Best 20 Horror Movies Highly Rated Released in 1987

A team of commandos on a mission in a Central American jungle find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior. Learn about Predator / IMDB / YouTube

Ash Williams, the lone survivor of an earlier onslaught of flesh-possessing spirits, holes up in a cabin with a group of strangers while the demons continue their attack. Find out about Evil Dead II / IMDB / YouTube

When a recently divorced mother and her two teenage boys move to a coastal town to stay with her father, it doesn't take long for the brothers to realize the area is a haven for something much more sinister than party-going surfers. Details on The Lost Boys / IMDB / YouTube

A woman discovers the newly resurrected, partially formed, body of her brother-in-law and lover. She starts killing for him to revitalize his body and escape the demonic beings that are pursuing him after he escaped their underworld. Info on Hellraiser / IMDB / YouTube

In 1955 New Orleans, small-time private investigator Harry Angel is hired by a man who calls himself Louis Cypher to track down a singer named Johnny Favorite, but the investigation takes an unexpected and somber turn. Explore Angel Heart / IMDB / YouTube

A psychiatrist, familiar with the knife-wielding dream demon Freddy Krueger, helps teens at a mental hospital battle the killer who is invading their dreams. Details on A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors / IMDB / YouTube

Three single women in a picturesque village have their wishes granted, at a cost, when a mysterious and flamboyant man arrives in their lives. Check out The Witches of Eastwick / IMDB / YouTube

A group of graduate students and scientists uncover an ancient canister in an abandoned church, but when they open the container, they inadvertently unleash a strange liquid and an evil force on all humanity. Explore Prince of Darkness / IMDB / YouTube

Chief Brody's widow believes that her family is deliberately being targeted by another shark in search of revenge. Info on Jaws: The Revenge / IMDB / YouTube

A group of 12-year-olds form a Universal Monsters fan club called Monster Squad, and have to attempt to save their hometown from Count Dracula and his monsters when they show up for real. Explore The Monster Squad / IMDB / YouTube

Three macabre tales from the latest issue of a boy's favorite comic book, dealing with a vengeful wooden Native American, a monstrous blob in a lake, and an undying hitchhiker. Info on Creepshow 2 / IMDB / YouTube

A cop and an FBI agent race for answers after law abiding people suddenly become violent criminals. Find out about The Hidden / IMDB / YouTube

A young opera singer on the cusp of stardom is hounded by a psychopath with a connection to her past, who forces her to watch as he brutally murders her friends and colleagues. Info on Opera / IMDB / YouTube

Kids left home alone accidentally unleash a horde of malevolent demons from a mysterious hole in their suburban backyard. See more about The Gate / IMDB / YouTube

After murdering his entire family, a man marries a widow with a teenage daughter in another town and prepares to do it all over again. Explore The Stepfather / IMDB / YouTube

A group of young shopping mall employees stay behind for a late night party in one of the stores. When the mall goes on lock-down before they can get out, the robot security system malfunctions, and goes on a killing spree. Check out Chopping Mall / IMDB / YouTube

A dysfunctional family of three stop by a mansion during a storm -- father, stepmother, and child. The child discovers that the elderly owners are magical toy makers and have a haunted collection of dolls. See more about Dolls / IMDB / YouTube

The new owner of a sinister house gets involved with reanimated corpses and demons searching for an ancient Aztec skull with magic powers. Explore House II: The Second Story / IMDB / YouTube

A group of tenants and visitors are trapped in a 10-story high-rise apartment building infested with demons who proceed to hunt the dwindling humans down. Details on Demons 2 / IMDB / YouTube

After a string of bad luck, a debt collector has no other choice than to spend the night in a haunted temple, where he encounters a ravishing female ghost and later battles to save her soul from the control of a wicked tree demon. See more about A Chinese Ghost Story / IMDB / YouTube