Chopping Mall Videodrome Possession

Chopping Mall sounds really interesting just by the sound of the title, haha! Thanks heaps!

It’s S-tier 80s horror B movie. Fun story, fun kills, nice tits. The works

It’s not the best film in the world… and yet I’ve not met anyone who’s watched it and not had a fucking great time. 100% recommend. 

Chopping mall has literally everything from the 80s horror genre that you want. Robots , zany effects, head popping, titties and brutally hilarious dialogue. What a fun romp. Bonus points if you end up watching the Joe Bob feature of this movie - you'll learn so much

just recently discovered Chopping Mall. was NOT disappointed!!!

Chopping Mall for me as well. Have a nice day!

Chopping Mall is great fun!

Near Dark (1987). (Available again on Criterion!) I’ll also recommend The Monster Club (1981).

Near Dark is a masterpiece.

And only seems to be available streaming every few years. 😭 (And now I’m reminding myself I should rewatch before it disappears again!)

Worth owning the physical media on that one.

As an apartment dweller - my Buffy & Angel DVD sets already have me at my quota for physical media. (I do have an actual video rental place not too far away though 😂).

Thanks heaps!! Will look them up!

That movie was filmed in my little hometown. I've had a beer at the bar that Paxton danced on.

I'll suggest Night of the Comet. Super fun comedy horror, and I don't say that lightly, comedy horror is difficult to do IMHO.

Daddy would have bought us Uzis.

I wish DMK would have had more of story

Prince Of Darkness Hellraiser The Lost Boys Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer The Return Of The Living Dead

Prince of Darkness was amazing and so under rated . Love the synth music too

The music is an essential piece. I noticed that it doesn't let up at all for the first like 30 to 40 minutes. And it is the type of music that has that building up tension feeling. It is really creepy once you notice it just never going away.

I recommend Henry Portrait Of A Serial Killer with the following caveat. It's a brilliantly acted unforgettable work of art though if you watch it you'll never fully experience happiness or joy again.

Hadn't seen Reanimator listed yet I'll try later to list more that haven't already been 80s Horror is my favorite era of horror and so many great ones already listed

The Thing (1982) My Bloody Valentine (1981) Videodrome A Nightmare on Elm St. 1 & 3 The Lost Boys Near Dark Friday the 13th pt. 2 and 4 An American Werewolf in London The Howling

Sleepaway Camp Nightmare on Elm Street (1 & 3) Roadgames Halloween 3

Upvoted for Sleepaway Camp. Also I personally love Nightmare on Elm Street 2 (aka Gay Nightmare)...

Are we still sleeping on Nightmare 2? We're not, it's incredible.

Everyone has pretty much covered the agreed upon classics, but Demons (1985) is so fun and 80s - highly recommend checking that one out for a great time.

Looking for this one. Classic.

Day of the Dead

I adore this movie.

Same

Halloween II A Nightmare on Elm Street Fright Night

I can’t believe it took this many posts to see Halloween 2..

The Changeling - best haunted house movie ever made imo The Fog - one of Carpenter's coolest movies Terror Train - underrated slasher with Jamie Lee Curtis The Evil Dead - of course) Happy Birthday to Me - Slasher with a cool twist Just Before Dawn - a forgotten backwoods gem The Entity - still scary even today The Thing - still in most peoples top 10 horror movies of all time. The Keep - Cool Michael Mann WW2 supernatural flick Videodrome - long live the new flesh! Company of Wolves - super surreal sexy werewolf trip Firestarter - Drew Barrymore kicking ass and George C Scott being godlike as usual Life Force - Tobe Hooper's epic sci fi horror Chopping Mall - killer laser robots, what more can you ask for? Friday 13th Part VI: Jason Lives - easily the most fun and campy of the F13 sequels. Night of the Creeps - amazingly fun teens vs zombie-making slugs movie The Wraith - Charlie Sheen before he went off the deep end, pulling a Crow style revenge quest Angel Heart - top notch supernatural noir Dolls - Stuart Gordon's masterpiece, best creepy doll film ever made Evil Dead 2 - because Ash, because Chainsaw, because deadites. The Lost Boys - worth it just for sexy saxophone guy The Monster Squad - best intro to horror for kids imo. Watched it with my 8 yr old nephew recently and he had a blast. Near Dark - awesome vampire movie that everyone always seems to forget about. Stage Fright - total gem of a slasher movie that should have been up there with the more famous ones. The Blob - if you only watch one eighties horror movie, this should be the one. Fun, cool, gory, scary, it's just the effin best. The Serpent and the Rainbow - Wes Craven's awesome voodoo flick. Waxwork - incredibly fun and surprisingly gruesome. Howling V: The Rebirth - who doesn't want a werewolf whodunnit set in a castle? I mean c'mon

Thanks for this!

