List of horror films of 1987

A list of horror films released in 1987.

Horror films released in 1987

Title	Director	Cast	Country	Notes
Aenigma	Lucio Fulci	Jared Martin, Lara Naszinsky		[1]
Alien Predator	Deran Sarafian	Dennis Christopher, Martin Hewitt	,	[2] Alternative titles   Also known as: The Falling, Mutant 2.
Angel Heart	Alan Parker	Mickey Rourke, Robert De Niro, Lisa Bonet
Anguish	Bigas Luna	Zelda Rubinstein, Michael Lerner, Nat Baker		[3]
Backwoods	Dean Crow	Brad Armacost, Dick Kreusser		[4]
Bad Taste	Peter Jackson	Terry Potter, Peter Vere-Jones, Michael Gooch		[5]
Bay Coven	Carl Schenkel	Pamela Sue Martin, Tim Matheson, Barbara Billingsley		[6] Alternative titles   Also known as: Bay Cove (US DVD title), Eye of the Demon, Strangers in Town, The Devils of Bay Cove.
Beaks: The Movie	René Cardona Jr.	Christopher Atkins, Michelle Johnson, Sonia Infante		[7]
The Believers	John Schlesinger	Martin Sheen, Helen Shaver, Robert Loggia		[8]
Berserker	Jef Richard	Joseph Alan Johnson, Greg Dawson, Valerie Sheldon		[9]
Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire	Alan Clarke	Louise Gold, Alun Armstrong, Eve Ferret
Blood Diner	Jackie Kong	Rick Burks, Carl Crew, LaNette La France		[10]
Blood Frenzy	Hal Freeman	Wendy MacDonald, Tony Montero, Claire Cassano		[11]
Blood Harvest	Bill Rebane	Tiny Tim, Itonia Salchek, Albert Jaggard		[12]
Blood Hook	Jim Mallon	Mark Jacobs, Lisa Todd, Patrick Danz		[13]
Blood Lake	Tim Boggs	Tiny Frazier, Angela Darter
Blood Rage	John Grissmer	Louise Lasser, Mark Soper, Marianne Kanter		[14]
Blood Sisters	Roberta Findlay	Amy Brentano, Shannon McMahon, John Fasano		[15]
Bloody New Year	Norman J. Warren	Suzy Aitchison, Nikki Brooks, Steve Wilsher		[16]
Bloody Wednesday	Mark G. Gilhuis	Jeff O'Haco, Pamela Baker, Dale E. Turner		[17] Alternative titles   Also known as: The Great American Massacre.
Blue Monkey	William Fruet	Steve Railsback, Gwynyth Walsh, Susan Anspach		[18]
Cannibal Hookers	Donald Farmer	Drew Godderis, Sky Nicholas, Katina Garner
The Carrier	Nathan J. White	Gregory Fortescue, Stevie Lee		[19]
Cassandra	Colin Eggleston	Tessa Humphries, Briony Behets, Natalie McCurry
A Chinese Ghost Story	Ching Siu Tung	Leslie Cheung, Wong Tsu Hsien, Wu Ma		[20]
Creepozoids	David DeCoteau	Linnea Quigley, Ashlyn Gere, Joi Wilson		[21]
Creepshow 2	Michael Gornik	Lois Chiles, George Kennedy, Dorothy Lamour		[22]
The Curse	David Keith	Wil Wheaton, Claude Akins, Malcolm Danare		[23]
Dark Age	Arch Nicholson	Janet Kingsbury, John Jarratt, Nikki Coghill		[24]
Dark Tower	Freddie Francis, Ken Wiederhorn	Michael Moriarty, Jenny Agutter, Theodore Bikel		[25]
Demon of Paradise	Cirio H. Santiago	David Anderson, Joe Mari Avellana, Leslie Scarborough		[26]
