Three years ago I put together a similar list but only for 1960's films. Then last year I shared 13 horror movies that are still terrifying today HERE. I thought I would share 13 more horror films from the 1970's that I think are still scary and creepy. While many 1960's films played on the psychological aspects of what makes us scared (i.e.; satanic cult, animals attacking, someone watching us), 1970's horror mixed what scares us with deep realism.
In the 1970's writers and directors took a step deep into horror by looking at the things that scare us and putting those scary things into our homes and everyday lives. You get horrors brought to us on our honeymoon, on a day out with friends, in our bedroom, in our town, and on our vacations. 1970's took all the things we personally fear and the things that society tells us to fear and brings it to us right in our faces. You can't hid under the bed or in the closet from it because its in our personal space. Talk about a super creepy approach to horror.
Some of my favorites from the 1970's are Daughters of Darkness (1971) and Suspiria (1977) because they are both hauntingly chilling but also incredibly visual and oddly beautiful. Another favorite is Stranger in Our House (1978) which happens to be a made-for-tv movie. Made-for TV movies are sometimes hard to find but worth watching. They made a lot of really good ones in the 1970's and 1980's.
How many of these 1970's horror movies have you seen? What are some of your favorites?
Let's Scare Jessica to Death (1971)
Daughters of Darkness (1971)
Necromancy (1972)
The Wicker Man (1973)
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (1973)
The Beast Must Die (1974)
Black Christmas (1974)
Burnt Offerings (1976)
Alice, Sweet Alice (1976)
Suspiria (1977)
The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
Stranger in Our House (1978)
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