List of horror films of 1990
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A list of horror films released in 1990.
Title | Director(s) | Cast | Country | Notes | Ref. |
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The Amityville Curse | Tom Berry | Kim Coates, Jan Rubeš, Cassandra Gava | Canada United States |
Fifth film in the "Amityville Horror" series | [1] |
Arachnophobia | Frank Marshall | Jeff Daniels, Julian Sands, Harley Jane Kozak, John Goodman | United States | [2] | |
Baby Blood | Alain Robak | Emmanuelle Escourrou, Jean-François Gallotte, Christian Sinniger | France | [3] | |
Bandh Darwaza (The Closed Door) | Shyam Ramsay, Tulsi Ramsay | Kunika, Manjeet Kullar | India | [4] | |
Basket Case 2 | Frank Henenlotter | Kevin Van Hentenryck, Annie Ross, Kathryn Meisle | United States | [5] | |
Beyond Darkness (a.k.a. La Casa 5) | Claudio Fragasso | David Brandon, Barbara Bingham, Gene LeBrock | Italy | [6] | |
Blood Games | Tanya Rosenberg | Gregory Cummings, Laura Albert | United States | [7] | |
Bloodmoon | Alec Mills | Leon Lissek, Christine Amor, Ian Williams | Australia | [8] | |
Blood Salvage | Tucker Johnston | Danny Nelson, John Saxon, Ray Walston | United States | [9] | |
Brain Dead | Adam Simon | Bill Pullman, Bill Paxton, George Kennedy | United States | [10] | |
Bride of Re-Animator | Brian Yuzna | Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Abbott, Claude Earl Jones | United States | Based on the works of H. P. Lovecraft | [11] |
Buried Alive | Frank Darabont | Jennifer Jason Leigh, Peg Shirley, David Youse | United States | Followed by Buried Alive 2 (1997) | |
Buried Alive | Gérard Kikoïne | Donald Pleasence, Karen Witter, John Carradine | South Africa | Produced by Harry Alan Towers Based on works of Edgar Allan Poe |
[12] |
Cat in the Brain | Lucio Fulci | Lucio Fulci (as himself), Malisa Longo, Brett Halsey | Italy | [13] | |
Child's Play 2 | John J. Lafia | Alex Vincent, Jenny Agutter, Gerrit Graham | United States | [14] | |
Cthulhu Mansion | Juan Piquer Simón | Frank Finlay, Brad Fisher, Melanie Shatner | Spain | Based on the works of H. P. Lovecraft | [15] |
The Dark Side of the Moon | D.J. Webster | Will Bledsoe, Joe Turkel | United States | [16] | |
Daughter of Darkness | Stuart Gordon | Mia Sara, Jack Coleman, Anthony Perkins | United States | [17] | |
Dead Girls | Dennis Devine | Angela Eads, Kay Schaber | United States | [18] | |
Deadly Manor | José Ramón Larraz | Clark Tufts, Greg Rhodes, Claudia Franju | United States/ Spain | Alternative title(s)
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[19] |
Def by Temptation | James Bond III | James Bond III, Kadeem Hardison, Samuel L. Jackson, Bill Nunn | United States | [20] | |
Demonia | Lucio Fulci | Brett Halsey, Meg Register | Italy | [21] | |
The Exorcist III | William Peter Blatty | George C. Scott, Ed Flanders, Brad Dourif | United States | [22] | |
Fear | Rockne S. O'Bannon | Ally Sheedy, Lauren Hutton | United States | [23] | |
The First Power | Robert Resnikoff | Lou Diamond Phillips, Tracy Griffith, Jeff Kober | United States | ||
Flatliners | Joel Schumacher | Kiefer Sutherland, Julia Roberts, Kevin Bacon | United States | [24] | |
Frankenhooker | Frank Henenlotter | Charlotte Kemp, James Lorinz, Judy Grafe | United States | [25] | |
Frankenstein Unbound | Roger Corman | John Hurt, Raul Julia, Nick Brimble | United States | [26] | |
Ghost | Jerry Zucker | Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg | United States | [27] | |
