During the month of October in 2017, Limelight Magazine counted down our favorite 31 horror movies since 2000. This year we decided to go back to the 1980’s which was the peak of the slasher film genre. While almost everyone knows the Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and Child’s Play franchises, there were a number of slasher films that were released between 1980 and 1989 that have become neglected or overlooked. So, we decided to go through our extensive DVD and Blu-ray collection and feature a slasher film from this time period that we don’t hear a lot about anymore. While not all of these are great films, they are worth checking out if you are a fan of this horror sub genre.
It should be noted that we are referencing one obscure slasher movie per day alphabetically during October. We are only featuring those films we actually own. There are three letters of the alphabet (Q, Y & Z) where we don’t own a film title to match that letter. Please check back daily for the next featured film.
A – ALONE IN THE DARK (1982)
B – BLOODY BIRTHDAY (1981)
C – CHEERLEADER CAMP (1988)
D – DON’T GO IN THE HOUSE (1980)
E – EDGE OF THE AXE (1988)
F – FINAL EXAM (1981)
G – GRADUATION DAY (1981)
H – HIDE AND GO SHRIEK (1988)
I – INTRUDER (1989)
J – JUST BEFORE DAWN (1981)
K – KILLER PARTY (1986)
L – THE LAST HORROR FILM (1982)
M – MOUNTAINTOP MOTEL MASSACRE (1983)
N – NIGHT SCHOOL (1981)
O – OFFERINGS (1989)
P – THE PROWLER (1981)
R- RETURN TO HORROR HIGH (1987)
S – SILENT SCREAM (1980)
T – TERROR TRAIN (1980)
U – THE UNSEEN (1980)
V – VISITING HOURS (1982)
W – WELCOME TO SPRING BREAK (1988)
X – X-RAY (1981)
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