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A selection of the very best horror films of the 70s. List activity. 97K views. 397 this week. Create a new list. List your movie, TV & celebrity picks. 50 titles. Sort by List order. 1. The Exorcist. 1973 2h 2m R. 8.1 (462K) Rate. 83 Metascore.
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The Dunwich Horror
A whole new era of horror cinema was introduced in the 1970s, with this occult movie based off a novel with the same name. The story follows a group of college students who encounter a mysterious man scouring the campus library for an ancient book with strong supernatural powers. Critics dubbed this film a good choice for fans of the Lovecraft novel, but Patrick Legare of AllMovieshared his thoughts on the dated aesthetics:
Blood and Lace
70s cinema was full of slasher films, with gory scenes that kept audiences coming back for more. This bloody horror film directed by Philip S. Gilbert pushed the boundaries on how much violence audiences could stomach. The story opens with a clawhammer murder scene that scared some, while others believed the 70s special effects still had some work to do before they could fool anyone into believing the grotesque images onscreen.
Let’s Scare Jessica to Death
Jessica has recently been released from a psychiatric institution into the care of her husband. The couple, along with their hippie friend Woody, buy a house in the country and plan to live off the land in order to aid Jessica’s recovery. However, a creepy visitor and a seemingly haunted houseput Jessica in a position where she has to admit to what she’s seeing (and again be institutionalized) or deal with the fact that she may have walked right into a vampire den.
HORROR MOVIES FROM THE 1970s (1970-1979) by bigrudedude87 • Created 11 years ago • Modified 10 years ago. Awesome time for the horror genre and movies in general. Subgenres of the horror genre. with each films. Slasher Films. Serial Killer Thriller Films. Splatter & Gore films. Zombie Films. Giallos. Supernatural.
100 Notable horror films and franchises that were released or began in the 70s (1970-1979). In the case of sequels, they are placed next to their predecessors, everything else is by year of release. Not all sequels are included, only the one's held in high regard on the horror market.
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Mar 13, 2023 · The '70s saw a slew of maverick directors forging what are still considered to be among the best and most influential horror films of all time. It was the decade that gave birth to both the...
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Oct 27, 2022 · The 1970s was one of the best decades in the history of horror movies and we've narrowed down the incredible era to the 21 scariest and best films.
