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1980s Ghost Movies

Public list by WPS with 72 movies or TV shows/series

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Ghostbusters II(1989)

PG
| 1h 48min | Comedy, Fantasy
3.3/5 (with 1,927 votes)

Five years after they defeated Gozer, the Ghostbusters are out of business. When Dana begins to have ghost problems again, the boys come out of retirement to aid her and hopefully save New York City from a new paranormal threat.

A Nightmare on Elm Street(1984)

R
| 1h 31min | Horror
3.7/5 (with 2,352 votes)

Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing their suicides. A cop's daughter, Nancy Thompson, traces the cause to child molester Fred Krueger, who was burned alive by angry parents many years before. Krueger has now come back in the dreams of his killers' children, claiming their lives as his revenge. Nancy and her boyfriend, Glen, must devise a plan to lure the monster out of the realm of nightmares and into the real world...

Beetlejuice(1988)

PG
| 1h 32min | Fantasy, Comedy
3.7/5 (with 2,945 votes)

After an untimely death, a newly dead New England couple seek help from a deranged demon exorcist to scare an affluent New York family out of their home.

The Shining(1980)

R
| 2h 24min | Horror, Thriller
4.1/5 (with 7,965 votes)

Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren't prepared for the madness that lurks within.

The Fog(1980)

R
| 1h 29min | Horror
3.4/5 (with 633 votes)

Strange things begin to occurs as a tiny California coastal town prepares to commemorate its centenary. Inanimate objects spring eerily to life; Rev. Malone stumbles upon a dark secret about the town's founding; radio announcer Stevie witnesses a mystical fire; and hitchhiker Elizabeth discovers the mutilated corpse of a fisherman. Then a mysterious iridescent fog descends upon the village, and more people start to die.

The Entity(1982)

R
| 2h 5min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
3.3/5 (with 194 votes)

Carla Moran, a hard-working single mother, is raped in her bedroom by someone — or something — that she cannot see. Despite skeptical psychiatrists, she is repeatedly attacked by this invisible force. Could this be a case of hysteria or something more horrific?

Field of Dreams(1989)

PG
| 1h 47min | Drama, Fantasy, Comedy
3.6/5 (with 615 votes)

Ray Kinsella is an Iowa farmer who hears a mysterious voice telling him to turn his cornfield into a baseball diamond. He does, but the voice's directions don't stop -- even after the spirits of deceased ballplayers turn up to play.

House(1986)

R
| 1h 33min | Comedy, Horror
3.1/5 (with 226 votes)

Roger Cobb is an author who has just separated from his wife. He moves into a new house and tries to work on a novel based on his experiences in the Vietnam War. Strange things start happening around him; little things at first, but as they become more frequent, Cobb becomes aware that the house resents his presence.

Scrooged(1988)

PG-13
| 1h 41min | Fantasy, Comedy, Drama
3.4/5 (with 640 votes)

Frank Cross is a wildly successful television executive whose cold ambition and curmudgeonly nature has driven away the love of his life. But after firing staff member Eliot Loudermilk on Christmas Eve, Frank is visited by a series of ghosts who give him a chance to re-evaluate his actions and right the wrongs of his past.

Amityville II: The Possession(1982)

R
| 1h 44min | Horror
2.8/5 (with 158 votes)

Anthony and Dolores Montelli, along with their four children, move into their dream house in Amityville and are immediately plagued by a string of paranormal experiences. When the abusive Anthony wrongly places the blame on their children, physically lashing out at both them and Dolores, she recruits a local Catholic priest to exorcise the house.

A Chinese Ghost Story(1987)

1h 38min | Fantasy, Action
3.7/5 (with 108 votes)

Ning Tsai-Shen, a humble tax collector, arrives in a small town to carry out his work. No one is willing to give him shelter for the night, so he ends up in the haunted Lan Ro temple. There, he meets Taoist Swordsman Yen Che-Hsia, and the beautiful Nieh Hsiao-Tsing, with whom he falls in love.

Directed by Ching Siu-tung - With Leslie Cheung, Joey Wong, Wu Ma, Lau Siu-ming, Lam Wai, Xue Zhilun, ...

