Best Horror Movies of the 1970s

1. 1
   Alien 1979

   Directed by Ridley Scott · Streaming on Netflix, fuboTV
   8.2

   8.2 · 17K votes
2. 2
   The Exorcist 1973

   Directed by William Friedkin · Streaming on HBO Max
   7.7

   7.7 · 9K votes
3. 3
   Jaws 1975

   Directed by Steven Spielberg · Streaming on Netflix, YouTube TV, TNT
   7.7

   7.7 · 12K votes
4. 4
   Deep Red 1975

   Directed by Dario Argento · Streaming on Philo, AMC Plus, AMC+
   7.6

   7.7 · 1.7K votes
5. 5
   Halloween 1978

   Directed by John Carpenter · Streaming on fuboTV, Philo, AMC Plus
   7.5

   7.6 · 6.5K votes
6. 6
   Dawn of the Dead 1978

   Directed by George A. Romero
   7.4

   7.5 · 2.4K votes
7. 7
   Suspiria 1977

   Directed by Dario Argento · Streaming on Philo, The Roku Channel, Kanopy
   7.4

   7.5 · 3.3K votes
8. 8
   The Rocky Horror Picture Show 1975

   Directed by Jim Sharman · Streaming on Fandango at Home Free, BroadwayHD, Broadway HD
   7.4

   7.4 · 3.3K votes
9. 9
   Phantom of the Paradise 1974

   Directed by Brian De Palma
   7.4

   7.5 · 796 votes
10. 10
    The Omen 1976

    Directed by Richard Donner · Streaming on Peacock Premium, Philo, AMC
    7.4

    7.4 · 2.5K votes
11. 11
    Carrie 1976

    Directed by Brian De Palma · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, Cinemax
    7.3

    7.3 · 4.5K votes
12. 12
    The Wicker Man 1973

    Directed by Robin Hardy · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Kanopy
    7.3

    7.3 · 1.8K votes
13. 13
    The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 1974

    Directed by Tobe Hooper · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Peacock Premium
    7.3

    7.3 · 4K votes
14. 14
    Eraserhead 1977

    Directed by David Lynch · Streaming on fuboTV, HBO Max, Philo
    7.3

    7.3 · 2.9K votes
15. 15
    The Devils 1971

    Directed by Ken Russell
    7.3

    7.5 · 477 votes
16. 16
    House 1977

    Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi · Streaming on HBO Max, Philo, Kanopy
    7.2

    7.3 · 852 votes
17. 17
    Nosferatu the Vampyre 1979

    Directed by Werner Herzog · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo
    7.2

    7.3 · 1.1K votes
18. 18
    Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1978

    Directed by Philip Kaufman · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
    7.2

    7.2 · 1.4K votes
19. 19
    Don't Torture a Duckling 1972

    Directed by Lucio Fulci · Streaming on Philo, AMC Plus, AMC+
    7.1

    7.3 · 438 votes
20. 20
    Frenzy 1972

    Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
    7.0

    7.1 · 1.1K votes
21. 21
    The House with Laughing Windows 1976

    Directed by Pupi Avati · Streaming on Kanopy, ARROW
    7.0

    7.2 · 424 votes
22. 22
    The Bird with the Crystal Plumage 1970

    Directed by Dario Argento · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Kanopy, Hoopla
    7.0

    7.1 · 870 votes
23. 23
    The Hourglass Sanatorium 1973

    Directed by Wojciech Has · Streaming on Eternal Family, Klassiki
    7.0

    7.5 · 150 votes
24. 24
    Demons 1971

    Directed by Toshio Matsumoto
    6.9

    7.7 · 91 votes
25. 25
    Don't Look Now 1973

    Directed by Nicolas Roeg · Streaming on Kanopy, YouTube Free
    6.9

    6.9 · 1.2K votes
26. 26
    The Telephone Box 1972

    Directed by Antonio Mercero
    6.8

    7.3 · 152 votes
27. 27
    Black Christmas 1974

    Directed by Bob Clark · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Peacock Premium, Philo
    6.8

    6.9 · 1K votes
28. 28
    Beauty and the Beast 1979

    Directed by Juraj Herz · Streaming on Eternal Family
    6.8

    7.5 · 96 votes
29. 29
    Who Can Kill a Child? 1976

    Directed by Chicho Ibáñez Serrador
    6.8

    7.0 · 302 votes
30. 30
    The Abominable Dr. Phibes 1971

    Directed by Robert Fuest
    6.8

    7.0 · 351 votes
31. 31
    The Psychic 1977

    Directed by Lucio Fulci · Streaming on Philo, AMC Plus, AMC+
    6.8

    7.0 · 265 votes
32. 32
    Drakula Tok 1979

    Directed by Sawong Supsamruay
    6.7

    10.0 · 18 votes
33. 33
    Tales from the Crypt 1972

    Directed by Freddie Francis · Streaming on fuboTV, The Roku Channel, Plex
    6.7

