Some less rememberd 80's horror films.

[Dr. Pretorious]

All these movies I will list are films I saw in the theater's:

CURTAINS
HELL NIGHT
MORTUARY and THE GATES OF HELL double feature
DEMONS
BLOOD BEACH
HUMANOIDS FROM THE DEEP
UP FROM THE DEPTHS
CITY OF THE WALKING DEAD
MY BLOODY VALINTINE
SILENT NIGHT DEADLY NIGHT
LIFE FORCE
PHANTASM 2
TEXAS CHAINSAW 2
CREATURE
XTRO
THE BEAST WITHIN
ZONE TROOPERS
SILENT SCREAM
ETC...............................................

[Wetbones]

Wow, I envy you! Those were the day, eh?

The real tragedy is that some of those are not even out on DVD anywhere in the world ...

Damn FOX (I think it's them who have the rights) should release PHANTASM II already

[soultaker]

The Boogens
The Boogens
The Boogens
The Boogens
The Boogens
The Boogens
The Boogens
The Boogens

[The Bat]

would've loved to have seen Curtains in a theater. that film has great atmosphere. very underrated imo.

[Beautiful Nightmare]

Dr. Pretorious:
All these movies I will list are films I saw in the theater's:

CURTAINS
HELL NIGHT
MORTUARY and THE GATES OF HELL double feature
DEMONS
BLOOD BEACH
HUMANOIDS FROM THE DEEP
UP FROM THE DEPTHS
CITY OF THE WALKING DEAD
MY BLOODY VALINTINE
SILENT NIGHT DEADLY NIGHT
LIFE FORCE
PHANTASM 2
TEXAS CHAINSAW 2
CREATURE
XTRO
THE BEAST WITHIN
ZONE TROOPERS
SILENT SCREAM
ETC............................................... Think I saw most of those at the theater too, or in my case the wonderful drive-in. Actually, The Beast Within was my first date!

[Inky Binky]

Trick or Treat - this movie had a decent soundtrack too.

Deadly Eyes - Giant Rat movie

Evilspeak - I think it took place at a military academy. I can't remember but I think there was a scene where some pigs eat a couple of cadets.

[Fright Flick Guy]

"Silent Scream" is an incredibly underrated movie. I only saw it once, but I remember really enjoying it. I mean... Yvonne de Carlo and Barbara Steele? It gets no better.

"The Boogens" is another one that I recall fondly. And, oddly enough, they both starred Rebecca "Where is she now?" Balding.

[soultaker]

Inky Binky:
Trick or Treat - this movie had a decent soundtrack too.It also had a half naked "that hot brunette chick from that shitty sit-com starring the guy who married Rebecca Romijn-Stamos who was in that other shitty show where everyone called him Blackie."

[Boys #22: elmie]

I remember seeing HUMONGUS back when I was like 12 ... Haven't seen it since, but I remember thinking it was pretty bad ...

Others of note:

MADMAN
THE BURNING
THE PROWLER
MY BLOODY VALENTINE

[thedudeabides]

The Boogens
Deadly Eyes
Scarecrows
Humongous
Chopping Mall
The Unseen
Night of the Demons

I'd give my left Maple Nut to have these movies released on DVD.

But one of my favorite movies is:

Q the Winged Serpent

Thank God a special edition is being released on August 26...God bless you Blue Underground!

[thedudeabides]

Fright Flick Guy:
"The Boogens" is another one that I recall fondly. And, oddly enough, they both starred Rebecca "Where is she now?" Balding.She was recently in the WB show "Charmed" back in 1998 for a bunch of episodes.

[ZED2007]

I liked Bloody Birthday,The Boogey Man and The Funhouse.

[girlcreeture]

Man, Curtains really freaked me out, too bad the only copy I have is on a beta tape and Dad's machine finally shit the bed.

I always fondly recall Humongous and Grotesque although they're both fairly asstacular, but in that neato cool (!) way wink Same with the It's Alive movies.

I seem to recall someone of fair credibility telling me, and I may be horribly incorrect, that The Boogens was never released theatrically but was something of an HBO or Cinemax feature, member when they played the same 5 movies over and over (as opposed to now when they play the same 10 movies over and over...).

Any corroborations? I'm just curious because it seems like it'd be a rather early entry into the (what is now popular) pay channel-funded "feature film" category.

[piranhapictures]

What a weird time it was to be able to go to a theater and see something like Troll or Eliminators...which, by the way, I did.

[Living Dead Milkman]

Hell, I remember seeing Demi Moore's Parasite in 3-D back on its first run. Beat that, sucka!

Because, uh, it was really good!

[piranhapictures]

What about Metalstorm in 3-D?

