Monday, August 14, 2017

Top 10 Scariest 80’s Horror Classics

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The 1980’s are well known for the ending of the cold war, tutus, big hair, rock ballads and of course amazing movies. I thought I Should take a look at some of the scariest 80’s horror movies and try to pick out a top 10.  It was a really tough choice if I’m honest because although sometimes cheesy 80’s horror movies were pretty amazing and brought us a lot of amazing horror icons.  

Poltergeist:  

No doubt in my mind what so ever that this movie had to be at the top of my list. Poltergeist scared the s**t out of me when I was a kid and I have to admit I haven’t watched it since. Just the sound of Carol Anne’s voice saying “They’re Heeere!” Sends a shiver right up my spine.  

The Thing:  

This old 80’s classic is one of the creepiest movies of all time in my eyes. Even now as I sit typing this blog post I have the creepy spider head image stuck in my mind and playing on repeat. Not to mention the poor guy who gets his arms chewed off by the chest cavity of the person he is trying to save.  

Evil Dead II:  

Even though my favorite scene from this movie is Bruce Campbell going mad and the furniture laughing, it also had some very disturbing scenes too. The dead by dawn scene is a one that definitely sticks in my mind and although quite cheesy compared to today’s movies it was truly terrifying.  

The Shining:  

The shining is an epic 80’s horror classic with so many amazing scenes. It’s the twin girls from the movie that sticks in my mind the most. It’s super creepy, poor kid is just riding his trike down the hallway then he’s faced with 2 dead girls repeating come play with us.  

A Nightmare on Elm Street:  

If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a billion times Freddy Kruger seriously creeps me out and why wouldn’t he, he kills you in your dreams! The body bag scene is always the one that gets to me the most it seriously terrified me for months. Even when I went to the cinema to see the remake I literally hid behind my hands at the body bag scene.  

 Aliens:  

True Story: When I was about 10 or 12 I watched Aliens with my uncle in my Nan’s sitting room one night once it was finished we turned off the tv and he made a run for the sitting room door (which was glass) then turning off the light shouting “Soph it’s behind you”. A terrified me ran up banging on the door screaming stop it, let me out I was that scared I actually went through the glass door. Anyhow back to the movie… I think every aspect of this movie scared the crap out of me, however, I did go on to watch the rest of the franchise and wasn’t seriously hurt or put off by the door escapade.  

 Poltergeist II The Other Side:

Yup, as much as the first one scared me I still went on to watch the sequel. In this poltergeist movie it was the creepy man who scared me senseless, let’s not forget the part with the boy’s braces too. The scene that really caused this movie to be on this list is when the dad vomits out the demon that had him possessed.   

Pet Sematary:  

Everyone knows that Gage the little boy who was brought back to life made the movie what it was. Sure he was a creepy kid and played the part so well but it was the Zelda scenes that got to me the most. *Shiver!  

Fright Night:  

I’m a massive vampire fanatic so it comes to no surprise that I love this movie (the remake was terrible). I have to admit though when I was younger this movie did scare me. My friend and I watched it at a sleepover and the scene of Billie’s death is the one that always comes to mind whenever this movie is mentioned.  

Child’s Play:  

These movies were huge in the 80’s but were also enough to put me off dolls for life. Safe to say Chucky is one evil, horrid doll! The scene that scared me the most though was actually the moment she realizes the doll has no batteries in and it suddenly says “Chucky wanna play” that s**t was creepy!  

So that is my top 10 scariest 80’s horror classics. What would you add to the list and what would you take out?

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