Deranged	Chuck Vincent	Jane Hamilton, Paul Siederman, Jennifer Delora		[27]
Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei	Mizuho Nishikubo			[28]
Dolls	Stuart Gordon	Ian Patrick Williams, Carolyn Purdy-Gordon, Carrie Lorraine		[29]
Doom Asylum	Richard Friedman	Harrison White, Patty Mullen, Ruth Collins		[30]
Dreammaniac	David DeCoteau	Ashlyn Gere, Thomas Bern, Sylvia Summers		[31]
Epidemic	Lars von Trier	Allan De Waal, Ole Ernst, Michael Gelting		[32]
Epitaph	Joseph Merhi			[33]
Evil Cat	Dennis Yu	Mark Cheng		[34]
Evil Dead II	Sam Raimi	Bruce Campbell, Scott Spiegel, Ted Raimi		[35]
Evil Spawn	Fred Olen Ray, Kenneth J. Hall, Ted Newsom	Bobbi Bresee, Suzanne Ager, Michael Deak		[36]
Evil Town	Edward Collins, Larry Spiegel	James Keach, Michele Marsh, Doria Cook		[37]
Forever Evil	Roger Evans	Tracey Huffman, Howard Jacobsen, Kent Johnson		[38]
The Gate	Tibor Takacs	Stephen Dorff, Christa Denton		[39]
Ghost Riders	Alan Stewart	Mike Ammons, Beverly Cleveland, James Desmarais
Ghoulies II	Albert Band	Damon Martin, Royal Dano, Phil Fondacaro		[40]
Graveyard Disturbance	Lamberto Bava	Gregory Lech Thaddeus, Beatrice Ring, Karl Zinny		[41]
Grotesque	Joe Tornatore	Linda Blair		[42]
Hell High	Douglas Grossman	Christopher Stryker, Maureen Mooney, Christopher Cousins		[43]
Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II	Bruce Pittman	Michael Ironside, Wendy Lyon, Justin Louis		[44]
Hellraiser	Clive Barker	Andrew Robinson, Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence		[45][46]
The Hidden	Jack Sholder	Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Nouri, Claudia Christian		[47]
House II: The Second Story	Ethan Wiley	Arye Gross, Jonathan Stark, Royal Dano		[48]
Howling III	Philippe Mora	Barry Otto, William Yang, Imogen Annesley		[49]
It's Alive III: Island of the Alive	Larry Cohen	Laurene Landon, Michael Moriarty, Karen Black		[50]
Jack's Back	Rowdy Herrington	James Spader, Cynthia Gibb, Robert Picardo		Slasher film[51]
Jaws: The Revenge	Joseph Sargent	Lorraine Gary, Lance Guest, Michael Caine		[52]
Killing Birds	Claudio Lattanzi, Joe D'Amato	James Villemaire, Lara Wendel, Robert Vaughn		[53]
Killing Spree	Tim Ritter	Rachel Rutz, Asbestos Felt, Courtney Lercara		[54]
The Kindred	Stephen Carpenter	Talia Balsam, Rod Steiger, Amanda Pays		[55]
The Lamp	Tom Daley	Deborah Winters, James Huston, Andra St. Ivanyi		[56] Alternative titles   Also known as: The Outing.
The Lost Boys	Joel Schumacher	Jason Patric, Corey Haim, Dianne Wiest		[57]
Lucifer	John Eyres	Emma Sutton, Frank Rozelaar-Green, Jared Morgan		Alternative titles   Also known as: Goodnight, God Bless (US DVD title).
