Occult & Satanic Horror Movies of the 1980s
Occult horror deals with cults, covens and bargains with the devil. Video stores, practical effects and franchise slashers made the 1980s horror's boom years. Standouts from the 1980s include The Evil Dead, Hellraiser and Encounters of the Spooky Kind.
The Evil Dead (1983)
Rated 7.3 on TMDB
In 1979, a group of college students find a Sumerian Book of the Dead in an old wilderness cabin they've rented for a weekend getaway.
See where it’s streamingHellraiser (1987)
Rated 6.9 on TMDB
A hedonistic man finds a mysterious puzzle box that summons a group of gruesome beings known as the Cenobites.
See where it’s streamingEncounters of the Spooky Kind (1980)
Rated 6.8 on TMDB
"Big Guts" Cheung, a man well known in his local village for his lack of fear, is put to the test after being tricked into spending the night in a temple full of spirits, zombies, and vampires.
See where it’s streamingPrince of Darkness (1987)
Rated 6.8 on TMDB
A priest discovers an ancient canister containing a strange liquid in an abandoned church.
See where it’s streamingSomething Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
Rated 6.5 on TMDB
In a small American town, a diabolical circus arrives, granting wishes for the townsfolk, but twisted as only the esteemed Mr. Dark can make them.
See where it’s streamingThe Boxer's Omen (1983)
Rated 6.6 on TMDB
After his brother was crippled in the ring by a cheating Thai boxer, Chan Hung goes to Thailand to avenge him, and finds the key to an omen which may release their family from an ancient curse.
See where it’s streamingWaxwork (1988)
Rated 6.2 on TMDB
Wealthy slacker Mark, his new girlfriend Sarah, and their friends, are invited to a special showing at a mysterious wax museum which displays eighteen of the most evil men of all time.
See where it’s streamingThe Gate (1987)
Rated 6.1 on TMDB
Three young children accidentally release a horde of nasty, pint-sized demons from a hole in a suburban backyard.
See where it’s streamingSpellbinder (1988)
Rated 5.8 on TMDB
After leaving work one night, Los Angeles attorney Jeff Mills and his colleague rescue a young, beautiful woman from an abusive boyfriend.
See where it’s streamingDeadly Blessing (1981)
Rated 5.5 on TMDB
When a former member of a religious cult dies in a mysterious accident, Martha, who now lives alone and close to the cult's church, begins to fear for her life and the lives of her visiting friends.
See where it’s streaming976-EVIL (1988)
Rated 5.3 on TMDB
A bullied unpopular high school student named Hoax finds an ad for 976-EVIL, a number that provides daily 'horrorscopes'.
See where it’s streamingCries in the Night (1980)
Rated 5.1 on TMDB
A young woman arrives at her grandmother's house, which used to be a funeral home, to help her turn the place into a bed-and-breakfast inn.
See where it’s streamingBloodbath at the House of Death (1984)
Rated 5.3 on TMDB
Six scientists arrive at the creepy Headstone Manor to investigate a strange phenomena which was the site of a mysterious massacre years earlier where 18 guests were killed in one night.
See where it’s streamingBlack Candles (1982)
Rated 6.2 on TMDB
A young woman travels with her partner to England on the unexpected death of her brother.
See where it’s streamingDemonoid (1981)
Rated 4.9 on TMDB
A British woman visits her husband at the Mexican mine he is attempting to reopen and discovers that the workers refuse to enter the mine, fearing an ancient curse.
See where it’s streamingNightmare Sisters (1988)
Rated 5.6 on TMDB
A trio of socially awkward sorority girls invite three pledges over for a night of fun, but when the group holds a séance, the girls find themselves possessed by a shaman who transforms them into…
See where it’s streamingSpookies (1986)
Rated 4.7 on TMDB
Taking a wrong turn, travelers find themselves trapped in a mysterious house. One horror after another threatens them, as the sorcerer who lives within needs sacrifices to give eternal life to his…
See where it’s streamingThe Hearse (1980)
Rated 5.1 on TMDB
A schoolteacher moves into her deceased aunt’s house in a small Californian town, and is harassed by unfriendly locals and a mysterious hearse.
See where it’s streamingThe Kiss (1988)
Rated 5.7 on TMDB
After the death of her mother, a teenage girl is faced with bizarre supernatural occurrences when her mother's estranged sister arrives and begins to infiltrate her and her father's lives.
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