Best Horror Films of the 1970s

Alien(1979)

Dir. Ridley Scott

Jaws(1975)

Dir. Steven Spielberg

The Exorcist(1973)

Dir. William Friedkin

Halloween(1978)

Dir. John Carpenter

Carrie(1976)

Dir. Brian De Palma

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre(1974)

Dir. Tobe Hooper

The Rocky Horror Picture Show(1975)

Dir. Jim Sharman

The Omen(1976)

Dir. Richard Donner

Eraserhead(1977)

Dir. David Lynch

Dawn of the Dead(1978)

Dir. George A. Romero

Suspiria(1977)

Dir. Dario Argento

The Wicker Man(1973)

Dir. Robin Hardy

Jaws 2(1978)

Dir. Jeannot Szwarc

Invasion of the Body Snatchers(1978)

Dir. Philip Kaufman

Don't Look Now(1973)

Dir. Nicolas Roeg

Black Christmas(1974)

Dir. Bob Clark

Nosferatu the Vampyre(1979)

Dir. Werner Herzog

The Amityville Horror(1979)

Dir. Stuart Rosenberg

Deep Red(1975)

Dir. Dario Argento

Phantasm(1979)

Dir. Don Coscarelli

The Last House on the Left(1972)

Dir. Wes Craven

The Hills Have Eyes(1977)

Dir. Wes Craven

Damien: Omen II(1978)

Dir. Don Taylor, Mike Hodges

King Kong(1976)

Dir. John Guillermin

House(1977)

Dir. Nobuhiko Ôbayashi

The Brood(1979)

Dir. David Cronenberg

I Spit on Your Grave(1978)

Dir. Meir Zarchi

Zombie(1979)

Dir. Lucio Fulci

Piranha(1978)

Dir. Joe Dante

The Bird with the Crystal Plumage(1970)

Dir. Dario Argento