List of horror films of 1990

A list of horror films released in 1990.

Title	Director(s)	Cast	Country	Notes	Ref.
The Amityville Curse	Tom Berry	Kim Coates, Jan Rubeš, Cassandra Gava	Canada United States		[1]
Baby Blood	Alain Robak	Emmanuelle Escourrou, Jean-François Gallotte, Christian Sinniger	France		[2]
Bandh Darwaza	Shyam Ramsay, Tulsi Ramsay		India		[3]
Basket Case 2	Frank Henenlotter	Kevin Van Hentenryck, Annie Ross, Kathryn Meisle	United States		[4]
Beyond Darkness	Claudio Fragasso	David Brandon, Barbara Bingham, Gene LeBrock	Italy		[5]
Bloodmoon	Alec Mills	Leon Lissek, Christine Amor, Ian Williams	Australia		[6]
Brain Dead	Adam Simon	Bill Pullman, Bill Paxton	United States		[7]
Bride of Re-Animator	Brian Yuzna	Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Abbott, Claude Earl Jones	United States		[8]
Buried Alive	Frank Darabont	Jennifer Jason Leigh, Peg Shirley, David Youse	United States
Buried Alive	Gérard Kikoïne	Donald Pleasence, Karen Witter, John Carradine	United States		[9]
A Cat in the Brain	Lucio Fulci	Lucio Fulci, Malisa Longo, Jeoffrey Kennedy	Italy		[10]
Child's Play 2	John J. Lafia	Alex Vincent, Jenny Agutter, Gerrit Graham	United States		[11]
Cthulhu Mansion	Juan Piquer Simón	Frank Finlay, Brad Fisher, Melanie Shatner	Spain		[12]
The Dark Side of the Moon	D.J. Webster	Will Bledsoe, Joe Turkel	United States		[13]
Daughter of Darkness	Stuart Gordon	Mia Sara, Jack Coleman, Robert Reynolds	United States		[14]
Dead Girls	Dennis Devine	Angela Eads, Kay Schaber			[15]
Deadly Manor	José Ramón Larraz	Clark Tufts, Greg Rhodes, Claudia Franju	United States	Alternative title(s) Savage Lust	[16]
Def by Temptation	James Bond III	James Bond III, Kadeem Hardison, Bill Nunn	United States		[17]
The Exorcist III	William Peter Blatty	George C. Scott, Ed Flanders, Brad Dourif	United States		[18]
The First Power	Robert Resnikoff	Lou Diamond Phillips, Tracy Griffith, Jeff Kober	United States
Flatliners	Joel Schumacher	Kiefer Sutherland, Julia Roberts, Kevin Bacon	United States		[19]
Frankenhooker	Frank Henenlotter	Charlotte Kemp, James Lorinz, Judy Grafe	United States		[20]
Frankenstein Unbound	Roger Corman	John Hurt, Raul Julia, Nick Brimble	United States		[21]
Ghoul School	Timothy O'Rawe	Jackie Martling, Richard Bright	United States		[22]
Graveyard Shift	Ralph S. Singleton	David Andrews, Kelly Wolf, Stephen Macht	United States		[23]
Gremlins 2: The New Batch	Joe Dante	Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, John Glover	United States
Grim Prairie Tales	Wayne Coe	James Earl Jones, Brad Dourif, Will Hare	United States		[24]
The Guardian	William Friedkin	Jenny Seagrove, Dwier Brown, Carey Lowell	United States		[25]
Hardware	Richard Stanley	Dylan McDermott, Stacey Travis, John Lynch	United Kingdom United States
The Haunting of Morella	Jim Wynorski	David McCallum, Nicole Eggert, Chris Halsted	United States		[26]
A Holy Place	Djordje Kadijevic	Mira Banjac, Aleksandar Bercek, Branka Pujic	Yugoslavia
The Hook of Woodland Heights	Michael Savino	Robert W. Allen, Michael Elyanow, Christine McNamara	United States		[27]
I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle	Dirk Campbell	Neil Morrissey, George Rossi, Burt Kwouk	United Kingdom		[28]
I'm Dangerous Tonight	Tobe Hooper	Mädchen Amick, Corey Parker, Daisy Hall	United States		[29]
It	Tommy Lee Wallace	Tim Curry, Richard Thomas, Annette O'Toole	United States	Television film	[30]
Jacob's Ladder	Adrian Lyne	Tim Robbins, Elizabeth Peña	United States		[28]
Killer Crocodile II	Giannetto De Rossi	Debra Karr, Anthony Crenna, Thomas Moore	Italy United States
Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III	Jeff Burr	Kate Hodge, Viggo Mortensen, William Butler	United States
