The 80s - 1980 to 1989
IN THE CUT
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) - 10
Evil Dead II (1987) - 9
The Evil Dead (1981) - 9
The Shining (1980) - 9
The Thing (1982) - 8
Friday the 13th (1980) - 7
Hellraiser (1987) - 7
Poltergeist (1982) - 7
Aliens (1986) - 6
An American Werewolf in London (1981) - 6
Fright Night (1985) - 6
Re-Animator (1985) - 6
Basket Case (1982) - 5
Videodrome (1983) - 5
Cannibal Holocaust (1980) - 4
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986) - 4
The Fly (1986) - 4
Pet Sematary (1989) - 3
Scanners (1981) - 3
The Howling (1981) - 3
The Changeling (1980) (backed by Straker, seconded by The Villain, Giganticface, metternich1815, fortunato) [IN]
The Beyond (1981) - 3 (backed by metternich1815, seconded by tiberius, fortunato, Giganticface, realdealblues, neverending) [IN]
---------------------------------------------------------
HONORABLE MENTIONS
The Return of the Living Dead (1985) - 4 (backed by
Sculpt, seconded by
natedog722, Kandarian Demon) {metternich1815*, Giganticface*, The Villain*}
Demons (1985) - 4 (backed by
The Villain, seconded by
Straker) {Giganticface*, Kandarian Demon*, neverending*}
Day of the Dead (1985) - 3 (backed by
Sculpt, seconded by
realdealblues) {metternich1815*, Kandarian Demon*}
The Fog (1980) - 3 (backed by
metternich1815, seconded by
natedog722, Kandarian Demon, Straker) {The Villain*}
(-1)
Near Dark (1987) - 2 (backed by
neverending, seconded by
metternich1815, Sculpt) {Giganticface*, The Villain*, Straker*}
Sleepaway Camp (1983) - 2 (backed by
metternich1815) {Giganticface*} {neverending*} {fortunato*} {Straker*}
DEBATABLE
Gremlins (1984) - 4
Child's Play (1988) - 3 (backed by
The Villain, seconded by
realdealblues)
Christine (1983) - 3 (backed by
Sculpt, seconded by
natedog722)
Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) - 3 (backed by
The Villain)
Prince of Darkness (1987) - 3
Pumpkinhead (1988) - 3 (backed by
neverending, seconded by
The Villain) {Kandarian Demon*}
(-1)
Santa Sangre (1989) - 3
MINORITY
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) - 2
Bad Taste (1987) - 2
Cat People (1982) - 2 {Straker*} {neverending*}
Cujo (1983) - 2 (backed by
The Villain)
Friday the 13th Part III (1982) - 2 (backed by
The Villain)
From Beyond (1986) - 2
Pin (1988) - 2
Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986) - 2
Predator (1987) - 2 (backed by
The Villain, seconded by
metternich1815, tiberius)
Psycho II (1983) - 2
The Entity (1982) - 2
The Gate (1987) - 2 (backed by
The Villain)
The Lost Boys (1987) - 2 (backed by
The Villain)
The Vanishing (1988) - 2
SINGLE VOTES TO
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)
Altered States (1980)
Angst (1983)
Baxter (1989)
Blue Velvet (1986) (backed by
neverending) {Straker*}
Children of the Corn (1984)
Combat Shock (1984)
Creepshow (1982)
DeepStar Six (1989)
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
The Funhouse (1981)
Galaxy of Terror (1981)
Ghost Story (1981)
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)
Inferno (1980)
Killer Klowns From Outer Space (1988)
Le notti del terrore (1981)
Leviathan (1989)
Link (1986)
Maniac Cop (1988)
Maximum Overdrive (1986)
Men Behind the Sun (1988)
Monkey Shines (1988)
Motel Hell (1980)
Mr. Vampire Saga (1985)
Ms. 45 (1981) (backed by
neverending)
My Bloody Valentine (1981)
Nekromantik (1987)
Night of the Demons (1988)
Phantasm II (1988)
Phenomena (1985)
Possession (1981)
Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)
Tenebre (1982)
Tetsuo (1989)
The Believers (1987)
The Blob (1988)
The Hitcher (1986)
The Monster Squad (1987)
The Stuff (1985)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
The Video Dead (1987)
The Woman in Black (1989 TV Movie) (backed by
The Villain)
They Live (1988) (backed by
Sculpt)
Warlock (1989)
Xtro (1983)
SPECIAL SECTION - REST OF THE GIANT MONSTER FILMS OF THE 80s :-
Alligator 1980
Gamera: Super Monster 1980
Godzilla vs. Biollante 1989
King Kong Lives 1986
Pulgasari 1985
Q - The Winged Serpent 1982
The Lair of the White Worm 1988
The Return of Godzilla 1984
Yamata no Orochi no Gyakushu 1985
{* = HONORABLE MENTIONS BACKINGS}
The initial backings/negations stay.
Adding a special "Giant Monster" films section at the end for due consideration, since it was demanded.
Remember, we are here to select
TWO films from the remaining ones from the
DEBATABLE section onwards.
The "In The Cut" section is NOT for debate.
Once that is done, we can proceed to select
SIX films from the remaining films for our
Honorable Mentions.
OR, if everyone is in joint agreement, we can shortlist TWO films from the 4-votes section which have the maximum backings for our Top 22, and get the Honorable Mentions from the rest.
OR we can go the old-fashioned way and debate till we get our chosen films.
Either way, let's hear it.