If I had seen it projected flat the 3-D in Parasite would still beat it. However, this was also shown in 3-D and unlike Parasite has Tim Thomerson in it, which is an automatic trump card.

[Chowyunfrag]

Here is my few!

April Fools Day
Maniac
The Guardian
Deadly Friend
Night of the Creeps

[Dave Davis]

I only have a vague recollection, but does this sound familiar to anyone? It was a movie about a sheepish kid who makes a deal with the devil (or something) to become a famous rock star, but he's sorta possessed and goes around killing people (or something). It had all the teased hair and headbands that were popular in the day. I thought it was called "Rock You To Hell" or some such nonsense. I could've sworn Sasha Jenson was in it, but there's nothing on IMDB...

[Charlie Brigden]

It wasn't John Woo, was it Dave?

Bedazzled meets the Warner Bros. cartoons with this supernatural comedy directed by future action film auteur John Woo. The film centers around Bruce Lee (Ricky Hui Koon-ying), a failed composer and general loser who has hit rock bottom. One day, the devil (Chung Fat) appears before Lee, promising to make his worldly dreams come true in exchange for his soul. Lee immediately asks to become a rock star and have the undying love of a beautiful dancer named Peggy (Hsu Jie). Of course, his dreams of love and rock fame don't quite pan out the way he imagined, and soon Lee is trying to welsh out on the deal while the devil is hell-bent on collecting what he is owed. Fortunately for Lee, a dead priest (Paul Chun Pui) comes to the rescue and takes on the devil, as Lee tries desperately to dispose of the contract<a href="http://us.imdb.com/Title?0082762" target="_blank">http://us.imdb.com/Title?0082762</a>

[thedudeabides]

Englebert:
Hell, I remember seeing Demi Moore's Parasite in 3-D back on its first run. Beat that, sucka!

Because, uh, it was really good!I saw Jaws 3 in 3-D when I was a kid at a Drive-In.

[thedudeabides]

[/QUOTE]I saw Jaws 3 in 3-D when I was a kid at a Drive-In.[/QB][/QUOTE]

I forgot to mention that it looked horrible on the Drive-In screen though, more headache inducing than three dimensional.

[Disciple]

976 Evil

[Doug]

Proud to say I supported in the theater:
Evil Dead 2
Phantasm 2
The Hidden
Ghoulies
Deadly Friend
Prince of Darkness
Invaders From Mars

Ashamed to say I supported in the theater:
House 2
Monster Squad
Bad Dreams
Dead Heat
Trick or Treat
Shocker
Troll

[Living Dead Milkman]

thedudeabides:
I saw Jaws 3 in 3-D when I was a kid at a Drive-In.I caught that one in the usual cheap shoebox outfit. In fact Metalstorm is the only 3-D extravaganza I remember missing out on.

Best early drive-in memory for me has to be Carpenter's Thing. ET was playing on the next screen over, we arrived a little late, and whattayaknow, Thing was just starting... The rest is history.

[instant_Gozu]

I saw Ringu in the theaters...
IN JAPAN!!!!

[mrstiffie]

HEY! I loved House 2 (and the original).

I didn't see it in the theaters, nor did I Funhouse, but that rocked.

Another I didn't see in the theaters but rocked in the 80's was Bad Dreams. I liked what it turned out to be, not another F13 or NMoES wannabe...

[Dave Davis]

Fett & Doop:
It wasn't John Woo, was it Dave?

<a href="http://us.imdb.com/Title?0082762" target="_blank">http://us.imdb.com/Title?0082762</a>No, but that one sounds pretty good.

[mrstiffie]

I started to watch THE BEAST WITHIN but it wasn't like I remembered from the book so I never finished watching it.

[Beautiful Nightmare]

mrstiffie:
I started to watch THE BEAST WITHIN but it wasn't like I remembered from the book so I never finished watching it.Good grief, the book and the movie were two totally different things. I saw the movie before I found the book and remember wondering how in the name of all that's unholy did they get the movie out of the book.

[mrstiffie]

Not that I wanted to see a woman get raped by a ferile madman/salesman.

Don't ask.

[Cropsy: Big Mac, Overdone!]

Dave Davis:
I only have a vague recollection, but does this sound familiar to anyone? It was a movie about a sheepish kid who makes a deal with the devil (or something) to become a famous rock star, but he's sorta possessed and goes around killing people (or something). It had all the teased hair and headbands that were popular in the day. I thought it was called "Rock You To Hell" or some such nonsense. I could've sworn Sasha Jenson was in it, but there's nothing on IMDB...Shit, I may know what you're talking about, but can't remember the title to save my life...Was Traci Lords the band's manager? I think the nerd worked at a fast food place with a mean old boss....Awful movie!

