Best 27 Fantasy Movies Picks from 1988

The spirits of a deceased couple are harassed by an unbearable family that has moved into their home, and hire a malicious spirit to drive them out. Check out Beetlejuice / IMDB / YouTube

After wishing to be made big, a teenage boy wakes the next morning to find himself mysteriously in the body of an adult. Check out Big / IMDB / YouTube

When a cartoon rabbit is accused of murder, he enlists the help of a burnt out private investigator to prove his innocence. Details on Who Framed Roger Rabbit / IMDB / YouTube

A young farmer is chosen to undertake a perilous journey in order to protect a special baby from an evil queen. Find out about Willow / IMDB / YouTube

A selfish, cynical television executive is haunted by three spirits bearing lessons on Christmas Eve. See more about Scrooged / IMDB / YouTube

An angel tires of his purely ethereal life of merely overseeing the human activity of Berlin's residents, and longs for the tangible joys of physical existence when he falls in love with a mortal. Read about Wings of Desire / IMDB / YouTube

Kirsty is brought to an institution after the horrible events of Hellraiser (1987), where the occult-obsessive head doctor resurrects Julia and unleashes the Cenobites and their demonic underworld. Look into Hellbound: Hellraiser II / IMDB / YouTube

An anthropologist goes to Haiti to research a drug that makes someone appear dead by suspending all vital signs. Check out The Serpent and the Rainbow / IMDB / YouTube

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark is a 1988 comedy, horror movie - upon arriving in a small town where Elvira has inherited a rundown mansion, the famous horror host must battle an evil uncle, and townspeople who want her burned at the stake. Read about Elvira: Mistress of the Dark / IMDB / YouTube

Ten teenagers party at an abandoned funeral parlor on Halloween night. When an evil force awakens, demonic spirits keep them from leaving and turn their gathering into a living Hell. Look into Night of the Demons / IMDB / YouTube

Mike, now released from a psychiatric hospital, meets with Reggie, and discover his dreams (the events of the original film) are real, and they both journey to find and stop the evil Tall Man from his grim work. More about Phantasm II / IMDB / YouTube

Abby Quinn is eagerly awaiting childbirth but is haunted by dreams where she suffers a miscarriage. When she decides to rent a room to a mysterious stranger, she realizes a chain of events that will unleash the end of humanity. Learn about The Seventh Sign / IMDB / YouTube

An alien trying to escape from NASA is befriended by a wheelchair-bound boy. Check out Mac and Me / IMDB / YouTube

Ernest helps Santa Claus as he searches for his successor. Read about Ernest Saves Christmas / IMDB / YouTube

A one-man-band tin toy tries to escape a destructive baby. Explore Tin Toy / IMDB / YouTube

When a hotelier attempts to fill the chronic vacancies at his castle by launching an advertising campaign that falsely portrays the property as haunted, two actual ghosts show up and end up falling for two guests. Info on High Spirits / IMDB / YouTube

Divorced executive Marshall and his 11-year-old son Charlie casually touch a magical Tibetan skull, releasing a mysterious power that transfers Marshall's mind to Charlie's body and vice versa. Their problems have just begun. Read about Vice Versa / IMDB / YouTube

Dodger must confront the struggles of life as he is visited by the Garbage Pail Kids and intimidated by some older bullies. See more about The Garbage Pail Kids Movie / IMDB / YouTube

An author tells the story of how, as a young boy growing up in a 1960s small town, he was haunted after witnessing the murder of a little girl. Check out Lady in White / IMDB / YouTube

The accidental breakdown of an irrigation valve launches a hot confrontation between the mainly Latino farmers in a tiny New Mexico town and the real estate developers and politicians determined to acquire their land for a golf resort. Learn about The Milagro Beanfield War / IMDB / YouTube

While working as gym teachers at an all-girls finishing school, Scooby-Doo, Shaggy and Scrappy-Doo get tangled up in a monstrous mystery. Read about Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School / IMDB / YouTube

The story of a shepherd's single handed quest to re-forest a barren valley. Look into The Man Who Planted Trees / IMDB / YouTube

Shaggy is turned into a werewolf, and it's up to Scooby, Scrappy and his girlfriend to help him win the contest. Check out Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf / IMDB / YouTube

In this feel-good body-switchers comedy, aging worldly-wise businessman Jack Watson swaps bodies with his grandson David in the wake of an automobile accident. George Burns shines in his final leading role. Read about 18 Again! / IMDB / YouTube

After her father's boat is swept away by a sudden storm, plucky Pippi Longstocking is stranded with her horse and monkey in the old family home. Details on The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking / IMDB / YouTube

Men seeking relief from the Black Death, guided by a boy's vision, dig a tunnel from 14th century England to 20th century New Zealand. More about The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey / IMDB / YouTube

Michael flies up to French Canada to visit his girlfriend and her wacky family. She doesn't love him anymore, the grandma mistakes him for her late husband, the sister appears naked and makes advances, the dad likes to be naked as well. Details on Some Girls / IMDB / YouTube