▁Out ▁of ▁Africa ▁( 1 9 8 5 ). ▁Also ▁notable ▁in ▁critical ▁success ▁were ▁Gand hi ▁( 1 9 8 2 ), ▁Soph ie ' s ▁Cho ice ▁( also ▁ 1 9 8 2 ) ▁ ▁and ▁A ▁Pass age ▁to ▁India ▁( 1 9 8 4 ). ▁Western s : ▁A ▁sty lish ▁form ▁of ▁western ▁was ▁evol ving , ▁with ▁films ▁such ▁as ▁Pale ▁R ider , ▁Silver ado ▁( both ▁ 1 9 8 5 ) ▁and ▁Young ▁G uns ▁( 1 9 8 8 ). ▁Hor ror : ▁Cre ativity ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁horror ▁films ▁extended ▁throughout ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁except ▁having ▁more ▁g ore , ▁with ▁many ▁successful ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁horror ▁films ▁having ▁numerous ▁sequ els ▁as ▁their ▁murder ers ▁were ▁themselves ▁un sto pp able . ▁Stanley ▁Kub rick ▁directed ▁his ▁horror ▁film ▁The ▁Sh ining ▁( 1 9 8 0 ). ▁The ▁cre ative ▁and ▁g ory ▁The ▁Ev il ▁Dead ▁( 1 9 8 1 ) ▁with ▁its ▁se cluded ▁atmosphere ▁is ▁seen ▁by ▁many ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁in ▁its ▁genre , ▁leading ▁to ▁its ▁in ev itable ▁sequ el ▁Ev il ▁Dead ▁II ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁Hall owe en ▁director ▁John ▁Car p enter ' s ▁The ▁Th ing ▁( 1 9 8 2 ) ▁shock ed ▁aud ien ces ▁in ▁its ▁effects , ▁as ▁did ▁David ▁C ron enberg ' s ▁graph