Best horror from the 70s
The catalogue's horror films from 1970–1979, ranked by audience score. We bias against the cinephile-canonical picks (Letterboxd top-250) — if you've already seen the obvious entries, scroll past the first row.
Alien
body horrordreadslow burn
The Exorcist
dreadslow burn
Deep Red
Demons
Jaws
dreadslow burn
Halloween
dread
Dawn of the Dead
Suspiria
foreign gembody horrordread
Phantom of the Paradise
The Devils
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
playfulsexy
The Omen
House
Carrie
body horrordreadgut punch
The Wicker Man
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
dreadraw
Nosferatu the Vampyre
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
Frenzy
Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack
The Psychic
Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
Village of Eight Gravestones
The Inugami Family
Black Christmas
The Inferno
The Vampire Doll
Empire of Passion