During the 1980s, the horror genre reached a fever pitch. Audiences were craving new and terrifying cinematic experiences and directors and production houses were coming up with iconic movies to satisfy this hunger. Legendary slasher franchises like A Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday the 13th were born in the 1980s. Sci-fi horror hybrids like John Carpenter’s The Thing and David Cronenberg’s The Fly redefined what was possible on the big screen. And who could forget the unfiltered thrill of watching movies like Fright Night and The Lost Boys?