Best Horror Films Of The 70s Poll

[bizarre_eye@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Slippery Jack

I'm putting them in for sure. You could see them as crime thrillers, or classy slashers Plus Deep Red has that creepy walking puppet for no reason - deffo horror . . .

I like the term 'classy slashers'!

My list will have a lot of gialli in it.

Originally Posted by Slippery Jack

I'm gonna include Wake in Fright on my list . . .

I've yet to see it!

[troggi]

Now, depending on how pedantic you want to be, some will say that some of the films above are not really horror films, but if we're going to split hairs then Alien and Jaws aren't horror films either and I bet they'll be near the top of most people's lists. And, besides, if you don't think getting bummed in the dirt by a toothless hillbilly isn't horrific, then you slightly scare me!!

Don't forget the visceral terror that the Witch in Disney's Snow White.. can instil in the formative young mind. I know that she was a big influence on my choice of entertainment in later years... Just t' put t' cat amongst t' pigeons

[Slippery Jack]

Originally Posted by bizarre_eye@Cult Labs

I've yet to see it!

Probably not strictly 'horror', but it's a booze-soaked nightmare of a film - felt like I had a hangover at the end of it . . .

[Slippery Jack]

Originally Posted by troggi

Don't forget the visceral terror that the Witch in Disney's Snow White..

That classic of 70's cinema . . .

[Beyond72]

Originally Posted by Boo Radley

Now, depending on how pedantic you want to be, some will say that some of the films above are not really horror films, but if we're going to split hairs then Alien and Jaws aren't horror films either and I bet they'll be near the top of most people's lists. And, besides, if you don't think getting bummed in the dirt by a toothless hillbilly isn't horrific, then you slightly scare me!!

I was going to put One Flew Over the Cookoo's Nest at #50 but thought that was going too far....Even if Nurse Ratchet is one of the most evil bitches in cinema history. Swop it for Play Misty for Me.

I guess I'm pedantic, as personally I would never label Taxi Driver as a horror film. My rule of thumb is the director's intent and/or if the film uses staples of the horror genre. (Alien and Jaws clearly use cheap scares, so they're in.)


But in fairness here's a view backing your theory up:

'Taxi Driver': Viewing a Drama as a Horror Film

[troggi]

That classic of 70's cinema

I got got!

Oh y' know what Ah meant t' seh, di'n't y'?

[Slippery Jack]

Originally Posted by troggi

Oh y' know what Ah meant t' seh, di'n't y'?

Yes, once I'd deciphered your curious phonetic spelling . . .

[Beyond72]

Originally Posted by troggi

Don't forget the visceral terror that the Witch in Disney's Snow White.. can instil in the formative young mind. I know that she was a big influence on my choice of entertainment in later years... Just t' put t' cat amongst t' pigeons

Apparently it was influential to Mario Bava and look how his output helped shape the genre over the years.

[troggi]

Apparently it was influential to Mario Bava and look how his output helped shape the genre over the years.

That's the ticket!

An' it's not phonetics I just get Northern when hungry or emotional?

[Vampix]

Here's my top 20 of '70s horror cinema (in no particular order):

1.The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
2.Dawn of the Dead
3.Halloween
4.Alien
5.The Exorcist
6.Black Christmas
7.The Omen
8.Zombi 2 (aka Zombie Flesh-Eaters)
9.The Brood
10.The Last House on the Left
11.Blood on Satan's Claw
12.Death Line (aka Raw Meat)
13.Tales from the Crypt
14.Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
15.Theatre of Blood
16.The Abominable Dr Phibes
17.From Beyond the Grave
18.Dr Jeckyll and Sister Hyde
19.Frightmare
20.The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue