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A list of horror films released in 1973.
Title | Director(s) | Cast | Country | Notes | Ref. |
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A Cold Night's Death | Jerrold Freedman | Robert Culp, Eli Wallach, Michael C. Gwynne | United States | Television film | |
Alabama's Ghost | Fredric Hobbs | Christopher Brooks | United States | [1] | |
And Now the Screaming Starts! | Roy Ward Baker | Peter Cushing, Herbert Lom, Patrick Magee | United Kingdom | aka Fengriffen[2] | [3] |
At the Meeting with Joyous Death | Juan Buñuel | Jean-Marc Bory, Françoise Fabian, Yasmine Dahm | France Italy | [4] | |
Baba Yaga | Corrado Farina | Carroll Baker, Isabelle De Funès, George Eastman | France Italy | ||
The Baby | Ted Post | Marianna Hill, Tod Andrews, Anjanette Comer | United States | [5] | |
The Bell from Hell | Claudio Guerin Hill | Christine Betzner | Spain | aka La campana del infierno | [6] |
Blackenstein | William A. Levey | James Cougar, Joe di Sue, John Hart | United States | [7] | |
Blood Orgy of the She-Devils | Ted V. Mikels | Lila Zaborin, Victor Izay, Tom Pace | United States | [8] | |
The Boy Who Cried Werewolf | Nathan Juran | Paul R. Baxley, Jr., Dave Cass | United States | [9] | |
The Bride | Jean-Marie Pélissié | Robin Strasser, Arthur Roberts, John Beal | United States | Alternative title(s)
| |
A Candle for the Devil | Eugenio Martín | Judy Geeson, Aurora Bautista | Spain | Alternative title(s)
| [10] |
Cannibal Girls | Ivan Reitman | Bonnie Neilson, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin | Canada | [11] | |
Case of the Full Moon Murders | Sean S. Cunningham | Sheila Stuart, Fred J. Lincoln | United States | [12] | |
The Crazies | George A. Romero | Edith Bell, Lane Carroll, Will Disney | United States | [13] | |
The Creeping Flesh | Freddie Francis | Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing | United Kingdom | ||
Dark Places | Don Sharp | Christopher Lee, Joan Collins, Robert Hardy | United Kingdom | [14] | |
Death Smiles on a Murderer | Joe D'Amato | Ewa Aulin, Klaus Kinski | Italy | ||
The Demons | Jesús Franco | Josiane Gibert, Britt Nichols, Howard Vernon, Cihangir Ghaffari | France Portugal | [15] | |
The Devil's Wedding Night | Luigi Batzella, Joe D'Amato | Mark Damon, Rosalba Neri, Esmeralda Barros | Italy | [16] | |
Doctor Death: Seeker of Souls | Eddie Saeta | John Considine, Sivi Aberg, Leon Askin | United States | [17] | |
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark | John Newland | Kim Darby, Jim Hutton | United States | Television film | [18] |
Don't Look in the Basement | S. F. Brownrigg | Bill McGhee, Jessie Lee Fulton, Robert Dracup | United States | Alternative title(s)
| [19] |
Don't Look Now | Nicolas Roeg | Donald Sutherland, Julie Christie | United Kingdom Italy | [20] | |
Dying Room Only | Philip Leacock | Cloris Leachman, Ross Martin, Ned Beatty, Dabney Coleman | United States | Television film | |
Encounter with the Unknown | Harry Thomason | United States | |||
El Retorno de Walpurgis | Carlos Aured | Jacinto Molina, Maritza Olivares | Spain Mexico | Alternative title(s)
| |
The Exorcist | William Friedkin | Ellen Burstyn, Linda Blair, Max von Sydow | United States | [21] | |
Female Vampire | Jesús Franco | Lina Romay, Monica Swinn, Luis Barboo | Belgium France | aka The Bare-Breasted Countess | [22] |
Flesh for Frankenstein | Paul Morrissey | Joe Dallesandro, Udo Kier, Monique Van Vooren | Italy France | [23] | |
Frankenstein | Glenn Jordan | Robert Foxworth, Susan Strasberg, Bo Svenson | United States | ||
Frankenstein: The True Story | Jack Smight | Leonard Whiting, Jane Seymour | United Kingdom United States | Television film | |
Ganja & Hess | Bill Gunn | Tara Fields, Enrico Fales | United States | [24] | |
Godmonster of Indian Flats | Fredric Hobbs | Peggy Browne, Robert Hirschfeld, Karen Ingenthron | United States | [25] | |
The Hanging Woman | José Luis Merino | Paul Naschy, Stelvio Riso | Italy Spain | aka La orgia de los muertos, Terror of the Living Dead | [26] |
Hannah, Queen of the Vampires | Julio Salvador | Andrew Prine, Mark Damon, Patty Shepard | Spain United States | Alternative title(s)