No Retreat, No Surrender(1986)

PG
| 1h 25min | Action
3.1/5 (with 229 votes)

Young Jason Stillwell moves with his parents to Seattle, where local bullies harass them without mercy. Jason's father Tom does not believe in violence, so the family takes it on the chin. One day Jason enrolls in a martial arts class and quietly rises in rank to be a major contender. His mettle is tested in an international match against Ivan, a Russian champion.

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Encounter of the Spooky Kind(1980)

1h 42min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
3.3/5 (with 32 votes)

Sammo is Courageous Cheung, a pedicab driver in a rural community who is known around town as the man who fears nothing. Well, this is proved false before the opening credits finish when he endures a particularly frightening nightmare of flesh-eating zombies. But, that's just the beginning of his run-ins with the supernatural...

Directed by Sammo Hung - With Sammo Hung, Chung Fat, Huang Ha, Peter Chan Lung, Lam Ching-ying

A Christmas Carol(1984)

PG
| 1h 41min | Drama, Fantasy, TV Movie, Kids & Family
3.7/5 (with 141 votes)

A bitter old miser who makes excuses for his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three ghosts visit him on Christmas Eve.

Always(1989)

PG
| 2h 2min | Fantasy, Romance / Love, Drama
3.1/5 (with 245 votes)

Aerial firefighter Pete risks himself and his vintage World War II airplane in a constant and death-defying quest to fight forest wildfires, much to the dismay of his girlfriend, Dorinda . His love for Dorinda and the advice of fellow pilot Al convince Pete to give up his perilous career, but he flies one last mission. Pete heroically saves Al's plane from certain destruction, but with supernatural consequences.

Mr. Vampire III(1987)

1h 28min | Horror, Action, Comedy
3.6/5 (with 13 votes)

The Vampire Master joins forces with another fellow priest with his two pet ghosts along for the ride to defeat an evil witch and her henchman, whose goals are to defeat the human race. The priests must also overcome the odds of the separation between humans and ghosts.

Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School(1988)

3.7/5 (with 135 votes)

Scooby, Shaggy and Scrappy Doo are on their way to a Miss Grimwood's Finishing School for Girls, where they have been hired as gym teachers. Once there, however, they find that it is actually a school for girl ghouls.

Daffy Duck's Quackbusters(1988)

3.4/5 (with 54 votes)

In this feature-length film combining footage from classic Warner Brothers cartoon shorts with newly animated bridging sequences, Daffy Duck, after having induced laughter in an ailing millionaire and forestalled the millionaire's death for a time (as chronicled in Daffy Dilly (1948), is the beneficiary for the deceased millionaire's assets. But the millionaire's will clearly stipulates that Daffy must use the money for the common good, by providing a service, and should Daffy think of pursuing selfish aims, the millionaire's ghost will "repossess" his millions by making them disappear from Earthly existence. Under the pretense of community service, Daffy opens an exorcism agency and employs Porky Pig, Sylvester Cat, and Bugs Bunny to track and eliminate ghosts, ghouls, and other monsters, while Daffy secretly schemes to use his learned "ghost-busting" talents to rid himself of the millionaire's nagging spirit.

Scooby-Doo! Meets the Boo Brothers(1987)

3.6/5 (with 105 votes)

When Shaggy inherits an old Southern estate from an uncle, he and his sleuthing hounds take a road trip. But they don't even make it to the mansion before the haunting starts. Amid headless horsemen, walking skeletons, and a menacing butler, Scooby, Scrappy, and Shaggy get majorly spooked.

Directed by Paul Sommer, Carl Urbano

High Spirits(1988)

PG-13
| 1h 39min | Fantasy, Comedy, Horror
2.9/5 (with 88 votes)

When Peter Plunkett's Irish castle turned hotel is about to be repossesed, he decides to spice up the attraction a bit for the 'Yanks' by having his staff pretend to haunt the castle. The trouble begins when a busload of American tourists arrive - along with some real ghosts.

Ghost Story(1981)

R
| 1h 50min | Horror, Drama, Thriller
3.0/5 (with 60 votes)

Four successful elderly gentlemen, members of the Chowder Society, share a gruesome, 50-year-old secret. When one of Edward Wanderley's twin sons dies in a bizarre accident, the group begins to see a pattern of frightening events developing.

