Welcome to the last of the 1980s fiends. We are near the end of seeing regular looking people in horror films, soon to be replaced by chiseled teen models with perfect skin. But do not digress my dear readers, not all will be lost. Between every scary Noxzema commercial and Abercrombie horror campaign there will be something creepy hiding beneath the cracks. We will find it. But I am getting ahead of myself. We are still here in the bosom of 1989. I don't want to be buried in a pet cemetery. It's true. Maybe Fred Gwynne should've stopped taking people up to that cursed burial ground instead of just leading everyone over there saying something like "The ground is cursed! Don't bury anything here unless you want it to come back all creepy and try to kill you. Here's a shovel" Oh well. Lesson learned.
1989
1. Pet Semetary (Directed by Mary Lambert)
IMDB plot: After tragedy strikes, a grieving father discovers an ancient burial ground behind his home with the power to raise the dead.
2. La Chiesa aka The Church (Directed by Michele Soavi)
IMDB plot: An old Gothic cathedral, built over a mass grave, develops strange powers which trap a number of people inside with ghosts from a 12th Century massacre seeking to resurrect an ancient demon from the bowels of the Earth.
3. 976-EVIL (Directed by Robert Englund)
IMDB plot: People who dial 976-EVIL receive supernatural powers and turn into satanic killers.
Bonus Film!!! A murderous puppet with a drill for a head. A deadly puppet with carny "strongman" strength. A fatal puppet that spits out poisonous leeches. Yeah, I'm in.
Puppet Master (Directed by David Schmoeller)
IMDB plot: Psychics find themselves plotted against by a former colleague, who committed suicide after discovering animated, murderous puppets.
That's it for the 80s creepers. Get ready for the spooky 90s. xoxo