My contributions:
The Being
Without Warning
The Intruder Within
Madman

none very good, but none too horrible

[Cropsy: Big Mac, Overdone!]

Englebert:
thedudeabides:
I saw Jaws 3 in 3-D when I was a kid at a Drive-In.I caught that one in the usual cheap shoebox outfit. In fact Metalstorm is the only 3-D extravaganza I remember missing out on.

How 'bout "Spacehunter?"

[ekm]

How about Nightmare (aka Blood Splash)? That's easily one of the most disturbing of the 80's "video nasties."

[Cropsy: Big Mac, Overdone!]

Cropsy gets drunk and kicks trees.:
[QUOTE]Shit, I may know what you're talking about, but can't remember the title to save my life...Was Traci Lords the band's manager? I think the nerd worked at a fast food place with a mean old boss....Awful movie!

IMDB says that rock flick is called "Shock 'em Dead."

[Cropsy: Big Mac, Overdone!]

ekm:
How about Nightmare (aka Blood Splash)? That's easily one of the most disturbing of the 80's "video nasties."Sick movie, especially the hammer to the back....But you gotta love that little kid's expert gun handling!

How 'bout "Terror in the Aisles," or "Terror on Tape?"

[CeruleanBlue]

Terror in the Aisles
Yor: the Hunter from the Future
Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn

[Living Dead Milkman]

Cropsy gets drunk and kicks trees.:
How 'bout "Spacehunter?"That was the 3-D cartoon, right? You know, I think you got me there. That's one of those movies I can remember vague glimpses of--I can still roughly picture the look of it, the hero, the princess, the little robot--but I'm not at all sure I ever actually saw it.

[soultaker]

Englebert:
That was the 3-D cartoon, right? You know, I think you got me there. That's one of those movies I can remember vague glimpses of--I can still roughly picture the look of it, the hero, the princess, the little robot--but I'm not at all sure I ever actually saw it.<a href="http://us.imdb.com/Title?0086346" target="_blank">Spacehunter</a> was the movie with Peter Strauss, Molly Ringwald and Michael Ironside.

[Doug]

Ha! "Terror In The Aisles" featuring 10 minutes worth of scenes from the blood curdling horror classic "Night Hawks"!

[Living Dead Milkman]

soultaker:
<a href="http://us.imdb.com/Title?0086346" target="_blank">Spacehunter</a> was the movie with Peter Strauss, Molly Ringwald and Michael Ironside.Thanks for the link. Yep, I'm almost certain I saw that in the theater, cardboard glasses and all. Can I remember a thing about it? Nope, not even if my life depended on it.

[Gereson's]

Jeez... and all I saw was Hardware and The Stuff... or were those early nineties films?

And I saw Terror in the Aisles. Remember that because a fight broke out in the aisle halfway through the movie. No kidding.

[Dave Davis]

Englebert:
That was the 3-D cartoon, right? You know, I think you got me there. That's one of those movies I can remember vague glimpses of--I can still roughly picture the look of it, the hero, the princess, the little robot--but I'm not at all sure I ever actually saw it.That was Starchaser: The Legend of Orin. A shameless Star Wars ripoff, but not bad for what it was. First time I recall seeing CGI blended with traditional animation.

[Dave Davis]

Cropsy gets drunk and kicks trees.:
Cropsy gets drunk and kicks trees.:
[QUOTE]Shit, I may know what you're talking about, but can't remember the title to save my life...Was Traci Lords the band's manager? I think the nerd worked at a fast food place with a mean old boss....Awful movie!

IMDB says that rock flick is called "Shock 'em Dead."Great Grudd, that's it! Thanks. What a piece of shit. (I hang my head in shame for forgetting Traci Lords was in it.)

[Cropsy: Big Mac, Overdone!]

Dave Davis:
Cropsy gets drunk and kicks trees.:
Cropsy gets drunk and kicks trees.:
[QUOTE]Shit, I may know what you're talking about, but can't remember the title to save my life...Was Traci Lords the band's manager? I think the nerd worked at a fast food place with a mean old boss....Awful movie!

IMDB says that rock flick is called "Shock 'em Dead."Great Grudd, that's it! Thanks. What a piece of shit. (I hang my head in shame for forgetting Traci Lords was in it.)Glad to help! I used to be good friends with a guy who would buy every $1.99 bad VHS movie he could lay eyes on, and that was one of 'em!

So does anyone remember "Superstition" or "Ghosthouse?"

[Robocock]

The Gate. I remember the eye on the hand being stabbed by a shard of glass.That was a good cheese flick and I just picked it up on DVD at a Circuit City for 6.99.

