This Was the Best Year for Horror Movies
https://collider.com/horror-movies-1978/
From game-changing classics to perfect remakes, this was a good year for horror!
The fuck it was. "1978 was the best year for horror because of these four movies." Pfft. You can name four good horror movies from any year. Sheer quantity of good horror movies > handpicking a top four vs top four cream of the crop showdown nonsense.
As someone well versed in horror and who keeps a list of the flicks I've seen, 1981 is the easy choice for best year.
An American Werewolf in London
The Howling
Wolfen
The Evil Dead
Possession
The Beyond
Dark Night of the Scarecrow
Scanners
Dead and Buried
The Boogens
Ghost Story
Galaxy of Terror
Burial Ground
Nightmare
Butcher, Baker Nightmare Maker
The House by the Cemetery
Black Cat
The Pit
One Dark Night
Piranha Part Two: The Spawning
The Final Conflict
Student Bodies
The Funhouse
The Burning
Just Before Dawn
Night School
Eyes of a Stranger
The Prowler
My Bloody Valentine
Happy Birthday to Me
Graduation Day
Madman
Bloody Birthday
Final Exam
X-Ray
Hell Night
Deadly Blessing
Friday the 13th Part II
Halloween II