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.

11. A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge Score 28.7 · IMDb 5.5 · Tomatometer 49% · Metascore 43
12. Silver Bullet Score 28.7 · IMDb 6.4 · Tomatometer 46% · Metascore 26
13. Creature Score 20.8 · IMDb 4.5 · Tomatometer 43%
14. Crimewave Score 19.3 · IMDb 5.5 · Tomatometer 57% · Metascore 34
15. Once Bitten Score 18.9 · IMDb 5.6 · Tomatometer 11% · Metascore 64
16. Friday the 13th: A New Beginning Score 17.1 · IMDb 4.8 · Tomatometer 12% · Metascore 16
17. Howling II: ... Your Sister Is a Werewolf Score 15.5 · IMDb 3.8 · Tomatometer 33%
18. Slaughter High Score 10.0 · IMDb 5.3 · Tomatometer 0%
19. Transylvania 6-5000 Score 9.9 · IMDb 5.0 · Tomatometer 20% · Metascore 10