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Further Reading
Gingold, Michael. “History of Horror: The 1980’s.”
InFangoria’s Best Horror Films, edited by Anthony
Timpone. Avenel, N.J.: Crescent Books, 1994. An
intelligent, concise chapter by a writer who cov-
ered the films as they were released.
Harper, Jim.Legacy of Blood: A Comprehensive Guide to
Slasher Movies.Manchester, England: Headpress,

2004. A thematic guide to this subgenre.
      McCarty, John.Splatter Movies.New York: FantaCo
      Enterprises, 1981. Places gore films of the 1980’s
      in context with previous films.
      Stell, John.Psychos! Sickos! Sequels! Horror Films of the
      1980’s.Baltimore: Midnight Marquee Press,


2005. Film-by-film guide to 1980’s horror films.
      Charles Lewis Avinger, Jr.

See also Aliens;Blade Runner;Blue Velvet;Fatal At-

traction; Film in Canada; Film in the United States;

King, Stephen; PG-13 rating;RoboCop; Science-fiction

films; Teen films;Terminator, The;Twilight Zoneacci-

dent.

Horton, William

Identification Convicted murderer

Born August 12, 1951; Chesterfield, South

Carolina

Horton was serving a life sentence in prison when he was

released for a weekend as part of a Massachusetts state fur-

lough program. He used this opportunity to escape, and he

later raped a white woman in Mar yland. His stor y was

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Year Title Director

1984 A Nightmare on Elm Street;Invitation to Hell Wes Craven

Scream for Help Tom Holland

1985 Re-Animator Stuart Gordon

The Return of the Living Dead Dan O’Bannon

Cat’s Eye Lewis Teague

Fright Night Tom Holland

Day of the Dead George A. Romero

1986 Aliens James Cameron

The Fly David Cronenberg

Invaders from Mars Tobe Hooper

Psycho III Anthony Perkins

Critters Stephen Herek

1987 Bad Taste Peter Jackson

Evil Dead II Sam Raimi

Hellraiser Clive Barker

Creepshow 2 Michael Gornick

Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II Bruce Pittman

1988 Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers Dwight H. Little

Child’s Play Tom Holland

Critters 2: The Main Course Mick Garris

Fright Night 2 Tommy Lee Wallace

1989 The Return of Swamp Thing Jim Wynorski

Selected 1980’s Horror Films (continued)