List of horror films of 1987

This is a list of horror films released in 1987.

Title	Director(s)	Cast	Country	Notes	Ref.
Aenigma	Lucio Fulci	Jared Martin, Lara Naszinsky	Italy		[1]
Angel Heart	Alan Parker	Mickey Rourke, Robert De Niro, Lisa Bonet	United States		[2]
Anguish	Bigas Luna	Zelda Rubinstein, Michael Lerner, Talia Paul	Spain		[3]
Backwoods	Dean Crow	Brad Armacost, Dick Kreusser	United States		[4]
Bad Taste	Peter Jackson	Terry Potter, Peter Vere-Jones, Michael Gooch	New Zealand		[5]
Bates Motel	Richard Rothstein	Bud Cort, Lori Petty	United States	Television film	[6]
Bay Coven	Carl Schenkel	Pamela Sue Martin, Tim Matheson, Barbara Billingsley	United States	Alternative title(s) Bay Cove Eye of the Demon Strangers in Town The Devils of Bay Cove	[7]
Beaks: The Movie	René Cardona Jr.	Christopher Atkins, Michelle Johnson, Sonia Infante	Mexico		[8]
The Believers	John Schlesinger	Martin Sheen, Helen Shaver, Robert Loggia	United States		[9]
Berserker	Jef Richard	Joseph Alan Johnson, Greg Dawson, Valerie Sheldon	United States		[10]
Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire	Alan Clarke	Louise Gold, Alun Armstrong, Eve Ferret	United States
Blood Diner	Jackie Kong	Rick Burks, Carl Crew, LaNette La France	United States		[11]
Blood Frenzy	Hal Freeman	Wendy MacDonald, Tony Montero, Claire Cassano	United States		[11]
Blood Harvest	Bill Rebane	Tiny Tim, Itonia Salchek, Albert Jaggard	United States		[12]
Blood Hook	Jim Mallon	Mark Jacobs, Lisa Todd, Patrick Danz	United States		[13]
Blood Lake	Tim Boggs	Tiny Frazier, Angela Darter	United States
Blood Rage	John Grissmer	Louise Lasser, Mark Soper, Marianne Kanter	United States	Alternative title(s) Nightmare at Shadow Woods	[14]
Blood Sisters	Roberta Findlay	Amy Brentano, Shannon McMahon, John Fasano	United States		[15]
Bloody New Year	Norman J. Warren	Suzy Aitchison, Nikki Brooks, Steve Wilsher	United Kingdom		[16]
Bloody Wednesday	Mark G. Gilhuis	Jeff O'Haco, Pamela Baker, Dale E. Turner	United States	Alternative title(s) The Great American Massacre	[17]
Blue Monkey	William Fruet	Steve Railsback, Gwynyth Walsh, Susan Anspach	Canada United States		[18]
Cannibal Hookers	Donald Farmer	Drew Godderis, Sky Nicholas, Katina Garner	United States
The Carrier	Nathan J. White	Gregory Fortescue, Stevie Lee	United States		[19]
Cassandra	Colin Eggleston	Tessa Humphries, Briony Behets, Natalie McCurry	Australia		[20]
A Chinese Ghost Story	Ching Siu Tung	Leslie Cheung, Wong Tsu Hsien, Wu Ma	Hong Kong		[21]
Creepozoids	David DeCoteau	Linnea Quigley, Ashlyn Gere, Joi Wilson	United States		[22]
Creepshow 2	Michael Gornik	Lois Chiles, George Kennedy, Dorothy Lamour	United States		[23]
The Curse	David Keith	Wil Wheaton, Claude Akins, Malcolm Danare	United States		[24]
Dark Age	Arch Nicholson	Janet Kingsbury, John Jarratt, Nikki Coghill	Australia		[25]
Dead of Winter	Arthur Penn	Mary Steenburgen, Roddy McDowall	United States		[26]
Demon of Paradise	Cirio H. Santiago	David Anderson, Joe Mari Avellana, Leslie Scarborough	Philippines United States		[27]
Deranged	Chuck Vincent	Jane Hamilton, Paul Siederman, Jennifer Delora	United States		[28]
Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei	Mizuho Nishikubo		Japan		[29]
Dolls	Stuart Gordon	Ian Patrick Williams, Carolyn Purdy-Gordon, Hilary Mason	United States		[30]
Doom Asylum	Richard Friedman	Patty Mullen, Ruth Collins, Kristin Davis	United States		[31]
Epidemic	Lars von Trier	Allan De Waal, Ole Ernst, Michael Gelting	Denmark		[32]
Epitaph	Joseph Merhi	Paula Jamison, Liz Kane	United States		[33]
Evil Cat	Dennis Yu	Mark Cheng	Hong Kong		[34]
Evil Dead II	Sam Raimi	Bruce Campbell, Scott Spiegel, Ted Raimi	United States		[35]