Nomads(1986)

R
| 1h 33min | Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
2.4/5 (with 44 votes)

One night, in a Los Angeles hospital, Dr. Flax attends to a seriously injured man who, apparently crazed, whispers mysterious and disconcerting words in French into her ear.

Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II(1987)

R
| 1h 37min | Horror
2.9/5 (with 70 votes)

When Hamilton High's Prom Queen of 1957, Mary Lou Maloney is killed by her jilted boyfriend, she comes back for revenge 30 years later. Bill Nordham is now the principal of Hamilton High and his son is about to attend the prom with Vicki Carpenter. However, she is possessed by Mary Lou Maloney after opening a trunk in the school's basement. Now Bill must face the horror he left behind in 1957.

Directed by Bruce Pittman - With Michael Ironside, Louis Ferreira, Richard Monette, Michael Evans, Steve Atkinson, Terrie Hawkes, ...

Amityville 3-D(1983)

PG
| 1h 45min | Horror, Thriller
2.3/5 (with 90 votes)

To debunk the Amityville house's infamous reputation and take advantage of a rock-bottom asking price, skeptical journalist John Baxter buys the place and settles in to write his first novel. But as soon as the ink on the deed has dried, people who have come into contact with John and the house begin to meet with shocking fates. Is it all just coincidence, or is the house really the gateway to hell?

Witchboard(1986)

R
| 1h 38min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
3.0/5 (with 76 votes)

Playing around with a Ouija board, a trio of friends succeeds in contacting the spirit of a young boy. Trouble begins when the evil spirit, Malfeitor, takes over one of their bodies.

The Watcher in the Woods(1980)

PG
| 1h 23min | Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
3.1/5 (with 57 votes)

After an American family moves to an old country manor in rural England, one of the daughters is tormented by the spirit of the owner's long lost daughter, who mysteriously disappeared 30 years ago during a solar eclipse.

Night on the Galactic Railroad(1985)

1h 48min | Animation, Fantasy, Drama
3.6/5 (with 30 votes)

Giovanni currently lives a dreary life of near non-stop work. At school, his peers ridicule him incessantly, and his employer at work is distant and cold. As his isolation from society becomes unbearable, he suddenly finds himself on a train heading far away from his miserable home. Accompanied by Campanella, an acquaintance from school, Giovanni embarks on a journey that will define the rest of his life.

Directed by Gisaburō Sugii

School Spirit(1985)

R
| 1h 30min | Comedy
2.5/5 (with 12 votes)

The only thing keeping Billy Batson from the girl of his dreams is one little condom—or rather the lack of one. Lucky Billy finds one at an all-night roadhouse—but speeding back to his girl, he is killed in a head-on collision. Now invisible, Billy must find his sweetheart and rekindle her fire.

Directed by Alan Holleb - With Tom Nolan, Larry Linville, Roberta Collins

Prom Night III: The Last Kiss(1990)

R
| 1h 37min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
2.4/5 (with 25 votes)

Mary Lou, the prom queen burned to death by her boyfriend back in the fifties, has escaped from hell and is once again walking the hallways of Hamilton High School, looking for blood. She chooses as her escort in world of the living Alex, an average depressed student with dreams of one day becoming a doctor. As Mary Lou begins to get back into form, the body count starts climbing and the graduating class of Hamilton High is once again smaller than expected.

Directed by Ron Oliver - With George Chuvalo, Dylan Neal, Jeremy Ratchford, Courtney Taylor-Taylor, Cynthia Preston

Trick or Treat(1986)

R
| 1h 38min | Horror, Comedy, Music
3.1/5 (with 66 votes)

Eddie Weinbauer, a metalhead teen who is bullied at school, looks to his heavy metal superstar idol, Sammi Curr, for guidance. When Curr is killed in a hotel fire, Eddie becomes the recipient of the only copy of Curr's unreleased album, which, when played backwards, brings Sammi back to life. As Halloween approaches, Eddie begins to realize that this isn't only rock 'n roll...it's life and death.

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