Best Horror movies of 1986

The Fly(1986)

Actors : Geena Davis, John Getz, Joy Boushel, Jeff Goldblum,
Directors : David Cronenberg,

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

Manhunter(1986)

Actors : Kim Greist, William Petersen, Brian Cox, Joan Allen,
Directors : Michael Mann,

Former FBI profiler Will Graham returns to service to pursue a deranged serial murderer named "the Tooth Fairy" by the media.

Critters(1986)

Actors : Billy Green Bush, Scott Grimes, M. Emmet Walsh, Dee Wallace,
Directors : Stephen Herek,

A race of small, furry aliens make lunch out of the locals in a farming town.

Poltergeist II: The Other Side(1986)

Actors : JoBeth Williams, Oliver Robins, Craig T. Nelson, Heather O'Rourke,
Directors : Brian Gibson,

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

Maximum Overdrive(1986)

Actors : Pat Hingle, Yeardley Smith, Emilio Estevez, Laura Harrington,
Directors : Stephen King,

A group of people try to survive when machines start to come alive and become homicidal.

The Wraith(1986)

Actors : Nick Cassavetes, Charlie Sheen, Sherilyn Fenn, Randy Quaid,
Directors : Mike Marvin,

A mysterious figure suddenly appears to challenge a gang of motorhead thugs.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2(1986)

Actors : Caroline Williams, Dennis Hopper, Bill Moseley, Jim Siedow,
Directors : Tobe Hooper,

A radio host is victimized by the cannibal family as a former Texas Marshall hunts them.

From Beyond(1986)

Actors : Ken Foree, Jeffrey Combs, Ted Sorel, Barbara Crampton,
Directors : Stuart Gordon,

A group of scientists have developed the Resonator, a machine which allows whoever is within range to see beyond normal perceptible reality. But when the experiment succeeds, they are immediately attacked by terrible life forms.

Night of the Creeps(1986)

Actors : Jason Lively, Steve Marshall, Jill Whitlow, Tom Atkins,
Directors : Fred Dekker,

Alien brain parasites, entering humans through the mouth, turn their host into a killing zombie. Some teenagers start to fight against them.

Jason Lives: Friday the 13th Part VI(1986)

Actors : Jennifer Cooke, David Kagen, Kerry Noonan, Thom Mathews,
Directors : Tom McLoughlin,

Tommy Jarvis goes to the graveyard to get rid of Jason Voorhees' body once and for all, but inadvertently brings him back to life instead. The newly revived killer once again seeks revenge, and Tommy may be the only one who can defeat him.

Invaders from Mars(1986)

Actors : Laraine Newman, Timothy Bottoms, Hunter Carson, Karen Black,
Directors : Tobe Hooper,

A boy tries to stop aliens who have taken over his town and are attempting to brainwash its inhabitants.

Troll(1986)

Actors : Noah Hathaway, Michael Moriarty, Jenny Beck, Shelley Hack,
Directors : John Carl Buechler,

A wicked troll king in search of a mystical ring that will return him to his human form invades a San Francisco apartment complex where a powerful witch lives.

Chopping Mall(1986)

Actors : Kelli Maroney, Karrie Emerson, Tony O'Dell, Russell Todd,
Directors : Jim Wynorski,

Eight teenagers are trapped after hours in a high tech shopping mall and pursued by three murderous security robots out of control.

Gothic(1986)

Actors : Julian Sands, Natasha Richardson, Myriam Cyr, Gabriel Byrne,
Directors : Ken Russell,

The Shelleys visit Lord Byron and compete to write a horror story.

Deadly Friend(1986)

Actors : Kristy Swanson, Michael Sharrett, Anne Twomey, Matthew Labyorteaux,
Directors : Wes Craven,

After his friend is killed by her abusive father, the new kid in town attempts to save her by implanting robotic microchips into her brain.

Witchboard(1986)

Actors : Todd Allen, Stephen Nichols, Kathleen Wilhoite, Tawny Kitaen,
Directors : Kevin Tenney,

A woman (Kitaen) finds an interest in her friend Brandon's Ouija Board when he brings it by her party.

April Fool's Day(1986)

Actors : Jay Baker, Clayton Rohner, Griffin O'Neal, Deborah Foreman,
Directors : Fred Walton,

Nine college students staying at a friend's remote island mansion begin to fall victim to an unseen murderer over the April Fool's Day weekend.

Psycho III(1986)

Actors : Jeff Fahey, Diana Scarwid, Anthony Perkins, Roberta Maxwell,
Directors : Anthony Perkins,

Norman Bates falls in love with a nun - which makes his "mother" jealous - who has visited the Bates Motel alongside a drifter and a curious reporter.

Class of Nuke 'Em High(1986)

Actors : Janelle Brady, Gil Brenton, Robert Prichard, Pat Ryan,

The pupils at a high school next to a nuclear power plant start acting and looking strange after buying contaminated drugs from a plant worker.

Trick or Treat(1986)

Actors : Lisa Orgolini, Doug Savant, Marc Price, Tony Fields,
Directors : Charles Martin Smith,

Sammi Curr was a famous, devil-worshiping rock star who died under mysterious circumstances. Now he wants to come back to life. Doing so requires possessing radio wave & automobiles and making a few human sacrifices.