Showing 1–100 of 105 films
| # | Rank ▲ | Film | Year | Director | Country | Genre | Keywords | Votes | IMDb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | An American Werewolf in London | 1981 | John Landis | USA | Werewolf | Black Comedy, Horror Comedy, Body Horror, Romance | 374 | IMDb ↗ |
| 2 | 20 | The Evil Dead | 1981 | Sam Raimi | USA | Splatter | Supernatural, Body Horror, Haunted House, Zombie, Horror Comedy, Chamber Film | 371 | IMDb ↗ |
| 3 | 58 | Possession | 1981 | Andrzej Zulawski | France | Psychological | Psychological Horror, Psychological Drama, Surrealism, Body Horror, Family Drama, Mystery, Cosmic Horror, Melodrama | 157 | IMDb ↗ |
| 4 | 81 | …E tu vivrai nel terrore! L’aldilà | 1981 | Lucio Fulci | Italy | Supernatural | Splatter, Zombie, Southern Gothic, Haunted House, Cosmic Horror, Gothic, Body Horror, Surrealism | 155 | IMDb ↗ |
| 5 | 84 | The Howling | 1981 | Joe Dante | USA | Werewolf | Supernatural, Body Horror, Satire | 167 | IMDb ↗ |
| 6 | 230 | Scanners | 1981 | David Cronenberg | Canada | Science Fiction | Thriller, Canuxploitation, Body Horror, Splatter, Psychological Thriller, Spy | 92 | IMDb ↗ |
| 7 | 254 | My Bloody Valentine | 1981 | George Mihalka | Canada | Slasher | Canuxploitation, Splatter | 93 | IMDb ↗ |
| 8 | 277 | Dead & Buried | 1981 | Gary Sherman | USA | Zombie | Mystery, Splatter, Police Procedural, Psychological Horror, Body Horror, Cosmic Horror, Voodoo Zombie | 63 | IMDb ↗ |
| 9 | 306 | Friday the 13th Part 2 | 1981 | Steve Miner | USA | Slasher | Teen Movie | 49 | IMDb ↗ |
| 10 | 319 | Halloween II | 1981 | Rick Rosenthal | USA | Slasher | Halloween, Police Procedural | 67 | IMDb ↗ |
| 11 | 350 | The Burning | 1981 | Tony Maylam | USA | Slasher | Splatter, Teen Movie | 70 | IMDb ↗ |
| 12 | 356 | Roadgames | 1981 | Richard Franklin | Australia | Thriller | Road Movie, Ozploitation, Psychological Thriller, Mystery, Black Comedy | 29 | IMDb ↗ |
| 13 | 381 | The Funhouse | 1981 | Tobe Hooper | USA | Slasher | — | 49 | IMDb ↗ |
| 14 | 468 | Ghost Story | 1981 | John Irvin | USA | Supernatural | — | 25 | IMDb ↗ |
| 15 | 513 | Dark Night of the Scarecrow | 1981 | Frank De Felitta | USA | Slasher | — | 31 | IMDb ↗ |
| 16 | 586 | Ms .45 | 1981 | Abel Ferrara | USA | Exploitation | Rape and Revenge, Thriller, Psychological Thriller, No Wave Cinema | 12 | IMDb ↗ |
| 17 | 595 | Quella villa accanto al cimitero | 1981 | Lucio Fulci | Italy | Splatter | Supernatural, Haunted House, Zombie, Mystery, Cosmic Horror | 42 | IMDb ↗ |
| 18 | 621 | Madman | 1981 | Joe Giannone | USA | Slasher | — | 24 | IMDb ↗ |