    6.8 · 363 votes
34. 34
    The Devil 1972

    Directed by Andrzej Żuławski
    6.7

    7.2 · 101 votes
35. 35
    Zombie Flesh Eaters 1979

    Directed by Lucio Fulci · Streaming on Philo, AMC+, Fandor
    6.7

    6.7 · 708 votes
36. 36
    Magic 1978

    Directed by Richard Attenborough · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, AMC+
    6.7

    6.8 · 336 votes
37. 37
    Coma 1978

    Directed by Michael Crichton · Streaming on Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
    6.6

    6.8 · 482 votes
38. 38
    The Brood 1979

    Directed by David Cronenberg · Streaming on HBO Max, Philo, Brew
    6.6

    6.7 · 851 votes
39. 39
    Martin 1978

    Directed by George A. Romero
    6.6

    6.8 · 330 votes
40. 40
    The Mummies of Guanajuato 1972

    Directed by Federico Curiel
    6.6

    7.4 · 62 votes
41. 41
    Godzilla vs. Hedorah 1971

    Directed by Yoshimitsu Banno · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel, Cinemax
    6.6

    6.8 · 261 votes
42. 42
    What Have They Done to Your Daughters? 1974

    Directed by Massimo Dallamano · Streaming on Plex, Plex Channel, Eternal Family
    6.6

    7.1 · 94 votes
43. 43
    The Cat o' Nine Tails 1971

    Directed by Dario Argento · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, JustWatch TV Free, Philo
    6.6

    6.7 · 468 votes
44. 44
    Sisters 1973

    Directed by Brian De Palma · Streaming on HBO Max, Philo, YouTube Free
    6.6

    6.7 · 465 votes
45. 45
    Fear Doesn't Ride a Donkey 1973

    Directed by Fernando Cortés · Streaming on Tubi TV
    6.6

    7.8 · 37 votes
46. 46
    The Stepford Wives 1975

    Directed by Bryan Forbes · Streaming on Mometu, Tubi TV
    6.6

    6.7 · 391 votes
47. 47
    The Medusa Touch 1978

    Directed by Jack Gold · Streaming on Pluto TV, YouTube Free, Plex
    6.6

    6.8 · 206 votes
48. 48
    The Night Stalker 1972

    Directed by John Llewellyn Moxey
    6.6

    6.9 · 138 votes
49. 49
    Theatre of Blood 1973

    Directed by Douglas Hickox · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+
    6.6

    6.7 · 260 votes
50. 50
    Morgiana 1972

    Directed by Juraj Herz
    6.6

    7.2 · 69 votes

Smart score = (votes × rating + 82 × 6.03) ÷ (votes + 82): the TMDB rating, pulled toward the catalog average as if every film had 82 extra average votes.

1. 1
   El televisor 1974

   Directed by Chicho Ibáñez Serrador
   6.4

   7.7 · 20 votes
2. 2
   Terror of Frankenstein 1977

   Directed by Calvin Floyd · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Fawesome
   6.3

   8.2 · 12 votes
3. 3
   Rapine 1975

   Directed by Carlos Enrique Taboada · Streaming on Philo, FlixHouse, Night Flight Plus
   6.4

   7.2 · 31 votes
4. 4
   Nazareno Cruz and the Wolf 1975

   Directed by Leonardo Favio · Streaming on Hoopla, Night Flight Plus, Fandor
   6.3

   7.1 · 32 votes
5. 5
   Breakfast 1974

   Directed by Patrick Bokanowski
   6.2

   7.8 · 11 votes
6. 6
   Frankenstein 1973

   Directed by Glenn Jordan · Streaming on Hoopla, Tubi TV
   6.2

   7.3 · 16 votes
7. 7
   Capulina vs. the Mummies 1973

   Directed by Alfredo Zacarías · Streaming on Pluto TV
   6.2

   7.6 · 11 votes
8. 8
   Memoirs of a Strangler of Blondes 1971

   Directed by Júlio Bressane
   6.2

   7.4 · 13 votes
9. 9
   Frankenstein: A Love Story 1974

   Directed by Bob Thénault
   6.2

   7.5 · 10 votes
10. 10
    The House in Nightmare Park 1973

    Directed by Peter Sykes
    6.3

    6.8 · 33 votes