The 30 best Horror movies of the 1970s

1. 1

   Alien (1979)

   directed by Ridley Scott · 117 min · 8.2 16,798 votes

2. 2

   Jaws (1975)

   directed by Steven Spielberg · 124 min · 7.7 11,827 votes

3. 3

   The Exorcist (1973)

   directed by William Friedkin · 132 min · 7.7 8,852 votes

4. 4

   Halloween (1978)

   directed by John Carpenter · 91 min · 7.6 6,329 votes

5. 5

   Suspiria (1977)

   directed by Dario Argento · 99 min · 7.5 3,250 votes

6. 6

   Deep Red (1975)

   directed by Dario Argento · 127 min · 7.7 1,630 votes

7. 7

   Dawn of the Dead (1978)

   directed by George A. Romero · 139 min · 7.5 2,368 votes

8. 8

   The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

   directed by Jim Sharman · 100 min · 7.4 3,225 votes

9. 9

   The Omen (1976)

   directed by Richard Donner · 111 min · 7.4 2,493 votes

10. 10

    Carrie (1976)

    directed by Brian De Palma · 98 min · 7.3 4,416 votes

11. 11

    The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

    directed by Tobe Hooper · 83 min · 7.3 3,940 votes

12. 12

    Eraserhead (1977)

    directed by David Lynch · 89 min · 7.3 2,823 votes

13. 13

    The Wicker Man (1973)

    directed by Robin Hardy · 88 min · 7.3 1,714 votes

14. 14

    Phantom of the Paradise (1974)

    directed by Brian De Palma · 92 min · 7.5 774 votes

15. 15

    Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)

    directed by Werner Herzog · 107 min · 7.3 1,120 votes

16. 16

    Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

    directed by Philip Kaufman · 116 min · 7.2 1,385 votes

17. 17

    House (1977)

    directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi · 87 min · 7.3 819 votes

18. 18

    The Devils (1971)

    directed by Ken Russell · 112 min · 7.5 454 votes

19. 19

    Frenzy (1972)

    directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 116 min · 7.1 1,052 votes

20. 20

    The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970)

    directed by Dario Argento · 96 min · 7.1 857 votes

21. 21

    Don't Torture a Duckling (1972)

    directed by Lucio Fulci · 108 min · 7.3 426 votes

22. 22

    Black Christmas (1974)

    directed by Bob Clark · 98 min · 7.0 972 votes

23. 23

    The House with Laughing Windows (1976)

    directed by Pupi Avati · 106 min · 7.2 419 votes

24. 24

    Don't Look Now (1973)

    directed by Nicolas Roeg · 110 min · 6.9 1,215 votes

25. 25

    The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)

    directed by Robert Fuest · 94 min · 7.0 345 votes

26. 26

    Coma (1978)

    directed by Michael Crichton · 113 min · 6.8 472 votes

27. 27

    Tales from the Crypt (1972)

    directed by Freddie Francis · 93 min · 6.8 356 votes

28. 28

    Magic (1978)

    directed by Richard Attenborough · 107 min · 6.8 333 votes

29. 29

    Martin (1978)

    directed by George A. Romero · 95 min · 6.8 325 votes

30. 30

    The Brood (1979)

    directed by David Cronenberg · 92 min · 6.7 841 votes

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Method: TMDb audience rating weighted by vote count, with a vote floor per list. No position is editorial opinion; it is the catalogue, ordered.

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