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Fluxkompensator's Stefan_F's Die besten Horrorfilme der 70er Jahre [Best Horror Films of the 70s] (2019)

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  • Halloween (1978)

    1. Halloween

    19781h 31mR90Metascore
    7.7 (324K)
    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.
    DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsDonald PleasenceJamie Lee CurtisTony Moran
  • Alien (1979)

    2. Alien

    19791h 57mR89Metascore
    8.5 (1M)
    After investigating a mysterious transmission of unknown origin, the crew of a commercial spacecraft encounters a deadly lifeform.
    DirectorRidley ScottStarsSigourney WeaverTom SkerrittJohn Hurt
  • Suspiria (1977)

    3. Suspiria

    19771h 32mR79Metascore
    7.3 (112K)
    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.
    DirectorDario ArgentoStarsJessica HarperStefania CasiniFlavio Bucci
  • Susan Backlinie and Bruce in Jaws (1975)

    4. Jaws

    19752h 4mPG87Metascore
    8.1 (696K)
    When a massive killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach community off Long Island, it's up to a local sheriff, a marine biologist, and an old seafarer to hunt the beast down.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsRoy ScheiderRobert ShawRichard Dreyfuss
  • Deep Red (1975)

    5. Deep Red

    19752h 7mR89Metascore
    7.5 (45K)
    A jazz pianist and a wisecracking journalist are pulled into a complex web of mystery after the former witnesses the brutal murder of a psychic.
    DirectorDario ArgentoStarsDavid HemmingsDaria NicolodiGabriele Lavia
  • Christopher Lee, Britt Ekland, Ingrid Pitt, and Edward Woodward in The Wicker Man (1973)

    6. The Wicker Man

    19731h 28mR87Metascore
    7.5 (100K)
    A puritan police sergeant arrives in a Scottish island village in search of a missing girl, who the pagan locals claim never existed.
    DirectorRobin HardyStarsEdward WoodwardChristopher LeeDiane Cilento
  • Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie in Don't Look Now (1973)

    7. Don't Look Now

    19731h 50mR95Metascore
    7.1 (66K)
    A married couple grieving the recent death of their young daughter are in Venice when they encounter two elderly sisters, one of whom is psychic and brings a warning from beyond.
    DirectorNicolas RoegStarsJulie ChristieDonald SutherlandHilary Mason
  • Max von Sydow in The Exorcist (1973)

    8. The Exorcist

    19732h 2mR83Metascore
    8.1 (479K)
    When a mysterious entity possesses a young girl, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.
    DirectorWilliam FriedkinStarsEllen BurstynMax von SydowLinda Blair
  • Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, and Harvey Stephens in The Omen (1976)

    9. The Omen

    19761h 51mR62Metascore
    7.5 (141K)
    Mysterious deaths surround an American ambassador. Could the child that he is raising actually be the Antichrist? The Devil's own son?
    DirectorRichard DonnerStarsGregory PeckLee RemickHarvey Stephens
  • Florinda Bolkan and Barbara Bouchet in Don't Torture a Duckling (1972)

    10. Don't Torture a Duckling

    19721h 45mNot Rated
    7.0 (12K)
    When a southern Italian town is rocked by a string of child murders, the police and two urban outcasts search for the culprit amid scapegoating within the superstitious community.
    DirectorLucio FulciStarsFlorinda BolkanBarbara BouchetTomas Milian
  • Vincent Price and Virginia North in The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)

    11. The Abominable Dr. Phibes

    19711h 34mPG-13
    7.0 (17K)
    Doctor, scientist, organist, and biblical scholar Anton Phibes seeks revenge on the nine doctors he considers responsible for the death of his wife.
    DirectorRobert FuestStarsVincent PriceJoseph CottenVirginia North
  • John Paul in Dawn of the Dead (1978)

    12. Dawn of the Dead

    19782h 7mUnrated71Metascore
    7.8 (133K)
    During an escalating zombie epidemic, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter and his TV executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.
    DirectorGeorge A. RomeroStarsDavid EmgeKen ForeeScott H. Reiniger
  • Richard Burton in The Medusa Touch (1978)