[mrstiffie]

Altered States. Watch that after not sleeping for days on end (no I wasn't hopped up on speed, stress kept me from it) not really a scary movie but in the state I was in it freaked me out.

Dolls kicked ass. I loved that movie. That's late 80's, right?

The Beach. Shot through a lens that was fogged up and staring Adrian's brother from Rocky. I remember the commercial scaring me as a kid but when I got to see it years later I was astonsihed at the Magoo-Vision technology they used.

[Countess Anna loves Aussie Dracula]

Terror Train-The mom from the "Freaky Friday" remake, Hart Bochner's son and Mr. Claudia Schiffer on a New Year's Eve Excursion which turns deadly and has a cop out ending.

[mahduk]

Cropsy gets drunk and kicks trees.:
Cropsy gets drunk and kicks trees.:
[QUOTE]Shit, I may know what you're talking about, but can't remember the title to save my life...Was Traci Lords the band's manager? I think the nerd worked at a fast food place with a mean old boss....Awful movie!

IMDB says that rock flick is called "Shock 'em Dead."Does anyone remember "Rocktober Blood?" I think there were a couple of Lizzie Borden tunes in that flick (Me Against the World and Eyes of a Stranger if I'm not mistaken). And for some reason, a title "Black Roses" sticks out in my mind but I can't remember if it was the name of a movie or the band in the movie.

Also;

The Unseen
White Trash
The Stuff
C.H.U.D. (of course)
Humanoids From the Deep
When the Screaming Stops
It's Alive
Numerous Friday the 13th films

Oh yeah, and Bambi vs. Godzilla

About all I can think of right now.

[Swykk]

"Roktober Blood" was hilarious. Was "Street Trash" from the 80s? Count that among my favorite 80s if so. Others:

Intruder
The Burning(one of my fav slashers period)
Rock N Roll Nightmare
Trick or Treat(just got the DVD in a cheap bin)
Superstition(got it in a closeout sale from a Ma/Pop rental shop)

[Captain Blake 31]

I was a lucky little bastard, in retrospect...my dad would get me on the weekends, treating me to a matinee (on those rare special occasions a double feature). He was a horror fan as well, so I was privileged to see all these on the big screen :

CHRISTINE
PRINCE OF DARKNESS
THEY LIVE
NIGHTWING (this piece of shit somehow scared me BAD!)
THE WATCHER IN THE WOODS
TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2-3
RACE WITH THE DEVIL / JAWS (Drive-in double feature)
JAWS 3-D
AMITYVILLE 3-D
SPACEHUNTER : ADVENTURES IN THE FORBIDDEN ZONE
BLADE RUNNER
HEAVY METAL
POLTERGEIST
HARDWARE
EVIL DEAD 2
SWAMP THING
RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD 1-2
FRIGHT NIGHT (multiple times...loved that one!)
F/X
PSYCHO III
PHANTASM 2
A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (all of 'em..)
THE TERMINATOR
MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH (remake)
FRIDAY THE 13th 4-8 (okay, most of these suck...but THE FINAL CHAPTER and JASON LIVES were a blast!)
APRIL FOOLS DAY
HALLOWEEN 4-5

And maybe my favorite movie going experience ever:

CREEPSHOW / THE HOWLING (Drive-in double feature!)

And then the 80's ended, and I haven't had half as much fun in theaters since....

[Beautiful Nightmare]

mahduk:
Cropsy gets drunk and kicks trees.:
Cropsy gets drunk and kicks trees.:
[QUOTE]Shit, I may know what you're talking about, but can't remember the title to save my life...Was Traci Lords the band's manager? I think the nerd worked at a fast food place with a mean old boss....Awful movie!

IMDB says that rock flick is called "Shock 'em Dead."Does anyone remember "Rocktober Blood?" I think there were a couple of Lizzie Borden tunes in that flick (Me Against the World and Eyes of a Stranger if I'm not mistaken). And for some reason, a title "Black Roses" sticks out in my mind but I can't remember if it was the name of a movie or the band in the movie.

Also;

The Unseen
White Trash
The Stuff
C.H.U.D. (of course)
Humanoids From the Deep
When the Screaming Stops
It's Alive
Numerous Friday the 13th films

Oh yeah, and Bambi vs. Godzilla

About all I can think of right now.Yep, Black Roses was a movie. Actually for some reason I loved all the horror/music movies, Black Roses, Hard Rock Zombies, Trick or Treat, Rocktober Blood and Rock and Roll Nightmare...all of which I have on good ole VHS. :-) Gotta love EBAY sometimes.