Top Ten Essential Horror Films of 1983

I wanna go back to 1983!  Some essential movies of that year include Scarface, Flashdance, The Outsiders, Strange Brew, Risky Business, National Lampoon’s Vacation, Wargames, Return of the Jedi, Trading Places, Mr. Mom, D.C. Cab, Doctor Detroit, and Spring Break.   But what about horror?

Curtains (Feb 25, 1983)

Six young actresses auditioning for a movie role at a remote mansion are targeted by a mysterious masked murderer.

Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yzwt8U1V5xY

Pieces (Sep 23, 1983)

A frustrated Boston detective searches for the maniac responsible for mutilating a number of university coeds.

Official Trailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHfpza8YVyo

The Baphomet Seance (November 13, 1983)

The film represents itself as an instructional video on how to conduct Seances and talk to the dead.

Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lsf4JMXmKnU

Videodrome (Jan 28, 1983)

A programmer at a Toronto TV station that specializes in adult entertainment searches for the producers of a dangerous and bizarre broadcast.

Official Trailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjkK3Hnjy8s

Mausoleum (Feb. 18, 1983)

10-year-old Susan Walker, mourning her mother’s death, is possessed by a demon who has been preying on her female ancestors for centuries. Years later, the demon takes over when she has married OIiver Farrell and entered psychoanalysis.

Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tRTDoL84Q0

Cujo (Aug. 12, 1983)

Cujo, a friendly St. Bernard, contracts rabies and conducts a reign of terror on a small American town.

Official Trailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0k21yeVMbM

Psycho II (June 3, 1983)

After twenty-two years of psychiatric care, Norman Bates attempts to return to a life of solitude, but the specters of his crimes – and his mother – continue to haunt him.

Official Trailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Z-boNBbohc

Twilight Zone The Movie (June 24, 1983)

Four horror and science fiction segments, directed by four famous directors, each of them being a new version of a classic story from Rod Serling’s landmark television series.

Official Trailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2leivyKFU0

Mortuary (Sept. 2, 1983)

A young woman investigates the seemingly accidental death of her father, revealing many unsettling secrets and putting her in mortal danger.

Official Trailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCb4y5WOvIk

Christine (Dec. 9, 1983)

A nerdish boy buys a strange car with an evil mind of its own and his nature starts to change to reflect it.

Official Trailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieBmy6qjiCI