The only stipulation for a movie to be considered for this list was a Fresh rating, before we sorted by a ranking formula that factors a movie’s number of reviews and release year. The Scout (Greg): Identifiable via his camouflage suit, boots, gloves, radio cap and visor, the Scout is the Fragile Speedster of the team, able to move at awesome speed via his enhanced running, bunnyhopping and Concussion Jumps. And when in doubt, Hollywood just twirled the rolodex to that subtle off-white card with Stephen King’s number on it ( The Shining, The Dead Zone). While Team Fortress Classic has nowhere near as much characterization as its sequel, there is still enough to warrant a page explaining the Player Party of the game. Horror directors who made their name in the ’70s, like John Carpenter and Tobe Hooper, put up valiant fights with The Thing and Poltergeist. During this hallowed decade of spandex and Spandau Ballet, slashers hit critical bloat ( Friday the 13th, Sleepaway Camp), as guffaws mixed in with the guts ( Return of the Living Dead, Evil Dead 2). That’s right, wastoid, they’re all here and more in our list of the 84 Best 1980s Horror Movies!Īfter the 1970s blew the doors open on horror for mass appeal, and New Hollywood directors became, well, Hollywood, the industry started cranking the movies out by the bloody bucketload. Welcome to Camp Rotten! We’ve got lakes for skinny dipping, Necronomicons for candle-lit reading, and your esteemed camp counselors: A finer breed of spurned psychos, unstable writers, and sarcastic undead you’ll never meet. (Photo by New Line Cinema/Courtesy Everett Collection) 80 Best ’80s Horror Movies
