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A list of horror films released in 1983.

Title  | Director(s)  | Cast  | Country  | Notes  | Ref.

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American Nightmare | Don McBrearty | Lawrence Day, Michael Ironside, Lora Staley  | Canada  |  |
Amityville 3-D | Richard Fleischer | Tony Roberts, Tess Harper, Lori Loughlin | United States  |  | [1]
A Blade in the Dark | Lamberto Bava | Andrea Occhipinti, Anna Papa, Fabiola Toledo  | Italy  |  | [2]
Boogeyman II | Ulli Lommel, Bruce Starr | Rhonda Aldrich, Shoto von Douglas, Shannah Hall  | United States  |  | [3]
Christine | John Carpenter | John Stockwell, Alexandra Paul, Keith Gordon | United States  |  | [4]
Cujo | Lewis Teague | Dee Wallace, Danny Pintauro, Daniel Hugh Kelley  | United States  |  | [5]
Curtains | Richard Ciupka | John Vernon, Samantha Eggar, Linda Thorson | Canada  |  | [6]
The Deadly Spawn | Douglas McKeown |  | United States  |  | [7]
Death Warmed Up | David Blyth | Michael Hurst, Margaret Umbers, William Upjohn  | Australia
New Zealand  |

Alternative title(s)

* Death Warmed Over

| [8]
Le Démon dans l'île | Francis Leroi | Anny Duperey, Jean-Claude Brialy, Pierre Santini  | France  |  | [9]
The Demon Murder Case | William Hale | Charles Fields, Joyce Van Patten, Kevin Bacon | United States  | Television film  | [10]
The Demons of Ludlow | Bill Rebane | Paul von Hausen, Stephanie Cushna  | United States  |  | [11]
The Devonsville Terror | Ulli Lommel | Suzanna Love, Paul Willson, Donald Pleasence | United States  |  | [12]
Dracula Tan Exarchia | Nikos Zervos | Konstantinos Tzoumas, Vangelis Kotronis  | Greece  |  | [13]
Eyes of Fire | Avery Crounse | Dennis Lipscomb, Guy Boyd, Rebecca Stanley  | United States  |

Alternative title(s)

* Cry Blue Sky

The Final Terror | Andrew Davis | Rachel Ward, Adrian Zmed, Daryl Hannah | United States  |

Alternative title(s)

* Campsite Massacre
* Carnivore

| [14]
Frightmare | Norman Thaddeus Vane | Barbara Pilavin, Leon Askin, Jennifer Starrett  | United States  |  | [15]
Grizzly II: Revenge | Joseph Ford Proctor | Steve Inwood | United States  |  | [16] |
Hansel and Gretel | Tim Burton |  | United States  | TV movie[17]
House of the Long Shadows | Pete Walker | Vincent Price, Christopher Lee | United Kingdom |  | [18]
The Hunger | Tony Scott | Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie, Susan Sarandon | United Kingdom  |  | [19]
Jaws 3-D | Joe Alves | Dennis Quaid, Bess Armstrong, Simon MacCorkindale | United States  |  | [20]
Julie Darling | Paul Nicholas | Anthony Franciosa, Sybil Danning | Canada
West Germany  |  | [21]
The Keep | Michael Mann | Scott Glenn, Alberta Watson, Ian McKellen | United Kingdom  |  | [22]
The Killing of Satan | Efren C. Piñon | Ramon Revilla, Elizabeth Oropesa  | Philippines  |  | [23]
Mausoleum | Michael Dugan | Bobbie Bresee, Marjoe Gortner, Norman Burton | United States  |  | [24]
Mongrel | Robert A. Burns | Janis Dickerson, John Dodson, Terry Evans | United States  |  | [25]
Mortuary | Howard Aveids | Mary Beth McDonough, David Wallace, Bill Paxton | United States  |

Alternative title(s)