Linnea Quigley's Horror Workout	Kenneth J. Hall	Linnea Quigley, Randall Harvey, Patricia Harras	United States
Maniac Nurses Find Ecstasy	Léon Paul De Bruyn	Nicole Gyony, Csilla Farago, Hajni Brown	Belgium Hungary United States		[31]
Masque of the Red Dead	Alan Birkinshaw	Frank Stallone, Brenda Vaccaro, Herbert Lom	United States		[32]
Meridian: Kiss of the Beast	Charles Band	Vernon Dobtcheff, Sherilyn Fenn, Phil Fondacaro	United States		[33]
Mirage	Bill Crain	Jennifer McAllister, Todd Caldecott	United States
Mirror, Mirror	Marina Sargenti	Karen Black, Yvonne De Carlo	United States
Misery	Rob Reiner	Kathy Bates, James Caan, Lauren Bacall	United States		[34]
The Night Brings Charlie	Tom Logan	Chuck Whiting, Al Arasim, Keith Hudson	United States		[35]
Night of the Dribbler	Jack Bravman	Fred Travalena, Gregory Calpakis, Flavia Carrozzi	United States		[36]
Night of the Living Dead	Tom Savini	Tony Todd, Patricia Tallman, Tom Towles	United States		[37]
Night Shadow	Randolph Cohlan	Kato Kaelin, Alta LaFlame, Orien Richman	United States
Nightbreed	Clive Barker	Craig Sheffer, Anne Bobby, David Cronenberg |=	Canada United States		[38]
Pledge Night	Paul Ziller	Lawton Paseka, Will Kempe, Arthur Lundquist	United States		[39]
Predator 2	Stephen Hopkins	Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Rubén Blades	United States		[40]
Prom Night III: The Last Kiss	Ron Oliver, Peter R. Simpson	Tim Conlon, Cyndy Preston, David Stratton	Canada		[41]
Psycho IV: The Beginning	Mick Garris	Anthony Perkins, Henry Thomas, Olivia Hussey	United States	Television film	[42]
The Reflecting Skin	Philip Radley	Viggo Mortensen, Duncan Fraser, Guy Buller	Canada United Kingdom
Repossessed	Bob Logan	Charlotte Kemp, Leslie Nielsen, Linda Blair	United States
Shakma	Tom Logan, Hugh Parks	Christopher Atkins, Amanda Wyss, Ari Meyers, Roddy McDowall	United States
Shock 'Em Dead	Mark Freed	Troy Donahue, Traci Lords, Laurel Wiley	United States		[43]
Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation	Brian Yuzna	Neith Hunter, Clint Howard, Maud Adams	United States		[44]
Singapore Sling	Nikos Nikolaidis	Meredyth Herold, Panos Thanassoulis, Michele Valley	Greece		[45]
The Sleeping Car	Douglas Curtis	David Naughton, Judie Aronson, Kevin McCarthy	United States		[46]
Slumber Party Massacre III	Sally Mattison	Keely Christian, Brittain Frye, M. K. Harris	United States
Sorority House Massacre II	Jim Wynorski	Stacia Zhivago, Michelle Verran	United States
The Suckling	Frances Teri	Frank Rivera, Allen Lieb, Bobby Shapiro	United States
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat	Anthony Hickox	David Carradine, Bruce Campbell	United States		[47]
Syngenor	George Elanjian Jr.	Jeff Doucette, Christopher Burgard, Melanie Shatner	United States
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie	John Harrison	Deborah Harry, Christian Slater, Rae Dawn Chong	United States		[48]
Tremors	Ron Underwood	Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Finn Carter	United States		[49]
Troll 2	Claudio Fragasso	Michael Stephenson, George Hardy, Margo Prey	United States		[50]
Two Evil Eyes	Dario Argento, George A. Romero	Adrienne Barbeau, E. G. Marshall, Harvey Keitel	Italy United States		[51]
Voodoo Dawn	Steven Fierberg	Tony Todd	United States		[52]
Watchers II	Thierry Notz	Marc Singer, Tracy Scoggins, Jonathan Farwell	Canada United States		[53]
Wheels of Terror	Christopher Cain	Sharon Thomas, Fred Sugerman	United States	Television film	[54]
Whispers	Douglas Jackson	Victoria Tennant, Jean LeClerc	Canada
Witchcraft II: The Temptress	Mark Woods	Charles Solomon Jr., Delia Sheppard, Kirsten Wagner	United States		[55]
Xtro II: The Second Encounter	Harry Bromley Davenport	Jan-Michael Vincent, Paul Koslo, Tara Buckman	Canada		[56]

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