| 19 | 636 | The Prowler | 1981 | Joseph Zito | USA | Slasher | — | 40 | IMDb ↗ |
| 20 | 646 | Le notti del terrore | 1981 | Andrea Bianchi | Italy | Zombie | Splatter, Siege Film | 27 | IMDb ↗ |
| 21 | 659 | Just Before Dawn | 1981 | Jeff Lieberman | USA | Slasher | — | 29 | IMDb ↗ |
| 22 | 674 | The Pit | 1981 | Lew Lehman | Canada | Comedy | — | 14 | IMDb ↗ |
| 23 | 683 | Happy Birthday to Me | 1981 | J. Lee Thompson | Canada | Slasher | — | 32 | IMDb ↗ |
| 24 | 697 | Wolfen | 1981 | Michael Wadleigh | USA | Werewolf | Police Procedural, Supernatural, Thriller, Folk Horror | 36 | IMDb ↗ |
| 25 | 870 | Cannibal ferox | 1981 | Umberto Lenzi | Italy | Splatter | Cannibal Boom, Sadistic Horror, Adventure | 25 | IMDb ↗ |
| 26 | 1035 | Galaxy of Terror | 1981 | Bruce D. Clark | USA | Science Fiction | — | 14 | IMDb ↗ |
| 27 | 1055 | Hell Night | 1981 | Tom DeSimone | USA | Slasher | — | 26 | IMDb ↗ |
| 28 | 1127 | Nightmare | 1981 | Romano Scavolini | USA | Slasher | — | 12 | IMDb ↗ |
| 29 | 1167 | Leák | 1981 | H. Tjut Djalil | Indonesia | Supernatural | Fantasy, Folk Horror, Exploitation, Body Horror | 11 | IMDb ↗ |
| 30 | 1275 | Bloody Birthday | 1981 | Ed Hunt | USA | Slasher | Evil Children | 12 | IMDb ↗ |
| 31 | 1301 | Die Säge des Todes | 1981 | Jesús Franco | Germany | Slasher | Splatter, Giallo, Sexploitation | 14 | IMDb ↗ |
| 32 | 1324 | Evilspeak | 1981 | Eric Weston | USA | Supernatural | — | 12 | IMDb ↗ |
| 33 | 1351 | Deadly Blessing | 1981 | Wes Craven | USA | Supernatural | — | 10 | IMDb ↗ |
| 34 | 1457 | Strange Behavior | 1981 | Michael Laughlin | Australia | Science Fiction | Slasher, Ozploitation | 10 | IMDb ↗ |
| 35 | 1504 | Eyes of a Stranger | 1981 | Ken Wiederhorn | USA | Slasher | — | 11 | IMDb ↗ |
| 36 | 1528 | Student Bodies | 1981 | Mickey Rose | USA | Slasher | — | 12 | IMDb ↗ |
| 37 | 2041 | Night Warning | 1981 | William Asher | USA | Slasher | — | 9 | IMDb ↗ |
| 38 | 2109 | Gatto nero | 1981 | Lucio Fulci | Italy | Supernatural | Gothic | 8 | IMDb ↗ |
| 39 | 2256 | The Boogens | 1981 | James L. Conway | USA | Monster | — | 9 | IMDb ↗ |
| 40 | 2267 | Night School | 1981 | Ken Hughes | USA | Slasher | — | 9 | IMDb ↗ |
| 41 | 2268 | Hospital Massacre | 1981 | Boaz Davidson | USA | Slasher | — | 6 | IMDb ↗ |
| 42 | 2319 | Graduation Day | 1981 | Herb Freed | USA | Slasher | — | 7 | IMDb ↗ |
| 43 | 2345 | El retorno del Hombre Lobo | 1981 | Paul Naschy | Spain | Werewolf | Gothic, Vampire | 9 | IMDb ↗ |
| 44 | 2355 | Home Sweet Home | 1981 | Nettie Peña | USA | Slasher | — | 6 | IMDb ↗ |
| 45 | 2410 | The Final Conflict | 1981 | Graham Baker | UK | Supernatural | — | 6 | IMDb ↗ |
