List of horror films of 1988

A list of horror films released in 1988.

Title	Director(s)	Cast	Country	Notes	Ref.
555	Wally Koz	B.K. Smith, Bob Grabill, Greg Neilson	United States		^[1]
American Gothic	John Hough	Rod Steiger, Yvonne De Carlo	United Kingdom Canada		^[2]
Bad Dreams	Andrew Fleming	Jennifer Rubin, Bruce Abbott	United States		^[3]
Black Roses	John Fasano	John Martin, Frank Dietz, Jesse D'Angelo	United States Canada		^[4]
The Blob	Chuck Russell	Kevin Dillon, Shawnee Smith	United States		^[5]
Blood Relations	Graeme Campbell	Jan Rubeš, Lydie Denier	Canada United States		^[6]
The Brain	Ed Hunt	David Gale, Cynthia Preston	Canada United States		^[7]
Brain Damage	Frank Henenlotter	Rick Hearst	United States		^[8]
Cellar Dweller	John Carl Buechler	Yvonne De Carlo	United States		^[9]
Cheerleader Camp	John Quinn	Betsy Russell, Leif Garrett, Rebecca Ferratti	United States		^[10]
Child's Play	Tom Holland	Brad Dourif, Alex Vincent	United States		^[11]
Chillers	Daniel Boyd	Jesse Emery, Kimberly Harbour, Thom Delventhal	United States		^[12]
Curse of the Blue Lights	John Henry Johnson	Brent Ritter, Bettina Julius, Clayton A. McCaw	United States		^[13]
Dead Heat	Mark Goldblatt	Treat Williams, Joe Piscopo, Lindsay Frost	United States		^[14]
Deadly Dreams	Kristine Peterson	Juliette Cummins, Mitchell Anderson, Xander Berkeley	United States		^[15]
Destroyer	Robert Kirk	Lyle Alzado, Deborah Foreman, Anthony Perkins	United States		^[16]
Dial Help	Ruggero Deodato	Charlotte Lewis, Marcello Modugno, Mattia Sbragia	Italy		^[17]
The Discarnates	Nobuhiko Obayashi	Tsurutarō Kataoka, Yûko Natori, Kenjirō Ishimaru	Japan
Dracula's Widow	Christopher Coppola	Sylvia Kristel, Lenny von Dohlen	United States		^[18]
Dream Demon	Harley Cokeliss	Jemma Redgrave, Kathleen Wilhoite, Timothy Spall	United Kingdom		^[19]
Edge of the Axe	José Ramón Larraz	Barton Faulks, Christina Marie Lane, Page Moseley	Spain United States		^[20]
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark	James Signorelli	Cassandra Peterson, Edie McClurg	United States		^[21]
Evil Clutch	Andrea Marfori	Coralina Cataldi Tassoni, Diego Ribon	Italy		^[22]
Evil Dead Trap	Toshiharu Ikeda	Miyuki Ono	Japan
Evil Laugh	Dominick Brascia	Kim McKamy	United States
Faceless	Jesús Franco	Helmut Berger, Brigitte Lahaie, Telly Savalas	France Spain
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood	John Carl Buechler	Jennifer Banko, Lar Park Lincoln, Kevin Spirtas	United States		^[23]
Fright Night Part 2	Tommy Lee Wallace	Roddy McDowall, William Ragsdale	United States		^[24]
Ghost Town	Richard McCarthy	Franc Luz, Catherine Hickland, Jimmie F. Skaggs	United States		^[25]
Ghosthouse	Umberto Lenzi	Lara Wendel	Italy		^[26]
Grandmother's House (a.k.a. Grandma's House)	Peter Rader	Kim Valentine, Eric Foster, Len Lesser	United States		^[27]
Graverobbers	Straw Weisman	Elizabeth Mannino, David Gregory, Larry Bockius	United States	Alternative title(s) Dead Mate
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers	Dwight H. Little	Donald Pleasence, Ellie Cornell, Danielle Harris	United States		^[28]
Hellbound: Hellraiser II	Tony Randel	Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence, Richard Waugh	United Kingdom United States		^[29]
Hide and Go Shriek	Skip Schoolnik	Brittain Frye, Donna Baltron	United States		^[30]
Hobgoblins	Rick Sloane	Tamara Clatterbuck, Kari French, Duane Whitaker	United States
Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers	Fred Olen Ray	Gunnar Hansen, Linnea Quigley, Jay Richardson	United States		^[31]
Howling IV: The Original Nightmare	John Hough	Romy Windsor, Michael T. Weiss, Anthony Hamilton	United Kingdom		^[32]
Iced	Jeff Kwitny	Debra A. Deliso, Doug Stevenson, Ron Kologie	United States
Kadaicha	James Bogle	Zoe Carides, Eric Oldfield	Australia	Alternative title(s) Stones of Death	^[33]
The Jitters	John Fasano	Sal Viviano, Marilyn Tokuda, James Hong	United States Japan
Killer Klowns from Outer Space	Stephen Chiodo	Grant Cramer, Suzanne Snyder, John Allen Nelson	United States		^[34]
Killing Birds	Joe D'Amato, Claudio Lattanzi	Robert Vaughn, Lara Wendel	Italy		^[35]
The Kiss	Pen Densham	Joanna Pacuła, Meredith Salenger, Mimi Kuzyk	United States		^[36]
Lady in White	Frank LaLoggia	Lukas Haas, Alex Rocco, Katherine Helmond	United States		^[37]
