List of horror films of 1988


A list of horror films released in 1988.
TitleDirectorCastCountryNotes
555B.K. Smith, Bob Grabill, Greg NeilsonUnited States
American GothicRod Steiger, Yvonne De Carlo
Canada
Bad DreamsJennifer Rubin, Bruce AbbottUnited States
Black RosesJohn Martin, Frank Dietz, Jesse D'AngeloUnited States
Canada
The BlobKevin Dillon, Shawnee SmithUnited States
Blood RelationsJan Rubeš, Lydie DenierCanada
United States
The BrainDavid Gale, Cynthia PrestonCanada
United States
Brain DamageRick HearstUnited States
Cellar DwellerYvonne De CarloUnited States
Cheerleader CampBetsy Russell, Leif Garrett, Rebecca FerrattiUnited States
Child's PlayBrad Dourif, Alex VincentUnited States
ChillersJesse Emery, Kimberly Harbour, Thom DelventhalUnited States
Curse of the Blue LightsBrent Ritter, Bettina Julius, Clayton A. McCawUnited States
Dead HeatTreat Williams, Joe Piscopo, Lindsay FrostUnited States
Dead RingersJeremy Irons, Geneviève BujoldCanada
United States
Deadly DreamsJuliette Cummins, Mitchell Anderson, Xander BerkeleyUnited States
DestroyerLyle Alzado, Deborah Foreman, Anthony PerkinsUnited States
Dial HelpCharlotte Lewis, Marcello Modugno, Mattia SbragiaItaly
The DiscarnatesTsurutarō Kataoka, Yûko Natori, Kenjirō IshimaruJapan
Dracula's WidowSylvia Kristel, Lenny von DohlenUnited States
Dream DemonJemma Redgrave, Kathleen Wilhoite, Timothy SpallUnited Kingdom
Edge of the AxeBarton Faulks, Christina Marie Lane, Page MoseleySpain
United States
Elvira, Mistress of the DarkCassandra Peterson, Edie McClurgUnited States
Evil ClutchCoralina Cataldi Tassoni, Diego RibonItaly
Evil Dead TrapMiyuki OnoJapan
Evil LaughKim McKamyUnited States
FacelessHelmut Berger, Brigitte Lahaie, Telly SavalasFrance
Spain
'Jennifer Banko, Lar Park Lincoln, Kevin SpirtasUnited States
Fright Night Part 2Roddy McDowall, William RagsdaleUnited States
Ghost TownFranc Luz, Catherine Hickland, Jimmie F. SkaggsUnited States
GhosthouseLara WendelItaly
GraverobbersElizabeth Mannino, David Gregory, Larry BockiusUnited States
'Donald Pleasence, Ellie Cornell, Danielle HarrisUnited States
'Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence, Richard WaughUnited Kingdom
United States
Hide and Go ShriekBrittain Frye, Donna BaltronUnited States
HobgoblinsTamara Clatterbuck, Kari French, Duane WhitakerUnited States
Hollywood Chainsaw HookersGunnar Hansen, Linnea Quigley, Jay RichardsonUnited States
'Romy Windsor, Michael T. Weiss, Anthony HamiltonUnited Kingdom
IcedDebra A. Deliso, Doug Stevenson, Ron KologieUnited States
KadaichaZoe Carides, Eric OldfieldAustralia
The JittersSal Viviano, Marilyn Tokuda, James HongUnited States
Japan
Killer Klowns from Outer SpaceGrant Cramer, Suzanne Snyder, John Allen NelsonUnited States
Killing Birds, Claudio LattanziRobert Vaughn, Lara WendelItaly
The KissJoanna Pacuła, Meredith Salenger, Mimi KuzykUnited States
Lady in WhiteLukas Haas, Alex Rocco, Katherine HelmondUnited States
The Lair of the White WormAmanda Donohoe, Hugh Grant, Catherine OxenbergUnited Kingdom
