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"I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass... and I'm all out of bubblegum." As we truck along with our year-by-year breakdown, we present to you the ten best horror films of 1988!
10. Killer Klowns from Outer Space
Director: Stephen Chiodo
Stars: Grant Cramer, Suzanne Snyder, John Allen Nelson, John Vernon
9. Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
Director: John Carl Buechler
Stars: Terry Kiser, Jennifer Banko, John Otrin, Susan Blu
8. A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
Director: Renny Harlin
Stars: Robert Englund, Rodney Eastman, John Beckman, Kisha Brackel
7. Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Director: Dwight H. Little
Stars: Donald Pleasence, Ellie Cornell, Danielle Harris, George P. Wilbur
6. Hellbound: Hellraiser II
Director: Tony Randel
Stars: Doug Bradley, Ashley Laurence, Clare Higgins, Kenneth Cranham
5. Pumpkinhead
Director: Stan Winston
Stars: Lance Henriksen, Jeff East, John D'Aquino, Kimberly Ross
4. Child's Play
Director: Tom Holland
Stars: Catherine Hicks, Chris Sarandon, Alex Vincent, Brad Dourif
3. Night of the Demons
Director: Kevin Tenney
Stars: Cathy Podewell, Alvin Alexis, Hal Havins, Allison Barron
2. The Blob
Director: Chuck Russell
Stars: Shawnee Smith, Kevin Dillon, Donovan Leitch Jr., Jeffrey DeMunn
1. They Live
Director: John Carpenter
Stars: Roddy Piper, Keith David, Meg Foster, George "Buck" Flower
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Waxwork
Director: Anthony Hickox
Stars: Zach Galligan, Deborah Foreman, Jennifer Bassey, Joe Baker
Brain Damage
Director: Frank Henenlotter
Stars: Rick Hearst, Gordon MacDonald, Jennifer Lowry, Theo Barnes
Phantasm II
Director: Don Coscarelli
Stars: James Le Gros, Reggie Bannister, Angus Scrimm, Paula Irvine
Dead Heat
Director: Mark Goldblatt
Stars: Treat Williams, Joe Piscopo, Lindsay Frost, Darren McGavin
Monkey Shines
Director: George A. Romero
Stars: Jason Beghe, John Pankow, Kate McNeil, Joyce Van Patten
American Gothic
Director: John Hough
Stars: Sarah Torgov, Terence Kelly, Mark Erickson, Caroline Barclay
Bad Dreams
Director: Andrew Fleming
Stars: Jennifer Rubin, Bruce Abbott, Richard Lynch, Dean Cameron
Evil Dead Trap
Director: Toshiharu Ikeda
Stars: Miyuki Ono, Aya Katsuragi, Hitomi Kobayashi, Eriko Nakagawa
Fright Night Part 2
Director: Tommy Lee Wallace
Stars: William Ragsdale, Roddy McDowall, Traci Lind, Julie Carmen
Maniac Cop
Director: William Lustig
Stars: Tom Atkins, Bruce Campbell, Laurene Landon, Richard Roundtree
Pin
Director: Sandor Stern
Stars: David Hewlett, Cynthia Preston, Terry O'Quinn, Bronwen Mantel
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
Director: James Signorelli
Stars: Cassandra Peterson, Phil Rubenstein, Larry Flash Jenkins
Return of the Living Dead II
Director: Ken Wiederhorn
Stars: James Karen, Thom Mathews, Michael Kenworthy, Thor Van Lingen
Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers
Director: Fred Olen Ray
Stars: Gunnar Hansen, Linnea Quigley, Dawn Wildsmith
The Serpent and the Rainbow
Director: Wes Craven
Stars: Bill Pullman, Cathy Tyson, Zakes Mokae, Paul Winfield
Cheerleader Camp
Director: John Quinn
Stars: Betsy Russell, Leif Garrett, Lucinda Dickey, Lorie Griffin
Rabid Grannies
Director: Emmanuel Kervyn
Stars: Catherine Aymerie, Caroline Braeckman, Danielle Daven
Black Roses
Director: John Fasano
Stars: John Martin, Ken Swofford, Sal Viviano, Julie Adams
Dial: Help
Director: Ruggero Deodato
Stars: Charlotte Lewis, Marcello Modugno, Carola Stagnaro
The Lair of the White Worm
Director: Ken Russell
Stars: Amanda Donohoe, Hugh Grant, Catherine Oxenberg
Heart of Midnight
Director: Matthew Chapman
Stars: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Brenda Vaccaro, Jack Hallett
Hobgoblins
Director: Rick Sloane
Stars: Tom Bartlett, Paige Sullivan, Steven Boggs, Kelley Palmer
Howling IV: The Original Nightmare
Directors: John Hough, Clive Turner
Stars: Romy Windsor, Michael T. Weiss, Susanne Severeid
Watchers
Director: Jon Hess
Stars: Corey Haim, Michael Ironside, Christopher Cary
Poltergeist III
Director: Gary Sherman
Stars: Heather O'Rourke, Tom Skerritt, Nancy Allen, Zelda Rubinstein
Pulse
Director: Paul Golding
Stars: Cliff De Young, Roxanne Hart, Joey Lawrence
Scarecrows
Director: William Wesley
Stars: Ted Vernon, Michael David Simms, Kristina Sanborn
Spellbinder
Director: Janet Greek
Stars: Tim Daly, Kelly Preston, Audra Lindley
Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama
Director: David DeCoteau
Stars: Andras Jones, Linnea Quigley, Robin Stille
Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers
Director: Michael A. Simpson
Stars: Pamela Springsteen, Renée Estevez, Valerie Hartman
Slime City
Director: Gregory Lamberson
Stars: Craig Sabin, Mary Huner, T.J. Merrick, Dennis Embry
Uninvited
Director: Greydon Clark
Stars: George Kennedy, Alex Cord, Clu Gulager, Toni Hudson
Zombie 3
Directors: Lucio Fulci, Claudio Fragasso, Bruno Mattei
Stars: Deran Sarafian, Beatrice Ring, Ottaviano Dell'Acqua
Dream Demon
Director: Harley Cokeliss
Stars: Jemma Redgrave, Kathleen Wilhoite, Timothy Spall |