| Title | Director | Cast | Country | Notes | |
| The Amityville Curse | | Kim Coates, Jan Rubeš, Cassandra Gava | Canada
United States | Fifth film in the "Amityville Horror" series | |
| Arachnophobia | Frank Marshall | Jeff Daniels, Julian Sands, Harley Jane Kozak, John Goodman | United States | | |
| Baby Blood | | Emmanuelle Escourrou, Jean-François Gallotte, Christian Sinniger | France | | |
| Bandh Darwaza | , Tulsi Ramsay | Kunika, Manjeet Kullar | India | | |
| Basket Case 2 | | Kevin Van Hentenryck, Annie Ross, Kathryn Meisle | United States | | |
| Beyond Darkness | | David Brandon, Barbara Bingham, Gene LeBrock | Italy | | |
| Blood Games | Tanya Rosenberg | Gregory Cummings, Laura Albert | United States | | |
| Bloodmoon | | Leon Lissek, Christine Amor, Ian Williams | Australia | | |
| Blood Salvage | Tucker Johnston | Danny Nelson, John Saxon, Ray Walston | United States | | |
| Brain Dead | | Bill Pullman, Bill Paxton, George Kennedy | United States | | |
| Bride of Re-Animator | | Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Abbott, Claude Earl Jones | United States | Based on the works of H. P. Lovecraft | |
| Buried Alive | | Jennifer Jason Leigh, Peg Shirley, David Youse | United States | Followed by Buried Alive 2 | |
| Buried Alive | | Donald Pleasence, Karen Witter, John Carradine | South Africa | Produced by Harry Alan Towers
Based on works of Edgar Allan Poe | |
| Cat in the Brain | | Lucio Fulci, Malisa Longo, Brett Halsey | Italy | | |
| Child's Play 2 | | Alex Vincent, Jenny Agutter, Gerrit Graham | United States | | |
| Cthulhu Mansion | | Frank Finlay, Brad Fisher, Melanie Shatner | Spain | Based on the works of H. P. Lovecraft | |
| The Dark Side of the Moon | | Will Bledsoe, Joe Turkel | United States | | |
| Daughter of Darkness | | Mia Sara, Jack Coleman, Anthony Perkins | United States | | |
| Dead Girls | | Angela Eads, Kay Schaber | United States | | |
| Deadly Manor | | Clark Tufts, Greg Rhodes, Claudia Franju | United States/ Spain | | |
| Def by Temptation | | James Bond III, Kadeem Hardison, Samuel L. Jackson, Bill Nunn | United States | | |
| Demonia | Lucio Fulci | Brett Halsey, Meg Register | Italy | | |
| The Exorcist III | | George C. Scott, Ed Flanders, Brad Dourif | United States | | |
| Fear | Rockne S. O'Bannon | Ally Sheedy, Lauren Hutton | United States | | |
| The First Power | | Lou Diamond Phillips, Tracy Griffith, Jeff Kober | United States | | |
| Flatliners | | Kiefer Sutherland, Julia Roberts, Kevin Bacon | United States | | |
| Frankenhooker | | Charlotte Kemp, James Lorinz, Judy Grafe | United States | | |
| Frankenstein Unbound | | John Hurt, Raul Julia, Nick Brimble | United States | | |
| Ghost | Jerry Zucker | Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg | United States | | |
| Ghoul School | | Jackie Martling, Richard Bright | United States | | |
| Graveyard Shift | | David Andrews, Kelly Wolf, Stephen Macht | United States | Based on a story by Stephen King | |
| Gremlins 2: The New Batch | | Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, John Glover, Christopher Lee | United States | | |
| Grim Prairie Tales | | James Earl Jones, Brad Dourif, Will Hare | United States | | |
| The Guardian | | Jenny Seagrove, Dwier Brown, Carey Lowell, Miguel Ferrer | United States | | |
| The Haunting of Morella | | David McCallum, Nicole Eggert, Lana Clarkson | United States | Produced by Roger Corman | |
| A Holy Place | | Mira Banjac, Aleksandar Bercek, Branka Pujic | Yugoslavia | | |
| The Hook of Woodland Heights | | Robert W. Allen, Michael Elyanow, Christine McNamara | United States | Short 40-minute film | |
| I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle | | Neil Morrissey, George Rossi, Burt Kwouk | United Kingdom | | |
| I'm Dangerous Tonight | | Mädchen Amick, Corey Parker, Anthony Perkins, Dee Wallace | United States | | |
| Jacob's Ladder | | Tim Robbins, Elizabeth Peña, Danny Aiello, Ving Rhames | United States | Remade in 2019 | |
| Killer Crocodile II | | Debra Karr, Anthony Crenna, Thomas Moore | Italy
United States | | |
| Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III | | Kate Hodge, Viggo Mortensen, William Butler | United States | | |
| Linnea Quigley's Horror Workout | | Linnea Quigley, Randall Harvey, Patricia Harras | United States | | |