The Lair of the White Worm	Ken Russell	Amanda Donohoe, Hugh Grant, Catherine Oxenberg	United Kingdom		^[38]
Lone Wolf	John Callas	Luciano Saber, Ann Douglas, Kevin Hart	United States
Maniac Cop	William Lustig	Tom Atkins, Bruce Campbell	United States		^[39]
Matinee	Richard Martin	Ron White, Gillian Barber, Jeff Schultz	Canada
Memorial Valley Massacre	Robert C. Hughes	John Kerry, Mark Mears, John Caso, Cameron Mitchell	United States
Men Behind the Sun	T. F. Mou	Gang Wang, Hsu Gou, Tie Long Jin	Hong Kong	^[40]
Midnight Movie Massacre	Mark Stock, Laurence Jacobs	Ann Robinson, Tamara Sue Hill, Jeanne Beachwood	United States
Monkey Shines	George A. Romero	Jason Beghe, Kate McNeil	United States		^[41]
The Moonlight Sonata	Olli Soinio	Tiina Björkman	Finland		^[42]^[43]
Månguden	Jonas Cornell	Agneta Ekmanner, Heinz Hopf, Tomas Laustiola	Sweden
Necromancer	Dusty Nelson	Elizabeth Kaitan, Russ Tamblyn, John Tyler	United States
The Nest	Terence H. Winkless	Robert Lansing, Lisa Langlois	United States
Night of the Demons	Kevin Tenney	Alvin Alexis, Allison Barron, Amelia Kinkade	United States		^[44]
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master	Renny Harlin	Robert Englund, Lisa Wilcox, Rodney Eastman	United States		^[45]
Not of This Earth	Jim Wynorski	Traci Lords, Ace Mask, Becky LeBeau	United States		^[46]
Out of the Body	Brian Trenchard-Smith	Mark Hembrow, Tessa Humphries	Australia		^[47]
Phantasm II	Don Coscarelli	James LeGros, Reggie Bannister	United States		^[48]
Phantom Brother	William Szarka	Jon Hammer, Patrick Molloy	United States
Pin	Sandor Stern	David Hewlett, Cynthia Preston, Terry O'Quinn	Canada		^[49]
Poltergeist III	Gary Sherman	Tom Skerritt, Nancy Allen, Heather O'Rourke	United States		^[50]
Pulse	Paul Golding	Cliff De Young, Roxanne Hart, Joey Lawrence	United States		^[51]
Pumpkinhead	Stan Winston	Lance Henriksen, Florence Schauffler, Jeff East	United States		^[52]
Rabid Grannies	Emmanuel Kervyn	Caroline Braeckman, Elie Lison, Catherine Aymerie	Belgium France Netherlands
Ratman	Giuliano Carnimeo	Nelson de la Rosa, Werner Pochath, David Warbeck	Italy		^[53]
Return of the Living Dead Part II	Ken Wiederhorn	James Karen, Thom Matthews, Michael Kenworthy	United States		^[54]
Rush Week	Robert Bralver	Pamela Ludwig, Dean Hamilton, Roy Thinnes	United States		^[55]
Scarecrows	William Wesley	Mike Balog, David Campbell	United States		^[56]
The Serpent and the Rainbow	Wes Craven	Bill Pullman, Cathy Tyson, Zakes Mokae	United States		^[57]
Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers	Michael A. Simpson	Pamela Springsteen, Brian Patrick Clarke, Renée Estevez	United States		^[58]
Slime City	Greg Lamberson	T.J. Merrick, Bunny Levine, Dick Biel	United States
Slugs	Juan Piquer Simón	Michael Garfield	Spain United States		^[59]
Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama	David DeCoteau	Andras Jones, Robin Stille, Linnea Quigley	United States		^[60]
The Spider Labyrinth	Gianfranco Giagni	Roland Wybenga, Paola Rinaldi, Margareta von Krauss	Italy		^[61]
Tales from the Gimli Hospital	Guy Maddin	Kyle McCulloch, Michael Gottli, Angela Heck	Canada		^[62]
The Unholy	Camilo Vila	Ben Cross, Ned Beatty, Claudia Robinson	United States		^[63]
Uninvited	Greydon Clark	Alex Cord, George Kennedy, Shari Shattuck	United States		^[64]
Unmasked Part 25	Anders Palm	Edward Brayshaw, Gary Brown, Gregory Cox	United Kingdom
The Unnamable	Jean-Paul Ouellette	Charles Klausmeyer, Mark Kinsey Stephenson, Alexandra Durrell	United States
Until Death	Lamberto Bava	Urbano Barberini, David Brandon	Italy	Television film	^[65]
Vampire in Venice	Augusto Caminito, Klaus Kinski	Klaus Kinski, Barbara De Rossi, Donald Pleasence	Italy		^[66]
Veerana	Shyam Ramsay, Tulsi Ramsay	Gulshan Grover, Sahila Chaddha, Hemant Birje	India
Watchers	Jon D. Hess	Corey Haim, Barbara Williams, Michael Ironside	Canada United States		^[67]
Waxwork	Anthony Hickox	Zach Galligan, Deborah Foreman, David Warner	United States		^[68]
Witchcraft	Rob Spera	Anat Topol, Gary Sloan, Mary Shelley, Lee Kissman	United States
Witchery	Fabrizio Laurenti	David Hasselhoff, Linda Blair, Catherine Hickland	Italy		^[69]
Woodchipper Massacre	Jon McBride	Jon McBride, Denice Edeal	United States		^[70]
Zombi 3	Lucio Fulci, Bruno Mattei	Marina Loi, Alex Mc Bride, Richard Raymond	Italy

