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List of horror movies released in 1982 list sorted by popular, most voted, and alphabetical order. Check out which movie was the top grossing movie of 1982.
Plot / Synopsis: In the beginning of the movie you see a woman getting r**ed by a man-creature of some sort. The movie...Tagline: He Was On The Verge Of Becoming A Man... Eater!...
Director: Philippe Mora Stars: Ronny Cox, Bibi Besch, Paul Clemens, Don Gordon, R.G. Armstrong
Plot / Synopsis: Tony's father Sam, abducted by aliens three years earlier, returns to earth and seeks out his wife and son, but Rachel has since been living with Joe and the reunion is awkward. Joe doesn't trust Sam, and Rachel can't quite decide what her feelings are for her two men. Sam is not the same as when he left, and...
Director: Harry Bromley Davenport Stars: Philip Sayer, Bernice Stegers, Danny Brainin, Maryam d`Abo, Maryam d''Abo
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Plot / Synopsis: A family moves into their new home, which proves to be evil, resulting in the demonic possession of the teenage son. Only the local priest can save him.Tagline: If these walls could talk...they would SHRIEK!...
Director: Damiano Damiani Stars: James Olson, Burt Young, Rutanya Alda, Jack Magner, Andrew Prine
Plot / Synopsis: An eighteen-year-old high school girl is left at home by her parents and she decides to have a slumber party. There is friction between some of the invited guests and the new girl, who is better at basketball than they, so the new girl decides to stay at home (which is conveniently across the street from the host's house)...
Director: Amy Holden Jones Stars: Michelle Michaels, Robin Stille, Michael Villella, Debra De Liso, Andree Honore
Plot / Synopsis: Having revived from his wound, Jason Voorhees; now donning a new appearance, refuges at a cabin near Crystal Lake. As a group of co-eds reside there for their vacation, Jason continues his spree.Tagline: Join Jason in the woods...... if you dare [Theatrical trailer]...
Director: Steve Miner Stars: Terry Ballard, Richard Brooker, Gloria Charles, Anne Gaybis, Rachel Howard
Plot / Synopsis: A family moves into a long-condemned New England household with a big pond out back that everybody loves to swim in. Soon, however, they find that the pond was the site of the execution- by-drowning of a witch three hundred years before, and she's back to revenge herself on anybody nearby, whether they're Catholic or not.Tagline: You'll believe it...
Director: James W. Roberson Stars: James Houghton, Albert Salmi, Lynn Carlin, Larry Pennell, Jacquelyn Hyde
Plot / Synopsis: Abruptly, the eternal slumber of the once vital 20-year-old Catherine Valmont is disturbed when a violent tremor shakes her damp and sombre underground crypt in the very foundation of her once vibrant French chateau. Now that the much lamented, delicate and oblivious Catherine is enticed to dwell in the world of the living tethered to the place she used...
Director: Jean Rollin Stars: Marina Pierro, Françoise Blanchard, Mike Marshall, Carina Barone, Fanny Magier
Plot / Synopsis: After a seemingly innocent prank goes horribly wrong, a group of sorority sisters are stalked and murdered one by one in their sorority house while throwing a party to celebrate their graduation.
Tagline: When the Nightmare ends . . . the Terror begins...
Director: Mark Rosman Stars: Kate McNeil, Eileen Davidson, Janis Ward, Robin Meloy, Harley Jane Kozak
Plot / Synopsis: Thanks to a major power cut, a gang of psychopaths breaks out of the Haven maximum security mental institute in order to lay siege to the psychiatrists who have tormented them over the years with their bizarre theories...
Tagline: When the lights go out the terror begins...
Director: Jack Sholder Stars: Jack Palance, Donald Pleasence, Martin Landau, Dwight Schultz, Erland van Lidth
Plot / Synopsis: NYPD detectives Shepard and Powell are working on a bizarre case of a ritualistic Aztec murder. Meanwhile, something big is attacking people of New York and only greedy small time crook Jimmy Quinn knows where its lair is.
Tagline: You'll just have time to scream... before it tears you apart!...
Director: Larry Cohen Stars: Michael Moriarty, Candy Clark, David Carradine, Richard Roundtree, James Dixon
Plot / Synopsis: Young co-eds are being dismembered by a mysterious murderer on a college campus. The killer is attempting to put together a human jigsaw puzzle made from body parts.
Tagline: "If you like strong thrills, come to see us... But do not come alone... Just in case." -- translation of Spanish ad campaign...
Director: Juan Piquer Simón Stars: Christopher George, Lynda Day George, Frank Braña, Edmund Purdom, Ian Sera
Plot / Synopsis: In a rest home for elderly people, a daughter reads her mother's diary. Soon events that are mentioned in the mother's diary begin to happen to the daughter.Tagline: There is something evil in this house...
