Greatest 27 Horror Movies Worth Watching Released in 1988

They influence our decisions without us knowing it. They numb our senses without us feeling it. They control our lives without us realizing it. They live. More about They Live / IMDB / YouTube

A dying serial killer transfers his consciousness into a popular kids doll using voodoo. A struggling single mother gifts her six-year-old son the much sought-after doll for his birthday, and the doll slowly begins to show its true colors. Look into Child's Play / IMDB / YouTube

Freddy Krueger returns once again to terrorize the dreams of the remaining Dream Warriors, as well as those of a young woman who may be able to defeat him for good. Explore A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master / IMDB / YouTube

Ten years after his original massacre, the invalid Michael Myers awakens on Halloween Eve and returns to Haddonfield to kill his seven-year-old niece. Can Dr. Loomis stop him? Details on Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers / 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. Read about Hellbound: Hellraiser II / IMDB / YouTube

Twin gynecologists take full advantage of the fact that nobody can tell them apart, until their relationship begins to deteriorate over a woman. Info on Dead Ringers / IMDB / YouTube

Aliens who look like clowns come from outer space and terrorize a small town. More about Killer Klowns from Outer Space / IMDB / YouTube

A small-town farmer's son reluctantly joins a traveling group of vampires after he is bitten by a beautiful drifter. Learn about Near Dark / IMDB / YouTube

A deadly entity from space crash-lands near a small town and begins consuming everyone in its path. Panic ensues as shady government scientists try to contain the horrific creature. Learn about The Blob / IMDB / YouTube

Jason Voorhees is accidentally freed from his watery prison by a telekinetic teenager. Now, only she can stop him. Explore Friday the 13th: The New Blood / IMDB / YouTube

An anthropologist goes to Haiti to research a drug that makes someone appear dead by suspending all vital signs. Explore 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. Check out Elvira: Mistress of the Dark / IMDB / YouTube

A killer dressed in a police uniform begins murdering innocent people on the streets of New York City. Details on Maniac Cop / IMDB / YouTube

Carol Anne is staying with her aunt in a high-rise building, where the supernatural forces haunting her make their return. Find out about Poltergeist III / IMDB / YouTube

Curious kids unearth the barrels that previously helped revive the dead, which proves the second time's an undead charm. Check out Return of the Living Dead II / 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. Explore Night of the Demons / IMDB / YouTube

Eggs of the small but voracious alien creatures called Crites are left behind on earth and, after hatching, set their appetites on the small farm town of Grover's Bend. Learn about Critters 2: The Main Course / 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. Info on Phantasm II / IMDB / YouTube

When an archaeologist uncovers a strange skull in a foreign land, the residents of a nearby town begin to disappear, leading to further inexplicable occurrences. Explore The Lair of the White Worm / 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. Find out about The Seventh Sign / IMDB / YouTube

A wax museum owner uses his horror exhibits to unleash evil on the world. Get info on Waxwork / IMDB / YouTube

One morning, a young man wakes to find that a small, disgusting creature has attached itself to the base of his brain stem. The creature gives him a euphoric state of happiness but demands human victims in return. Info on Brain Damage / IMDB / YouTube

A paralyzed man's friend gives him a smart monkey. Read about Monkey Shines / IMDB / YouTube

A young security guard must track down diminutive aliens who kill people even as they make their fantasies come true. More about Hobgoblins / 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. Find out about High Spirits / IMDB / YouTube

A hard-boiled police detective sets out to capture a gruesome serial killer terrorizing the canals of Amsterdam. See more about Amsterdamned / IMDB / YouTube

A cop is killed investigating a strange case of resurrected corpses. His partner and a pathologist resurrect him, but he only has a limited time before he starts to decompose, and he uses it to chase down the diabolical man who killed him. Look into Dead Heat / IMDB / YouTube