List of horror films of 1981


A list of horror films released in 1981.
TitleDirectorCastCountryNotes
AbsurdGeorge Eastman, Annie Belle, Charles BorromelItaly
The Alchemist, Robert Ginty, Lucinda Dooling, John SanderfordUnited States
Alison's BirthdayJoanne Samuel, Margie McCrae, Martin VaughanAustralia
An American Werewolf in LondonDavid Naughton, Griffin Dunne, Jenny AgutterUnited States
The BeyondDavid Warbeck, Catriona MacColl, Al CliverItaly
The Black CatPatrick Magee, Mimsy Farmer, David WarbeckItaly
United Kingdom
Blood BeachDavid Huffman, Marianna Hill, John SaxonUnited States
Bloody MoonNadja Gerganoff, Otto Retzer, Jasmin LosenskyGermany
The BoogensRebecca Balding, Fred McCarren, Anne-Marie MartinUnited States
Blow OutJohn Travolta, Nancy AllenUnited States
'Italy
The BurningLeah Ayres, Larry Joshua, Jason AlexanderUnited States
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker, Susan Tyrrell, Jimmy McNichol, Julia DuffyUnited States
Cannibal FeroxDanilo Mattei, Zora Kerova, John BarthaItaly
Spain
Cataclysm, Cameron Mitchell, Marc LawrenceUnited States
Dark Night of the ScarecrowLane Smith, Jocelyn Brando, Charles DurningUnited StatesTelevision film
Dawn of the Mummy, Armand WestonBrenda King, Barry Sattels, George PeckUnited States
Dead & BuriedJames Farentino, Melody Anderson, Jack AlbertsonUnited States
Deadly BlessingMaren Jensen, Susan Buckner, Sharon StoneUnited States
DemonoidSamantha Eggar, Stuart Whitman, Roy JensonMexico
Docteur Jekyll et les femmesUdo Kier, Marina Pierro, Howard VernonFrance
Don't Go Near the ParkAldo Ray, Meeno Peluce, Barbara BainUnited States
Don't Go in the WoodsNick McClelland, James P. Hayden, Mary Gail ArtzUnited States
The EntityBarbara HersheyUnited States
The Evil DeadEllen Sandweiss, Bruce Campbell, Theresa TillyUnited States
EvilspeakClint Howard, R. G. Armstrong, Lynn HancockUnited States
Eyes of a StrangerLauren Tewes, Jennifer Jason Leigh, John DiSantiUnited States
The FanLauren Bacall, Michael Biehn, James GarnerUnited States
Fear No EvilStefan Arngrim, Elizabeth Hoffman, Kathleen Rowe McAllenUnited States
Final ExamSam Kilman, Cecile Bagdadi, DeAnna RobbinsUnited States
Friday the 13th Part 2Amy Steel, John Furey, Adrienne KingUnited States
Full Moon HighAdam Arkin, Roz Kelly, Elizabeth HartmanUnited States
The FunhouseElizabeth Berridge, Cooper Huckabee, Largo WoodruffUnited States
Galaxy of TerrorRobert Englund, Sid Haig, Grace ZabriskieUnited States
Ghost StoryFred Astaire, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Alice KrigeUnited States
GhostkeeperJim MakichukRiva Spier, Murray Ord, Sheri McFaddenCanada
Graduation DayChristopher George, Patch MacKenzie, E. Danny MurphyUnited States
Halloween IIDonald Pleasence, Jamie Lee CurtisUnited States
The HandMichael Caine, Andrea Marcovicci, Annie McEnroeUnited States
Happy Birthday to MeMelissa Sue Anderson, Glenn Ford, Tracey E. BregmanCanada
Hell NightLinda Blair, Vincent Van Patten, Peter BartonUnited States
Home Sweet HomePeter de Paula, Vinessa Shaw, Jake SteinfeldUnited States
The House by the CemeteryCatriona MacColl, Paolo Malco, Kenneth A. OlsenItaly
The HowlingDee Wallace, Patrick Macnee, Dennis DuganUnited States
InseminoidJudy Geeson, Robin Clarke, Jennifer AshleyUnited Kingdom
The Intruder WithinChad Everett, Joseph Bottoms, Jennifer WarrenUnited StatesTelevision film
Just Before DawnChris Lemmon, Deborah Benson, George KennedyUnited States
The Loch Ness HorrorSandy Kenyon, Miki MacKenzieUnited States
MadhouseTrish Everly, Michael MacRae, Dennis RobertsonUnited States
The Monster ClubVincent Price, John Carradine, Donald PleasenceUnited Kingdom
My Bloody ValentinePaul Kelman, Lori Hallier, Neil AffleckCanada
The NestingRobin Groves, Christopher Loomis, Michael David LallyUnited States
Night SchoolLeonard Mann, Rachel Ward, Drew SnyderUnited States
NightmareBaird Stafford, Sharon Smith, C. J. CookeUnited States
'Mason Adams, Lisa Harrow, Sam NeillUnited Kingdom
United States
Tricia O'Neil, Steve Marachuk, Lance HenriksenItaly
The PitSammy Snyders, Jeannie Elias, Laura HollingsworthCanada
United States
Porno Holocaust, George Eastman, Annj Goren, Dirce FunariItaly
PossessionIsabelle Adjani, Sam Neill, Heinz BennentFrance
West Germany
The ProwlerVicki Dawson, Christopher Goutman, Cindy WeintraubUnited States
Saturday the 14thRichard Benjamin, Paula Prentiss, Severn DardenUnited States
ScannersStephen Lack, Jennifer O'Neill, Michael IronsideCanada
Scared to DeathJohn Stinson, Diana Davidson, Jonathon David MosesUnited States
Strange BehaviorMichael Murphy, Louise Fletcher, Dan ShorAustralia
New Zealand
Student BodiesKristen Riter, Matthew Goldsby, Richard BrandoUnited States
Suddenly at MidnightKim Young-ae, Yoon Il-bong, Lee Ki-seonSouth Korea
The SurvivorRobert Powell, Jenny Agutter, Joseph CottenAustralia
This House PossessedParker Stevenson, Lisa EilbacherUnited StatesTelevision film
WolfenAlbert Finney, Diane Venora, Edward James OlmosUnited States