Lone WolfLuciano Saber, Ann Douglas, Kevin HartUnited States
Maniac CopTom Atkins, Bruce CampbellUnited States
MatineeRon White, Gillian Barber, Jeff SchultzCanada
Memorial Valley MassacreJohn Kerry, Mark Mears, John Caso, Cameron MitchellUnited States
Midnight Movie Massacre, Laurence JacobsAnn Robinson, Tamara Sue Hill, Jeanne BeachwoodUnited States
Monkey ShinesJason Beghe, Kate McNeilUnited States
The Moonlight SonataTiina BjörkmanFinland
MångudenAgneta Ekmanner, Heinz Hopf, Tomas LaustiolaSweden
NecromancerElizabeth Kaitan, Russ Tamblyn, John TylerUnited States
The NestRobert Lansing, Lisa LangloisUnited States
Night of the DemonsAlvin Alexis, Allison Barron, Amelia KinkadeUnited States
'Robert Englund, Lisa Wilcox, Rodney EastmanUnited States
Not of This EarthTraci Lords, Ace Mask, Becky LeBeauUnited States
Out of the BodyMark Hembrow, Tessa HumphriesAustralia
Phantasm IIJames LeGros, Reggie BannisterUnited States
Phantom BrotherJon Hammer, Patrick MolloyUnited States
PinDavid Hewlett, Cynthia Preston, Terry O'QuinnCanada
Poltergeist IIITom Skerritt, Nancy Allen, Heather O'RourkeUnited States
PulseCliff De Young, Roxanne Hart, Joey LawrenceUnited States
PumpkinheadLance Henriksen, Florence Schauffler, Jeff EastUnited States
Rabid GranniesCaroline Braeckman, Elie Lison, Catherine AymerieBelgium
France
Netherlands
RatmanNelson de la Rosa, Werner Pochath, David WarbeckItaly
Return of the Living Dead Part IIJames Karen, Thom Matthews, Michael KenworthyUnited States
Rush WeekPamela Ludwig, Dean Hamilton, Roy ThinnesUnited States
ScarecrowsMike Balog, David CampbellUnited States
The Serpent and the RainbowBill Pullman, Cathy Tyson, Zakes MokaeUnited States
'Pamela Springsteen, Brian Patrick Clarke, Renée EstevezUnited States
Slime CityT.J. Merrick, Bunny Levine, Dick BielUnited States
SlugsMichael GarfieldSpain
United States
Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-RamaAndras Jones, Robin Stille, Linnea QuigleyUnited States
The Spider LabyrinthRoland Wybenga, Paola Rinaldi, Margareta von KraussItaly
Tales from the Gimli HospitalKyle McCulloch, Michael Gottli, Angela HeckCanada
The UnholyBen Cross, Ned Beatty, Claudia RobinsonUnited States
UninvitedAlex Cord, George Kennedy, Shari ShattuckUnited States
Unmasked Part 25Edward Brayshaw, Gary Brown, Gregory CoxUnited Kingdom
The UnnamableCharles Klausmeyer, Mark Kinsey Stephenson, Alexandra DurrellUnited States
Until DeathUrbano Barberini, David BrandonItalyTelevision film
Vampire in Venice, Klaus KinskiKlaus Kinski, Barbara De Rossi, Donald PleasenceItaly
Veerana, Tulsi RamsayGulshan Grover, Sahila Chaddha, Hemant BirjeIndia
WatchersCorey Haim, Barbara Williams, Michael IronsideCanada
United States
WaxworkZach Galligan, Deborah Foreman, David WarnerUnited States
WitchcraftAnat Topol, Gary Sloan, Mary Shelley, Lee KissmanUnited States
WitcheryDavid Hasselhoff, Linda Blair, Catherine HicklandItaly
Woodchipper MassacreJon McBride, Denice EdealUnited States
Zombi 3, Marina Loi, Alex Mc Bride, Richard RaymondItaly