1980s dark fantasy films

1985 animated film directed by Ted Berman and Richard Rich

Beetlejuice is a 1988 American gothic horror comedy film directed by Tim Burton from a screenplay by Michael McDowell and Warren Skaaren based on a story by McDowell and Larry Wilson. The film stars Michael Keaton as Betelgeuse, along with Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Jeffrey Jones, Catherine O'Hara and Winona Ryder.

1982 film directed by John Milius

1981 film by Sam Raimi

Gremlins is a 1984 American black comedy horror film directed by Joe Dante, written by Chris Columbus and starring Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton, Polly Holliday and Frances Lee McCain, with Howie Mandel providing the voice of Gizmo the Mogwai. It draws on legends of folkloric mischievous creatures that cause malfunctions—"gremlins"—in the British Royal Air Force going back to World War II. The story follows Billy Peltzer, who receives Gizmo as a pet, who then spawns more of his kind that evolve into the titular imp-like monsters that wreak havoc on Billy's hometown during Christmas E

1988 film directed by Ron Howard

1987 film by Sam Raimi

1981 film by John Boorman

1987 film by George Miller

1986 film directed by Jim Henson

1985 film by Ridley Scott

1982 film directed by Jim Henson and Frank Oz

1983 film by Steven Spielberg, John Landis, George Miller, Joe Dante

1982 short film directed by Tim Burton

1983 film by Peter Yates

1981 Canadian adult animated sci-fi-fantasy anthology film

1985 film directed by Walter Murch

1986 film by Michael Ritchie

1983 film by Michael Mann

1988 film by Stan Winston

1983 animated film by Ralph Bakshi

1984 film by Neil Jordan

1988 film directed by Jan Švankmajer

1986 film by Tobe Hooper

1986 film directed by John Carl Buechler

1984 US television film directed by Clive Donner

1983 film by Jack Clayton

1987 film by Yoshiaki Kawajiri

1987 film by Stuart Gordon

1988 film by Bernard Rose

Ghoulies is a 1985 American horror film, directed by Luca Bercovici in his directorial debut. The film was co-written with producer Jefery Levy. It stars Peter Liapis, Lisa Pelikan, Michael Des Barres, Jack Nance, Scott Thomson, and Mariska Hargitay. The film follows a young man named Jonathan Graves who, after inheriting his satanic father's estate, becomes seduced by its occult secrets. It is the first in the Ghoulies film series. It received negative reviews from critics.

1985 film by Jiří Barta

1981 film directed by Lew Lehman

1986 film

1985 film by Michael Rubbo

1986 film by Lam Ngai Kai