The Top 10 ’80s Horror Movies The ’80s were a good decade for horror fans. New concepts emerged and terror was abound in cinema, and the following is our list some of the best ’80s horror movies. Beware that this article does include some spoilers! Chopping Mall (1986): Originally titled Killbots but changed to avoid accidental association with the Transformers series, Chopping Mall was a unique slasher flick featuring not monsters or serial killers, but robots.