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1979 Big Alligator River Foreign / Horror N/R, 89 Minutes
Director: Sergio Martino More Info
Starring: Claudio Cassinelli, Barbara Bach, Mel Ferrer, Richard Johnson, Geneve Hutton, Romano Puppo, Fabrizia Castagnoli, Silvia Collatina, Enzo Fisichella, Anny Papa Joshua (Mel Ferrer) has just finished greeting his first guests at his tourist resort, Paradise House, when first one of the tourists and then some of the natives are eaten by a giant alligator. But never fear, Alice and Daniel (Barbara Bach and Claudio Cassinelli) will save the day. |
1979 The Brood Horror / Thriller R, 90 Minutes
Director: David Cronenberg More Info
Starring: Oliver Reed, Samantha Eggar, Art Hindle, Nuala Fitzgerald, Cindy Hinds, Susan Hogan, Michael McGhee, Gary McKeehan, Felix Silla, Reiner Schwartz Nola Carveth (Samantha Eggar) is a mental patient under the care of eccentric psychiatrist, Dr. Hal Raglan (Oliver Reed). When Nola's family members become victims of vicious physical attacks, Dr. Raglan is suspected of being behind the attacks. Gross. |
1979 The Changeling Horror / Mystery / Thriller R, 113 Minutes
Director: Peter Medak More Info
Starring: George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, Melvyn Douglas, John Colicos, Jean Marsh, Barry Morse, James B. Douglas, Eric Christmas, Roberta Maxwell, Bernard Behrens After music professor John Russell (George C. Scott) moves into a mansion in Seattle, he realizes that his new home is haunted. Working with Claire Norman (Trish Van Devere), John figures out that the haunting comes from the ghost of a murdered boy whose father wanted to collect on his life insurance policy. When the father realized that he could not collect on the boy's insurance, the father substituted another boy for his son, and now the "changeling"–wealthy Joseph Carmichael–believes that John is finding information about his past and could blackmail him. |
1979 The Clonus Horror Horror / Sci-Fi R, 90 Minutes
Director: Robert S. Fiveson More Info
Starring: Tim Donnelly, Dick Sargent, Peter Graves, Paulette Breen, Keenan Wynn, David Hooks, Zale Kessler, James Mantell, Lurene Tuttle, Frank Ashmore A secret government project's goal is to clone citizens, thus creating a society that can be controlled. Richard (Tim Donnelly), one of the subjects, escapes to warn the world of what's going on. The only thing saving the film from being an utter disaster is a couple name stars: Peter Graves and Keenan Wynn. |
1979 The Dark Horror / Sci-Fi R, 92 Minutes
Director: John "Bud" Cardos More Info
Starring: William Devane, Cathy Lee Crosby, Richard Jaeckel, Keenan Wynn, Warren J. Kemmerling, Biff Elliot, Jacquelyn Hyde, Casey Kasem, Vivian Blaine, John Bloom A seven-foot alien either decapitates or shoots laser beams into the eyes of victims as it stalks the streets of L.A. Reporter Roy Warner (William Devane), writer Zoe Owens (Cathy Lee Crosby), and police detective Dave Mooney (Richard Jaeckel) try to unravel the mystery. |
1979 The Day It Came to Earth Sci-Fi / Horror / Thriller PG, 89 Minutes
Director: Harry Thomason More Info
Starring: George Gobel, Wink Roberts, Roger Manning, Rita Wilson, Robert Ginnaven, Lyle Armstrong, Ed Lover, Bill Elfstrom, Bill Eubanks, Joe Barone The very funny George Gobel in a horror/sci-fi flick? No way! But here he is as a professor/scientist who gets involved with an alien zombie that crashes into a lake. The lake happens to contain a body dumped there by a rival gang. The zombie takes over the body, rises out of the lake, and causes real problems in the community. |
1979 Dracula Horror / Thriller / Fantasy / Romance R, 109 Minutes
Director: John Badham More Info
Starring: Frank Langella, Laurence Olivier, Donald Pleasence, Kate Nelligan, Tony Haygarth, Trevor Eve, Janine Duvitski, Jan Francis, Teddy Turner, Sylvester McCoy A vampire must have blood, and Dracula knows how to find it! After his ship is wrecked off Whitby, Count Dracula (Frank Langella) is discovered on the shore by Mina Van Helsing (Jan Fancis) who is visiting Lucy (Kate Nelligan) and her father, Dr. Jack Seward (Donald Pleasence). A short time later, Dracula is invited to dinner at the Seward home where he visits Mina's bedroom, and she dies. When Mina's father, Dr. Abraham Van Helsing (Laurence Olivier), arrives at the home, he realizes that the culprit is Dracula. Meanwhile, Dracula plans to take Lucy to Transylvania with him, and Dr. Van Helsing, Dr. Seward, and Lucy's fiance Jonathan Harker (Trevor Eve) try to thwart his plans. Special effects add a unique dimension. |
