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Decades of Horror 1980s

On the air since October 2024 · decadesofhorror.com

51Films
52Episodes
78Hours of talk
41 yrsAvg. film age

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Recently covered

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Spontaneous CombustionOct 26, 2026SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION (1989) – Episode 321 – Decades of Horror 1980s
Stage FrightOct 9, 2026STAGEFRIGHT (1987, DELIRIA) – Episode 320 – Decades of Horror 1980s
The Last SharkSep 17, 2026THE LAST SHARK (1981) – Episode 319 – Decades of Horror 1980s
A Chinese Ghost StoryAug 31, 2026A CHINESE GHOST STORY (1987) – Episode 318 – Decades of Horror 1980s
ScreamtimeAug 16, 2026SCREAMTIME (1983) – Episode 317 – Decades of Horror 1980s
Primal RageAug 3, 2026PRIMAL RAGE (1988) – Episode 316 – Decades of Horror 1980s

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Milestones

First filmThe BlobOct 28, 2024
25th filmWolfenSep 28, 2025
LatestSpontaneous CombustionOct 26, 2026

WHO'S IN IT

Directors

Only Dario Argento and Umberto Lenzi have directed more than one of these films.

Cast

BY THE NUMBERS

How the films rate on TMDB

Median 6.2 out of 10 · 47 films with 50+ votes
2.0 to 2.5: 0 films22.5 to 3.0: 0 films3.0 to 3.5: 0 films33.5 to 4.0: 0 films4.0 to 4.5: 0 films44.5 to 5.0: 5 films55.0 to 5.5: 8 films855.5 to 6.0: 7 films76.0 to 6.5: 8 films866.5 to 7.0: 12 films127.0 to 7.5: 6 films677.5 to 8.0: 1 film18.0 to 8.5: 0 films88.5 to 9.0: 0 films9.0 to 9.5: 0 films92.0 to 2.5: 0 films22.5 to 3.0: 0 films3.0 to 3.5: 0 films33.5 to 4.0: 0 films4.0 to 4.5: 0 films44.5 to 5.0: 5 films55.0 to 5.5: 8 films855.5 to 6.0: 7 films76.0 to 6.5: 8 films866.5 to 7.0: 12 films127.0 to 7.5: 6 films677.5 to 8.0: 1 film18.0 to 8.5: 0 films88.5 to 9.0: 0 films9.0 to 9.5: 0 films9

Highest rated on TMDB

Predator★ 7.6 / 10 · 1987
A Chinese Ghost Story★ 7.3 / 10 · 1987
Big Trouble in Little China★ 7.2 / 10 · 1986

Lowest rated on TMDB

Amityville 3-D★ 4.6 / 10 · 1983
The Unnamable★ 4.6 / 10 · 1988
Spontaneous Combustion★ 4.7 / 10 · 1989

Box office

A hit grossed 2.5× its budget. A flop grossed less than its budget.
$403MWorldwide gross
$219MCombined budgets
38% hits38% flops · 24% in between

Biggest hits

Predator$98M on a $15M budget
Poltergeist II: The Other Side$41M on a $19M budget
Excalibur$35M on a $11M budget

Biggest flops

Dead & Buried$0.2M on a $3.0M budget
The Monster Squad$3.8M on a $12M budget
Something Wicked This Way Comes$8.4M on a $20M budget

THE MIX

73% of the films are American and 8 are from Italy. 10 aren't in English, mostly Italian and Japanese. None were new releases when covered.

Genres

Horror45
Thriller19
Science Fiction17
Fantasy10
Comedy7
Action6
Mystery6

Release decades

1980s: 51 films51'80s

Franchises

Critters2 of 5 films covered

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