Mindkiller	Michael Krueger	Wade Kelley, Dawn Jacobs, Daniel Selby		[58]
Mirror of Death	Deryn Warren	John Reno, Julie Merrill, Aarin Teich		[59]
The Monster Squad	Fred Dekker	Andre Gower, Robby Kiger, Stephen Macht		[60]
Monster in the Closet	Bob Dahlin	Donald Grant, Denise Du Barry, Claude Akins
Munchies	Tina Hirsch	Harvey Korman, Charles Stratton, Alix Elias		[61]
My Best Friend Is a Vampire	Jimmy Huston	LeeAnne Locken, Cheryl Pollak, Fannie Flagg
Near Dark	Kathryn Bigelow	Adrian Pasdar, Bill Paxton, Jenette Goldstein		[62]
Necropolis	Bruce Hickey	LeeAnne Baker, Michael Conte, Jacquie Fitz		[63]
Nekromantik	Jörg Buttgereit	Daktari Lorenz, Beatrice Manowski
The Newlydeads	Joseph Merhi	Rebecca Barrington, Michelle Mania, Scott Kaske		[64]
Night Screams	Allen Plone	Megan Wyss, Randy Lundsford, Janette Caldwell		[65]
Night Vision	Michael Krueger	Tony Carpenter, Stacy Carson, Daniel Selby		[66]
Nightflyers	Robert Collector	Catherine Mary Stewart, Michael Praed, Helene Udy
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors	Chuck Russell	Heather Langenkamp, Patricia Arquette, Laurence Fishburne		[67]
Nightmare Sisters	David DeCoteau	Linnea Quigley, Brinke Stevens, Michelle Bauer		[68]
The Offspring	Jeff Burr	Vincent Price, Clu Gulager, Nicos Argentiogorgis		[69]
Open House	Jag Mundhra	Joseph Bottoms, Adrienne Barbeau		[70]
Opera	Dario Argento	Christina Marsillach, Urbano Barberini		[71]
Predator	John McTiernan	Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers		[72]
The Predator Concert	Joseph Ford Proctor	Charlie Sheen, Laura Dern, George Clooney
Prince of Darkness	John Carpenter	Donald Pleasence, Victor Wong, Jameson Parker		[73]
Psychos in Love	Gorman Bechard	Carmine Capobianco, Debi Thibeault
Rat man	Anthony Ascot	Nelson de la Rosa, Werner Pochath, David Warbeck, Eva Grimaldi		[15]
Redneck Zombies	Pericles Lewnes			[74]
Reflections	Goran Marković	Anica Dobra, Mustafa Nadarevic, Milorad Mandic
Rest in Pieces	José Ramón Larraz	Scott Thompson Baker, Lorin Jean Vail		[75]
Retribution	Guy Magar	Dennis Lipscomb, Leslie Wing		[76]
A Return to Salem's Lot	Larry Cohen	Michael Moriarty, Andrew Duggan, Samuel Fuller		[77]
data-sort-value="Return Horror" Return to Horror High	Bill Froehlich	Brendan Hughes, Alex Rocco, Lori Lethin		[78]
Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare	John Fasano	Jon Mikl Thor, Jillian Peri, Frank Dietz		[79]
Scared Stiff	Richard Friedman	David Ramsey		[80]
Shallow Grave	Richard Styles	Tony March, Carol Cadby, Tom Law
Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2	Lee Harry	Eric Freeman, James Newman		[81]
Slaughterhouse	Rick Roessler	Sherry Bendorf, Don Barrat		[82]
Slumber Party Massacre 2	Deborah Brock	Crystal Bernard, Jennifer Rhodes		[83]
Spettri	Marcello Avallone	John Pepper, Trine Michelsen, Donald Pleasence		Alternative titles   Also known as: Specters.
Stage Fright	Michele Soavi	David Brandon, Barbara Cupisti, Domenico Fiore		[84]
The Stay Awake	John Bernard	Shirley Jane Harris, Tanya Gordon, Jayne Hutton		[85]
The Stepfather	Joseph Ruben	Terry O'Quinn, Jill Schoelen, Shelley Hack		[86]
Street Trash	J. Michael Muro	Mike Lackey, Vic Noto		[87]
Terror Night	Nick Marino, Andre De Toth	Alan Hale, Jr., Aldo Ray, Michelle Bauer		[88]
The Tomb	Fred Olen Ray	John Carradine, Sybil Danning, Richard Hench
Twisted Nightmare	Paul Hunt	Rhonda Gray, Cleve Hall		[89]
Until Death	Lamberto Bava	Urbano Barberini, David Brandon		[90]
Vicious Lips	Albert Pyun	Angela O'Neill, Tanya Papanicolas, Eric Bartsch
Video Dead	Robert Scott	Roxanna Augesen, Rocky Duvall		[91]
Zombie Death House	Nick Marino, John Saxon	Dennis Cole, Anthony Franciosa, Joe Zimmerman
Zombie High	Ron Link	Virginia Madsen, Sherilyn Fenn		[92]

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