List of horror films of 1989
A list of horror films released in 1989 .
Title
Director(s)
Cast
Country
Notes
Ref.
976-EVIL
Robert Englund
Stephen Geoffreys , Jim Metzler , Patrick O'Bryan
United States
3615 code Père Noël
René Manzor
Alain Lalanne, Louis Ducreux , Brigitte Fossey
France
[1]
After Midnight
Jim Wheat , Ken Wheat
Jillian McWhirter, Pamela Segall , Nadine Van Der Velde
United States
Amityville 4: The Evil Escapes
Sandor Stern
Patty Duke , Robert Alan Browne
United States
Television film
Beasties
Steven Paul Contreras
Denise Mora, Hector Yanez, Brenda Stubbe
United States
Begotten
E. Elias Merhige
Brian Salzburg, Donna Dempsey
United States
[3]
Beyond Dream's Door
Jay Woelfel
Nick Baldasare, Rick Kesler, Susan Pinsky
United States
Beyond the Door III
Jeff Kwitny
Mary Kohnert, Bo Svenson , Victoria Zinny
Italy
[4]
Beware! Children at Play
Mik Cribben
Robin Lilly, Lori Tirgrath, Jamie Krause
United States
[5]
Black Past
Olaf Ittenbach
Andrea Arbter, Andre Stryi, Sonja Berg
West Germany
The Carpenter
David Wellington
Wings Hauser
Canada
[6]
Celia
Ann Turner
Rebecca Smart
Australia
The Cellar
Kevin S. Tenney
Patrick Kilpatrick
United States
[8]
The Chill Factor (a.k.a. Demon Possessed )
David Irving
Brian Robbins , Bill Calvert
United States
Released on VHS in 1993
[9]
Chopper Chicks in Zombietown
Christopher Webster
Dawn Laurie, Aaron Kjenaas, Connie Snyder
United States
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the C.H.U.D.
David Irving
Brian Robbins , Bill Calvert
United States
The Church
Michele Soavi
Hugh Quarshie , Asia Argento , Tomas Arana
Italy
Clownhouse
Victor Salva
Nathan Forrest Winters, Brian McHugh, Sam Rockwell
United States
Curse II: The Bite
Frederico Prosperi
Jill Schoelen , J. Eddie Peck
United States Japan Italy
Cutting Class
Rospo Pallenberg
Donovan Leitch , Jill Schoelen , Brad Pitt
United States
Dark Tower
Freddie Francis , Ken Wiederhorn
Michael Moriarty , Jenny Agutter , Theodore Bikel
United States
The Dead Next Door
J. R. Bookwalter
Scott Spiegel , Maria Markovic, Bogdan Pecic
United States
Dear Diary
Lupita Aquino-Kashiwahara , Leroy Salvador
Herbert Bautista , Gelli de Belen
Philippines
[citation needed ]
The Death King
Jörg Buttgereit
Bela B. , Susanne Betz, Hille Saul
West Germany
[14]
Deceit
Albert Pyun
Norbert Weisser , Diane Defoe, Christian Andrews
United States
Don't Panic
Rubén Galindo Jr.
Jon Michael Bischof, Gabriela Hassel, Helena Rojo
Mexico United States
[15]
Dr. Caligari
Stephen Sayadian
Madeleine Reynal, Fox Harris
United States
Edge of Sanity
Gerard Kikoine
Anthony Perkins , Glynis Barber , Sarah Maur-Thorp
United Kingdom United States
[17]
Elves
Jeffrey Mandel
Dan Haggerty , Deanna Lund , Ken Carpenter
United States
Family Reunion
Michael Hawes
A.J. Woods, John Andes, Pam Phillips
United States
Flesh Eating Mothers
James Aviles Martin
Ramiro Oliveros, Donatella Hecht, Neal Rosen
United States
[20]
The Fly II
Chris Walas
Eric Stoltz , Daphne Zuniga , John Getz
United States
[21]
Freakshow
Constantino Magnatta
Timm Zemanek, Dean Richards Wiancko, Audrey Landers
Canada
[22]
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
Rob Hedden
Jensen Daggett , Scott Reeves , Mark Richman
United States
From the Dead of Night
Paul Wendkos
Lindsay Wagner , Bruce Boxleitner
United States
Television film
[24]
Grave Robbers
Rubén Galindo Jr.
