*I wrote this in 2003, so I guarantee this list has changed.*
Out of 157 horror movies ranked on my IMDb.com page, an astounding 43 had a vote of "1" out of "10." Over twenty five percent! I picked a few out, the worst horror films of the 1980's might make a long book one day.
5. Silent Night, Deadly Night Parts 1-3 1984, 1987, 1989 (Directed by various)
The first one sucked, the second one sucked as badly, and the third one sucked even more. This loser series' first entry made a lot of parents mad back in the day, depicting a killer dressed as Santa Claus. Forget psychologically scarring little Timmy with the preview, parents really should have protested the sheer awfulness of the film itself.
4. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 1986 (Directed by Tobe Hooper)
Hooper makes both the best and worst lists I wrote back then, using this ill-conceived dung heap to cash in on some of that home video slasher sequel cash. You know those are leftover sets from his equally awful remake of "Invaders from Mars," and Dennis Hopper turns in his worst performance ever, and that is saying a lot.
3. The Final Conflict 1981 (Directed by Graham Baker)
Hmm, let's go ahead and kill off "The Omen" series with this depressing lost opportunity. Sam Neill plays a grown up Damien, but he looks lost most of the time, as director Baker throws in everything he can think of to match the first two superior films, except a cohesive plot and suspense.
2. C.H.U.D. II- Bud the Chud 1989 (Directed by David Irving)
There's a special place in hell for the creators of this disastrous zombie comedy that has little to nothing to do with the first "C.H.U.D." A zombie loose in suburbia is okay, but throwing in lame comedy, dumb effects, and a Bianca Jagger cameo just proves how desperately the film makers were hiding the fact that they knew this was one of the worst films ever.
Let's keep riding the sequel train right to the worst of the worst:
1. Amityville 3-D 1983 (Directed by Richard Fleischer)
This was a tough choice, but this third installment of the loser series was an unintentional laugh-fest. Meg Ryan is in it, and she obviously made a deal with the devil to keep her career afloat after this polluted theater screens. Other cast members like Tony Roberts and Candy Clark were not so lucky. If the Amityville house holds the gateway to hell, somebody throw this film in it.
Well, that's that. With the amount of videos I rent, this list could change, and I am readying a best and worst of the 1990's as well. I do love horror films. When they are done right, they should be cherished. Trust me, after reviewing my votes, I know that better than anyone.
