A list of horror films released in 1981.
Title Director(s) Cast Country Notes Absurd George Eastman, Annie Belle, Charles Borromel Italy The Alchemist , Robert Ginty, Lucinda Dooling, John Sanderford United States Alison's Birthday Joanne Samuel, Margie McCrae, Martin Vaughan Australia An American Werewolf in London David Naughton, Griffin Dunne, Jenny Agutter United States The Beyond David Warbeck, Catriona MacColl, Al Cliver Italy The Black Cat Patrick Magee, Mimsy Farmer, David Warbeck ItalyUnited Kingdom Blood Beach David Huffman, Marianna Hill, John Saxon United States Bloody Moon Nadja Gerganoff, Otto Retzer, Jasmin Losensky Germany The Boogens Rebecca Balding, Fred McCarren, Anne-Marie Martin United States The Burial Ground Italy The Burning Leah Ayres, Larry Joshua, Jason Alexander United States Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker , Susan Tyrrell, Jimmy McNichol, Julia Duffy United States Cannibal Ferox Danilo Mattei, Zora Kerova, John Bartha ItalySpain Cataclysm , Cameron Mitchell, Marc Lawrence United States Dark Night of the Scarecrow Lane Smith, Jocelyn Brando, Charles Durning United States Television film Dawn of the Mummy , Armand Weston Brenda King, Barry Sattels, George Peck United States A Day of Judgment Charles Reynolds William T. Hicks, Harris Bloodworth, Deborah Bloodwoth United States Dead & Buried James Farentino, Melody Anderson, Jack Albertson United States Deadly Blessing Maren Jensen, Susan Buckner, Sharon Stone United States Demonoid Samantha Eggar, Stuart Whitman, Roy Jenson Mexico Docteur Jekyll et les femmes Udo Kier, Marina Pierro, Howard Vernon France Don't Go Near the Park Lawrence D. Foldes Aldo Ray, Meeno Peluce, Barbara Bain United States Don't Go in the Woods Nick McClelland, James P. Hayden, Mary Gail Artz United States The Evil Dead Ellen Sandweiss, Bruce Campbell, Theresa Tilly United States First film of Evil Dead franchise Evilspeak Clint Howard, R. G. Armstrong, Lynn Hancock United States Eyes of a Stranger Lauren Tewes, Jennifer Jason Leigh, John DiSanti United States Fear No Evil Stefan Arngrim, Elizabeth Hoffman, Kathleen Rowe McAllen United States Final Exam Sam Kilman, Cecile Bagdadi, DeAnna Robbins United States Friday the 13th Part 2 Amy Steel, John Furey, Adrienne King United States Second film of Friday the 13th franchise Full Moon High Adam Arkin, Roz Kelly, Elizabeth Hartman United States The Funhouse Elizabeth Berridge, Cooper Huckabee, Largo Woodruff United States Galaxy of Terror Robert Englund, Sid Haig, Grace Zabriskie United States Ghost Story Fred Astaire, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Alice Krige United States Ghostkeeper Jim Makichuk Riva Spier, Murray Ord, Sheri McFadden Canada Graduation Day Christopher George, Patch MacKenzie, E. Danny Murphy United States Halloween II Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis United States Second film of Halloween franchise The Hand Michael Caine, Andrea Marcovicci, Annie McEnroe United States Happy Birthday to Me Melissa Sue Anderson, Glenn Ford, Tracey E. Bregman Canada Hell Night Linda Blair, Vincent Van Patten, Peter Barton United States Home Sweet Home Peter de Paula, Vinessa Shaw, Jake Steinfeld United States The House by the Cemetery Catriona MacColl, Paolo Malco, Kenneth A. Olsen Italy The Howling Dee Wallace, Patrick Macnee, Dennis Dugan United States Inseminoid Judy Geeson, Robin Clarke, Jennifer Ashley United Kingdom The Intruder Within Chad Everett, Joseph Bottoms, Jennifer Warren United States Television film Just Before Dawn Chris Lemmon, Deborah Benson, George Kennedy United States The Loch Ness Horror Sandy Kenyon, Miki MacKenzie United States Madhouse Trish Everly, Michael MacRae, Dennis Robertson United States Midnight Lace Mary Crosby, Gary Frank, Celeste Holm, Carolyn Jones, Robin Clarke, Shecky Greene United States Television film The Monster Club Vincent Price, John Carradine, Donald Pleasence United Kingdom Ms .45 Zoe Tamerlis United States The Munsters' Revenge Fred Gwynne, Yvonne De Carlo, Al Lewis, Jo McDonnell, K. C. Martel, Sid Caesar, Bob Hastings United States Television film My Bloody Valentine Paul Kelman, Lori Hallier, Neil Affleck Canada Mystics in Bali H. Tjut Djalil Ilona Agathe Bastian, Yos Santo, Sofia W.D. Indonesia The Nesting Robin Groves, Christopher Loomis, Michael David Lally United States Night School Leonard Mann, Rachel Ward, Drew Snyder United States Nightmare Baird Stafford, Sharon Smith, C. J. Cooke United States Omen III: The Final Conflict Mason Adams, Lisa Harrow, Sam Neill United KingdomUnited States Third film of The Omen franchise Piranha II: The Spawning Tricia O'Neil, Steve Marachuk, Lance Henriksen Italy Sequel to Piranha (1978) The Pit Sammy Snyders, Jeannie Elias, Laura Hollingsworth CanadaUnited States Porno Holocaust , George Eastman, Annj Goren, Dirce Funari Italy Possession Isabelle Adjani, Sam Neill, Heinz Bennent FranceWest Germany The Prowler Vicki Dawson, Christopher Goutman, Cindy Weintraub United States Scanners Stephen Lack, Jennifer O'Neill, Michael Ironside Canada Scared to Death John Stinson, Diana Davidson, Jonathon David Moses United States Strange Behavior Michael Murphy, Louise Fletcher, Dan Shor AustraliaNew Zealand Suddenly at Midnight Kim Young-ae, Yoon Il-bong, Lee Ki-seon South Korea The Survivor Robert Powell, Jenny Agutter, Joseph Cotten Australia This House Possessed Parker Stevenson, Lisa Eilbacher United States Television film Venom Klaus Kinski, Oliver Reed, Sterling Hayden, Sarah Miles United Kingdom Wolfen Albert Finney, Diane Venora, Edward James Olmos United States
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External links Horror films of 1981 on Internet Movie Database