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Horror Movies For Restless Nights From The 80S And 90S

Horror movies for restless nights from the 80s and 90s. Includes Prince of Darkness, The Craft, The Entity and more, curated by Moviepiq.

Too wired to sleep, too tired to do anything else. These split the difference.

Prince of Darkness movie poster
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1987 · ★★★½☆ 6.8/10

A priest discovers an ancient canister containing a strange liquid in an abandoned church. When a group of graduate students and scientists are tasked with studying it, they unknowingly unleash an evil force waiting to destroy all of humanity.

Absorbing enough to quiet the mind, calm enough not to wind it back up.

The Craft movie poster
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1996 · ★★★½☆ 6.8/10

A Catholic school newcomer falls in with a clique of teen witches who wield their powers against all who dare to cross them -- be they teachers, rivals or meddlesome parents.

The right film for when sleep won't cooperate but exhaustion is already there.

The Entity movie poster
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1982 · ★★★½☆ 6.8/10

A single mom is raped by an invisible force. Her psychiatrist believes the experience stems from childhood trauma, while she knows something supernatural is at play.

The right film for when sleep won't cooperate but exhaustion is already there.

The 'Burbs movie poster
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1989 · ★★★½☆ 6.8/10

When secretive new neighbors move in next door, suburbanite Ray Peterson and his friends let their paranoia get the best of them as they start to suspect the newcomers of evildoings and commence an investigation. But it's hardly how Ray, who much prefers drinking beer, reading his newspaper and watching a ball game on the tube expected to spend his vacation.

Absorbing enough to quiet the mind, calm enough not to wind it back up.

Opera movie poster
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1987 · ★★★½☆ 6.7/10

A young opera singer is stalked by a deranged fan bent on killing the people associated with her to claim her for himself.

Absorbing enough to quiet the mind, calm enough not to wind it back up.

A film that helps a restless night has something specific going for it. These have it.

Risky choice for a restless night. Proceed accordingly.

Child's Play movie poster
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1988 · ★★★½☆ 6.7/10

After being shot in a toy store, a serial killer transfers his soul into a Good Guy doll. A mother then gifts it to her 6-year old son Andy, which unleashes terror upon the city.

The right film for when sleep won't cooperate but exhaustion is already there.

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer movie poster
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1986 · ★★★½☆ 6.7/10

Arriving in Chicago, Henry moves in with ex-con acquaintance Otis and starts schooling him in the ways of the serial killer.

Absorbing enough to quiet the mind, calm enough not to wind it back up.

The Fog movie poster
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1980 · ★★★½☆ 6.7/10

Strange things begin to occur as a tiny California coastal town prepares to commemorate its centenary. Inanimate objects spring eerily to life; Rev. Malone stumbles upon a dark secret about the town's founding; radio announcer Stevie witnesses a mystical fire; and hitchhiker Elizabeth discovers the mutilated corpse of a fisherman. Then a mysterious iridescent fog descends upon the village, and more people start to die.

Absorbing enough to quiet the mind, calm enough not to wind it back up.

Night of the Creeps movie poster
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1986 · ★★★½☆ 6.7/10

In 1959, an alien experiment crashes to earth and infects a fraternity member. They freeze the body, but in the modern day, two geeks pledging a fraternity accidentally thaw the corpse, which proceeds to infect the campus with parasites that transform their hosts into killer zombies.

The right film for when sleep won't cooperate but exhaustion is already there.

Altered States movie poster
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1980 · ★★★½☆ 6.7/10

A research scientist explores the boundaries and frontiers of human consciousness. Using sensory deprivation and hallucinogenic mixtures from Native American shamans, he explores these altered states of cognizance and finds that memory, time, and reality itself are states of mind.

Absorbing enough to quiet the mind, calm enough not to wind it back up.

These films work because they match where you actually are, not where you think you should be.

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