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    1970s Horror Movies

    The 40 most popular 1970s horror movies, ranked. Click any film for ratings, reviews, trailers, and where to watch.

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    Alien
    TMDB4.1
    FF5.0

    Alien

    1979 · 1h 57m

    country: United States

    During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew discovers a chamber containing thousands of eggs on the planet, a creature inside one of the eggs attacks an explorer. The entire crew is unaware of the impending nightmare set to descend upon them when the alien parasite planted inside its unfortunate host is birthed.

    Halloween
    TMDB3.8
    FF5.0

    Halloween

    1978 · 1h 31m

    country: United States

    Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween Night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again.

    Jaws
    TMDB3.8
    FF5.0

    Jaws

    1975 · 2h 4m

    country: United States

    When the seaside community of Amity finds itself under attack by a dangerous great white shark, the town's chief of police, a young marine biologist, and a grizzled shark hunter embark on a desperate quest to kill the beast before it strikes again.

    Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot
    TMDB2.5

    Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot

    1979 · 1h 47m

    country: Italy

    A lusty young woman decides to use her sexual powers to "tame" the evil and murderous Dr. Jekyll.

    The Exorcist
    TMDB3.9

    The Exorcist

    1973 · 2h 2m

    country: United States

    When a mysterious entity possesses a young girl, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.

    The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
    TMDB3.6
    FF3.5

    The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

    1974 · 1h 23m

    country: United States

    Five friends head out to rural Texas to visit the grave of a grandfather. On the way, they stumble across what appears to be a deserted house, only to discover something sinister within. Something armed with a chainsaw.

    The Rocky Horror Picture Show
    TMDB3.7
    FF5.0

    The Rocky Horror Picture Show

    1975 · 1h 40m

    country: United Kingdom

    After getting a flat tire in the middle of nowhere, newly engaged couple Brad and Janet encounter the eerie mansion of the flamboyant, seductive Dr Frank-N-Furter and a variety of eccentric characters. Through elaborate dance and rock music, the mad scientist unveils his latest creation: a perfect, muscular man.

    Carrie
    TMDB3.7
    FF3.5

    Carrie

    1976 · 1h 38m

    country: United States

    Withdrawn and sensitive teenager Carrie White faces bullying from her classmates and abuse from her fanatically pious mother. When she begins to suspect that she has supernatural powers, things take a dark and violent turn.

    Dawn of the Dead
    TMDB3.7
    FF4.0

    Dawn of the Dead

    1978 · 2h 7m

    country: Italy

    During an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter, and his television-executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.

    The Wicker Man
    TMDB3.7
    FF5.0

    The Wicker Man

    1973 · 1h 33m

    country: United Kingdom

    Police sergeant Neil Howie is called to an island village in search of a missing girl whom the locals claim never existed. The investigation is further complicated as Howie’s religious views clash with those of the island’s residents.

    Oxen Split Torturing
    TMDB2.9

    Oxen Split Torturing

    1976 · 1h 20m

    country: Japan

    Two short stories set in Edo during the Shogun era. The first, during a time when Christians are persecuted vehemently, Iori falls in love with a young Christian girl. When she and her family are captured during a raid, his sadistic master takes her as his personal slave to torment Iori. The second follows Sutezo who, forced to serve the barbarous master of a brothel in order to repay his debts, befriends a young girl. Together, they both escape and struggle to get by on scams and petty theft.

    Suspiria
    TMDB3.7
    FF5.0

    Suspiria

    1977 · 1h 39m

    country: Italy

    An American newcomer to a prestigious German ballet academy comes to realize that the school is a front for something sinister amid a series of grisly murders.

    Invasion of the Body Snatchers
    TMDB3.6

    Invasion of the Body Snatchers

    1978 · 1h 56m

    country: United States

    The residents of San Francisco are becoming drone-like shadows of their former selves, and as the phenomenon spreads, two Department of Health workers uncover the horrifying truth.

    Jaws 2
    TMDB3.0

    Jaws 2

    1978 · 1h 57m

    country: United States

    Police chief Brody must protect the citizens of Amity after a second monstrous shark begins terrorizing the waters.

    Day of the Woman
    TMDB3.0

    Day of the Woman

    1978 · 1h 41m

    country: United States

    A young, beautiful career woman rents a backwoods cabin to write her first novel. Attacked by a group of local lowlifes and left for dead, she devises a horrific plan to inflict revenge.

