Horror thrived in the 1980s with groundbreaking classics that shaped the genre, from slashers like Friday the 13th to masterpieces like The Shining.

From Poltergeist and The Shining to Nightmare on Elm Street and The Thing, these are the best horror movies of the 1980s.

These horror sequels proved the second scream can be just as terrifying as the first. Sequels in horror often struggle to ...

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Many of the most beloved horror movies have scenes, like Linda Blair’s rotating head in “The Exorcist,” that are so absurd that they practically invite satire. But other horror films try to build the ...