| 46 | 2470 | Hung bong | 1981 | Dennis Yu | Hong Kong | Supernatural | Hong Kong New Wave, Haunted House, Voodoo Zombie | 5 | IMDb ↗ |
| 47 | 2508 | Incubus | 1981 | John Hough | Canada | Supernatural | — | 5 | IMDb ↗ |
| 48 | 2635 | Heavy Metal | 1981 | Gerald Potterton | Canada | Anthology | — | 5 | IMDb ↗ |
| 49 | 2704 | Blow Out | 1981 | Brian De Palma | USA | Thriller | — | 5 | IMDb ↗ |
| 50 | 2711 | The Monster Club | 1981 | Roy Ward Baker | UK | Anthology | — | 5 | IMDb ↗ |
| 51 | 2728 | Final Exam | 1981 | Jimmy Huston | USA | Slasher | — | 5 | IMDb ↗ |
| 52 | 2759 | Inseminoid | 1981 | Norman J. Warren | UK | Science Fiction | — | 5 | IMDb ↗ |
| 53 | 2988 | The Appointment | 1981 | Lindsey C. Vickers | UK | Supernatural | — | 4 | IMDb ↗ |
| 54 | 3136 | Full Moon High | 1981 | Larry Cohen | USA | Werewolf | — | 4 | IMDb ↗ |
| 55 | 3183 | Rosso sangue | 1981 | Joe D'Amato | Italy | Slasher | — | 4 | IMDb ↗ |
| 56 | 3217 | Murder Obsession | 1981 | Riccardo Freda | Italy | Giallo | — | 4 | IMDb ↗ |
| 57 | 3237 | The Hand | 1981 | Oliver Stone | USA | Psychological | — | 4 | IMDb ↗ |
| 58 | 3331 | Ratu Ilmu Hitam | 1981 | Liliek Sudjio | Indonesia | Supernatural | — | 3 | IMDb ↗ |
| 59 | 3489 | Si yiu | 1981 | Chih-Hung Kuei | Hong Kong | Thriller | — | 3 | IMDb ↗ |
| 60 | 3514 | Alison’s Birthday | 1981 | Ian Coughlan | Australia | Supernatural | — | 3 | IMDb ↗ |
| 61 | 3516 | Ai sha | 1981 | Patrick Tam | Hong Kong | Mystery | — | 3 | IMDb ↗ |
| 62 | 3601 | The Fan | 1981 | Ed Bianchi | USA | Thriller | — | 3 | IMDb ↗ |
| 63 | 3621 | This House Possessed | 1981 | William Wiard | USA | Supernatural | — | 3 | IMDb ↗ |
| 64 | 3690 | Le lac des morts vivants | 1981 | Jean Rollin | France | Zombie | — | 3 | IMDb ↗ |
| 65 | 3718 | There Was a Little Girl | 1981 | Ovidio G. Assonitis | Italy | Giallo | — | 3 | IMDb ↗ |
| 66 | 3730 | Mommie Dearest | 1981 | Frank Perry | USA | Drama | Biopic, Melodrama, Family Drama, Psychological Drama | 3 | IMDb ↗ |
| 67 | 3798 | Fear No Evil | 1981 | Frank LaLoggia | USA | Supernatural | — | 3 | IMDb ↗ |
| 68 | 3860 | Docteur Jekyll et les femmes | 1981 | Walerian Borowczyk | France | Gothic | — | 3 | IMDb ↗ |
| 69 | 4061 | Gu | 1981 | Chih-Hung Kuei | Hong Kong | Supernatural | — | 2 | IMDb ↗ |
| 70 | 4157 | Anyab | 1981 | Mohammed Shebl | Egypt | Vampire | — | 2 | IMDb ↗ |
| 71 | 4431 | Don’t Go in the Woods | 1981 | James Bryan | USA | Slasher | — | 2 | IMDb ↗ |
| 72 | 4723 | Southern Comfort | 1981 | Walter Hill | USA | Thriller | — | 2 | IMDb ↗ |
| 73 | 4823 | L’ultimo squalo | 1981 | Enzo G. Castellari | Italy | Natural Horror | — | 2 | IMDb ↗ |