    13. The Medusa Touch

    19781h 49mPG49Metascore
    6.9 (8K)
    A telekinetic novelist causes disasters simply by thinking about them.
    DirectorJack GoldStarsRichard BurtonLee RemickLino Ventura
  • Brigitte Skay in A Bay of Blood (1971)

    14. A Bay of Blood

    19711h 24mR
    6.5 (14K)
    The murder of a wealthy countess triggers a chain reaction of brutal killings in the surrounding bay area as several unscrupulous characters try to seize her large estate.
    DirectorMario BavaStarsClaudine AugerLuigi PistilliClaudio Camaso
  • Conchita Airoldi and Edwige Fenech in The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh (1971)

    15. The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh

    19711h 21mR
    6.9 (5.9K)
    After arriving in Vienna with her diplomat husband, a woman is stalked by a mysterious, razor-wielding maniac, with people around her getting killed one by one.
    DirectorSergio MartinoStarsGeorge HiltonEdwige FenechConchita Airoldi
  • Black Christmas (1974)

    16. Black Christmas

    19741h 38mR65Metascore
    7.1 (53K)
    During their Christmas break, a group of sorority girls are stalked by a stranger.
    DirectorBob ClarkStarsOlivia HusseyKeir DulleaMargot Kidder
  • The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

    17. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

    19741h 23mR91Metascore
    7.4 (199K)
    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.
    DirectorTobe HooperStarsMarilyn BurnsEdwin NealAllen Danziger
  • The Brood (1979)

    18. The Brood

    19791h 32mR63Metascore
    6.8 (36K)
    A man tries to uncover an unconventional psychologist's therapy techniques on his institutionalized wife, amidst a series of brutal murders.
    DirectorDavid CronenbergStarsOliver ReedSamantha EggarArt Hindle
  • Jack Nance in Eraserhead (1977)

    19. Eraserhead

    19771h 29mNot Rated87Metascore
    7.3 (137K)
    Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newborn mutant child.
    DirectorDavid LynchStarsJack NanceCharlotte StewartAllen Joseph
  • Sissy Spacek in Carrie (1976)

    20. Carrie

    19761h 38mR86Metascore
    7.4 (218K)
    Carrie White, a shy, friendless teenage girl who is sheltered by her domineering, religious mother, unleashes her telekinetic powers after being humiliated by her classmates at her senior prom.
    DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsSissy SpacekPiper LaurieAmy Irving
  • William Finley, Margot Kidder, and Jennifer Salt in Sisters (1972)

    21. Sisters

    19721h 33mR70Metascore
    6.9 (22K)
    A small-time reporter tries to convince the police she saw a murder in the apartment across from hers.
    DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsMargot KidderJennifer SaltCharles Durning
  • Daughters of Darkness (1971)

    22. Daughters of Darkness

    19711h 27mR74Metascore
    6.5 (7.5K)
    While passing through a vacation resort, a newlywed couple encounters a mysterious, strikingly beautiful countess and her aide.
    DirectorHarry KümelStarsDelphine SeyrigJohn KarlenDanielle Ouimet
  • James Brolin, Rod Steiger, and Margot Kidder in The Amityville Horror (1979)

    23. The Amityville Horror

    19791h 57mR28Metascore
    6.2 (47K)
    Newlyweds and their children battle a demonic presence in their home.
    DirectorStuart RosenbergStarsJames BrolinMargot KidderRod Steiger
  • Catherine Castel and Marie-Pierre Castel in Lips of Blood (1975)

    24. Lips of Blood

    19751h 28mNot Rated
    5.9 (2.2K)
    Frederick sees a photograph of a ruined seaside castle, which triggers a strange childhood memory. He then goes on a strange quest to find the castle and the beautiful woman who lives there.
    DirectorJean RollinStarsJean-Loup PhilippeAnnie BelleNatalie Perrey
  • The Car (1977)

    25. The Car

    19771h 36mPG21Metascore
    6.2 (12K)
    A small desert town is terrorized by a powerful, seemingly possessed car, and the local sheriff may be the only one who can stop it.
    DirectorElliot SilversteinStarsJames BrolinKathleen LloydJohn Marley

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