Evil Spawn	Fred Olen Ray, Kenneth J. Hall, Ted Newsom	Bobbi Bresee, Suzanne Ager, Michael Deak	United States		[36]
Evil Town	Edward Collins, Larry Spiegel	James Keach, Michele Marsh, Doria Cook	United States		[37]
The Falling	Deran Sarafian	Dennis Christopher, Martin Hewitt, Lynn-Holly Johnson	United States Spain	Alternative title(s) Alien Predator Mutant 2	[38]
Forever Evil	Roger Evans	Tracey Huffman, Howard Jacobsen, Kent Johnson	United States		[39]
From a Whisper to a Scream	Jeff Burr	Vincent Price, Clu Gulager, Nicos Argentiogorgis	United States	Alternative title(s) The Offspring	[40]
The Gate	Tibor Takács	Stephen Dorff, Christa Denton	Canada United States		[41]
Ghost Riders	Alan Stewart	Mike Ammons, Beverly Cleveland, James Desmarais	United States		[42]
Ghoulies II	Albert Band	Damon Martin, Royal Dano, Phil Fondacaro	United States		[43]
Graveyard Disturbance	Lamberto Bava	Gregory Lech Thaddeus, Lea Martino, Beatrice Ring	Italy	Television film	[44]
Grotesque	Joe Tornatore	Linda Blair	United States		[45]
Hell High	Douglas Grossman	Christopher Stryker, Maureen Mooney, Christopher Cousins	United States		[46]
Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II	Bruce Pittman	Michael Ironside, Wendy Lyon, Justin Louis	Canada		[47]
Hellraiser	Clive Barker	Andrew Robinson, Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence	United Kingdom		[48]
The Hidden	Jack Sholder	Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Nouri, Richard Brooks, Claudia Christian, Chris Mulkey, William Boyett, David Schwimmer, Clarence Felder, Clu Gulager, Ed O'Ross, Steve Eastin, Katherine Cannon, Larry Cedar, James Luisi, Danny Trejo, Lin Shaye			[49]
House II: The Second Story	Ethan Wiley	Arye Gross, Jonathan Stark, Royal Dano	United States		[50]
Howling III	Philippe Mora	Barry Otto, William Yang, Imogen Annesley	Australia	Alternative title(s) Howling III: The Marsupials The Marsupials: Howling III	[51]
It's Alive III: Island of the Alive	Larry Cohen	Laurene Landon, Michael Moriarty, Karen Black	United States		[52]
Jack's Back	Rowdy Herrington	James Spader, Cynthia Gibb, Robert Picardo	United States		[53]
Jaws: The Revenge	Joseph Sargent	Lorraine Gary, Lance Guest, Michael Caine	United States		[54]
Killing Birds	Joe D'Amato, Claudio Lattanzi	James Villemaire, Lara Wendel, Robert Vaughn	Italy		[55]
Killing Spree	Tim Ritter	Rachel Rutz, Asbestos Felt, Courtney Lercara	United States		[56]
The Kindred	Stephen Carpenter	Talia Balsam, Rod Steiger, Amanda Pays	United States		[57]
The Lost Boys	Joel Schumacher	Corey Haim, Jason Patric, Kiefer Sutherland, Dianne Wiest, Corey Feldman, Jamison Newlander, Jami Gertz, Ed Herrmann, Barnard Hughes, Brooke McCarter, Billy Wirth, Alexander Winter, Kelly Jo Minter, Tim Cappello	United States		[58]
Lucifer	John Eyres	Emma Sutton, Frank Rozelaar-Green, Jared Morgan	United Kingdom	Alternative title(s) Goodnight, God Bless
Mindkiller	Michael Krueger	Wade Kelley, Dawn Jacobs, Daniel Selby	United States		[59]
Mirror of Death	Deryn Warren	John Reno, Julie Merrill, Aarin Teich	United States		[60]
The Monster Squad	Fred Dekker	Andre Gower, Robby Kiger, Stephen Macht	United States		[61]
Monster in the Closet	Bob Dahlin	Donald Grant, Denise Du Barry, Claude Akins	United States		[62]
Moon in Scorpio	Gary Graver	Britt Ekland, John Phillip Law, William Smith	United States		[63]
Munchies	Tina Hirsch	Harvey Korman, Charles Stratton, Alix Elias	United States		[64]
My Best Friend Is a Vampire	Jimmy Huston	LeeAnne Locken, Cheryl Pollak, Fannie Flagg	United States		[65]
Near Dark	Kathryn Bigelow	Adrian Pasdar, Bill Paxton, Jenette Goldstein	United States		[66]
Necropolis	Bruce Hickey	LeeAnne Baker, Michael Conte, Jacquie Fitz	United States		[67]
Nekromantik	Jörg Buttgereit	Daktari Lorenz, Beatrice Manowski	West Germany		[68]