    Eraserhead
    TMDB3.7

    Eraserhead

    1977 · 1h 29m

    country: United States

    First-time father Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child.

    The Omen
    TMDB3.7
    FF4.5

    The Omen

    1976 · 1h 51m

    country: United Kingdom

    Immediately after their miscarriage, the US diplomat Robert Thorn adopts the newborn Damien without the knowledge of his wife. Yet what he doesn’t know is that their new son is the son of the devil.

    Don't Look Now
    TMDB3.5

    Don't Look Now

    1973 · 1h 50m

    country: Italy

    While grieving a terrible loss, a married couple meet two mysterious sisters, one of whom gives them a message sent from the afterlife.

    King Kong
    TMDB3.1

    King Kong

    1976 · 2h 14m

    country: United States

    An oil company expedition disturbs the peace of a giant ape and brings him back to New York to exploit him.

    Exorcist II: The Heretic
    TMDB2.3

    Exorcist II: The Heretic

    1977 · 1h 58m

    country: United States

    Bizarre nightmares plague Regan MacNeil four years after her possession and exorcism. Has the demon returned? And if so, can the combined faith and knowledge of a Vatican investigator and a research specialist free her from its grasp?

    Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
    TMDB3.2

    Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom

    1976 · 1h 57m

    country: Italy

    Four corrupted fascist libertines round up 9 teenage boys and girls and subject them to 120 days of sadistic physical, mental and sexual torture.

    Captive Women 4
    TMDB2.4

    Captive Women 4

    1977 · 1h 30m

    country: France

    To improve the morale of the German officers, a train with beautiful girls is arranged to entertain them when on leave.

    Black Ghost

    TMDB4.5

    Black Ghost

    1976 · 1h 30m

    country: South Korea

    Hye-Suk takes care of Si-Mok's family. She is jealous of the warm-hearted relation between Si-Mok and his wife, Ae-Ja and kills her and takes her happiness and wealth using Si-Mok's mother, Mrs. Heo, and Chun-Cheol. Ten years later, Ae-Ja enters Si-Mo's house being a master of her portrait Chun-Cheol draws. Her ghost kills Hye-Suk and Mr.s Heo but can't kill her children because of a Bodhi-sattva. As Si-Mok begs her pardon, realizing that this unhappiness is due to the lack of his recognition, Ae-Ja's ghost goes up to the sky.

    Damien - Omen II
    TMDB3.2

    Damien - Omen II

    1978 · 1h 47m

    country: United States

    Since the sudden and suspicious deaths of his parents, young Damien has been in the charge of his wealthy aunt and uncle and enrolled in a military school. Widely feared to be the Antichrist, he relentlessly plots to seize control of his uncle's business empire — and the world.

    The Amityville Horror
    TMDB3.1

    The Amityville Horror

    1979 · 1h 58m

    country: United States

    George Lutz, his wife Kathy, and their three children have just moved into a beautiful, and improbably cheap, Victorian mansion nestled in the sleepy coastal town of Amityville, Long Island. However, their dream home is concealing a horrific past and soon each member of the Lutz family is plagued with increasingly strange and violent visions and impulses.

    The Legacy
    TMDB2.7

    The Legacy

    1978 · 1h 42m

    country: United Kingdom

    A couple attempts to unravel a sinister plot within the English countryside estate of a dying man who has gathered an eclectic and notable group of house guests.

    The Devils
    TMDB3.8

    The Devils

    1971 · 1h 52m

    country: United Kingdom

    In 1634 France, charismatic Father Urbain Grandier becomes the target of a sexually obsessed nun’s witchcraft accusations, which corrupt church and state officials are all too happy to exploit.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

    Nosferatu the Vampyre
    TMDB3.6

    Nosferatu the Vampyre

    1979 · 1h 47m

    country: Germany

    A real estate agent leaves behind his beautiful wife to go to Transylvania to visit the mysterious Count Dracula and formalize the purchase of a property in Wismar.

    Phantom of the Paradise
    TMDB3.7

    Phantom of the Paradise

    1974 · 1h 32m

    country: United States

    Singer-songwriter Winslow Leach seeks revenge on the nefarious music producer Swan, who steals both Winslow's music and his favorite singer for the grand opening of Swan's new rock palace, the Paradise.

