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xmypridex says "horror movies in the 70's ruled!" about Top Ten Horror Movies of the '70s

xmypridex — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:40:46 GMT

25 October 2008 by Michael DeZubiria

Many people consider the 1970s to be the high point of horror movies. It was a formative decade for a genre that had been around for more than half a century because filmmakers were beginning to shake off the censorship restrictions of earlier years and had not yet succumbed to the bad CGI and teen cuteness that ruined so many horror films in later decades. So, here in no particular order (other than numerical:), are my top 10 horror movies of the 70s...

10. Satan's School For Girls (1973), Unrated, 78 mins.

Ok, so I'll start with one you've never heard of. Satan's School For Girls is not a great horror movie, it's actually a made-for-tv horror thriller, but while the bad parts are pretty bad, the good parts are creepy as hell. A young girl's mysterious death seems to leave no explanation other than one involving the supernatural, so the police quickly close the case and move on, leaving the girl's sister to take the investigation into her own hands....

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egc says "Awesome Horror Flicks in the 70's" about Top Ten Horror Movies of the '70s

egc — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:57:47 GMT

I think one of the most scariest movies of all times came out in the 70's; The Exorcist ! ! ! This movie haunted my sleep on many a night! lol

Another reality/horror flick of the 70's; Jaws ! ! ! do, do.. do, do..... I think most people know the theme music! lol

Hope some of you agree. : ) As stated in many reviews that I've read, these two films are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to some of the best Horror flicks of the 70's!

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SUE1368 says "Top 10 Horror Movies - Makes the Hair on Your Arms Stand Up" about Top Ten Horror Movies of the '70s

SUE1368 — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 23:08:06 GMT

Top 10 Horror Movies:

Dawn of the Dead

Dawn of the Dead - Remake 2006

John Carpenter's Vampires

28 Days Later

Saw

Halloween

Aliens

Evil Dead

Strangers

Jaws

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shanontwo says "they don't make them like the did" about Top Ten Horror Movies of the '70s

shanontwo — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:00:38 GMT

Top Ten Horror Movies of the '70s where do you start . 1.night of the living dead. 2.night of the dead. 3.return of the dead. 4.return of the living dead. 5.dawn of the dead. 6.return of the living dead part2. 7.behind the door. 8.dameon hey we can't forget our king of the dead. Steven King. trucks shining the stand carrie it sometimes they come back sleep walkers. The list can go on and on .The point is these movies hold you in your seat and you don't even know that you have been holding your breath till a commicral. Does any one out there remember Dr. Shock and Ding Bat. on saturday nights. seems like now there is a lot more about blood guts and cut them up. I enjoy the ghostly scaryparts of the past. Don't get me wront i love the movies now too. But it was different in the 70's things were still unknown and scary. Now there is so much known about the dead that it not as scary to the young people now....

missvikkie1 says "The scariest movie ever made" about Top Ten Horror Movies of the '70s

missvikkie1 — Sun, 11 May 2008 04:35:09 GMT

All the Psycho movies are the best. They really keep you on your toes and they are very well written. They follow a very unique and clever pattern that really makes sense. These movies will terrify you and they are really, really good. These are a must see!!!!!...

ccizzle05 says "Freaky movies" about Top Ten Horror Movies of the '70s

ccizzle05 — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:14:53 GMT

personally, i think the chuckie doll movies were for most the scariest. Just the thought of a little boys doll coming to life absolutely horrifies me. I could never amagine this really happen! Forget Seed of Chucky, Bride of Chucky, and the other two sequels that came after this surprisingly good horror romp. Tom Holland (Fright Night) directed this horror romp, in which the soul of a deranged killer inhabits a child's doll. Child's Play manages to boast a few genuine scares and add some creepy atmosphere to boot, with Brad Dourif doing great work as the voice of killer "good guy" doll Chucky. I won't go into the plot, since everyone pretty much already knows it, but what I will say is that this is about ten times better than any movie to feature the killer doll released since, and surprisingly the film hasn't aged too badly. All in all, if you've never seen the original...

margo25 says "scream if ur scared" about Top Ten Horror Movies of the '70s

margo25 — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 01:56:09 GMT

i for one enjoy scary movies horror even the classic thrillers the more blood and gore the better andto curl up to someone special if you get scared...

firstlady62 says "keep you on the edge" about Top Ten Horror Movies of the '70s

firstlady62 — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:23:52 GMT

A good movie keeps you on the edge of your seat like these....

chipmunk1026 says "horror movies are the best!" about Top Ten Horror Movies of the '70s

chipmunk1026 — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 13:40:34 GMT

i started out with dracula, frankenstein, the werewolf and the mummy. they were scary when i was a kid. then, i saw "the night of the living dead" in 1968. i was in a cold sweat all night long. it was in black and white but i think that's what made it so creepy. now, its all about blood and guts. the more blood, the better. my favorites are "the day of the dead" and "dawn of the dead". both "dawn of the dead" movies are great. if you like to be scared, these will chill you to the bone....

ChrisJarmick says "Part One of Two Essays covering the highlights" about Top Ten Horror Movies of the '70s

ChrisJarmick — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 06:33:51 GMT

I'm just going to scratch the surface and cover some of the more obvious highlights of the best of 1970 horror films in two essays.

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Last House on the Left 1972 Directed by Wes Craven

Sandra Cassell, Lucy Grantham, David A. Hess. "Keep repeating, 'It's only a movie, it's only a movie'" was the famous tagline created for Craven's debut film, but used several times for other movies well into the 80s. Last House is a very crude film that is guaranteed to offend you on a variety of levels as it breaks many taboos of its day. It's a very loose adaptation of Ingmar Bergman's Virgin Spring. It's a twisted tale of rape, depravity and revenge with counter-culture Vietnam era vets and drug fueled miscreants pitted against a well off family in the suburbs. It is still disturbing on several levels. I don't think very much of Wes Craven as a technical film-maker but sometimes he knows exactly the kind of material to bring to the screen and connect with audiences (Nightmare on...

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jmdobies says "A Bumper Crop of '70s Horror Flicks" about Top Ten Horror Movies of the '70s

jmdobies — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 05:02:55 GMT

The 1970s were a great decade for horror. There were still plenty of drive-ins and grindhouses needing a steady supply of the gothic, the ghostly, and the gory, so there were a ton of worthy films from which to choose. This list is very subjective, of course, so be forewrned. For further reading, check out my Top Ten Horror Movies of the '60s and Top Ten Classic Horror Movies .

1. THE DEVILS (1971) Director Ken Russell's greatest achievement, based on Aldous Huxley's The Devils of Loudon, stars Oliver Reed as Father Urbain Grandier, a licentious priest in 17th century France accused of sorcery by a hysterical, hunchbacked Mother Superior played by Vanessa Redgrave. On orders from Cardinal Richilieu, a creepy inquisitior (Michael Gothard) puts Grandier on trial, and ultimately has him burned at the stake. With grotesque plague victims, naked nuns, and other sacreligious imagery courtesy of lapsed Catholic Russell. The most horrific thing about THE DEVILS is that it is based on actual historical...

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