* Embalmed

| [26]
Mountaintop Motel Massacre | Jim McCullough Sr. | Anna Chappell, Amy Hill  | United States  |  | [27]
A Night to Dismember | Doris Wishman | Samantha Fox | United States  |  |
Nightmares | Joseph Sargent | Cristina Raines, Emilio Estevez, Veronica Cartwright | United States  |  | [28]
Of Unknown Origin | George P. Cosmatos | Peter Weller, Jennifer Dale | United States
Canada  |  | [29]
Ogroff | N. G. Mount | Howard Vernon | France  |

Alternative title(s)

* Mad Mutilator

| [30]
Olivia | Ulli Lommel | Suzanna Love, Robert Walker Jr. | United States  |

Alternative title(s)

* Double Jeopardy
* Prozzie
* Taste of Sin

| [31]
One Dark Night | Tom McLoughlin | Meg Tilly, Melissa Newman  | United States  |  | [32]
Panic Beats | Paul Naschy |  | Spain  |  | [33]
The Prey | Edwin Brown | Debbie Thureson, Steve Bond | United States  |  | [34]
Psycho II | Richard Franklin | Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, Robert Loggia, Meg Tilly | United States  |  | [35]
Scalps | Fred Olen Ray | Kirk Alyn, Carroll Borland, Jo Ann Robinson | United States  |  | [36]
Screamtime | Michael Armstrong, Stanley A. Long  | Vincent Russo, Michael Gordon, Marie Scinto  | United Kingdom  |  | [37]
Skullduggery | Ota Richter | Thom Haverstock, Wendy Crewson | Canada  |  |
Sledgehammer | David A. Prior | Ted Prior, Linda McGill  | United States  |  | [38]
Sleepaway Camp | Robert Hiltzik | Mike Kellin, Karen Fields, Felissa Rose | United States  |  | [39]
Sole Survivor | Thom Eberhardt | Anita Skinner, Kurt Johnson  | United States  |  | [40]
Something Wicked This Way Comes | Jack Clayton | Jonathan Pryce, Diane Ladd, Pam Grier | United States  |  | [41]
Spasms | William Fruet | Peter Fonda, Oliver Reed, Kerrie Keane | Canada  |

Alternative title(s)

* Death Bite

| [42]
Sweet Sixteen | Jim Sotos | Bo Hopkins, Susan Strasberg | United States  |  | [43]
Twilight Zone: The Movie | John Landis, Steven Spielberg, Joe Dante, George Miller | Vic Morrow, Kathleen Quinlan, Scatman Crothers, John Lithgow | United States  |  | [44]
Videodrome | David Cronenberg | James Woods, Debbie Harry, Sonja Smits | Canada  |  | [45]
Zeder | Pupi Avati | Gabriele Lavia, Anne Canovas, Cesare Barbetti  | Italy  |  | [46]

## References

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1. ^ Muir 2010, pp. 295–296.
2. ^ Muir 2010, pp. 299–300.
3. ^ Mannikka, Eleanor. "Boogeyman II". Allmovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
4. ^ Muir 2010, pp. 304–306.
5. ^ Muir 2010, pp. 305–309.
6. ^ Muir 2010, pp. 311–312.
7. ^ Beldin, Fred. "The Deadly Spawn". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
8. ^ Binion, Cavett. "Death Warmed Up". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
9. ^ Mannikka, Eleanor. "Le Démon dans l'île". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
10. ^ Erickson, Hal. "The Demon Murder Case". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
11. ^ Brennan, Sandra. "The Demons of Ludlow". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
12. ^ Sipos 2010, p. 256.
13. ^ Hardy 1995, p. 386.
14. ^ Muir 2010, pp. 322–323.
15. ^ Binion, Cavett. "Frightmare". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
16. ^ Albright 2012, p. 203.
17. ^ "Hansel and Gretel". Screen Rant. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
18. ^ Chibnall & Petley 2002, p. 228.
19. ^ Muir 2010, pp. 323–325.
20. ^ Muir 2010, pp. 326–327.
21. ^ Rode, Josh. "Julie Darling". DVD Verdict. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
22. ^ Muir 2010, p. 328.
23. ^ Stanley 1988, p. 177.
24. ^ Muir 2010, pp. 264–265.
25. ^ Bush, John. "Mongrel". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
26. ^ Young 2000, p. 419.
27. ^ Harper 2004, p. 126.
28. ^ Mannikka, Eleanor. "Nightmares". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
29. ^ Muir 2010, pp. 338–339.
30. ^ Pipenburg, Erik (October 26, 2011). "Big Hair and Bad Blood: VHS-Era Horror Obscurities From A to Z". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 18, 2018.
31. ^ Franzen, Jeff (1998). "Ulli Lommel: Stranger in Paradise". Video Watchdog. Vol. 44\. Cincinnati, Ohio: Starbrite. pp. 37–39. ISSN 1070-9991.
32. ^ Young 2000, p. 463.
33. ^ Hardy 1995, p. 388.
34. ^ "The Prey trade advertisement". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. November 4, 1983. p. 35 - via Newspapers.com.
35. ^ Muir 2010, pp. 349–350.
36. ^ Beldin, Fred. "Scalps". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
37. ^ Young 2000, p. 547.
38. ^ Harper 2004, p. 62.
39. ^ Muir 2010, p. 353.
40. ^ Becker, Tom. "Sole Survivor". DVD Verdict. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
41. ^ Muir 2010, p. 359.
42. ^ Miller, Rhett. "Spasms". Canuxploitation. Retrieved September 28, 2011.
43. ^ Kulik, Christopher. "Sweet Sixteen". DVD Verdict. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
44. ^ Hassen, Kristie. "Twilight Zone
The Movie". Allmovie. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
45. ^ Young 2000, p. 676.
46. ^ Deming, Mark. "Zeder". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.