1979 Murder by Decree Mystery / Drama / Horror / Thriller PG, 120 Minutes
Director: Bob Clark More Info
Starring: Christopher Plummer, James Mason, Donald Sutherland, Genevieve Bujold, David Hemmings, Susan Clark, Anthony Quayle, John Gielgud, Frank Finlay, Chris Wiggins Christopher Plummer plays Sherlock Holmes in this film about the search for the identity of London's famed "Jack the Ripper." The superintendent of Scotland Yard, Sir Charles Warren (Anthony Quayle), excludes Sherlock from the investigation, but psychic Robert Lees (Donald Sutherland) provides information for Sherlock. Dr. Watson (James Mason) joins Sherlock in the attempt to track down the serial killer, and, in the process, they uncover a Royal indiscretion through a discarded mistress, Annie Crook (Genevieve Bujold), who just might hold the key to solving the murders. |
1979 Nightwing Horror / Thriller PG, 105 Minutes
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1979 Nocturna Horror / Thriller R, 83 Minutes
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1979 Nosferatu the Vampyre Foreign / Drama / Horror PG, 106 Minutes
Director: Werner Herzog More Info
Starring: Klaus Kinski, Isabelle Adjani, Bruno Ganz, Roland Topor, Walter Ladengast, Dan van Husen, Jan Groth, Carsten Bodinus, Martje Grohmann, Rijk de Gooyer In this remake of F.W. Murnau's 1922 classic silent-film representing the Expressionist movement in arts, the vampyre Count Dracula (Klaus Kinski) takes over a small town and then attempts to spread his evil influence to areas far and wide. He yearns for Lucy (Isabelle Adjani) who is married to Jonathan (Bruno Ganz). Will Lucy's self-sacrifice bring an end to Dracula's curse? |
1979 Phantasm Fantasy / Horror / Sci-Fi / Mystery / Thriller R, 87 Minutes
Director: Don Coscarelli More Info
Starring: A. Michael Baldwin, Bill Thornbury, Reggie Bannister, Kathy Lester, Angus Scrimm, Kenneth V. Jones, Terrie Kalbus, Susan Harper, Lynn Eastman-Rossi, David Arntzen Young teenager Mike (A. Michael Baldwin) is an orphan living with his older brother, Jody (Bill Thornbury). When Mike spots bizarre events going on at the mausoleum, he goes to investigate with Jody. The mortician, the Tall Man (Angus Scrimm), is preparing to take over Earth, and Jody and Mike uncover some very grisly scenes that include flying silver balls that drill into brains. Now, Jody and Mike get help from ice cream salesman Reggie (Reggie Bannister) in an attempt to prevent the Tall Man from succeeding with his terrifying plot. |
1979 Prophecy Sci-Fi / Horror PG, 95 Minutes
Director: John Frankenheimer More Info
Starring: Talia Shire, Robert Foxworth, Armand Assante, Richard Dysart, Victoria Racimo, George Clutesi, Burke Byrnes, Tom McFadden, Graham Jarvis, Charles H. Gray In this sci-fi horror story, Mercury poisoning from industrial pollution is ruining the land and threatening inhabitants of Maine. The EPA asks Dr. Robert Verne (Robert Foxworth) to mediate between the polluting paper mill and the Native American tribes who are being affected. He travels to Maine with his wife Maggie (Talia Shire) and meets Native American activist John Hawkes (Armand Assante). Together, they discover numerious wildlife mutations and a mutant bear in the terror-filled land. |
1979 Salem's Lot Horror / Drama / Mystery / Thriller PG, 200 Minutes
Director: Tobe Hooper More Info
Starring: David Soul, James Mason, Bonnie Bedelia, Lance Kerwin, Lew Ayres, Ed Flanders, Elisha Cook Jr., Marie Windsor, Fred Willard, Kenneth McMillan Ben Mears (David Soul) returns to his hometown, Salem, looking for inspiration for a new novel. He falls in love with Susan (Bonnie Bedelia) and gets to know young Mark (Lance Kerwin) who convinces Ben that his school friends are being turned into vampires. Ben has been suspecting that strange things are going on in Salem–especially with antiques dealer Richard K. Straker (James Mason). Will Ben and Mark get to the bottom of the strange occurrences in Salem that include people dying and there appearing to be no explanation? There is a sequel: "Return to Salem's Lot." |
1979 Star Trek: The Motion Picture Action / Sci-Fi / Horror / Thriller G, 132 Minutes
Director: Robert Wise More Info
