The best horror films of 1985

19 horror films from 1985, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. Fright Night Score 60.8 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 83% · Metascore 62 · Comedy, Horror
  2. Day of the Dead Score 58.2 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 61% · Metascore 60 · Horror, Drama, Mystery
  3. The Return of the Living Dead Score 56.6 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 71% · Metascore 66
  4. Re-Animator Score 50.4 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 88% · Metascore 73
  5. Phenomena Score 41.8 · IMDb 6.7 · Tomatometer 76% · Metascore 57
  6. Demons Score 38.4 · IMDb 6.6 · Tomatometer 75% · Metascore 53
  7. Cat's Eye Score 36.8 · IMDb 6.3 · Tomatometer 69% · Metascore 70
  8. House Score 31.2 · IMDb 6.1 · Tomatometer 49% · Metascore 44
  9. Lifeforce Score 30.0 · IMDb 6.2 · Tomatometer 58% · Metascore 50
  10. The Stuff Score 30.0 · IMDb 5.9 · Tomatometer 68%