Decade
1970s Horror
The horror that defined the 1970s — ranked by Crypt Score, from era-defining classics to the deep cuts worth resurrecting.
397 titles
Rattlers
›PG1976 · Horror · 82m · Sam Chew Jr., Elisabeth Chauvet, Dan Priest
A herpetologist investigating a series of fatal rattlesnake attacks discovers that the creatures have been infected by a mysterious nerve gas disposed of in the desert by the military.
Beyond Atlantis
›PG1973 · Fantasy, Science Fiction, Horror · 91m · Patrick Wayne, John Ashley, Leigh Christian
A band of adventurers invade a native island determined to grab a reported fortune in buried treasure.
Ilsa: She Wolf of the SS
›NR1975 · Thriller, War, Horror · 97m · Dyanne Thorne, Gregory Knoph, Tony Mumolo
Ilsa, a warden at a Nazi death camp that conducts experiments on prisoners, strives to prove that women can withstand more pain and suffering than men, and therefore should be allowed to fight on the frontlines.
The Devil’s Rain
›1975 · Horror · 85m · Ernest Borgnine, Eddie Albert, Ida Lupino
A Satanist cult leader is burnt alive by the local church. He vows to come back to hunt down and enslave every descendant of his congregation, by the power of the book of blood contracts, in which they sold their souls to the devil.
KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park
›PG1978 · Music, Science Fiction, TV Movie · 96m · Peter Criss, Ace Frehley, Gene Simmons
The tale of rock band KISS and their efforts to thwart a diabolical plan by mad scientist Abner Devereaux. Devereaux has found a way to clone humans into robots in his laboratory at an amusement park. It just so happens that he plans to use the KISS concert as a platform to unleash his plan on the world. KISS must use their special powers to stop him.
The Devil's Men
›PG1976 · Horror · 90m · Donald Pleasence, Peter Cushing, Luan Peters
A satanic cult led by Baron Corofax kidnaps three young people and Father Roche & Milo must save them from the hands of this evil.
The House of Seven Corpses
›1974 · Horror · 90m · John Ireland, Faith Domergue, John Carradine
A director is filming on location in a house where seven murders were committed. The caretaker warns them not to mess with things they do not understand (the murders were occult related), but the director wants to be as authentic as possible and has his cast re-enact rituals that took place in the house thus summoning a ghoul from the nearby cemetery to bump the whole film crew off one by one.
The Night of a Thousand Cats
›R1972 · Horror · 93m · Anjanette Comer, Zulma Faiad, Hugo Stiglitz
Lured to a demented playboy's secluded castle for a romantic evening, unsuspecting women become dinner for his 1000 cats.
The Beast in the Cellar
›1971 · Thriller, Horror · 89m · Beryl Reid, Flora Robson, John Hamill
Soldiers in a rural English town are being brutally murdered by an unknown creature. Two nearby sisters realise they might understand what's happening.
Barracuda
›PG1978 · Horror, Thriller · 98m · Wayne Crawford, Jason Evers, Roberta Leighton
Little coastal town is being terrorized by deadly Barracudas.
Satan's Cheerleaders
›R1977 · Horror, Comedy · 92m · John Ireland, Yvonne De Carlo, Jack Kruschen
The janitor at a local high school is actually the scout for a coven of Satanists on the lookout for a virgin to sacrifice. One day he kidnaps the cheerleading squad to use for their rituals. However, unbeknownst to the devil-worshipers, one of the cheerleaders is actually a witch, and has plans of her own for the Satanists.
Werewolves on Wheels
›R1971 · Action, Horror · 85m · Steve Oliver, Donna Anderson, Gene Shane
A biker gang visits a monastery where they encounter black-robed monks engaged in worshipping Satan. When the monks try to persuade one of the female bikers, Helen, to become a satanic sacrifice the bikers smash up the monastery and leave. The monks have the last laugh, though, as Helen, as a result of the satanic rituals, is now possessed and at night changes into a werewolf, with dire results for the biker gang.