Director: Tony Williams Stars: Jacki Kerin, John Jarratt, Alex Scott, Gerda Nicolson, Charles McCallum
Plot / Synopsis: A young man carrying a big basket that contains his extremely deformed Siamese-twin brother seeks vengeance on the doctors who separated them against their will.
Tagline: Its mother conceived it... You won't believe it...
Director: Frank Henenlotter Stars: Kevin Van Hentenryck, Terri Susan Smith, Beverly Bonner, Robert Vogel, Diana Browne
Plot / Synopsis: A young woman's s**ual awakening brings horror when she discovers her urges transform her into a monstrous black leopard.Tagline: An er***c fantasy about the animal in us all...
Director: Paul Schrader Stars: Nastassja Kinski, Malcolm McDowell, John Heard, Annette O''Toole, Ruby Dee
Plot / Synopsis: Killer who talks like a duck wanders around New York City killing women by various means including slicing an eyeball with a razorblade. Detective Jack Headly is hot on his trail.
Tagline: New York City: It's a nice place to visit, but you wouldn't want to die there!...
Director: Lucio Fulci Stars: Jack Hedley, Almanta Suska, Howard Ross, Andrea Occhipinti, Alexandra Delli Colli
Plot / Synopsis: Supposedly based partially on a true story, a woman is tormented and s**ually m***sted by an invisible demon.Tagline: There is no escape from something you cannot see...
Director: Sidney J. Furie Stars: Barbara Hershey, Ron Silver, David Labiosa, George Coe, Margaret Blye
Plot / Synopsis: An anthology which tells five terrifying tales based on the E.C. horror comic books of the 1950s.Tagline: From the Masters of Terror and the Macabre... (George A. Romero & Stephen King) [UK Cinema Poster]...
Director: George A. Romero Stars: Hal Holbrook, Adrienne Barbeau, Fritz Weaver, Leslie Nielsen, Carrie Nye
Plot / Synopsis: An American writer in Rome is stalked by a serial killer bent on harassing him while killing all people associated with his work on his latest book.
Tagline: Terror Beyond Belief...
Director: Dario Argento Stars: Anthony Franciosa, John Saxon, Daria Nicolodi, Giuliano Gemma, Christian Borromeo
Plot / Synopsis: Master of Horror John Carpenter directed The Thing (1982), and this horror mystery sci-fi film is one I can watch every month of the year. A research facility crew discover a creature that can become anything it touches. The only weakness it has is to fire. The Thing had an estimated movie budget of $15 million and grossed $13,782,838 at...
Director: John Carpenter Stars: Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, T.K. Carter, David Clennon, Keith David
Plot / Synopsis: Master of Horror John Carpenter directed The Thing (1982), and this horror mystery sci-fi film is one I can watch every month of the year. A research facility crew discover a creature that can become anything it touches. The only weakness it has is to fire. The Thing had an estimated movie budget of $15 million and grossed $13,782,838 at...
Director: John Carpenter Stars: Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, T.K. Carter, David Clennon, Keith David
Plot / Synopsis: An American writer in Rome is stalked by a serial killer bent on harassing him while killing all people associated with his work on his latest book.
Tagline: Terror Beyond Belief...
Director: Dario Argento Stars: Anthony Franciosa, John Saxon, Daria Nicolodi, Giuliano Gemma, Christian Borromeo
Plot / Synopsis: A young man carrying a big basket that contains his extremely deformed Siamese-twin brother seeks vengeance on the doctors who separated them against their will.
Tagline: Its mother conceived it... You won't believe it...
Director: Frank Henenlotter Stars: Kevin Van Hentenryck, Terri Susan Smith, Beverly Bonner, Robert Vogel, Diana Browne
Plot / Synopsis: An anthology which tells five terrifying tales based on the E.C. horror comic books of the 1950s.Tagline: From the Masters of Terror and the Macabre... (George A. Romero & Stephen King) [UK Cinema Poster]...
Director: George A. Romero Stars: Hal Holbrook, Adrienne Barbeau, Fritz Weaver, Leslie Nielsen, Carrie Nye
Plot / Synopsis: NYPD detectives Shepard and Powell are working on a bizarre case of a ritualistic Aztec murder. Meanwhile, something big is attacking people of New York and only greedy small time crook Jimmy Quinn knows where its lair is.
Tagline: You'll just have time to scream... before it tears you apart!...