| Luther the Geek | Carlton J. Albright | Edward Terry, Stacy Haiduck | United States | a.k.a. Luther the Freak | |
| Maniac Cop 2 | William Lustig | Robert Davi, Bruce Campbell, Claudia Christian | United States | | |
| Maniac Nurses Find Ecstasy | | Nicole Gyony, Csilla Farago, Hajni Brown | Belgium
Hungary
United States | | |
| Meridian: Kiss of the Beast | | Vernon Dobtcheff, Sherilyn Fenn, Phil Fondacaro | United States | Later retitled The Ravaging in 2016 | |
| Mirage | | Jennifer McAllister, Todd Caldecott | United States | | |
| Mirror, Mirror | | Karen Black, Yvonne De Carlo | United States | | |
| Misery | | Kathy Bates, James Caan, Lauren Bacall | United States | Based on the novel by Stephen King | |
| Nightbreed | | Craig Sheffer, Anne Bobby, David Cronenberg | Canada
United States | Based on Clive Barker's novel Cabal | |
| The Night Brings Charlie | | Chuck Whiting, Al Arasim, Keith Hudson | United States | | |
| Night of the Dribbler | | Fred Travalena, Gregory Calpakis, Flavia Carrozzi | United States | | |
| Night of the Living Dead | | Tony Todd, Patricia Tallman, Tom Towles | United States | Produced by John Russo
Remake of the 1968 film | |
| Night Shadow | | Kato Kaelin, Alta LaFlame, Orien Richman | United States | | |
| Pale Blood | , Michael W. Leighton | Diana Frank, Frazer Smith, Wings Hauser | United States | | |
| Phantom of the Opera | Tony Richardson | Burt Lancaster, Teri Polo, Charles Dance, Ian Richardson | United States, France, Italy, Germany | Television movie in two parts | |
| Pledge Night | | Lawton Paseka, Will Kempe, Arthur Lundquist | United States | | |
| Predator 2 | | Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Rubén Blades, Maria Conchita Alonso, Robert Davi, Bill Paxton | United States | Sequel to Predator | |
| Prom Night III: The Last Kiss | , Peter R. Simpson | Tim Conlon, Cyndy Preston, David Stratton | Canada | | |
| Psycho IV: The Beginning | | Anthony Perkins, Henry Thomas, Olivia Hussey | United States | Television film | |
| Puppet Master 2 | Dave Allen | Elizabeth Maclellan, Collin Bernsen, Gregory Webb | United States | Produced by Charles Band | |
| The Reflecting Skin | | Viggo Mortensen, Duncan Fraser, Guy Buller | Canada
United Kingdom | | |
| Repossessed | | Charlotte Kemp, Leslie Nielsen, Linda Blair | United States | | |
| Shakma | , Hugh Parks | Christopher Atkins, Amanda Wyss, Ari Meyers, Roddy McDowall | United States | | |
| Shock 'Em Dead | | Troy Donahue, Traci Lords, Laurel Wiley | United States | | |
| Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation | | Neith Hunter, Clint Howard, Maud Adams | United States | | |
| Singapore Sling | | Meredyth Herold, Panos Thanassoulis, Michele Valley | Greece | | |
| The Sleeping Car | | David Naughton, Judie Aronson, Kevin McCarthy | United States | | |
| Slumber Party Massacre III | | Keely Christian, Brittain Frye, M. K. Harris | United States | Produced by Roger Corman | |
| Sorority House Massacre II | | Stacia Zhivago, Michelle Verran | United States | | |
| Soultaker | Michael Rissi | Joe Estevez, Vivian Schilling | United States | | |
| The Suckling | | Frank Rivera, Allen Lieb, Bobby Shapiro | United States | | |
| Tales from the Darkside: The Movie | | Deborah Harry, Christian Slater, Rae Dawn Chong, Julianne Moore | United States | Based on the works of Arthur Conan Doyle and Stephen King | |
| Tremors | | Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Finn Carter, Reba McEntire | United States | | |
| Troll 2 | Claudio Fragasso | Michael Stephenson, George Hardy, Margo Prey | Italy | Produced by Joe D'Amato | |
| Two Evil Eyes | , | Adrienne Barbeau, E. G. Marshall, Harvey Keitel, Sally Kirkland, Kim Hunter, Martin Balsam | Italy
United States | Based on stories of Edgar Allan Poe | |
| Watchers II | | Marc Singer, Tracy Scoggins, Jonathan Farwell | Canada
United States | Sequel to Watchers
Based on a Dean Koontz novel | |
| Wheels of Terror | | Sharon Thomas, Fred Sugerman | United States | Television film | |
| Whispers | | Victoria Tennant, Jean LeClerc, Chris Sarandon | Canada | Based on the Dean Koontz novel | |
| Witchcraft II: The Temptress | | Charles Solomon Jr., Delia Sheppard, Kirsten Wagner | United States | Sequel to Witchcraft | |
| Xtro II: The Second Encounter | | Jan-Michael Vincent, Paul Koslo, Tara Buckman | Canada/ United Kingdom | Sequel to Xtro | |