In Part 1, we looked back at the Golden Age of 3D Horror.  Now let's fast-forward to…

THE 1980's REVIVAL (the tech got better, the movies got worse)

PARASITE (1982)
Dreary sci-fi nonsense about a monster burrowing in and out of various denizens inhabiting post-apocalyptic Earth. 
WHY WATCH IT: It features a very young Demi Moore in her first movie, and the slimy title creature was created by Stan Winston...but that's about it.

FRIDAY THE 13TH PART III (1982)
Actually one of the weaker entries in the saga, but the 3D deaths are fun. 
WHY WATCH IT:  It sets the scene for Part IV, one of the best in the series, plus this is the movie where Jason first puts on the hockey mask

JAWS 3-D (1983)
It has a decent cast (Dennis Quaid, Bess Armstrong, Louis Gossett Jr., Lea Thompson) but ended up being a soggy remake of the far superior Revenge of the Creature, putting the shark in an actual Sea World park. 
WHY WATCH IT: The script was written by genre legend Richard Matheson (although it was watered down by numerous "script doctors") and you get to see the shark "blow up real good" in 3D.

AMITYVILLE 3-D (1983)
For some reason, supernatural skeptic Tony Roberts doesn't mind moving into a demonic house that has already killed and/or scarred two families,  because he got "such a deal" on the mortgage. 
WHY WATCH IT: The film features a very young Meg Ryan, and also boasts the infamous "hot tub from hell" scene as well as some hysterically inept attempts at 3D shocks.  Cheesy, but fun.

SILENT MADNESS (1984)
This sleeper is the one film from this period to buck the trend...it's actually a very good film.  The basic story is about a mental patient who goes on a homicidal rampage, but it's much better than you think. 
WHY WATCH IT:  Surprising plot twists, strong performances, (including Creepshow's Viveca Lindfors) and really good use of 3D.

FREDDY'S DEAD: THE FINAL NIGHTMARE (1991)
Although technically released in the 1990's, this supposed "final" entry in the long running series has that 1980's feel, i.e., it's not very good.  Only the last twenty-odd minutes of the film featuring the climactic battle to the "death", were shot in cheesy, anaglyphic 3-D. 
WHY WATCH IT: It still features the great Robert Englund chewing up the screen and slicing up the teens, and you get to see Freddy explode in 3D.

THE 21ST CENTURY (the best is yet to come)

NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD 3D (2006)
A pointless, low budget remake of the original zombie classic, but there's 3D carnage to spare.  Unfortunately, it's in the old fashioned stereoscopic 3D.
WHY WATCH IT: It's got zombies, it's got Sid Haig, and hey, it's free online!

MY BLOODY VALENTINE (2009)
This remake of one of the better 1980's "holiday slasher" flicks is slick, scary and most importantly, features the new "REAL 3D" technology that does away with the headache inducing "red/blue" glasses (other recent films that have successfully used REAL 3D include Up, Aliens vs. Monsters, Coraline and the new Journey to the Center of the Earth). 
WHY WATCH IT: It's the first modern horror film to use this breakthrough technology, and it uses it to brilliant and very gory effect.  Plus, the five minute stalking sequence of the fully nude Betsy Rue is something to savor in any film format.

Other upcoming genre films shot in REAL 3D include The Final Destination (aka Final Destination 4) and Pirahna 3D; after seeing My Bloody Valentine, we can hardly wait.  When it comes to fear in three dimensions, it looks like the future has finally arrived.