List of horror films of 1984
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A list of horror films released in 1984.
Title | Director(s) | Cast | Country | Notes | Ref. |
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The Barbaric Beast of Boggy Creek, Part II | Charles B. Pierce | Charles B. Pierce, Cindy Butler, Chuck Pierce | United States | Alternative title(s)
| [1] |
Bloodsuckers from Outer Space | Glen Coburn | Thorn Meyes, Dennis Letts, Laura Ellis | United States | ||
C.H.U.D. | Douglas Cheek | John Heard, Kim Greist, Daniel Stern | United States | [2] | |
Children of the Corn | Fritz Kiersch | Peter Horton, Linda Hamilton | United States | [3] | |
The Company of Wolves | Neil Jordan | Sarah Patterson, Angela Lansbury, David Warner (actor) | United Kingdom | ||
Day of the Reaper | Tim Ritter | Cathy O'Hanlon, Patrick Foster | United States | [4] | |
Deadly Intruder | John McCauley | Danny Bonaduce, Stuart Whitman, Daniel Greene | United States | [5] | |
Disconnected | Gorman Bechard | Frances Raines, Mark Walker | United States | [6] | |
Don't Open Till Christmas | Edmund Purdom | Ricky Kennedy, Ray Marioni, Kelly Baker | United Kingdom | [7] | |
Fatal Games | Michael Elliot | Sally Kirkland, Lynn Banashek, Sean Masterson | United States | Alternative title(s)
| [8] |
Firestarter | Mark L. Lester | David Keith, Drew Barrymore, Heather Locklear | United States | [9] | |
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter | Joseph Zito, Joe Hoffman | Crispin Glover, Kimberly Beck, Barbara Howard | United States | [10] | |
Gremlins | Joe Dante | Hoyt Axton, Zach Galligan, Corey Feldman | United States | [11] | |
The Hills Have Eyes Part II | Wes Craven | Michael Berryman, Tamara Stafford, Kevin Spirtas | United States United Kingdom | [12] | |
Hunters of the Night | Visa Mäkinen | Sari Sarmas, Reijo Kokko, Sirpa Taivainen | Finland | ||
The Initiation | Larry Stewart | Vera Miles, Daphne Zuniga, James Read | United States | [13] | |
Innocent Prey | Colin Eggleston | P.J. Soles, Martin Balsam | Australia | ||
Invitation to Hell | Wes Craven | Robert Urich, Joanna Cassidy | United States | Television film | [14] |
Monster Dog | Claudio Fragasso | Alice Cooper, Victoria Vera, Carlos Sanurio | Spain United States | ||
Night of the Comet | Thom Eberhardt | Kelli Maroney, Catherine Mary Stewart | United States | [15] | |
A Nightmare on Elm Street | Wes Craven | Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp, John Saxon | United States | [16] | |
Purana Mandir | Shyam Ramsay, Tulsi Ramsay | Mohnish Bahl, Arti Gupta, Ajay Agarwal | India | [17] | |
Razorback | Russell Mulcahy | Gregory Harrison | Australia | [18] | |
Rocktober Blood | Beverly Sebastian | Tray Loren, Donna Scoggins | United States | [19] | |
Satan's Blade | L. Scott Castillo Jr. | Tom Bongiorno, Stephanie Leigh Steel, Thomas Cue | United States | [20] | |
Scream for Help | Michael Winner | Rachael Kelly, Marie Masters, David Allen Brooks | United Kingdom | [21] | |
The Sea Serpent | Amando de Ossorio | Timothy Bottoms, Taryn Power, León Klimovsky | Spain | ||
Shadows Run Black | Howard Heard | Kevin Costner | United States | [22] | |
Silent Madness | Simon Nuchtern | Belinda Montgomery, Viveca Lindfors, Katherine Kamhi | United States | [23] | |
Silent Night, Deadly Night | Charles E. Sellier Jr. | Lilyan Chauvin, Leo Geter, Linnea Quigley | United States | [24] | |
Splatter University | Richard Haines | Francine Forbes, Cathy Lacommaro, Ric Randig | United States | [25] | |
Strangler vs. Strangler | Slobodan Sijan | Tasko Nacic, Nikola Simic, Srdjan Saper | Yugoslavia | [26] | |
The Tenant | Ronny Yu | Yun-Fat Chow, Sally Yeh, Melvin Wong | Hong Kong | ||
Terror in the Aisles | Andrew J. Kuehn | Donald Pleasence, Nancy Allen | United States | [27] | |
The Toxic Avenger | Lloyd Kaufman, Michael Herz | Mitch Cohen, Mark Torgl, Andree Maranda | United States | ||
Veneno para las hadas | Carlos Enrique Taboada | Ana Patricia Rojo, Elsa María Gutiérrez | Mexico |
References
- ^ Hassen, Kristie. "The Boggy Creek 2: The Legend Continues". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
- ^ Muir 2010, p. 381.