Ghoul School | Timothy O'Rawe | Jackie Martling, Richard Bright | United States | [28] | |
Graveyard Shift | Ralph S. Singleton | David Andrews, Kelly Wolf, Stephen Macht | United States | Based on a story by Stephen King | [29] |
Gremlins 2: The New Batch | Joe Dante | Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, John Glover, Christopher Lee | United States | ||
Grim Prairie Tales | Wayne Coe | James Earl Jones, Brad Dourif, Will Hare | United States | [30] | |
The Guardian | William Friedkin | Jenny Seagrove, Dwier Brown, Carey Lowell, Miguel Ferrer | United States | [31] | |
The Haunting of Morella | Jim Wynorski | David McCallum, Nicole Eggert, Lana Clarkson | United States | Produced by Roger Corman | [32] |
A Holy Place | Djordje Kadijevic | Mira Banjac, Aleksandar Bercek, Branka Pujic | Yugoslavia | ||
The Hook of Woodland Heights | Michael Savino | Robert W. Allen, Michael Elyanow, Christine McNamara | United States | Short 40-minute film | [33] |
I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle | Dirk Campbell | Neil Morrissey, George Rossi, Burt Kwouk | United Kingdom | [34] | |
I'm Dangerous Tonight | Tobe Hooper | Mädchen Amick, Corey Parker, Anthony Perkins, Dee Wallace | United States | [35][36] | |
Jacob's Ladder | Adrian Lyne | Tim Robbins, Elizabeth Peña, Danny Aiello, Ving Rhames | United States | Remade in 2019 | [34] |
Killer Crocodile II | Giannetto De Rossi | Debra Karr, Anthony Crenna, Thomas Moore | Italy United States |
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Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III | Jeff Burr | Kate Hodge, Viggo Mortensen, William Butler | United States | ||
Linnea Quigley's Horror Workout | Kenneth J. Hall | Linnea Quigley, Randall Harvey, Patricia Harras | United States | ||
Luther the Geek | Carlton J. Albright | Edward Terry, Stacy Haiduck | United States | a.k.a. Luther the Freak | [37] |
Maniac Cop 2 | William Lustig | Robert Davi, Bruce Campbell, Claudia Christian | United States | [38] | |
Maniac Nurses Find Ecstasy | Léon Paul De Bruyn | Nicole Gyony, Csilla Farago, Hajni Brown | Belgium Hungary United States |
[39] | |
Meridian: Kiss of the Beast | Charles Band | Vernon Dobtcheff, Sherilyn Fenn, Phil Fondacaro | United States | Later retitled The Ravaging in 2016 | [40] |
Mirage | Bill Crain | Jennifer McAllister, Todd Caldecott | United States | ||
Mirror, Mirror | Marina Sargenti | Karen Black, Yvonne De Carlo | United States | ||
Misery | Rob Reiner | Kathy Bates, James Caan, Lauren Bacall | United States | Based on the novel by Stephen King | [41] |
Nightbreed | Clive Barker | Craig Sheffer, Anne Bobby, David Cronenberg | Canada United States |
Based on Clive Barker's novel Cabal | [42] |
The Night Brings Charlie | Tom Logan | Chuck Whiting, Al Arasim, Keith Hudson | United States | [43] | |
Night of the Dribbler | Jack Bravman | Fred Travalena, Gregory Calpakis, Flavia Carrozzi | United States | [44] | |
Night of the Living Dead | Tom Savini | Tony Todd, Patricia Tallman, Tom Towles | United States | Produced by John Russo Remake of the 1968 film |
[45] |
Night Shadow | Randolph Cohlan | Kato Kaelin, Alta LaFlame, Orien Richman | United States | ||
Pale Blood | V.V. Dachin Hsu, Michael W. Leighton | Diana Frank, Frazer Smith, Wings Hauser | United States | [46] | |
Phantom of the Opera | Tony Richardson | Burt Lancaster, Teri Polo, Charles Dance, Ian Richardson | United States, France, Italy, Germany | Television movie in two parts | [47] |
