List of horror films of 1981 explained

A list of horror films released in 1981.

TitleDirector(s)CastCountryNotes
AbsurdGeorge Eastman, Annie Belle, Charles Borromel Italy
data-sort-value="Alchemist" The Alchemist, Robert Ginty, Lucinda Dooling, John Sanderford United States [1]
Alison's BirthdayAustralia
data-sort-value="American Werewolf" An American Werewolf in LondonUnited States
data-sort-value="Beyond" The BeyondItaly
data-sort-value="Black" The Black CatItaly
United Kingdom 		[2]
Blood BeachUnited States
Bloody MoonNadja Gerganoff, Otto Retzer, Jasmin Losensky Germany [3]
data-sort-value="Boogens"The BoogensRebecca Balding, Fred McCarren, Anne-Marie MartinUnited States
data-sort-value="Burial" The Burial GroundItaly [4]
data-sort-value="Burning" The BurningLeah Ayres, Larry Joshua, Jason AlexanderUnited States
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker, Susan Tyrrell, Jimmy McNichol, Julia DuffyUnited States
Cannibal FeroxItaly
Spain		[5]
Cataclysm, United States [6]
Dark Night of the ScarecrowUnited StatesTelevision film
Dawn of the Mummy, Armand Weston Brenda King, Barry Sattels, George Peck United States
A Day of JudgmentCharles ReynoldsWilliam T. Hicks, Harris Bloodworth, Deborah BloodwothUnited States[7]
Dead & BuriedUnited States
Deadly BlessingUnited States
DemonoidSamantha Eggar, Stuart Whitman, Roy JensonMexico
Docteur Jekyll et les femmesFrance [8]
data-sort-value="Dont Go Near Park" Don't Go Near the ParkUnited States
data-sort-value="Dont Go Woods" Don't Go in the WoodsNick McClelland, James P. Hayden, Mary Gail Artz United States
data-sort-value="Evil" The Evil DeadEllen Sandweiss, Bruce Campbell, Theresa Tilly United States
EvilspeakClint Howard, R. G. Armstrong, Lynn Hancock United States
Eyes of a StrangerLauren Tewes, Jennifer Jason Leigh, John DiSantiUnited States
Fear No EvilStefan Arngrim, Elizabeth Hoffman, Kathleen Rowe McAllen United States
Final ExamSam Kilman, Cecile Bagdadi, DeAnna Robbins United States
Friday the 13th Part 2United States
Full Moon HighAdam Arkin, Roz Kelly, Elizabeth HartmanUnited States
data-sort-value="Funhouse" The FunhouseUnited States
Galaxy of TerrorUnited States
Ghost StoryUnited States
GhostkeeperJim Makichuk Riva Spier, Murray Ord, Sheri McFadden Canada
Graduation DayChristopher George, Patch MacKenzie, E. Danny Murphy United States
Halloween IIUnited States
data-sort-value="Hand" The HandMichael Caine, Andrea Marcovicci, Annie McEnroe United States
Happy Birthday to MeCanada
Hell NightUnited States
Home Sweet HomeUnited States
data-sort-value="House Cemetery" The House by the CemeteryCatriona MacColl, Paolo Malco, Kenneth A. Olsen Italy
data-sort-value="Howling" The HowlingUnited States
InseminoidJudy Geeson, Robin Clarke, Jennifer Ashley United Kingdom
The Intruder Within Chad Everett, Joseph Bottoms, Jennifer WarrenUnited States Television film
Just Before DawnUnited States
data-sort-value="Loch" The Loch Ness HorrorSandy Kenyon, Miki MacKenzieUnited States
MadhouseTrish Everly, Michael MacRae, Dennis Robertson United States
data-sort-value="Monster Club"The Monster ClubUnited Kingdom
Ms .45United States
My Bloody ValentinePaul Kelman, Lori Hallier, Neil AffleckCanada
Mystics in BaliH. Tjut DjalilIlona Agathe Bastian, Yos Santo, Sofia W.D.Indonesia[9]
data-sort-value="Nesting" The NestingRobin Groves, Christopher Loomis, Michael David Lally United States
Night SchoolLeonard Mann, Rachel Ward, Drew Snyder United States
NightmareBaird Stafford, Sharon Smith, C. J. Cooke United States[10]
United Kingdom
United States
Italy [11]
data-sort-value="Pit" The PitSammy Snyders, Jeannie Elias, Laura Hollingsworth Canada
United States 		[12]
Porno Holocaust, George Eastman, Annj Goren, Dirce Funari Italy [13]
PossessionFrance
West Germany
data-sort-value="Prowler" The ProwlerVicki Dawson, Christopher Goutman, Cindy Weintraub United States
ScannersStephen Lack, Jennifer O'Neill, Michael IronsideCanada
Scared to DeathJohn Stinson, Diana Davidson, Jonathon David Moses United States
Strange BehaviorAustralia
New Zealand
Suddenly at MidnightKim Young-ae, Yoon Il-bong, Lee Ki-seon South Korea [14]
data-sort-value="Survivor"The SurvivorRobert Powell, Jenny Agutter, Joseph CottenAustralia
This House Possessed Parker Stevenson, Lisa EilbacherUnited States Television film
VenomKlaus Kinski, Oliver Reed, Sterling Hayden, Sarah MilesUnited Kingdom[15]
WolfenUnited States

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Alchemist. AllMovie. November 27, 2011. Binion, Cavett.
  2. Web site: The Black Cat. AllMovie. November 27, 2011. Mannikka, Eleanor.
  3. Web site: Bloody Moon. AllMovie. August 7, 2011. Buchanan, Jason.
  4. Web site: The Burial Ground. AllMovie. August 7, 2011. Binion, Cavett.
  5. Web site: Cannibal Ferox. AllMovie. August 7, 2011. Firsching, Robert.
  6. Web site: Cataclysm. AllMovie. November 27, 2011. Erickson, Hal.
  7. Web site: A Day of Judgment (1981) - Christopher Reynolds, C.D.H. Reynolds | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie .
  8. Web site: Docteur Jekyll et les Femmes. AllMovie. August 7, 2011. Binion, Cavett.
  9. Web site: Mystics in Bali (1981) - H. Tjut Djalil | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie .
  10. Web site: Nighmare. AllMovie. November 27, 2011. Brennan, Sandra.
  11. Web site: Piranha II: The Spawning. AllMovie. August 7, 2011. Mannikka, Eleanor.
  12. Web site: The Pit. AllMovie. August 7, 2011. Wheeler, Jeremy.
  13. Web site: Porno Holocaust. AllMovie. August 7, 2011. Beldin, Fred.
  14. Web site: Suddenly at Midnight. Koreanfilm.org. September 27, 2011. Paquet, Darcy.
  15. Web site: Venom. AllMovie. June 4, 2021. Betzold, Michael.

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