Best Horror movies of 1980s that are award winners or nominees

Poltergeist(1982)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 69

A family's home is haunted by a host of ghosts.



The Witches of Eastwick(1987)

Combined Rating:
74
Combined Critics Rating: 67

Three single women in a picturesque village have their wishes granted - at a cost - when a mysterious and flamboyant man arrives in their lives.



An American Werewolf in London(1981)

Combined Rating:
69
Combined Critics Rating: 58

Two American college students on a walking tour of Britain are attacked by a werewolf that none of the locals will admit exists.



Flatliners(1990)

Combined Rating:
64
Combined Critics Rating: 51

Five medical students experiment on "near death" experiences that involve past tragedies until the dark consequences begin to jeopardize their lives.



Altered States(1980)

Combined Rating:
62
Combined Critics Rating: 53

A Harvard scientist conducts experiments on himself with a hallucinatory drug and an isolation chamber that may be causing him to regress genetically.



Cat People(1982)

Golden Globe 1
Combined Rating:
60
Combined Critics Rating: 55

A young woman's sexual awakening brings horror when she discovers her urges transform her into a monstrous black leopard.



The Fly(1986)

Combined Rating:
58
Combined Critics Rating: 40

A brilliant but eccentric scientist begins to transform into a giant man/fly hybrid after one of his experiments goes horribly wrong.



Poltergeist II: The Other Side(1986)

Combined Rating:
43
Combined Critics Rating: 26

The Freeling family have a new house, but their troubles with supernatural forces don't seem to be over.



The Ninth Configuration(1980)

Combined Rating:
20
Combined Critics Rating: 10

A new commanding officer arrives at a remote castle serving as an insane asylum for crazy and AWOL U.S.M.C. soldiers where he attempts to rehabilitate them by allowing them to live out ...