The best horror films of 1986

30 horror films from 1986, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. Critters Score 32.5 · IMDb 6.1 · Tomatometer 52% · Metascore 52
  2. April Fool's Day Score 31.8 · IMDb 6.2 · Tomatometer 55% · Metascore 49
  3. Psycho III Score 31.0 · IMDb 5.5 · Tomatometer 60% · Metascore 58
  4. Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives Score 29.8 · IMDb 6.0 · Tomatometer 60% · Metascore 30
  5. Poltergeist II: The Other Side Score 29.5 · IMDb 5.7 · Tomatometer 20% · Metascore 49
  6. Witchboard Score 29.0 · IMDb 5.7 · Tomatometer 50% · Metascore 45
  7. Vamp Score 27.7 · IMDb 5.9 · Tomatometer 42%
  8. Gothic Score 26.6 · IMDb 5.7 · Tomatometer 60%
  9. Deadly Friend Score 23.9 · IMDb 5.6 · Tomatometer 19% · Metascore 44
  10. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 Score 23.2 · IMDb 5.6 · Tomatometer 53% · Metascore 42