Forty years later, the toys, cartoons, and comics that debuted in the year 1984 continue to dominate pop culture in many ways.

What follows are the best of the major horror films from 1984. Some are fun little cultural curiosities, others are stone-cold classics, and all of them are worth watching at least once. 1) C.H.U.D.

And, heck, "Ghostbusters" and "Gremlins" came out the same day – so take that, "Barbenheimer." The USA TODAY film crew breaks ...

Gremlins. The Gremlins franchise began with the 1984 film Gremlins, directed by Joe Dante and produced by Steven ...

Gremlins director Joe Date thinks The Mandalorian's Grogu, a.k.a. Baby Yoda/The Child, "is completely stolen and is just out-and-out copied" from Gizmo Grogu vs. Gizmo? Joe Dante, director of 1984 ...

A beef is brewing between Baby Yoda and the Gremlins.Filmmaker Joe Dante, who popularized the Gremlins with his 1984 horror-comedy and its 1990 sequel, recently told the San Francisco Chronicle ...

Sam Wing (future shop owner Mr. Wing in the 1984 “Gremlins” film) accepts the dangerous task to take Gizmo home and embarks on a journey through the Chinese countryside.

1984 is perhaps the most pivotal pop culture year in memory. So many of the movies, music, and television series debuting that year had an incredible impact, and their legacy continues to this day.