I Don't Want to Be Born
›1976 · Thriller, Horror · 95m · Joan Collins, Eileen Atkins, Ralph Bates
A woman gives birth to a baby, but this is no ordinary one. The child is seemingly possessed by the Devil.
Squirm
›R1976 · Horror · 92m · Don Scardino, Patricia Pearcy, R.A. Dow
A violent electrical storm topples power lines into the rain soaked earth that is home for an aggressive breed of worms. The high voltage causes the worms to mutate into larger, hostile hordes of man-eating worms that lie in wait for the residents of Fly Creek.
Death Bed: The Bed That Eats
›NR1977 · Horror, Comedy, Fantasy · 77m · Demene E. Hall, William Russ, Julie Ritter
In a one-room stone building near a dilapidated mansion, a demon has condemned an artist to living behind a painting in a state of limbo, forcing him to watch in vain as trespassers' lives are taken by a ravenous bed.
Spawn of the Slithis
›PG1978 · Horror, Science Fiction · 86m · Alan Blanchard, Judy Motulsky, J.C. Claire
A nuclear leak creates a mutant Slithis sea monster, which terrorizes the variety of pets, winos, and hippies who hang around Venice, California.
The Dark
›R1979 · Horror, Science Fiction · 92m · William Devane, Cathy Lee Crosby, Richard Jaeckel
At night the Mangler stalks the streets of Los Angeles, killing and mutilating random victims. On the trail are a TV reporter, the father of one of the victims, and a police detective, but despite their efforts only the mysterious psychic DeRenzy knows what the killer is and how to stop it.
The Werewolf of Washington
›PG1973 · Horror · 90m · Dean Stockwell, Katalin Kallay, Henry Ferrentino
After being unknowingly inflicted with the bite of a werewolf while on a visit to Europe, White House press secretary Jack Whittier begins to turn into a deadly beast by night, terrorizing Washington D.C. and presenting a very deadly threat to the President.
Mardi Gras Massacre
›NR1978 · Horror · 97m · Curt Dawson, Gwen Arment, William Metzo
Police try to capture someone who is commiting ritual murders of women during Mardi Gras in New Orleans.
Vampire Hookers
›R1978 · Comedy, Horror · 82m · John Carradine, Bruce Fairbairn, Trey Wilson
A sinister vampire sends out a horde of undead beauties to bring back victims for his dinner.
Nurse Sherri
›NR1978 · Horror · 88m · Geoffrey Land, Jill Jacobson, Marilyn Joi
A hospital nurse is possessed by an evil spirit, and proceeds to kill off the hospital's patients.
The Bees
›PG1978 · Thriller, Horror, Science Fiction · 92m · John Saxon, Angel Tompkins, John Carradine
Corporate smuggling of South American killer bees into the United States results in huge swarms terrorizing the northern hemisphere. A small team of scientists work desperately to destroy the threat, but the bees soon mutate into a super-intelligent species that threatens the world.
The Alien Factor
›1978 · Horror, Science Fiction · 80m · Don Leifert, Tom Griffith, Richard Dyszel
A spaceship containing specimens for an intergalactic zoo crashes on Earth near a small backwoods town. The specimens escape, and soon town folk start turning up mutilated.
Don't Go Near the Park
›R1979 · Horror · 83m · Aldo Ray, Meeno Peluce, Tammy Taylor
In the prehistory of man, 12,000 years ago, two members of a superhuman tribe abuse the treasured secret of eternal youth. They use the methods of ritual cannibalism on the children of their own tribe and when discovered by the 'Queen' of the tribe, they are cursed to an eternity of old age with no chance to ever die. Now, in present day Los Angeles, their only hope to recapture eternal youth is the ritualistic sacrifice of a 16-year-old female virgin. Their existence is discovered by an investigative reporter and a young runaway child and this leads to an unexplained and terrifying confrontation