Best 80s Slasher Movies

From John Carpenter, starring Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tony Moran, Nancy Kyes
Rated R

Halloween is an American horror film released in 1978, directed by John Carpenter and co-written with Debra Hill. In the town of Haddonfield, Illinois, on Halloween night of 1963, a 6-year-old boy named Michael Myers brutally murdered his older sister. 15 years later, Myers escapes from a psychiatric hospital, returning to his hometown to terrorize the townspeople, while being pursued by his psychiatrist, Dr. Sam Loomis. The film follows Laurie Strode, a high school student babysitting on Halloween night, as she is targeted by Myers. As the night progresses, Laurie and her friends must fight for their lives as Myers relentlessly stalks them. Meanwhile, Loomis attempts to stop him before he can strike again. The film is widely regarded as one of the most influential horror films of all time and is credited with popularizing the slasher genre.

From Tobe Hooper, starring Marilyn Burns, Edwin Neal, Allen Danziger, Paul A. Partain
Rated R

From Wes Craven, starring Heather Langenkamp, Johnny Depp, Robert Englund, John Saxon
Rated R

From Dario Argento, starring Jennifer Connelly, Donald Pleasence, Daria Nicolodi, Dalila Di Lazzaro
Rated R

From Chuck Russell, starring Heather Langenkamp, Robert Englund, Craig Wasson, Patricia Arquette
Rated R

From Rick Rosenthal, starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasence, Charles Cyphers, Jeffrey Kramer
Rated R

From Sean S. Cunningham, starring Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King, Jeannine Taylor, Robbi Morgan
Rated R

From William Lustig, starring Joe Spinell, Caroline Munro, Abigail Clayton, Kelly Piper
Rated R

From Tony Maylam, starring Brian Matthews, Leah Ayres, Brian Backer, Larry Joshua
Rated R

From William Asher, starring Jimmy McNichol, Susan Tyrrell, Bo Svenson, Marcia Lewis
Rated R

From J. Lee Thompson, starring Charles Bronson, Lisa Eilbacher, Andrew Stevens, Gene Davis
Rated R

From Robert Hiltzik, starring Felissa Rose, Jonathan Tiersten, Karen Fields, Christopher Collet
Rated R

From George Mihalka, starring Paul Kelman, Lori Hallier, Neil Affleck, Keith Knight
Rated R

From Steve Miner, starring Betsy Palmer, Amy Steel, John Furey, Adrienne King
Rated R

From Joseph Zito, starring Erich Anderson, Judie Aronson, Peter Barton, Kimberly Beck
Rated R

From Tom McLoughlin, starring Thom Mathews, Jennifer Cooke, David Kagen, Kerry Noonan
Rated R

From J. Lee Thompson, starring Melissa Sue Anderson, Glenn Ford, Lawrence Dane, Sharon Acker
Rated R

From Juan Piquer Simón, starring Christopher George, Lynda Day George, Frank Braña, Edmund Purdom
Rated Not Rated

From Jack Sholder, starring Jack Palance, Donald Pleasence, Martin Landau, Dwight Schultz
Rated R

From Joseph Zito, starring Vicky Dawson, Christopher Goutman, Lawrence Tierney, Farley Granger
Rated R

From Mark Rosman, starring Kate McNeil, Eileen Davidson, Janis Ward, Robin Meloy
Rated R

From Dwight H. Little, starring Donald Pleasence, Ellie Cornell, Danielle Harris, George P. Wilbur
Rated R

From Roger Spottiswoode, starring Ben Johnson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Hart Bochner, David Copperfield
Rated R

From Charles E. Sellier Jr., starring Lilyan Chauvin, Gilmer McCormick, Toni Nero, Robert Brian Wilson
Rated R

From Steve Miner, starring Dana Kimmell, Tracie Savage, Richard Brooker, Terry Ballard
Rated R