Fernando Almada, Edna Bolkan, Erika Buenfil , Ernesto Laguardia , María Rebeca
Mexico
[25]
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
Dominique Othenin-Girard
Donald Pleasence , Danielle Harris , Ellie Cornell
United States
Hanging Heart
Jimmy Lee
Barry Wyatt , John Stevens
United States
Headhunter
Francis Schaeffer
Wayne Crawford , Kay Lenz , Steve Kanaly
United States South Africa
Hellgate
William A. Levey
Ron Palillo , Abigail Wolcott
United States
High Desert Kill
Harry Falk
Anthony Geary , Marc Singer , Micah Grant
United States
Television film
The Horror Show
James Isaac
Lance Henriksen , Brion James , Rita Taggart
United States
The House of Clocks
Lucio Fulci
Carla Cassola, Al Cliver
Italy
Howling V: The Rebirth
Neal Sundstrom
Philip Davis , Victoria Catlin , Elizabeth She
United States
I, Madman
Tibor Takács
Jenny Wright , Clayton Rohner
United States
Intruder
Scott Spiegel
Elizabeth Cox, Renée Estevez , Dan Hicks
United States
Killer Crocodile
Fabrizio De Angelis
Sherrie Rose , Van Johnson , Ann Douglas
Italy
Las Vegas Bloodbath
David Schwartz
Ari Levin, Rebecca Gandara, Jerry Raganesi
United States
Leviathan
George Pan Cosmatos
Peter Weller , Richard Crenna , Amanda Pays
United States Italy
[35]
Lobster Man from Mars
Stanley Sheff
Diana Frank, Ava Fabian , Deborah Foreman
United States
Mangetsu no Kuchizuke
Ryū Kaneda
Eri Fukatsu , Yasufumi Terawaki , Akiko Matsumura
Japan
[37]
Masque of the Red Death
Larry Brand, Jeffrey Delman
Patrick Macnee, Adrian Paul
United States
Produced by Roger Corman
Masque of the Red Death
Alan Birkinshaw
Frank Stallone , Brenda Vaccaro , Herbert Lom
United States
Produced by Harry Alan Towers
Maya
Marcello Avallone
William Berger , Peter Phelps , Mariangélica Ayala
Italy
Metamorphosis: The Alien Factor
Glenn Takajian
Diana Flaherty, Marcus Powell, Tara Leigh
United States
Monster High
Rudy Poe
Diana Frank, Robert Lind, Doug Kerzner
United States
Murder Weapon
David DeCoteau
Karen Russell , Allen First, Linnea Quigley
United States
Mutator
John R. Bowey
Brion James , Carolyn Ann Clark, Milton Raphael Murill
United States
Night Life
David Acomba
Scott Grimes , John Astin , Cheryl Pollak
United States
Night Visitor
Rupert Hitzig
Elliott Gould , Richard Roundtree , Michael J. Pollard
United States
[40]
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child
Stephen Hopkins
Robert Englund , Lisa Wilcox , Kelly Minter
United States
Offerings
Christopher Reynolds
Loretta Leigh Bowman, Elizabeth Greene, G. Michael Smith
United States
Out of the Dark
Michael Schroeder
Karen Witter , Lynn Danielson-Rosenthal, Karen Black
United States
Paganini Horror
Luigi Cozzi
Daria Nicolodi , Jasmine Maimone, Pascal Persiano
Italy
Parents
Bob Balaban
Randy Quaid , Mary Beth Hurt
United States
Pet Sematary
Mary Lambert
Dale Midkiff , Fred Gwynne , Denise Crosby
United States
Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge
Richard S. Friedman
Morgan Fairchild , Derek Rydall , Jonathan Goldsmith
United States
[46]
Psycho Cop
Wallace Potts
United States
Puppet Master
David Schmoeller
Paul Le Mat , Irene Miracle , Matt Roe
United States
The Red Monks
Gianni Martucci
Gerardo Merrato, Daniela Barnes, Malisa Longo
Italy
Shocker
Wes Craven
Peter Berg , Michael Murphy , Mitch Pileggi
United States
Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out!
Monte Hellman
Bill Moseley , Laura Harring , Richard Beymer
United States
Skinned Alive
Jon Killough
J. R. Bookwalter , Lester Clark
United States
[52]
Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland
Michael A. Simpson
Pamela Springsteen , Tracy Griffith , Michael J. Pollard
United States
Society
Brian Yuzna
Billy Warlock , Devin DeVasquez , Heidi Kozak
United States
Speak of the Devil
Raphael Nussbaum
Dan Patrick Brady, David Campbell, William Cannon
United States
[55] [56]
Spontaneous Combustion
Tobe Hooper
Jaime Alba, Cynthia Bain
United States
Stepfather II
Jeff Burr
Terry O'Quinn , Meg Foster , Caroline Williams
United States
Stuff Stephanie in the Incinerator
Don Nardo
Catherine Dee, William Dame, M.R. Murphy
United States
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
Anthony Hickox
David Carradine , Bruce Campbell
United States
Tetsuo: The Iron Man
Shinya Tsukamoto
Tomorowo Taguchi , Kei Fujiwara , Shinya Tsukamoto
Japan
[60]
Things
Andrew Jordan
Robert (Tex) Allen , Amber Lynn , Patricia Sadler
United States
[61]
The Toxic Avenger Part II
Lloyd Kaufman , Michael Herz
Ron Fazio, Phoebe Legere , John Altamura
United States
[62]
The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie
Lloyd Kaufman , Michael Herz
Ron Fazio, Phoebe Legere , John Altamura
United States
[63]
Vampire's Kiss
Robert Bierman
Nicolas Cage , Jennifer Beals , Elizabeth Ashley
United States
Comedy horror
[64]
The Vineyard
James Hong , William "Bill" Rice
Cheyl Madsen, Karen Witter , Michael Wong
United States Canada
[65]
Violent Shit
Andreas Schnaas
Karl Inger, Gabi Banner, Wolfgang Hinz
West Germany
[66]
Warlock
Steve Miner
Julian Sands , Lori Singer , Richard E. Grant
United States
Witch Story
Alessandro Capone
Amy Adams, Jeff Bankert, Ian Bannen
Italy
The Woman in Black
Herbert Wise
Adrian Rawlins , Bernard Hepton , David Daker
United Kingdom
Television film
Zombie Rampage
Todd Sheets
Dave Byerly, Erin Kehr, Stanna Bippus
United States
Led to sequel Zombie Bloodbath (1993)
References
^ Horowitz, Joy (March 15, 1992). "Hollywood Law: Whose Idea Is It, Anyway?" . The New York Times . New York City, New York. Retrieved December 31, 2016 .
