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 horrordreadparanoid
The Exorcist
dreadgut punchparanoid
Deep Red
foreign gemdreadsurreal
Demons
foreign gembittersweetdread
Jaws
dreadrawslow burn
Halloween
dreadraw
Dawn of the Dead
dreadrawunhinged
Suspiria
foreign gembody horrordread
Phantom of the Paradise
bittersweetneon soakedpitch black
The Devils
dreadgut punchsurreal
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
comfort cultcomfort cultplayful
The Omen
dreadgut punch
House
foreign gem3am cultmindfuck
Carrie
body horrordreadgut punch
The Wicker Man
paranoiddreadslow burn
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
dreadraw
Nosferatu the Vampyre
foreign gembittersweetdread
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
dreadparanoidslow burn
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
dreadparanoidslow burn
Frenzy
paranoid
Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack
epicraw
The Psychic
dreadparanoidslow burn
Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees
bittersweetdreadsurreal
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
neon soakedpitch blackplayful
Village of Eight Gravestones
dreadparanoidraw
The Inugami Family
bittersweetdreadparanoid
Black Christmas
dread
Don't Look Now
bittersweetdreadslow burn
The Inferno
body horrordreadslow burn
The Vampire Doll
dreadslow burn