- ^ Muir 2010, p. 380.
- ^ Albright 2012, p. 191.
- ^ Mannikka, Eleanor. "Deadly Intruder". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
- ^ Albright 2012, p. 182.
- ^ Muir 2010, pp. 383–384.
- ^ Stanley 1988, p. 105.
- ^ Muir 2010, p. 389.
- ^ Muir 2010, p. 390.
- ^ Muir 2010, p. 394.
- ^ Hardy 1995, p. 398.
- ^ Muir 2010, p. 396.
- ^ O'Connor, John J. (May 24, 1984). "An 'Invitation to Hell'". The New York Times. New York City, New York. Archived from the original on January 18, 2020.
- ^ Deming, Mark. "Night of the Comet". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ Muir 2010, pp. 406–407.
- ^ Guarisco, Donald. "Purana Mandir". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ Williams, Karl. "Razorback". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ Curti 2019, p. 131.
- ^ "Satans Blade". Allmovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
- ^ Mannikka, Eleanor. "Scream for Help". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
- ^ Young 2000, p. 560.
- ^ Albright 2012, p. 266.
- ^ Muir 2010, pp. 410–412.
- ^ Beldin, Fred. "Splatter University". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ Mannikka, Eleanor. "Davitelj Protiv Davitelja". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
- ^ Mannikka, Eleanor. "Terror in the Aisles". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
Sources
- Albright, Brian (2012). Regional Horror Films, 1958-1990: A State-by-State Guide with Interviews. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-1-476-60042-0.
- Chibnall, Steve; Petley, Julian, eds. (2002). British Horror Cinema. New York City, New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-23003-2.
- Curti, Roberto (2019). Italian Gothic Horror Films: 1980–1989. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-1-476-67243-4.
- Hardy, Phil, ed. (1995). The Overlook Film Encyclopedia. Vol. 3. Overlook Press. ISBN 0-87951-624-0.
- Harper, Jim (2004). Legacy of Blood: A Comprehensive Guide to Slasher Movies. Manchester, England: Critical Vision. ISBN 978-1-900-48639-2.
- Heller-Nicholas, Alexandra (2011). Rape-Revenge Films: A Critical Study. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-4961-3.
- Kay, Glenn (2012). Zombie Movies: The Ultimate Guide (2nd ed.). Chicago, Illinois: Chicago Review Press. ISBN 978-1-613-74425-3.
- Kerekes, David; Slater, David (2005). See No Evil: Banned Films and Video Controversy. London, England: Headpress. ISBN 978-1-900-48610-1.
- Muir, John Kenneth (2010). Horror Films of the 1980s. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-45501-0.
- Pitts, Michael R. (2013). Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films (2nd ed.). Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-46372-5.
- Pratley, Gerald (2003). A Century of Canadian Cinema: Gerald Pratley's Feature Film Guide, 1900 to the Present. Toronto, Ontario: Lynx Images. ISBN 978-1-894-07321-9.
- Rockoff, Adam (2016) [2002]. Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film, 1978–1986. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-49192-6.
- Shelley, Peter (2012). Australian Horror Films, 1973-2010. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-46167-7.
- Sipos, Thomas M. (2010). Horror Film Aesthetics: Creating the Visual Language of Fear. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-44972-9.
- Stanley, John (1988). Revenge of the Creature Features Movie Guide: An A to Z Encyclopedia to the Cinema of the Fantastic, or, Is There a Mad Doctor In the House?. Pacifica, California: Creatures at Large Press. ISBN 0-940064-04-9.
- Stine, Scott Aaron (2003). The Gorehound's Guide to Splatter Films of the 1980s. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-41532-8.
- Waller, Gregory Albert, ed. (1987). American Horrors: Essays on the Modern American Horror Film. Urbana, Illinois: University of Illinois Press. ISBN 978-0-252-01448-2.
- Young, R. G. (2000). The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film: Ali Baba to Zombies. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 1-55783-269-2. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
External links
- Horror films of 1984 on Internet Movie Database