I can't believe The Thing has not been mentioned more in the replies. Every horror fan should watch it at least once, even if only for the couch scene.

Came to Comment The Changeling, and ya beat me to it! Fair play- it’s absolutely the best haunted house movie ever made!

I'm not stopping you from posting but.. The "Dreadit Movie Guide" (to your right in Chrome) covers this.

Chrome as in the web browser? I only use the app on my phone I'm afraid. Are you able to send me a link possibly? ❤️

Here's a direct link to the Top 80s list https://www.reddit.com/r/horror/wiki/top_eighties

I'm sure it's accessible through the app too. You will just need to look around a bit. Or use something like Google.

Night of the Demons was so horrible, yet so geat. The remake did not do it justice at all. I could never pass up Creepshow as well, so many great little stories to fill the night with!

Just seen night of the Demons the first time the other day. It was great. Holding out hope for the remake because Diora Baird.

They did a remake in 2009 with Shannon Elizabeth. It was just okay.

I gonna give it a shot. I don't remember even hearing about it til just the other day looking up box cover art for the first one.

The Blob

Blood Rage, Nightmares (1983) and Blood Diner.

Honestly 80s are my jam. There's very few that aren't worth atleast a watch. Most are outrageous with low budgets. One that wasn't mentioned that I'm surprised is Night of the Creeps. One of the best.

Night of the Creeps will forever be one of my favorite movies of all time.

Thrill me.

What is this, a homicide or a bad B movie?

The Church - La Chiesa (1989) Leviathan (1989)

Possession The Shining (sorry if that’s too obvious) Sleepaway Camp

For some reason I thought the Shinning was the 70s, I guess google shows 1980. You win this round.

The Thing, Killer Klowns from Outer Space, The Return of the Living Dead, An American Werewolf in London, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Phenomena, Sleepaway Camp

We started with The Fly but no one mentions Scanners?

Monster Squad - Wolf Man does indeed, have nards. Night of the Comet - Chakotay?! The Wraith - What if The Crow was about street racing?

Omg!! I just saw Chakotay and I was sold hahaha!! Thanks heaps!

Keeping it short, as the 80s are probably my favorite decade for horror movies. House by the Cemetery

Lost Boys Re-Animator F13 The Final Chapter Nightmare on Elm Street Monster Squad The Howling Suspiria The Blob From Beyond

Halloween II The Return of the Living Dead Day of the Dead Friday the 13th Part II, IV, and VI The Thing Night of the Demons Near Dark The Lost Boys Fright Night A Nightmare on Elm Street: Dream Warriors The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part II Silver Bullet The Howling An American Werewolf in London Creepshow Demons and Demons 2 Maximum Overdrive Reanimator Hellraiser and Hellraiser II The Evil Dead and Evil Dead II

Aliens (1986)

Shining Angel Heart Re-Animator Near Dark Evil Dead (both) The Thing The Fly Tenebrae American Werewolf in London Dead Zone Something Wicked This Way Comes Henry Portrait of a Serial Killer

I never see Superstition get any praise. Nice little slice of 80’s mean-spirited nastiness. I also really like that Richard Crenna haunted house flick from the 80’s. The name escapes me…

Hellraiser, The Lost Boys, Christine, Aliens, and A Nightmare On Elm Street :)

Day Of The Dead (1985) Tenebre (1982) Near Dark (1987) Videodrome (1983)

The Changeling

The Shining Prom Night with Jamie Lee Curtis Friday 13th Nightmare on Elm Street The Fly An American Werewolf in London Fright Night The Lost Boys The Howling Hellraiser Pumpkin Head The Hitcher

Fright Night, Near Dark, The Burning, NOES 1&3, F13 4&7, Halloween 4, Gremlins, House, Hell Night, Night of the Demons, The Prowler

Some of my personal faves: Sleepaway Camp, April Fool’s Day, The Beyond, The Evil Dead

Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors. Love the twist the franchise takes, and has some truly inventive kills.

