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. Invaders from Mars Score 23.1 · IMDb 5.5 · Tomatometer 38% · Metascore 56
  2. Nomads Score 21.5 · IMDb 5.2 · Tomatometer 36%
  3. The Wraith Score 19.7 · IMDb 5.9 · Tomatometer 33% · Metascore 39
  4. Chopping Mall Score 19.6 · IMDb 5.6 · Tomatometer 58% · Metascore 22
  5. Spookies Score 18.6 · IMDb 4.8 · Tomatometer 29%
  6. Rawhead Rex Score 18.5 · IMDb 5.2 · Tomatometer 30%
  7. Class of Nuke 'Em High Score 16.3 · IMDb 5.6 · Tomatometer 20%
  8. Troll Score 14.9 · IMDb 4.7 · Tomatometer 27% · Metascore 30
  9. Maximum Overdrive Score 13.4 · IMDb 5.4 · Tomatometer 14% · Metascore 24
  10. TerrorVision Score 10.7 · IMDb 5.6 · Tomatometer 10%