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Poll: The Best Horror Movies of the 1980s

A poll by BonaFideBOSS
This poll is made in celebration of one of the most iconic horror movies of all time, The Shining (1980)'s 40th anniversary.

Let's have a look at some of the best horror movies of that decade.

Which of these horror movies of the 1980s, with an average rating of 7.0 and 25000 votes, is your favorite?

Discuss here

Results of 1,003 votes:

  1. 1.

    The Shining (1980)

     
  2. 2.

    The Thing (1982)

     
  3. 3.

    A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

     
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