Though it was a landmark movie, "Halloween" was a 1970s slasher and really started the craze in earnest for the 80s. (*Descriptions courtesy of IMDB - the place for movie info) A Nightmare on Elm Street This Wes Craven movie unsettled more teens than just about any other movie - ever! We thought we were over our fear of sleep when we were kids, but it resurfaced big time with the concept of a serial killer entering our dreams to kill us! Several people are hunted by a cruel serial killer who kills his victims in their dreams. When the survivors are trying to find the reason for being chosen, the murderer won't lose any chance to kill them as soon as they fall asleep. Prom Night This movie just squeaks into the 1980s, being released in 1980. "Prom Night" proved to be a teenaged dream of disco versus deadly. It brought the retribution theme and the killer among us theme into the spotlight for many more movies to come. It also stars our established favorite scre...