Director: Larry Cohen Stars: Michael Moriarty, Candy Clark, David Carradine, Richard Roundtree, James Dixon
Plot / Synopsis: Thanks to a major power cut, a gang of psychopaths breaks out of the Haven maximum security mental institute in order to lay siege to the psychiatrists who have tormented them over the years with their bizarre theories...
Tagline: When the lights go out the terror begins...
Director: Jack Sholder Stars: Jack Palance, Donald Pleasence, Martin Landau, Dwight Schultz, Erland van Lidth
Plot / Synopsis: A young woman's s**ual awakening brings horror when she discovers her urges transform her into a monstrous black leopard.Tagline: An er***c fantasy about the animal in us all...
Director: Paul Schrader Stars: Nastassja Kinski, Malcolm McDowell, John Heard, Annette O''Toole, Ruby Dee
Plot / Synopsis: Supposedly based partially on a true story, a woman is tormented and s**ually m***sted by an invisible demon.Tagline: There is no escape from something you cannot see...
Director: Sidney J. Furie Stars: Barbara Hershey, Ron Silver, David Labiosa, George Coe, Margaret Blye
Plot / Synopsis: As part of an initiation into a club called the Sisters, a young girl must spend the night in a mausoleum.
Tagline: A night to remember - until the day until you die!...
Director: Tom McLoughlin Stars: Meg Tilly, Melissa Newman, Robin Evans, Leslie Speights, Donald Hotton
Plot / Synopsis: Young co-eds are being dismembered by a mysterious murderer on a college campus. The killer is attempting to put together a human jigsaw puzzle made from body parts.
Tagline: "If you like strong thrills, come to see us... But do not come alone... Just in case." -- translation of Spanish ad campaign...
Director: Juan Piquer Simón Stars: Christopher George, Lynda Day George, Frank Braña, Edmund Purdom, Ian Sera
Plot / Synopsis: After a violent incident with a special chemical, a research scientist is turned into a swamp plant monster.Tagline: Science transformed him into a monster. Love changed him even more!...
Director: Wes Craven Stars: Louis Jourdan, Adrienne Barbeau, Ray Wise, David Hess, Nicholas Worth
Plot / Synopsis: A mercenary with a three-bladed sword rediscovers his royal heritage's dangerous future when he is recruited to help a princess foil the designs of a brutal tyrant and a powerful sorcerer in conquering a land.
Tagline: Know you now of days long past, the time when the world was young, when sorcery thrived and wild adventure was forever in...
Director: Albert Pyun Stars: Lee Horsley, Kathleen Beller, Simon MacCorkindale, George Maharis, Richard Lynch
Plot / Synopsis: A Coroner's assistant (who is also a law student) gets involved in a strange case involving his girlfriend's place of employment (a hospital) and Vampires after Milton King is drained of his blood. Strange things happen as a defrocked priest tries to thwart all efforts to solve this case...
Director: John Llewellyn Moxey Stars: David Naughton, Dorian Harewood, Marilyn Jones, Barbara Stock, Arthur Rosenberg
Plot / Synopsis: After a seemingly innocent prank goes horribly wrong, a group of sorority sisters are stalked and murdered one by one in their sorority house while throwing a party to celebrate their graduation.
Tagline: When the Nightmare ends . . . the Terror begins...
Director: Mark Rosman Stars: Kate McNeil, Eileen Davidson, Janis Ward, Robin Meloy, Harley Jane Kozak
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24 List of 1982 Horror Films Worth Watching!
Looking for the best 1982 horror movies? Included in our best horror movies of 1982 list are "Poltergeist (1982), The Thing (1982), Tenebre (1982), Basket Case (1982), and Creepshow (1982)." Our top list is an average of our review scores, our movie fans and movie viewers like you, and a few other sources.
The best horror film of 1982 is Poltergeist (1982) scoring 8.7/10 stars with our combined scores. IMDB already has over 188,800 votes for this movie. Starring in Poltergeist (1982) is Craig T. Nelson, JoBeth Williams, Beatrice Straight, Dominique Dunne, and Oliver Robins. Director Tobe Hooper did a phenomenal job treating us with this 1982 best horror film which was remarkable.Poltergeist (1982) is in Horror, Thriller, and Fantasy movie genres.
The next best 1982 horror movie is The Thing (1982) with a score of 8.35/10 stars.
Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, T.K. Carter, David Clennon, and Keith David star in "The Thing (1982)". The Thing (1982) is directed by John Carpenter and has over 502,570 IMDB votes. You can find The Thing (1982) in Horror, Sci-Fi, and Mystery movie genres.
These are the best horror films of 1982, and we hope you enjoy the 44 movies on our list of good 1982 horror movies sorted best to worst.
Please let us know if there is a movie that you think belongs on our list that we missed.