Best Horror Films Of The 70s Poll

[bizarre_eye@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Demdike

Glad to see A Candle for the Devil in there.

Only saw it myself for the first time a couple of Christmas's back but it would make my top 100 on that single viewing.

Another i'll route out again from the collection.

A film I blind-bought on release of the DVD back in 2008 based solely on the strength that it was directed by Eugenio Martin (the director of Horror Express): I didn't regret it. Great atmosphere, religious nastiness, and some decent performances.

[Vampix]

Originally Posted by bizarre_eye@Cult Labs

I'd say it was easily the worst of Romero's Dead trilogy, although it's still a film that I enjoy to some extent. I always cringe when I see it listed as someone's favourite horror film, though.

For me it has to be NotLD that's the worst.It took me years before I could sit through it from beginning till end without falling asleep.

[Frankie Teardrop]

1. Martin
2. The Exorcist
3. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
4. Eraserhead
5. Pink Flamingos
6. Shivers
7. The Last House on the Left
8. The Stone Tape
9. Erotic Rites of Frankenstein
10. Holy Mountain
11. Messiah of Evil
12. Assault! Jack the Ripper
13. Deranged
14. Psychomania
15. Halloween
16. Requiem for a Vampire
17. Flesh for Frankenstein
18. Lemora
19. Don't go in the Basement
20. Bloodsucking Freaks
21. Prey
22. Hausu
23. The Headless Eyes
24. The Amazing Transplant
25. Beyond the Darkness
26. House of Whipcord
27. The Black Panther
28. I Drink Your Blood
29. Island of Death
30. The Child
31. Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
32. The Gore-Gore Girls
33. Let's Scare Jessica to Death
34. Crimes of the Future
35. Who Can Kill a Child?
36. The Last House on Dead End Street
37. Axe
38. The Beast
39. Forced Entry
40. Suspiria

[bizarre_eye@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Frankie Teardrop

5. Pink Flamingos
10. Holy Mountain

You've got me thinking on whether I should include these in my list now, Frankie...

[Frankie Teardrop]

Originally Posted by bizarre_eye@Cult Labs

You've got me thinking on whether I should include these in my list now, Frankie...

My definition is pretty broad, and maybe most wouldn't include aforementioned, but... intensity, excess, surrealism, bad shit happening... that's what I look for in 'horror', anyway.

[bizarre_eye@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Frankie Teardrop

My definition is pretty broad, and maybe most wouldn't include aforementioned, but... intensity, excess, surrealism, bad shit happening... that's what I look for in 'horror', anyway.

My definition is pretty similar, which is why you've got me thinking about adding those two to my list now!

[Daemonia]

Originally Posted by jiraffejustin

Everybody should suggest some more films you don't think get enough love. We could all have some 'For Your Consideration' films.

Okay, I'll throw out these 'for consideration' titles that didn't quite make my list...

Bug
....And Soon the Darkness
Nothing But the Night
Dracula AD 1972
The Beast in the Cellar
Equinox
The House that Dripped Blood
The Man Who Haunted Himself
The Asphyx
Blacula
Werewolf Shadow
Don't Look in the Basement
Don't Look Now
It's Alive
Werewolves on Wheels
Legend of Hell House
Sisters
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
The Ghoul
Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
Tombs of the Blind Dead
Carrie
Exorcism
Death Trap (aka Eaten Alive)
Alice, Sweet Alice
The Incredible Melting Man
Lisa and the Devil
The Reincarnation of Peter Proud
Shivers
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
The Manitou
A Virgin Among the Living Dead
Clonus

And The Wicker Man should've featured on my list, how did I miss it out? That would tie at number 3.

[platostotal]

Got a list of 75 so far, but I'm having doubts over...

Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll
Flesh for Frankenstein
Scream and Scream Again

Not 'great' films by any means, but they belong on my list cause I like em so much, by the time I get to 100 they might get bumped off the list as they're near the bottom, but in for now.

[jiraffejustin]

Everybody watch Equinox. I am down on my knees begging you to watch Equinox. Maybe the most fun of all the horror films of the 70s. Nowhere near as bad as a serious-pants critic would probably lead you to believe.

[Daemonia]

Originally Posted by jiraffejustin

Everybody watch Equinox. I am down on my knees begging you to watch Equinox. Maybe the most fun of all the horror films of the 70s. Nowhere near as bad as a serious-pants critic would probably lead you to believe.

Look at my list above, I've included Equinox. Possibly the film that provided the inspiration for Evil Dead. Group of youngsters arrive at a remote cabin expecting to find their professor there, but things are afoot. Sound familiar?