^ Griffin, John (October 26, 1989). "High definition is becoming horror show for organizers" . The Gazette . Montreal, Quebec. p. 64 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Binion, Cavett. "Beyond the Door III" . Allmovie . Retrieved August 7, 2011 .
^ Deming, Mark. "Beware! Children at Play" . AllMovie . Retrieved August 7, 2011 .
^ Binion, Cavett. "The Carpenter" . AllMovie . Retrieved November 27, 2011 .
^ Binion, Cavett. "The Cellar" . AllMovie . Retrieved November 27, 2011 .
^ Muir, John Kenneth (2011). Horror Films of the 1990s. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786484805.
^ Gusse, Brian. "The Death King" . AllMovie . Retrieved November 27, 2011 .
^ "Don't Panic" . AllMovie . Retrieved August 7, 2011 .
^ Binion, Cavett. "Edge of Sanity" . AllMovie . Retrieved November 27, 2011 .
^ Binion, Cavett. "Flesh Eating Mothers" . AllMovie . Retrieved August 7, 2011 .
^ Brenner, Paul. "The Fly II" . AllMovie . Retrieved May 30, 2020 .
^ Fountain, Clarke. "Freakshow" . AllMovie . Retrieved November 27, 2011 .
^ Erickson, Hal. "From the Dead of Night" . AllMovie . Retrieved August 7, 2011 .
^ Jane, Ian (August 8, 2006). "Cemetery of Terror/Grave Robbers " . dvdtalk.com . DVD Talk . Retrieved April 1, 2020 .
^ Rasmussen, Linda. "Leviathan" . Allmovie . Retrieved November 27, 2011 .
^ "満月のくちづけ(1989)" . allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved June 11, 2015 .
^ Brennan, Sandra. "Night Visitor" . AllMovie . Retrieved November 27, 2011 .
^ Fountain, Clarke. "Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge" . Allmovie . Retrieved November 27, 2011 .
^ Brennan, Sandra. "Skinned Alive" . AllMovie . Retrieved November 27, 2011 .
^ "Creature Features" by John Stanley, Copyright 1997, ISBN 1-57297-225-4
^ Ralske, Josh. "Speak of the Devil" . AllMovie . Retrieved August 6, 2011 .
^ Blaise, Judd. "Tetsuo: The Iron Man" . AllMovie . Retrieved August 7, 2011 .
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^ Blaise, Judd. "Tetsuo: The Iron Man" . AllMovie . Retrieved August 7, 2011 .
^ Brennan, Sandra. "Things" . AllMovie . Retrieved November 27, 2011 .
^ "Vampire's Kiss (1989) - Robert Bierman, Don Sharp | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" .
^ Erickson, Hal. "The Vineyard" . AllMovie . Retrieved August 7, 2011 .
^ "Film Review: Violent Shit (1989)" . April 4, 2017.
Sources
Albright, Brian (2012). Regional Horror Films, 1958-1990: A State-by-State Guide with Interviews . Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-1-476-60042-0 .
Clark, Randall (1995). At a Theater or Drive-In Near You: The History, Culture and Politics of the American Exploitation Film . New York City, New York: Garland. ISBN 978-0-815-31951-1 .
Curti, Roberto (2019). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1980-1989 . Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-1476672434 .
Dendle, Peter (2010). The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia . Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-9288-6 .
Hardy, Phil , ed. (1995). The Overlook Film Encyclopedia . Vol. 3. Overlook Press . ISBN 0-87951-624-0 .
Lentz, Harris M. (1994). Science Fiction, Horror & Fantasy Film and Television Credits, Supplement 2: Through 1993 . Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-899-50927-3 .
Muir, John Kenneth (2010). Horror Films of the 1980s . Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-45501-0 .
Shelley, Peter (2012). Australian Horror Films, 1973-2010 . Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-46167-7 .
Stanley, John (2000). Creature Features: The Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Movie Guide . New York: Berkley Boulevard Books. ISBN 978-0-425-17517-0 .
Weldon, Michael (1996). The Psychotronic Video Guide To Film . New York City, New York: Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-312-13149-4 .
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