List of horror films of 1982
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A list of horror films released in 1982.
Title | Director(s) | Cast | Country | Notes | Ref. |
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The Aftermath | Steve Barkett | Sid Haig | United States | Alternative title(s)
| [1] |
Alone in the Dark | Jack Sholder | Jack Palance, Donald Pleasence, Martin Landau | United States | [2] | |
Amityville II: The Possession | Damiano Damiani | James Olson, Burt Young, Rutanya Alda | United States Mexico | [3] | |
The Appointment | Lindsey C. Vickers | Edward Woodward, Jane Merrow | United Kingdom | ||
Bakterion | Tonino Ricci | David Warbeck, Janet Agren, José María Labernié | Italy Spain | ||
Basket Case | Frank Henenlotter | Kevin Van Hentenryck, Terri Susan Smith, Beverly Bonner | United States | [4] | |
The Beast Within | Philippe Mora | Ronny Cox, Bibi Besch | United States | [5] | |
Blood Song | Robert Angus, Alan J. Levi | Frankie Avalon, Donna Wilkes, Dane Clark | United States | Alternative title(s)
| [6] |
Blood Tide | Richard Jefferies | James Earl Jones, José Ferrer, Lila Kedrova | United States | Alternative title(s)
| [7] |
Bloodbeat | Fabrice-Ange Zaphiratos | Helen Benton, Terry Brown | United States France | [8] | |
Boardinghouse | John Wintergate | Kalassu, Alexandra Day | United States | [9] | |
The Boogeyman | Jeffrey C. Schiro | Bert Linder, Mindy Silverman, Bobby Persicelli | United States | [10] | |
Cat People | Paul Schrader | Nastassja Kinski, Malcolm McDowell, John Heard | United States | [11] | |
The Clairvoyant | Armand Mastroianni | Perry King, Elizabeth Kemp | United States | Alternative title(s)
| [12] |
Creepshow | George A. Romero | Hal Holbrook, Adrienne Barbeau, Fritz Weaver | United States | [13] | |
Cry for the Strangers | Peter Medak | Patrick Duffy, Cindy Pickett | United States | Television film | [14] |
Curse of the Cannibal Confederates | Tony Malanowski | Rebecca Bach, Christopher Gummer | United States | [15] | |
Dark Sanity | Martin Green | Aldo Ray, Kory Clark, Chuck Jamison | United States | Alternative title(s)
| [16] |
Deadly Games | Scott Mansfield | Jo Ann Harris, Steve Railsback, June Lockhart | United States | Alternative title(s)
| [17] |
Death Screams | David Nelson | Susan Kiger, Jennifer Chase, Andria Savio | United States | Alternative title(s)
| [18] |
Death Valley | Dick Richards | Paul Le Mat, Catherine Hicks, Stephen McHattie | United States | [19] | |
Dogs of Hell | Worth Keeter | Earl Owensby, Bill Gribble | United States | ||
Don't Go to Sleep | Richard Lang | Dennis Weaver, Valerie Harper, Ruth Gordon | United States | Television film | [20] |
Don't Look in the Attic | Carlo Ausino | Beba Lončar, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Annarita Grapputo | Italy | Alternative title(s)
| |
The Dorm That Dripped Blood | Stephen W. Carpenter, Jeffrey Obrow | Laurie Lapinski, Stephen Sachs, Daphne Zuniga | United States | [21] | |
The Entity | Sidney J. Furie | Barbara Hershey | United States | [22] | |
Fantasies | William Wiard | Suzanne Pleshette, Barry Newman, Robert Vaughn | United States | Television film | [23] |
Forbidden World | Allan Holzman | Jesse Vint, Scott Paulin, Michael Bowen | United States | [24] | |
The Forest | Don Jones | Gary Kent, Tomi Barrett, John Batis | United States | [25] | |
Friday the 13th Part III | Steve Miner | Dana Kimmell, Paul Kratka, Richard Brooker | United States | [26] | |
The Ghost Dance | Peter F. Buffa | Julie Amato, Victor Mohica, Frank Salsedo | United States | [27] | |
Girls Nite Out | Robert Deubel | Julia Montgomery, Hal Holbrook, Rutanya Alda | United States | Alternative title(s)
| [28] |
Halloween III: Season of the Witch | Tommy Lee Wallace | Tom Atkins, Stacey Nelkin, Dan O'Herlihy | United States | [29] | |
Honeymoon Horror | Harry Preston | Paul Iwanski | United States | ||
Hotline | Jerry Jameson | Lynda Carter, Steve Forrest | United States | Television film | [30] |
Hospital Massacre | Boaz Davidson | Barbi Benton | United States | Alternative title(s)
| [31] |
The House on Sorority Row | Mark Rosman | Kathryn McNeil, Eileen Davidson | United States | [32] | |
The House Where Evil Dwells | Kevin Connor | Edward Albert, Susan George, Doug McClure | United States Japan | [33] | |
Humongous | Paul Lynch | Janet Julian, David Wallace, John Wildman | Canada | [34] | |
The Incubus | John Hough | John Cassavetes, Kerrie Keane, Helen Hughes | Canada | [35] | |
Invitation to Hell | Michael J. Murphy | Becky Simpson, Joseph Sheahan | United Kingdom | ||
Jaws of Satan | Bob Claver | Fritz Weaver, Jon Korkes, Gretchen Corbett | United States | [36] | |
The Last Horror Film | David Winters | Caroline Munro, Joe Spinell, Judd Hamilton | United States | [37] | |
The Living Dead Girl | Jean Rollin | Marina Pierro, Françoise Blanchard, Carina Barone | France | [38] | |
Madman | Joe Giannone | Gaylen Ross | United States | [39] | |
Manhattan Baby | Lucio Fulci | Christopher Connelly | Italy | [40] | |
Midnight | John A. Russo | Lawrence Tierney, Melanie Verlin, John Hall | United States | [41] | |