| 74 | 4892 | Saturday the 14th | 1981 | Howard R. Cohen | USA | Comedy | — | 2 | IMDb ↗ |
| 75 | 4985 | Piranha Part Two: The Spawning | 1981 | James Cameron | USA | Natural Horror | — | 2 | IMDb ↗ |
| 76 | 5072 | Dragonslayer | 1981 | Matthew Robbins | USA | Fantasy | — | 2 | IMDb ↗ |
| 77 | 5321 | Hakujitsumu | 1981 | Tetsuji Takechi | Japan | Adult | — | 1 | IMDb ↗ |
| 78 | 5362 | Gipeun bam gabjagi | 1981 | Young Nam Ko | South Korea | Psychological | — | 1 | IMDb ↗ |
| 79 | 5524 | The Nesting | 1981 | Armand Weston | USA | Supernatural | — | 1 | IMDb ↗ |
| 80 | 5621 | Nightdreams | 1981 | Francis Delia | USA | Adult | — | 1 | IMDb ↗ |
| 81 | 5947 | Venom | 1981 | Piers Haggard | UK | Thriller | — | 1 | IMDb ↗ |
| 82 | 6025 | Castelul din Carpati | 1981 | Stere Gulea | Romania | Drama | — | 1 | IMDb ↗ |
| 83 | 6065 | Goeshi | 1981 | Beom-gu Kang | South Korea | Zombie | — | 1 | IMDb ↗ |
| 84 | 6200 | Tajemství hradu v Karpatech | 1981 | Oldrich Lipský | Czechia | Gothic | — | 1 | IMDb ↗ |
| 85 | 6205 | Christiane F. – Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo | 1981 | Uli Edel | Germany | Drama | — | 1 | IMDb ↗ |
| 86 | 6487 | Dukun lintah | 1981 | Ackyl Anwari | Indonesia | Supernatural | — | 1 | IMDb ↗ |
| 87 | 6550 | Gosti iz galaksije | 1981 | Dusan Vukotic | Serbia | Science Fiction | — | 1 | IMDb ↗ |
| 88 | 6879 | Demonoid | 1981 | Alfredo Zacarías | USA | Supernatural | — | 1 | IMDb ↗ |
| 89 | 6913 | Xie ying wu | 1981 | Shan Hua | Hong Kong | Action | — | 1 | IMDb ↗ |
| 90 | 7259 | No Place to Hide | 1981 | John Llewellyn Moxey | USA | Thriller | — | 1 | IMDb ↗ |
| 91 | 7308 | Siouxsie and the Banshees: Spellbound | 1981 | Clive Richardson | UK | Music Video | — | 1 | IMDb ↗ |
| 92 | 7445 | The Killing of America | 1981 | Sheldon Renan | USA | Documentary | — | 1 | IMDb ↗ |
| 93 | 7829 | Clash of the Titans | 1981 | Desmond Davis | USA | Fantasy | — | 1 | IMDb ↗ |
| 94 | 8346 | Makai tenshô | 1981 | Kinji Fukasaku | Japan | Fantasy | — | 1 | IMDb ↗ |
| 95 | 8458 | Looker | 1981 | Michael Crichton | USA | Science Fiction | — | 1 | IMDb ↗ |
| 96 | 8474 | L’altro inferno | 1981 | Bruno Mattei | Italy | Supernatural | — | 1 | IMDb ↗ |
| 97 | 8507 | Jaws of Satan | 1981 | Bob Claver | USA | Supernatural | — | 1 | IMDb ↗ |
| 98 | 8766 | Faces of Death II | 1981 | John Alan Schwartz | USA | Documentary | — | 1 | IMDb ↗ |
| 99 | 8798 | Dawn of the Mummy | 1981 | Frank Agrama | USA | Zombie | — | 1 | IMDb ↗ |
| 100 | 8805 | Roar | 1981 | Noel Marshall | USA | Natural Horror | — | 1 | IMDb ↗ |
Showing 1–100 of 105 films
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