Monsters & Creatures Horror Movies of the 1980s
Monster movies bring beasts, creatures and shape-shifters out of the dark. Video stores, practical effects and franchise slashers made the 1980s horror's boom years. Standouts from the 1980s include The Thing, The Fly and Gremlins.
The Thing (1982)
Rated 8.1 on TMDB
A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.
See where it’s streamingThe Fly (1986)
Rated 7.5 on TMDB
When brilliant, eccentric scientist Seth Brundle makes a huge technological breakthrough in teleportation, he decides to test it on himself.
See where it’s streamingGremlins (1984)
Rated 7.1 on TMDB
After receiving an exotic small animal as a Christmas gift, a young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet, which unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous…
See where it’s streamingPossession (1981)
Rated 7.3 on TMDB
A young woman left her family for an unspecified reason. The husband determines to find out the truth and starts following his wife. At first, he suspects that a man is involved.
See where it’s streamingFright Night (1985)
Rated 7.1 on TMDB
Charley Brewster, a high school student, accidentally discovers the true and creepy nature of Jerry Dandrige, his dashing and enigmatic new neighbor; but no one seems willing to believe him.
See where it’s streamingAn American Werewolf in London (1981)
Rated 7.4 on TMDB
American tourists David and Jack are savagely attacked by an unidentified animal while hiking on the Yorkshire Moors.
See where it’s streamingLifeforce (1985)
Rated 6.2 on TMDB
A race of space vampires arrives in London and infects the populace, commencing an apocalyptic descent into chaos.
See where it’s streamingThe Lost Boys (1987)
Rated 7.1 on TMDB
When an unsuspecting town newcomer is drawn to local blood fiends, the Frog brothers and other unlikely heroes gear up to rescue him.
See where it’s streamingLittle Shop of Horrors (1986)
Rated 7.0 on TMDB
Seymour Krelborn is a nerdy orphan working at Mushnik's, a flower shop in urban Skid Row. He harbors a crush on fellow co-worker, Audrey Fulquard, and is berated by Mr. Mushnik daily.
See where it’s streamingThe Blob (1988)
Rated 6.9 on TMDB
In Arborville, California, three high school students try to protect their hometown from a gelatinous alien life form that engulfs everything it touches.
See where it’s streamingA Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989)
Rated 5.4 on TMDB
The pregnant Alice finds Freddy Krueger striking through the sleeping mind of her unborn child, hoping to be reborn into the real world.
See where it’s streamingVampire Hunter D (1985)
Rated 6.6 on TMDB
In a far-future time ruled by the supernatural, a young girl requests the help of a vampire hunter to kill the vampire who has bitten her and thus prevent her from becoming a vampire herself.
See where it’s streamingGodzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
Rated 7.3 on TMDB
After the previous Godzilla attack, a miniature arms race ensues to collect his cells.
See where it’s streamingMichael Jackson's Thriller (1983)
Rated 8.2 on TMDB
A night at the movies turns terrifying when Michael and his date are attacked by zombies.
See where it’s streamingJaws 3-D (1983)
Rated 4.5 on TMDB
A giant thirty-five-foot shark becomes trapped in a SeaWorld theme park and it's up to the sons of police chief Brody to rescue everyone.
See where it’s streamingNear Dark (1987)
Rated 6.8 on TMDB
A farm boy reluctantly becomes a member of the undead when a girl he meets turns out to be part of a band of vampires who roam the highways in stolen cars.
See where it’s streamingLeviathan (1989)
Rated 6.0 on TMDB
Underwater deep-sea miners encounter a Soviet wreck and bring back a dangerous cargo to their base on the ocean floor with horrifying results.
See where it’s streamingSilver Bullet (1985)
Rated 6.7 on TMDB
The small city of Tarker's Mills is startled by a series of sadistic murders. The population fears the work of a maniac, but sightings of a mysterious, hairy creature soon spread.
See where it’s streamingThe Return of Godzilla (1984)
Rated 7.2 on TMDB
After a fishing boat is attacked, the sole surviving crew member realizes it is none other than a resurrected Godzilla.
See where it’s streamingCritters (1986)
Rated 6.5 on TMDB
Carnivorous aliens arrive unannounced at a Kansas family farm; two intergalactic bounty hunters soon follow, determined to blow them off the planet.
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