References

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External links

Horror films of 1988 on Internet Movie Database

[FOOTNOTEWeldon1996209-1] Weldon 1996, p. 209.

[FOOTNOTEWeldon199616-2] Weldon 1996, p. 16.

[FOOTNOTEMuir2010632-3] Muir 2010, p. 632.

[FOOTNOTEWeldon199658-4] Weldon 1996, p. 58.

[FOOTNOTEMuir2010635–636-5] Muir 2010, pp. 635–636.

[FOOTNOTEYoung200063-6] Young 2000, p. 63.

[FOOTNOTEYoung200071-7] Young 2000, p. 71.

[FOOTNOTEAlbright2012247-8] Albright 2012, p. 247.

[FOOTNOTEYoung200091-9] Young 2000, p. 91.

[FOOTNOTEYoung200097-10] Young 2000, p. 97.

[FOOTNOTEMuir2010641–643-11] Muir 2010, pp. 641–643.

[12] Binion, Cavett. "Chillers". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.

[FOOTNOTEYoung2000126-13] Young 2000, p. 126.

[FOOTNOTEYoung2000140-14] Young 2000, p. 140.

[FOOTNOTEYoung2000141-15] Young 2000, p. 141.

[FOOTNOTEYoung2000153-16] Young 2000, p. 153.

[FOOTNOTEYoung2000160-17] Young 2000, p. 160.

[FOOTNOTEYoung2000179-18] Young 2000, p. 179.

[FOOTNOTEYoung2000180-19] Young 2000, p. 180.

[FOOTNOTEStine2003118-20] Stine 2003, p. 118.

[FOOTNOTEHallenbeck2009161–162-21] Hallenbeck 2009, pp. 161–162.

[FOOTNOTECurti2019152-22] Curti 2019, p. 152.

