNOTEHeller-Nicholas201183-18] Heller-Nicholas 2011, p. 83.

[FOOTNOTEHardy1995347-19] Hardy 1995, p. 347.

[FOOTNOTEMuir201083–85-20] Muir 2010, pp. 83–85.

[21] Brennan, Sandra. "Eaten Alive!". AllMovie. Retrieved March 13, 2012.

[FOOTNOTEYoung2000187-22] Young 2000, p. 187.

[FOOTNOTEO'Brien20035-23] O'Brien 2003, p. 5.

[FOOTNOTEWallace2008140-24] Wallace 2008, p. 140.

[FOOTNOTEHardy1995348-25] Hardy 1995, p. 348.

[FOOTNOTEMuir201090–95-26] Muir 2010, pp. 90–95.

[FOOTNOTEMuir201095–97-27] Muir 2010, pp. 95–97.

[FOOTNOTEMuir2010241–242-28] Muir 2010, pp. 241–242.

[FOOTNOTEHardy1995349-29] Hardy 1995, p. 349.

[30] Binion, Cavett. "The Haunting of M". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.

[FOOTNOTEMuir201099–101-31] Muir 2010, pp. 99–101.

[FOOTNOTEMuir2010101–104-32] Muir 2010, pp. 101–104.

[33] Mannikka, Eleanor. "Hell of the Living Dead". AllMovie. Retrieved March 13, 2012.

[FOOTNOTEHutchings200996-34] Hutchings 2009, p. 96.

[FOOTNOTEMuir2010105–107-35] Muir 2010, pp. 105–107.

[FOOTNOTEYoung2000304-36] Young 2000, p. 304.

[37] Binion, Cavett. "Island Claws". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.

[38] Tobey, Matthew. "Long Island Cannibal Massacre". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.

[39] Mannikka, Eleanor. "Lost Souls". AllMovie. Retrieved March 13, 2012.

[FOOTNOTEYoung2000371-40] Young 2000, p. 371.

[FOOTNOTEBrowning2010118-41] Browning 2010, p. 118.

[FOOTNOTEMuir2010107–110-42] Muir 2010, pp. 107–110.

[FOOTNOTEHardy1995352-43] Hardy 1995, p. 352.

[FOOTNOTEMuir2010110–113-44] Muir 2010, pp. 110–113.

[FOOTNOTEMuir2010114–116-45] Muir 2010, pp. 114–116.

[FOOTNOTEMuir2010117–119-46] Muir 2010, pp. 117–119.

[47] Buchanan, Jason. "Night of Death". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.

[48] Brennan, Sandra. "Night of the Demon". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.

[49] Deming, Mark. "The Night of the Hunted". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.

[50] Mannikka, Eleanor. "City of the Walking Dead". AllMovie. Archived from the original on January 17, 2020.

[51] Firsching, Robert. "Nightmares". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.

[52] Seibert, Perry. "Patrick vive ancora". AllMovie. Retrieved March 13, 2012.

[FOOTNOTEMuir2010125–126-53] Muir 2010, pp. 125–126.

[FOOTNOTEHardy1995356-54] Hardy 1995, p. 356.

[55] "Satan's Slave (1982) - Sisworo Gautama Putra | User Reviews | AllMovie".

[56] Mannikka, Eleanor. "Schizoid". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.

[57] Buchanan, Jason. "Sex and Black Magic". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.

[FOOTNOTEMuir2010130–134-58] Muir 2010, pp. 130–134.

[FOOTNOTEMuir2010136–137-59] Muir 2010, pp. 136–137.

[FOOTNOTERockoff201698–99-60] Rockoff 2016, pp. 98–99.

[FOOTNOTEYoung2000650-61] Young 2000, p. 650.

[FOOTNOTEYoung2000667-62] Young 2000, p. 667.

[63] "The Watcher in the Woods". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Los Angeles, California: American Film Institute. Archived from the original on July 9, 2017.

[64] Crow, Jonathan. "We're Going to Eat You". AllMovie. Retrieved March 13, 2012.

[FOOTNOTEMuir2010139=140-65] Muir 2010, pp. 139=140.

[FOOTNOTEMuir2010141–142-66] Muir 2010, pp. 141–142.

[67] Binion, Cavett. "Zombie Holocaust". AllMovie. Retrieved March 13, 2012.

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