    The Cars That Ate Paris
    TMDB2.8

    The Cars That Ate Paris

    1974 · 1h 31m

    country: Australia

    After surviving a car accident, a young man finds himself trapped in the isolated town of Paris, where the local economy depends on deliberately causing crashes and salvaging the wreckage. As he becomes entangled in the town’s routines, tensions between its residents and a rebellious group of youths begin to surface.

    Bridal Doll
    TMDB2.3

    Bridal Doll

    1979 · 1h 10m

    country: Japan

    At a park a listless young man becomes intrigued by a wandering woman in white as she exits an exhibit of torture at a wax museum. He is slowly drawn into her forbidden world of pain and discipline.

    Sssssss
    TMDB2.6

    Sssssss

    1973 · 1h 39m

    country: United States

    David, a college student, is looking for a job. He is hired by Dr. Stoner as a lab assistant for his research and experiments on snakes. David also begins to fall for Stoner's young daughter, Kristina. However, the good doctor has secretly brewed up a serum that can transform any man into a King Cobra snake-and he plans to use it on David.

    Black Christmas
    TMDB3.5

    Black Christmas

    1974 · 1h 38m

    country: Canada

    As the residents of the Pi Kappa Sigma sorority house prepare for the festive season, a stranger begins to harass them with a series of obscene phone calls.

    Blood on Satan's Claw
    TMDB3.1

    Blood on Satan's Claw

    1971 · 1h 36m

    country: United Kingdom

    After a landsman in 18th century England discovers a corpse covered in fur buried in a field, the town becomes infected by "the devil's skin," leading the local children to engage in demonic rituals and criminal behavior.

    The Car
    TMDB3.2

    The Car

    1977 · 1h 36m

    country: United States

    The Utah community of Santa Ynez is being terrorized by a mysterious black coupe that appears out of nowhere and begins running people down. After the car kills off the town sheriff, Captain Wade Parent is determined to stop the murderous driver.

    Piranha
    TMDB3.0

    Piranha

    1978 · 1h 34m

    country: United States

    When flesh-eating piranhas are accidentally released into a summer resort's rivers, the guests become their next meal.

    Coma
    TMDB3.4
    FF3.0

    Coma

    1978 · 1h 53m

    country: United States

    When relatively healthy patients begin having 'complications' during simple operations and ending up in comas, a concerned doctor defies her male superiors when she suspects a secret plot.

    Werewolf Woman
    TMDB2.4

    Werewolf Woman

    1976 · 1h 38m

    country: Italy

    A woman has dreams that she is a werewolf so she goes out and finds men. She proceeds to have sex with them and then rip their throats out with her teeth. She eventually falls in love but then she is raped and her lover is murdered so she goes out for revenge.

    The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
    TMDB3.6

    The Bird with the Crystal Plumage

    1970 · 1h 36m

    country: Germany

    An American writer living in Rome witnesses an attempted murder that is connected to an ongoing killing spree in the city and conducts his own investigation, despite him and his girlfriend being targeted by the killer.

    The Brood
    TMDB3.3

    The Brood

    1979 · 1h 32m

    country: Canada

    A man tries to uncover an unconventional psychologist's therapy techniques on his institutionalised wife, amidst a series of brutal murders.

    About 1970s Horror Movies

    The 1970s

    The 1970s are widely considered American cinema's strongest decade, when the studio system's collapse handed a generation of young directors unusual freedom. It ended with Jaws and Star Wars inventing the modern blockbuster.

    Horror

    Horror is cinema's most reliable laboratory — cheap to make, endlessly reinvented, and unusually good at smuggling in subtext. Every few years a national wave redefines it: Italian giallo, Japanese J-horror, the Korean thriller, American indie horror.

    In this list

    Best reviewed
    Alien (8.2)
    Often also
    Thriller, Science Fiction, Drama

    Common questions

    What are the best 1970s horror movies?
    By popularity across Flickfolio and TMDB, the top picks right now are Alien, Halloween, and Jaws. The full ranked list of 40 sits above — open any movie for ratings, reviews, and streaming availability.
    How is this list ranked?
    1970s horror movies are ordered by overall popularity, which blends how often a title is viewed, searched, and logged. It updates as viewing habits shift, so the list reflects what people are actually watching rather than a fixed critical canon.
    Where can I watch these movies?
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