[FOOTNOTEMuir2010651–652-23] Muir 2010, pp. 651–652.

[FOOTNOTEMuir2010652–653-24] Muir 2010, pp. 652–653.

[FOOTNOTEYoung2000245-25] Young 2000, p. 245.

[FOOTNOTECurti2019154–155-26] Curti 2019, pp. 154–155.

[FOOTNOTELentz1994453-27] Lentz 1994, p. 453.

[FOOTNOTEMuir2010657–660-28] Muir 2010, pp. 657–660.

[FOOTNOTEMuir2010660–662-29] Muir 2010, pp. 660–662.

[FOOTNOTEArmstrong2003160–161-30] Armstrong 2003, pp. 160–161.

[FOOTNOTEYoung2000283-31] Young 2000, p. 283.

[FOOTNOTEYoung2000284-32] Young 2000, p. 284.

[FOOTNOTEShelley2012128–129-33] Shelley 2012, pp. 128–129.

[FOOTNOTEMuir2010667–668-34] Muir 2010, pp. 667–668.

[FOOTNOTECurti2019159–160-35] Curti 2019, pp. 159–160.

[FOOTNOTEMuir2010669–670-36] Muir 2010, pp. 669–670.

[FOOTNOTEMuir2010670–671-37] Muir 2010, pp. 670–671.

[FOOTNOTEMuir2010672–674-38] Muir 2010, pp. 672–674.

[FOOTNOTEMuir2010675-39] Muir 2010, p. 675.

[40] "Men Behind the Sun (1988) - Tun Fei Mou, T.F. Mou | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".

[FOOTNOTEMuir2010678–680-41] Muir 2010, pp. 678–680.

[42] Hänninen, Harto (August 15, 2014). "04.09. Kino Suomi: Kuutamosonaatti ja Transvestjan tarinoita" (in Finnish). Yle. Retrieved September 1, 2020.

[43] "The Moonlight Sonata". AllMovie. Retrieved September 1, 2020.

[FOOTNOTEMuir2010681–682-44] Muir 2010, pp. 681–682.

[FOOTNOTEMuir2010683–685-45] Muir 2010, pp. 683–685.

[FOOTNOTEYoung2000455-46] Young 2000, p. 455.

[FOOTNOTEShelley2012130-47] Shelley 2012, p. 130.

[FOOTNOTEMuir2010686–687-48] Muir 2010, pp. 686–687.

[FOOTNOTEWeldon1996430-49] Weldon 1996, p. 430.

[FOOTNOTEMuir2010689-50] Muir 2010, p. 689.

[51] Brennan, Sandra. "Pulse". AllMovie. Retrieved July 19, 2019.

[FOOTNOTEMuir2010692–693-52] Muir 2010, pp. 692–693.

[FOOTNOTEHardy1995414-53] Hardy 1995, p. 414.

[FOOTNOTEMuir2010621-54] Muir 2010, p. 621.

[FOOTNOTEArmstrong2003243–244-55] Armstrong 2003, pp. 243–244.

[FOOTNOTEAlbright2012198-56] Albright 2012, p. 198.

[FOOTNOTEMuir2010695-57] Muir 2010, p. 695.

[FOOTNOTEMuir2010699-58] Muir 2010, p. 699.

[59] Gusse, Brian. "Slugs". AllMovie. Retrieved July 19, 2019.

[FOOTNOTEHallenbeck2009222-60] Hallenbeck 2009, p. 222.

[FOOTNOTECurti2019162-61] Curti 2019, p. 162.

[62] Reed, Anthony. "Tales from the Gimli Hospital". AllMovie. Retrieved July 19, 2019.

[FOOTNOTEMuir2010706-63] Muir 2010, p. 706.

[64] Erlewine, Iotis. "Uninvited". AllMovie. Retrieved July 19, 2019.

[FOOTNOTECurti2019199–201-65] Curti 2019, pp. 199–201.

[FOOTNOTECurti2019167–169-66] Curti 2019, pp. 167–169.

[FOOTNOTEWeldon1996610-67] Weldon 1996, p. 610.

[FOOTNOTEMuir2010709–711-68] Muir 2010, pp. 709–711.

[FOOTNOTECurti2019157-69] Curti 2019, p. 157.

[FOOTNOTEAlbright2012186-70] Albright 2012, p. 186.

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