Pledge Night | Paul Ziller | Lawton Paseka, Will Kempe, Arthur Lundquist | United States | [48] | |
Predator 2 | Stephen Hopkins | Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Rubén Blades, Maria Conchita Alonso, Robert Davi, Bill Paxton | United States | Sequel to Predator (1987) | [49] |
Prom Night III: The Last Kiss | Ron Oliver, Peter R. Simpson | Tim Conlon, Cyndy Preston, David Stratton | Canada | [50] | |
Psycho IV: The Beginning | Mick Garris | Anthony Perkins, Henry Thomas, Olivia Hussey | United States | Television film | [51] |
Puppet Master 2 | Dave Allen | Elizabeth Maclellan, Collin Bernsen, Gregory Webb | United States | Produced by Charles Band | [52] |
The Reflecting Skin | Philip Radley | Viggo Mortensen, Duncan Fraser, Guy Buller | Canada United Kingdom |
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Repossessed | Bob Logan | Charlotte Kemp, Leslie Nielsen, Linda Blair | United States | ||
Shakma | Tom Logan, Hugh Parks | Christopher Atkins, Amanda Wyss, Ari Meyers, Roddy McDowall | United States | ||
Shock 'Em Dead | Mark Freed | Troy Donahue, Traci Lords, Laurel Wiley | United States | [53] | |
Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation | Brian Yuzna | Neith Hunter, Clint Howard, Maud Adams | United States | [54] | |
Singapore Sling | Nikos Nikolaidis | Meredyth Herold, Panos Thanassoulis, Michele Valley | Greece | [55] | |
The Sleeping Car | Douglas Curtis | David Naughton, Judie Aronson, Kevin McCarthy | United States | [56] | |
Slumber Party Massacre III | Sally Mattison | Keely Christian, Brittain Frye, M. K. Harris | United States | Produced by Roger Corman | |
Sorority House Massacre II | Jim Wynorski | Stacia Zhivago, Michelle Verran | United States | ||
Soultaker | Michael Rissi | Joe Estevez, Vivian Schilling (also screenwriter) | United States | ||
The Suckling | Frances Teri | Frank Rivera, Allen Lieb, Bobby Shapiro | United States | ||
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie | John Harrison | Deborah Harry, Christian Slater, Rae Dawn Chong, Julianne Moore | United States | Based on the works of Arthur Conan Doyle and Stephen King | [57] |
Tremors | Ron Underwood | Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Finn Carter, Reba McEntire | United States | [58] | |
Troll 2 | Claudio Fragasso | Michael Stephenson, George Hardy, Margo Prey | Italy | Produced by Joe D'Amato | [59] |
Two Evil Eyes | Dario Argento, George A. Romero | Adrienne Barbeau, E. G. Marshall, Harvey Keitel, Sally Kirkland, Kim Hunter, Martin Balsam | Italy United States |
Based on stories of Edgar Allan Poe | [60] |
Watchers II | Thierry Notz | Marc Singer, Tracy Scoggins, Jonathan Farwell | Canada United States |
Sequel to Watchers (1988) Based on a Dean Koontz novel |
[61] |
Wheels of Terror | Christopher Cain | Sharon Thomas, Fred Sugerman | United States | Television film | [62] |
Whispers | Douglas Jackson | Victoria Tennant, Jean LeClerc, Chris Sarandon | Canada | Based on the Dean Koontz novel | |
Witchcraft II: The Temptress | Mark Woods | Charles Solomon Jr., Delia Sheppard, Kirsten Wagner | United States | Sequel to Witchcraft (1988) | [63] |
Xtro II: The Second Encounter | Harry Bromley Davenport | Jan-Michael Vincent, Paul Koslo, Tara Buckman | Canada/ United Kingdom | Sequel to Xtro (1983) | [64] |
References
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