1980s supernatural horror films

Ghostbusters is a 1984 American supernatural comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. It stars Bill Murray, Aykroyd, and Ramis as Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, and Egon Spengler, three eccentric parapsychologists who start a ghost-catching business in New York City. It also stars Sigourney Weaver and Rick Moranis, and features Annie Potts, Ernie Hudson, and William Atherton in supporting roles.

1984 film directed by Wes Craven

1981 film by Sam Raimi

1982 film directed by Tobe Hooper

1981 film directed by John Landis

1988 film by Tom Holland

1983 film directed by John Carpenter

1987 film by Sam Raimi

Hellraiser is a 1987 British supernatural horror film written and directed by Clive Barker in his directorial debut. Based on Barker's 1986 novella The Hellbound Heart, the film's plot concerns a mystical puzzle box that summons the Cenobites, a group of extra-dimensional, sadomasochistic beings who cannot differentiate between pain and pleasure. It stars Andrew Robinson, Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence, and Doug Bradley as the leader of the Cenobites.

1987 film by Alan Parker

1987 film by Joel Schumacher, Richard Donner

1980 film directed by John Carpenter

1982 film directed by Tommy Lee Wallace

1985 film by Tom Holland

1987 film by John Carpenter

1984 film directed by Fritz Kiersch

1988 film by John Carl Buechler

1986 film by Brian Gibson

Creepshow is a 1982 American horror comedy anthology film directed by George A. Romero and written by Stephen King in his screenwriting debut. It consists of five segments intercut with a sixth story acting mostly as an opening and epilogue; two of the segments, "The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill" and "The Crate", are based on stories by King, while the others are original material he wrote for the film.

1981 film by Joe Dante

1988 film directed by Tony Randel

1980 film directed by Dario Argento

1985 film by Dario Argento

1987 film directed by Kathryn Bigelow

1980 film directed by Peter Medak

1988 film by Gary Sherman

1983 film by Tony Scott

1982 film by Paul Schrader

1983 film by Michael Mann

1989 film by Wes Craven

1985 Italian horror film directed by Lamberto Bava

1982 film directed by Damiano Damiani

1981 film by Graham Baker

1989 film directed by David Schmoeller

1989 experimental horror film by E. Elias Merhige

1982 film by Sidney J. Furie

1983 film directed by Richard Fleischer

1985 film directed by Philippe Mora

1981 film directed by Lucio Fulci

1981 American sci-fi action film by Bruce D. Clark

1986 film directed by John Carl Buechler

1981 film by John Irvin

1980 film directed by Alvin Rakoff

Witchboard is a 1986 American supernatural horror film written and directed by Kevin Tenney in his directorial debut, and starring Tawny Kitaen, Stephen Nichols, and Todd Allen. The plot centers on college student Linda Brewster who becomes entranced into using her friend's Ouija board alone after it was left behind at her party. She is subsequently terrorized and eventually possessed by the spirit of malevolent serial killer Carlos Malfeitor, who committed a series of axe murders in the 1930s.

1988 film by Ken Russell

1989 television film directed by Sandor Stern

1985 film directed by Ricky Lau

1980 film by Mike Newell

1989 film by Michele Soavi

1983 film by Jack Clayton

1988 film by John Hough

1988 film by Umberto Lenzi

1988 film by Kevin S. Tenney

1987 made-for-television film directed by Richard Rothstein

1989 film by Neal Sundstrom

1980 film by Ulli Lommel

1989 film by Dwight H. Little

1986 film by Charles Martin Smith

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.

1987 Canadian film by Bruce Pittman