## Sources

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* Albright, Brian (2008). Wild Beyond Belief!: Interviews with Exploitation Filmmakers of the 1960s and 1970s. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-48250-4.
* Albright, Brian (2012). Regional Horror Films, 1958-1990: A State-by-State Guide with Interviews. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-1-476-60042-0.
* Chibnall, Steve; Petley, Julian, eds. (2002). British Horror Cinema. New York City, New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-23003-2.
* Hardy, Phil, ed. (1995). The Overlook Film Encyclopedia. Vol. 3\. Overlook Press. ISBN 0-87951-624-0.
* Harper, Jim (2004). Legacy of Blood: A Comprehensive Guide to Slasher Movies. Manchester, England: Critical Vision. ISBN 978-1-900-48639-2.
* Heller-Nicholas, Alexandra (2011). Rape-Revenge Films: A Critical Study. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-4961-3.
* Kay, Glenn (2012). Zombie Movies: The Ultimate Guide (2nd ed.). Chicago, Illinois: Chicago Review Press. ISBN 978-1-613-74425-3.
* Kerekes, David; Slater, David (2005). See No Evil: Banned Films and Video Controversy. London, England: Headpress. ISBN 978-1-900-48610-1.
* Muir, John Kenneth (2010). Horror Films of the 1980s. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-45501-0.
* Pitts, Michael R. (2013). Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films (2nd ed.). Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-46372-5.
* Pratley, Gerald (2003). A Century of Canadian Cinema: Gerald Pratley's Feature Film Guide, 1900 to the Present. Toronto, Ontario: Lynx Images. ISBN 978-1-894-07321-9.
* Rockoff, Adam (2016) [2002]. Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film, 1978–1986. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-49192-6.
* Shelley, Peter (2012). Australian Horror Films, 1973-2010. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-46167-7.
* Sipos, Thomas M. (2010). Horror Film Aesthetics: Creating the Visual Language of Fear. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-44972-9.
* Stanley, John (1988). Revenge of the Creature Features Movie Guide: An A to Z Encyclopedia to the Cinema of the Fantastic, or, Is There a Mad Doctor In the House?. Pacifica, California: Creatures at Large Press. ISBN 0-940064-04-9.
* Stine, Scott Aaron (2003). The Gorehound's Guide to Splatter Films of the 1980s. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-41532-8.
* Waller, Gregory Albert, ed. (1987). American Horrors: Essays on the Modern American Horror Film. Urbana, Illinois: University of Illinois Press. ISBN 978-0-252-01448-2.
* Young, R. G. (2000). The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film: Ali Baba to Zombies. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 1-55783-269-2. Retrieved June 29, 2011.

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