The Newlydeads	Joseph Merhil	Rebecca Barrington, Michelle Mania, Scott Kaske	United States		[69]
Night Screams	Allen Plone	Megan Wyss, Randy Lundsford, Janette Caldwell	United States		[70]
Night Vision	Michael Krueger	Tony Carpenter, Stacy Carson, Daniel Selby	United States		[71]
Nightflyers	Robert Collector	Catherine Mary Stewart, Michael Praed, Helene Udy	United States		[72]
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors	Chuck Russell	Heather Langenkamp, Patricia Arquette, Laurence Fishburne	United States		[73]
Nightmare Sisters	David DeCoteau	Linnea Quigley, Brinke Stevens, Michelle Bauer	United States		[74]
Open House	Jag Mundhra	Joseph Bottoms, Adrienne Barbeau	United States		[75]
Opera	Dario Argento	Christina Marsillach, Urbano Barberini	Italy		[76]
The Outing	Tom Daley	Deborah Winters, James Huston, Andra St. Ivanyi	United States	Alternative title(s) The Lamp	[77]
Predator	John McTiernan	Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers	United States		[78]
Prince of Darkness	John Carpenter	Donald Pleasence, Victor Wong, Jameson Parker	United States		[79]
Prison	Renny Harlin	Viggo Mortensen, Chelsea Field, Lane Smith	United States
Psychos in Love	Gorman Bechard	Carmine Capobianco, Debi Thibeault	United States
Rat Man	Anthony Ascot	Nelson de la Rosa, Werner Pochath, David Warbeck	Italy		[15]
Redneck Zombies	Pericles Lewnes		United States		[80]
Reflections	Goran Marković	Anica Dobra, Mustafa Nadarevic, Milorad Mandic	Yugoslavia United Kingdom
Rest in Pieces	José Ramón Larraz	Scott Thompson Baker, Lorin Jean Vail	Spain United States		[81]
Retribution	Guy Magar	Dennis Lipscomb, Leslie Wing	United States		[82]
Return to Horror High	Bill Froehlich	Vince Edwards, Scott Jacoby, Lori Lethin	United States		[83]
A Return to Salem's Lot	Larry Cohen	Michael Moriarty, Andrew Duggan, Samuel Fuller	United States		[83]
Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare	John Fasano	Jon Mikl Thor, Jillian Peri, Frank Dietz	Canada		[84]
Scared Stiff	Richard Friedman	David Ramsey	United States		[85]
Shallow Grave	Richard Styles	Tony March, Carol Cadby, Tom Law	United States		[86]
Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2	Lee Harry	Eric Freeman, James Newman	United States		[87]
Slaughterhouse	Rick Roessler	Sherry Bendorf, Don Barrat	United States		[88]
Slumber Party Massacre 2	Deborah Brock	Crystal Bernard, Jennifer Rhodes	United States		[89]
Specters	Marcello Avallone	John Pepper, Trine Michelsen, Donald Pleasence	Italy		[90]
Stage Fright	Michele Soavi	David Brandon, Barbara Cupisti, Domenico Fiore	Italy	Alternative title(s) Aquarius Bloody Bird Deliria Sound Stage Massacre	[91]
The Stay Awake	John Bernard	Shirley Jane Harris, Tanya Gordon, Jayne Hutton	South Africa		[92]
The Stepfather	Joseph Ruben	Terry O'Quinn, Jill Schoelen, Shelley Hack	United States		[93]
The Stepford Children	Alan J. Levi	Barbara Eden, Don Murray, Tammy Lauren	United States	Television film	[94]
The Stranger	Adolfo Aristarain	Bonnie Bedelia, Peter Riegert	United States		[95]
Street Trash	J. Michael Muro	Mike Lackey, Vic Noto	United States		[96]
Terror Night	Nick Marino, Andre De Toth	Alan Hale, Jr., Aldo Ray, Michelle Bauer	United States	Alternative title(s) Bloody Movie	[97]
Twisted Nightmare	Paul Hunt	Rhonda Gray, Cleve Hall	United States		[98]
Vicious Lips	Albert Pyun	Angela O'Neill, Tanya Papanicolas, Eric Bartsch	United States
The Video Dead	Robert Scott	Roxanna Augesen, Rocky Duvall	United States		[99]
Zombie Death House	Nick Marino, John Saxon	Dennis Cole, Anthony Franciosa, Joe Zimmerman	United States
Zombie High	Ron Link	Virginia Madsen, Sherilyn Fenn	United States		[100]

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