List of horror films of 1980


A list of horror films released in 1980.
TitleDirectorCastCountryNotes
Alien DeadUnited States
AlligatorRobert Forster, Robin RikerUnited States
Altered StatesWilliam Hurt, Drew Barrymore, Francis X. McCarthyUnited States
AntropophagusGeorge Eastman, Tisa Farrow, Saverio ValloneItaly
The AtticCarrie Snodgress, Ray Milland, Rosemary MurphyUnited States
The AwakeningCharlton Heston, Susannah York, Jill TownsendUnited States
The BabysitterPatty Duke, William ShatnerUnited StatesTelevision film
Beyond EvilJohn Saxon, Lynda Day George, Michael DanteUnited States
The BoogeymanSuzanna Love, John Carradine, Felicite MorganUnited States
Cannibal ApocalypseGiovanni Lombardo Radice, John Saxon, Wallace WilkinsonItaly
Spain
Cannibal HolocaustRobert Kerman, Carl Gabriel Yorke, Francesca CiardiItaly
Cardiac ArrestMax Gail, Gary Goodrow, Mike Paul ChanUnited States
The ChangelingGeorge C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, Melvyn DouglasCanada
The ChildrenMartin Shakar, Gil RogersUnited States
Christmas EvilBrandon Maggart, Gus Salud, Jeffrey DeMunnUnited States
City of the Living DeadChristopher George, Catriona MacColl, Michele SoaviItaly
ContaminationIan McCulloch, Louise Marleau, Marino Masé,Italy
West Germany
The Curse of King Tut's TombEva Marie Saint, Raymond BurrUnited Kingdom
United States		Television film
Death ShipGeorge Kennedy, Richard Crenna, Nick MancusoUnited Kingdom
Canada
DementedSallee Elyse, Harry ReemsUnited States
Don't Answer the Phone!James Westmoreland, Flo Gerrish, Ben FrankUnited States
Don't Go in the HouseDan Grimaldi, Robert Osth, Ruth DardickUnited States
Dressed to KillMichael Caine, Angie Dickinson, Nancy AllenUnited States
Eaten Alive!Janet Agren, Mel Ferrer, Ivan RassimovItaly
Spain
EffectsJoseph Pilato, Susan Chapek, John HarrisonUnited States
Encounters of the Spooky KindSammo Hung, Chung Fat, Chan LungHong Kong
Erotic Nights of the Living DeadLaura GemserItaly
Fade to BlackDennis Christopher, Linda Kerridge, Tim ThomersonUnited States
The FogAdrienne Barbeau, Hal Holbrook, Janet LeighUnited States
Friday the 13thBetsy Palmer, Adrienne King, Harry CrosbyUnited States
Funeral HomeLesleh Donaldson, Kay HawtreyCanada
The GodsendMalcolm Stoddard, Cyd Hayman, Angela PleasenceUnited Kingdom
The Haunting of M.Jo Scott Matthews, Nini Pitt, Isolde CazeletUnited States
He Knows You're AloneDon Scardino, Caitlin O'Heaney, Elizabeth Kemp, Tom HanksUnited States
The HearseTrish Van Devere, Joseph Cotten, David GautreauxUnited States
Hell of the Living DeadMargit Evelyn Newton, Franco Giraldi, Selan KarayItaly
Spain
The House on the Edge of the ParkDavid Hess, Annie Belle, Christian BorromeoItaly
Humanoids from the DeepDoug McClure, Ann Turkel, Vic MorrowUnited States
InfernoIrene Miracle, Leigh McCloskey, Eleonora GiorgiItaly
Island ClawsRobert Lansing, Steve HanksUnited States
Long Island Cannibal MassacreJohn Smihula, Fred Borges, Michael SiegalUnited States
Lost SoulsYen Hung, Chen Ming, Chan ShenHong Kong
MacabreBernice Stegers, Veronica Zinny, Stanko MolnarItaly
Mama DraculaLouise Fletcher, Maria Schneider, Marc-Henri WajnbergBelgium
ManiacJoe Spinell, Fred BorgesUnited States
The Monster ClubVincent Price, Donald Pleasence, John CarradineUnited Kingdom
Motel HellRory Calhoun, Paul Linke, Nancy ParsonsUnited States
Mother's DayNancy Hendrickson, Deborah Luce, Tiana PierceUnited States
New Years EvilRoz Kelly, Kip Niven, Chris WallaceUnited States
Night of DeathErnest Menzer, Denise Montréal, Betty BeckersFrance
Night of the DemonJoy Allen, Bob CollinsUnited States
The Night of the HuntedBrigitte Lahaie, Rachel Mhas, Vincent GardèreFrance
Nightmare CityHugo Stiglitz, Laura Trotter, Maria Rosaria OmaggioItaly
Mexico
Spain
NightmaresJenny Neumann, Gary SweetAustralia
The Other HellFranca Stoppi, Carlo De Mejo, Francesca CarmenoItaly
Patrick Still LivesGianni Dei, Franco Silva, Mariangela GiordanoItaly
Prom NightLeslie Nielsen, Jamie Lee Curtis, Casey StevensCanada
Return of the WolfmanPaul Naschy, Julia Saly, Silvia AguilarSpain
SchizoidKlaus Kinski, Marianna HillUnited States
Sex and Black MagicNieves Navarro, Lucia Ramirez, Richard HarrisonDominican Republic
Italy
The ShiningJack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny LloydUnited States
United Kingdom
Terror TrainBen Johnson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Hart BochnerCanada
To All a Good NightJennifer Runyon, Forrest Swanson, Linda GentileUnited States
Toxic ZombiesChuck McCrann, Beverly Shapiro, Dennis HelfendUnited States
The UnseenBarbara Bach, Sidney Lassick, Stephen FurstUnited States
The Watcher in the Woods, Bette Davis, Lynn-Holly Johnson, Kyle RichardsUnited States
We're Going to Eat YouHan Kuo Tsai, Kao Hsiung, Mel WongHong Kong
WindowsTalia Shire, Joe Cortese, Elizabeth AshleyUnited States
Without WarningJack Palance, Martin LandauUnited States
Zombie Holocaust, Francesco Martino]Ian McCulloch, Alexandra Cole, Sherry BuchananItaly