Murder by Phone | Michael Anderson | Richard Chamberlain, John Houseman, Sara Botsford | United States Canada | Alternative title(s)
| [42] |
The New York Ripper | Lucio Fulci | Babette New, Jack Hedley, Zora Kerova | Italy | [43] | |
Next of Kin | Tony Williams | Jacki Kerin, John Jarratt, Alex Scott | Australia | Alternative title(s)
| [44] |
Parasite | Charles Band | Robert Glaudini, Demi Moore | United States | [45] | |
Pieces | Juan Piquer Simón | Christopher George, Lynda Day George | Spain United States | Alternative title(s)
| [46] |
Poltergeist | Tobe Hooper | Craig T. Nelson, JoBeth Williams, Beatrice Straight | United States | [47] | |
Q | Larry Cohen | Michael Moriarty, Candy Clark, David Carradine | United States | [48] | |
Satan's Mistress | James Polakof | Britt Ekland, Lana Wood | United States | ||
The Sender | Roger Christian | Kathryn Harrold, Željko Ivanek, Shirley Knight | United Kingdom | [49] | |
The Slayer | J. S. Cardone | Sarah Kendall, Frederick Flynn, Carol Kottenbrook | United States | [50] | |
The Slumber Party Massacre | Amy Holden Jones | Robin Stille | United States | [51] | |
A Stranger Is Watching | Sean S. Cunningham | Kate Mulgrew, Rip Torn, James Naughton | United States | [52] | |
Superstition | James W. Roberson | James Houghton, Albert Salmi | United States | [53] | |
Tenebrae | Dario Argento | Anthony Franciosa, John Saxon, Daria Nicolodi | Italy | Alternative title(s)
| [54] |
The Thing | John Carpenter | Kurt Russell, Keith David, Wilford Brimley | United States | [55] | |
Trick or Treats | Gary Graver | Carrie Snodgress, Peter Jason, David Carradine | United States | [56] | |
Unhinged | Don Gronquist | Laurel Munson, Janet Penner, Sara Ansley | United States | [57] | |
Variola Vera | Goran Marković | Rade Šerbedžija, Erland Josephson, Rade Marković | Yugoslavia | ||
Visiting Hours | Jean-Claude Lord | Michael Ironside, Lee Grant, Linda Purl | Canada | Alternative title(s)
| [58] |
Xtro | Harry Bromley Davenport | Bernice Stegers, Phillip Sayer, Simon Nash | United Kingdom | [59] |
References
- ^ Kay 2012, p. 172.
- ^ Muir 2010, pp. 214–215.
- ^ Muir 2010, p. 216.
- ^ Muir 2010, p. 218.
- ^ Muir 2010, p. 222.
- ^ Young 2000, p. 63.
- ^ Young 2000, p. 64.
- ^ "Bloodbeat". American Genre Film Archive. Archived from the original on January 18, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
- ^ Young 2000, p. 66.
- ^ Deming, Mark. "The Boogeyman". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ Muir 2010, pp. 230–232.
- ^ Muir 2010, pp. 260–261.
- ^ Muir 2010, pp. 232–235.
- ^ Waller 1987, p. 146.
- ^ Durica, Paul. "Curse of the Cannibal Confederates". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ Binion, Cavett. "Dark Sanity". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ "Deadly Games". AllMovie. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
- ^ Binion, Cavett. "Death Screams". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
- ^ Maslin, Janet (May 7, 1982). "'Death Valley'". The New York Times. New York City, New York. Archived from the original on January 18, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
- ^ Erickson, Hal. "Don't Go to Sleep". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ Muir 2010, pp. 154–155.
- ^ Heller-Nicholas 2011, p. 94.
- ^ Muir 2010, pp. 202–206.
- ^ Young 2000, p. 223.
- ^ Albright 2008, pp. 129–130.
- ^ Muir 2010, pp. 238–240.
- ^ Pitts 2013, p. 1538.
- ^ Albright 2012, p. 237.
- ^ Muir 2010, pp. 244–245.
- ^ Review Summary The New York Times
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- ^ Muir 2010, p. 256.
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- ^ Muir 2011, pp. 204–209.
- ^ Brennan, Sandra. "The Last Horror Film". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
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- ^ Muir 2010, p. 599–603.
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- ^ Muir 2010, pp. 343–344.
- ^ Muir 2010, pp. 269–271.
- ^ Binion, Cavett. "Q: The Winged Serpent". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
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- ^ "Superstition (1982)". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on January 18, 2020.
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- ^ Harper 2004, p. 177.
- ^ Stine 2003, p. 302.
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- ^ Chibnall & Petley 2002, p. 228.
Sources
- Albright, Brian (2008). Wild Beyond Belief!: Interviews with Exploitation Filmmakers of the 1960s and 1970s. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-48250-4.
- 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.
- 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.
- Muir, John Kenneth (2011). Horror Films of the 1990s. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-48480-5.
- 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.
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- Shelley, Peter (2012). Australian Horror Films, 1973-2010. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-46167-7.
- 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 1982 on Internet Movie Database