Starring: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Stephen Collins, Walter Koenig, Majel Barrett, Nichelle Nichols, Persis Khambatta Captain Kirk (William Shatner) takes the Enterprise out of dry dock after a two-year refitting. His old crew is with him, and Kirk's mission is to prevent a gigantic alien power, calling itself "V'ger," from reaching Earth. Kirk must uncover what "V'ger's" true purpose is in order to secure the safety of Earth. The special effects alone make this film one worth watching. |
1979 Thirst Horror / Thriller / Sci-Fi R, 95 Minutes
Director: Rod Hardy More Info
Starring: Chantal Contouri, David Hemmings, Henry Silva, Max Phipps, Shirley Cameron, Rod Mullinar, Rosie Sturgess, Robert Thompson, Walter Pym, Lulu Pinkus Kate (Chantal Contouri) is kidnapped by a cult that proclaims they are a superior race. The cult's food is sanitized blood from their "dairy farm," where the "cows" are humans that provide the blood to be processed. Kate is believed to be a descendent of the cult's founder, and it is hoped that she will become one of the group. A different kind of vampire film. |
1979 The Visitor Horror / Thriller R, 90 Minutes
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1979 When a Stranger Calls Horror / Thriller R, 97 Minutes
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1979 Zombie Foreign / Horror N/R, 91 Minutes
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Full listing of Horror movies from the 1970's | Abominable Dr. Phibes, The (1971)
Alien (1979)
All the Colors of the Dark (1972)
Amityville Horror, The (1979)
And Comes the Dawn...But Colored Red (1970)
And Now the Screaming Starts! (1973)
And Soon the Darkness (1970)
Antichrist, The (1974)
Assignment Terror (1970)
Asylum (1972)
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! (1979)
Attic, The (1979)
Audrey Rose (1977)
Bad Ronald (1974)
Bat People, The (1974)
Bay of Blood (1971)
Beast Must Die (1974)
Beast of Blood (1971)
Bell from Hell (1973)
Ben (1972)
Beware! The Blob (1972)
Beyond the Door (1974)
Big Alligator River (1979)
Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970)
Black Christmas (1974)
Blackenstein (1973)
Blacula (1972)
Blind Terror (1971)
Blood Bath (1976)
Blood for Dracula (1974)
Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (1971)
Blood Legacy (1971)
Blood of Ghastly Horror (1972)
Blood Stained Shadow (1978)
Blood Thirst (1971)
Boys from Brazil (1978)
Brain of Blood (1972)
Brood (1979)
Bug (1975)
Burnt Offerings (1976)
California Kid (1974)
Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (1974)
Carnival of Blood (1970)
Carrie (1976)
Cat and the Canary, The (1978)
Changeling, The (1979)
Child, The (1977)
Child, The (1972)
Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things (1972)
Clonus Horror (1979)
Comeback (1978)
Count Dracula (1970)
Count Dracula's Great Love (1972)
Countess Dracula (1970)
Crash! (1977) (1977)
Craze (1973)
Crazies, The (1973)
Creature from Black Lake (1976)
Creeping Flesh (1972)
Cry of the Banshee (1970)
Crypt of the Living Dead (1973)
Curse of the Devil (1973)
Curse of the Headless Horseman (1972)
Curse of the Vampires (1970)
Daddy's Deadly Darling (1972)
Damien: Omen II (1978)
Dark (1979)
Dark Is Death's Friend (1975)
Dark Places (1973)
Daughters of Darkness (1971)
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Day It Came to Earth, The (1979)
Day of the Animals (1977)
Dead of Night (1974)
Death at Love House (1976)
Death Bed: The Bed That Eats (1977)
Death Line (1972)
Death Sentence (1974)
Death Weekend (1976)
Deep Red (1975)
Deep, The (1977)
Delirium (1972)
Demons of the Mind (1972)
Deranged (1974)
Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell (1978)
Devil's Daughter (1972)
Devil's Rain (1975)
Die Screaming, Marianne (1971)
Dogs (1976)
Dominique (1978)
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Don't Look Now (1973)
Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde (1971)
Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972)
Dracula (1973)
Dracula (1979)
Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972)
Dracula and Son (1976)
Dracula Contra Frankenstein (1972)
Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1971)
Dracula's Dog (1978)
Dunwich Horror, The (1970)
Eaten Alive (1977)
Endless Night (1972)
Equinox (1970)
Eraserhead (1977)
Eugenie...The Story of Her Journey Into Perversion (1970)
Exorcism (1974)
Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
Exorcist, The (1973)
Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)
Eyewitness (1970)
Fear in the Night (1972)
Flesh for Frankenstein (1974)
Frankenstein (1973)
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974)
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1970)
Frankenstein: The True Story (1973)
Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks (1974)
Fright (1971)
Frogs (1972)
From Beyond the Grave (1973)
Fury (1978)
Fury of the Wolfman (1972)
Ganja & Hess (1972)
Gargoyles (1972)
Ghoul, The (1975)
Giant Spider Invasion, The (1975)
God Told Me To (1976)
Godzilla vs. Bionic Monster (1974)
Good Against Evil (1977)
Grave of the Vampire (1972)
Grizzly (1976)
Halloween (1978)
Hills Have Eyes, The (1977)
Holocaust 2000 (1977)
Horror Express (1973)
Horror of Frankenstein, The (1970)
Horror of the Blood Monsters (1970)
Horror Rises from the Tomb (1973)
Hound of the Baskervilles, The (1978)
House of Exorcism (1973)
House of Seven Corpses (1974)
House That Dripped Blood (1970)
Hungry Wives (1973)
I Don't Want to Be Born (1975)
I, Monster (1971)
Incense for the Damned (1972)
Incredible Invasion, The (1971)
Invasion of the Blood Farmers (1972)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
Island of Dr. Moreau, The (1977)
It Happened at Lakewood Manor (1977)
It Lives Again (1978)
It's Alive (1974)
J.D.'s Revenge (1976)
Jack the Ripper (1976)
Jaws (1975)
Jaws 2 (1978)
Killer Elite, The (1975)
Killing Kind, The (1973)
Kingdom of the Spiders (1977)
Kiss of the Tarantula (1972)
Lady Frankenstein (1971)
Last House on the Left (1972)
Last Wave (1977)
Legacy, The (1978)
Legend of Hell House (1973)
Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires (1974)
Lemora: A Child's Tale of the Supernatural (1973)
Let's Scare Jessica to Death (1971)
Lisa, Lisa (1974)
Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane, The (1976)
Lust for a Vampire (1971)
Madhouse (1974)
Magic (1978)
Malastrana (1971)
Man Who Haunted Himself (1970)
Manitou (1978)
Mansion of Madness (1972)
Mansion of the Doomed (1976)
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Mark of the Devil (1970)
Mark of the Devil Part II (1973)
Martin (1977)
Mephisto Waltz, The (1971)
Moon of the Wolf (1972)
Murder by Decree (1979)
Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971)
Necromancy (1972)
Necrophagus (1971)
Night of the Blood Monster (1970)
Night Stalker (1972)
Night Watch (1973)
Nightcomers (1972)
Nightwing (1979)
Nocturna (1979)
Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)
Omega Man, The (1971)
Omen, The (1976)
Orca (1977)
Other (1972)
Patrick (1978)
Phantasm (1979)
Possessed (1977)
Possession of Joel Delancy (1972)
Premonition (1976)
Prophecy (1979)
Psychic Killer (1975)
Pyx (1973)
Queen Kong (1976)
Rabid (1977)
Race with the Devil (1975)
Rider on the Rain (1970)
Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
Salem's Lot (1979)
Satanic Rites of Dracula, The (1973)
Satan's Cheerleaders (1977)
Satan's School for Girls (1973)
Scars of Dracula (1970)
Schizoid (1971)
Scream, Blacula, Scream (1973)
Seizure (1974)
Sentinel (1977)
Shock (1977)
Shock Waves (1977)
Shout (1978)
Shriek of the Mutilated (1974)
Silent Night, Bloody Night (1973)
Sisters (1973)
Snowbeast (1977)
Something Evil (1972)
Son of Dracula (1974)
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
Stepford Wives, The (1975)
Straight on Till Morning (1972)
Stranger in Our House (1978)
Suspiria (1977)
Swarm (1978)
Tales from the Crypt (1972)
Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970)
Tentacles (1977)
Terror in the Wax Museum (1973)
Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The (1974)
Theater of Blood (1973)
Thing with Two Heads (1972)
Thirst (1979)
To the Devil a Daughter (1976)
Toolbox Murders, The (1978)
Tower of Evil (1972)
Track of the Moon Beast (1976)
Trilogy of Terror (1975)
Trog (1970)
Turn of the Screw (1974)
Twins of Evil (1971)
Uncanny (1977)
Vampire Happening (1971)
Vampire Lovers (1970)
Vampyres (1974)
Vault of Horror, The (1973)
Victor Frankenstein (1977)
Virgin Among the Living Dead (1973)
Visitor (1979)
Watch Me When I Kill (1977)
Werewolf of Washington (1973)
Werewolf vs. the Vampire Woman, The (1971)
When a Stranger Calls (1979)
Who Slew Auntie Roo? (1971)
Wicker Man, The (1973)
Willard (1971)
Zombie (1979)
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