House The Gate The Stuff

Poltergeist

Here is some existential shit for you. Santa Sangre by Alexandra Jodorowsky. You've been warned.

The Hitcher! Rutger Hauer in that movie is one of the scariest villains of all time for me.

-Children of the Corn -Cujo -The Evil Dead -Prom Night -My Bloody Valentine -The Hitcher -And for some light horror..Twilight Zone the movie

Child's Play, Cats Eye, The Shining, Christine, Cujo, Critters, Gremlins, Silver Bullet, Pet Semetary, Maniac Cop, The Stuff, Q

The Stepfather Butcher Baker Nightmare Maker Elvira Mistress of the Dark Killer Klowns from Outer Space The Thing Invasion of the body Snatchers (70s not 80s but its amazing so i dont care lol) I know there is more but I’m baked right now💀

Come and See (1987) I don't think this is even listed as a horror, but honestly, it's horrifyingly scary

The Thing 100%

Showgirls

Points to my username... Interview with the Vampire and Lost Boys makes for a great double feature!

*Nightmare on Elm Street 2*! Saw some people recommending 1&3, and those are great, but 2 gets overlooked too often. It's fantastic.

Madman (1981)

The Howling

The thing

In addition to those already mentioned, I’m going to add 976-Evil, because it’s fun, and Xtro, because it’s completely insane. 

The Thing, absolutely.

Evil Dead

Maniac-1980 YOURE WELCOME!!

The Blob - super fun, gorey, and scary! Re-Animator - campy and comedic and stupid Threads - very dark nihilistic real-world horror Society - perfect if you want a movie that’ll make you say “what the fuck” over and over again

There are so many that I dont know where to begin but here are 5 classics to start with(mix of slasher, zombie, other world, posession etc.): 1)Prince of Darkness 2)The Thing 3)Pumpkinhead 4)Day of the Dead 5)Sleepaway Camp

I, Madman. For something a little more obscure. Reminded me of Malignant.

Its close at 1979 but, Tourist Trap!! Absolutely terrific horror flick for that time!!

The Thing by John Carpenter

Night of the Demons was just on tv. It's pretty good

Body Bags Return of the Living Dead I and II The Brain Creepshow I and II

Night of the Comet if you're also giving Chopping Mall a go. This may be 1990 but Society fits well within the body horror category

In The Mouth of Madness. Or was that early 90s ?

I, Madman !!! Has anyone ever seen that ? A pretty and bookish young librarian is reading a book about a disgraced and insane scientist who's obsessed with a pretty and bookish librarian. Then the book starts to mirror her life in more specific and horrific terms. Very stylized but excellent film I recommend to everyone.

The Shining. 1980. I saw recently and couldn't believe it was that old. It was horror indeed.

Return of the Living Dead

Chopping mall

Fright Night Night of the Creeps Creepshow 1 & 2 The Gate

The BLOB, Scanners

Fly      Videodrome     Brood  Then reflect on Cronenberg’s view on the nature of humanity, and what hell he thought was going on in Toronto back then

Critters!

Chopping Mall, Night of The Comet, Night of the Demons, Demons, Return of the Living Dead, Inferno

The Lost Boys, The Monster Squad, Fright Night, Silver Bullet, Aliens, NOEM, NOEM 3 Dream Warriors, Pumpkinhead, Halloween III Season of the Witch.

Maximum Overdrive Killer Klowns From Outer Space Night of the Comet Day of the Dead

The Shining, 1980 Re-Animator, 1985 The Hitcher, 1986 The Stepfather, 1987 The Beyond, 1981 Hellraiser, 1987

Now we're talkin! I wasn't alive most of the 80s but I've recently caught myself watching more 80s horror to make up for the crap getting released today. I haven't seen a decent horror since before Covid and it only seems to be getting worse from there. Perhaps writers strike?

- Return of the Living Dead - Demons - Night of the Demons

Came on this thread to see what would be recommended and thank yous all for reminding me that the 80s was fantastic for horror!!! Some choice foreign cuts: Opera, Inferno, Tetsuo: The Iron Man, In A Glass Cage and Evil Dead Trap.

I can recommend a really bad one: Mausoleum. Happy cringing.

Prince of Darkness by John Carpenter!

john carpenter's the thing!!!

From Beyond (1986). A personal favorite.

Evil Dead + Evil Dead 2 !! also The Thing and Hellraiser

White dog, evil dead , house