Best Horror Movies of the 1980s
13 Terrifying '80s Horror Movies That Will Still Traumatize You
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Poltergeist, 1982
"Go into the light, Carol Anne" and "Theeeeyyyy're heeeerrrreee" are perhaps the two most frightening phrases in the American lexicon, and they both come from this movie. I still can't watch this movie at night. Written and produced by Steven Spielberg, Poltergeist is about a California family whose home is overrun by a bunch of superevil ghosts who torment the family and then wind up abducting the young daughter. This movie is so scary that some folks believe the entire franchise is cursed.
