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On This Day October 9 1981 – The Prowler Premiered In Theaters
On this day October 9 1981, The Prowler premiered in theaters, adding another chilling entry to the golden age of 1980s slasher films. Known for its intense atmosphere and graphic special effects, the film told the story of a mysterious killer who returns decades after a World War II-era tragedy...- Pete
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On This Day October 3 1980 – Terror Train Premiered in Theaters
On this day October 3 1980, Terror Train premiered in theaters, adding a chilling entry to the wave of early 1980s slasher films. The story followed a group of college students celebrating New Year’s Eve with a costume party aboard a moving train, only to find themselves hunted one by one by a...- Pete
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On This Day August 29 1980 – He Knows You Are Alone Premiered in Theaters
On this day August 29 1980, He Knows You Are Alone premiered in theaters. One of the early entries in the slasher film wave that followed the success of Halloween and Friday the 13th, the movie delivered a suspenseful tale centered around a killer who targets brides to be. Set in a quiet...- Pete
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On This Day August 1 1986 – Friday The 13th Part VI Jason Lives Premiered in Theaters
On this day August 1 1986, Friday The 13th Part VI Jason Lives premiered in theaters and delivered the return of Jason Voorhees in full undead form. After the copycat killer twist in Part V, this sixth installment brought back the real Jason with a supernatural twist that redefined the series...- Pete
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On This Day July 18, 1980 – Prom Night Premiered in Theaters
On this day July 18, 1980, Prom Night premiered in theaters and gave horror fans a chilling new reason to fear the high school dance. Directed by Paul Lynch and starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Leslie Nielsen, the film mixed teenage drama with a masked killer plot that helped shape the earliest...- Pete
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The Ultimate Guide to 80s Horror Scream Queens: Icons of Terror and Survival
The 1980s marked a defining era in the horror genre, with films that introduced a new wave of fear, suspense and iconic villains. It was also during this decade that a special breed of actress came to define a significant portion of the genre. These were the scream queens. These women became...- Pete
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- Category: 80s Movies: Iconic Films, Blockbusters, and Cult Classics
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The Ultimate Guide to 80s Horror Scream Queens: Icons of Terror and Survival
This thread is for the general discussion of the Article The Ultimate Guide to 80s Horror Scream Queens: Icons of Terror and Survival. Please add to the discussion here.- Pete
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