Rank the last 4 decades in terms of horror movies

Even if you completely disregard any Halloween, Friday or Nightmare movie you can still compile a pretty awesome list.

The Thing
Thy Fly
The Shining
An American Werewolf in London
Day of the Dead
Evil Dead 1 & 2
The Lost Boys
Videodrome
Hellraiser
The Reanimator
Return of the Living Dead
Fright Night
Children of the Corn
Poltergeist
Christine
Prince of Darkness
Cannibal Holocasut
The Beyond
Monster Squad
The Fog
The Howling
Silver Bullet
Childs Play
Predator
Aliens
They Live
Pet Semetery
Bad Taste
Pumpkinhead
Henry Portrait of a Serial Killer
Opera
Changeling
The Hitcher
Creepshow
Maniac 
Near Dark

You could go on and on, the 1970's had the more legendary horror classics, the ones that set the stage, but the 80's had the stage.