Clive Barker, David Cronenberg, John Carpenter, Sam Raimi, and Wes Craven are some of the legendary directors that defined one of the greatest decades for horror in cinema. This was a time that saw the rise of low-budget films, advancements in special effects, and a counterculture movement that permeated into, not just Hollywood, but the zeitgeist of America. 

This decade was the 1980s, when horror movies weren’t just films, they were cultural events. A time where filmmakers began breathing new life into surface-level fears and predictable jump scares that audiences grew accustomed to – injecting gore, creating invincible killers, the final girl trope, exploring body horror, the paranormal, and overall presenting viewers with digestible avatars of good and evil.

With the newly remastered 4K release of Clive Barker’s directorial debut Hellraiser (1987) coming to theatres nationwide February 5 & 6, we are exploring why this decade is considered one of the greatest for the genre in our latest blog:
 
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