| |
The Hidan of Maukbeiangjow | Lee Jones | David Roster, Paul Lenzi, Harlo Cayse | United States | [27] | |
Horror Hospital | Anthony Balch | Robin Askwith, Ellen Pollock, Martin Grace | United Kingdom | [28] | |
The House That Vanished | José Ramón Larraz | Andrea Allan, Karl Lanchbury, Judy Matheson | United Kingdom | Alternative title(s)
| [29] |
The Iron Rose | Jean Rollin | Françoise Pascal, Hugues Quester, Mireille Dargent | France | [30] | |
The Legend of Blood Castle | Jorge Grau | Lucia Bosè, Ewa Aulin, Espartaco Santoni | Spain Italy | aka Ceremonia Sangrienta, Female Butcher | [31] [32] |
The Legend of Hell House | John Hough | Pamela Franklin, Roddy McDowall, Clive Revill | United Kingdom | [33] | |
Lemora | Richard Blackburn | Cheryl Smith | United States | Alternative title(s)
| [34] |
Leptirica | Đorđe Kadijević | Petar Božović, Mirjana Nikolić, Vasja Stanković | Yugoslavia | [35] | |
The Loreley's Grasp | Armando de Ossorio | Tony Kendall, Helga Liné | Spain | ||
Malatesta's Carnival of Blood | Christopher Speeth | Lenny Baker, Jerome Dempsey | United States | [36] | |
The Mansion of Madness | Juan López Moctezuma | Claudio Brook, Robert Dumont | Mexico | aka Dr. Tarr's Torture Dungeon | [37][38] |
Mark of the Devil Part II | Adrian Hoven | Erika Blanc, Anton Diffring | Germany | [39] | |
Messiah of Evil | Willard Huyck, Gloria Katz | Dyanne Asimow, Marianna Hill, Joy Bang | United States | [40] | |
A Name for Evil | Bernard Girard | Robert Culp, Samantha Eggar | United States | [41] | |
The Night Strangler | Dan Curtis | Darren McGavin, Simon Oakland, Richard Anderson | United States | Television film | [42] |
The Norliss Tapes | Dan Curtis | Roy Thinnes, Angie Dickinson | United States | Television film | [43] |
Nothing But the Night | Peter Sasdy | Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Diana Dors, Michael Gambon | United Kingdom | [44] | |
Psychomania | Don Sharp | Nicky Henson, Mary Larkin, Ann Michelle | United Kingdom | Alternative title(s)
| [45] |
The Pyx | Harvey Hart | Karen Black, Christopher Plummer | Canada | Alternative title(s)
| [46] |
Reincarnation of Isabel | Renato Polselli | Mickey Hargitay, Rita Calderoni, Christa Barrymore | Italy | aka Riti, magie nere e segrete orge nel trecento | [47] |
Return of the Blind Dead | Amando De Ossorio | Frank Blake, José Canalejas | Spain Portugal | Alternative title(s)
| [48] |
The Return of Walpurgis | Carlos Aured | Paul Naschy, Eduardo Calvo, Patty Shepard | Spain Mexico | Alternative title(s)
| [49] |
The Satanic Rites of Dracula | Alan Gibson | Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Joanna Lumley | United Kingdom | [50] | |
Satan's School for Girls | David Lowell Rich | Pamela Franklin, Gwynne Gilford, Jamie Smith Jackson | United States | [51] | |
Schlock | John Landis | Joseph Piantadosi, Eliza Roberts, Saul Kahan | United States | [52] | |
Scream Blacula Scream | Bob Kelljan | William Marshall, Pam Grier | United States | [53] | |
Scream Bloody Murder | Marc B. Ray | Fred Holbert | United States | ||
Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eye | Anthony M. Dawson (Antonio Margheriti) | Jane Birkin, Françoise Christophe, Venantino Venantini | Italy West Germany | [54] | |
So Sad About Gloria | Harry Thomason | Lori Saunders, Robert Ginnaven, Dean Jagger | United States | Alternative title(s)
| [55] |
Sssssss | Bernard Kowalski | Ray Ballard, Rick Beckner | United States | [56] | |
Tales That Witness Madness | Freddie Francis | Donald Pleasence, Joan Collins, Kim Novak, Jack Hawkins | United Kingdom | ||
Terror in the Wax Museum | Georg Fenady | Ray Milland, Elsa Lanchester, Maurice Evans, John Carradine | United States | ||
Theatre of Blood | Douglas Hickox | Vincent Price, Diana Rigg | United Kingdom | [57] | |
Torso | Sergio Martino | Suzy Kendall, Tina Aumont | Italy | Alternative title(s)
| [58] |
Vampires Night Orgy | León Klimovsky | Jack Taylor, Dianik Zurakowska | Italy Spain | [59] | |
Vault of Horror | Roy Ward Baker | Terry-Thomas, Denholm Elliott, Tom Baker | United Kingdom | [60] | |
Vengeance of the Zombies | León Klimovsky | Mirta Miller, Jacinto Molina, Rommy | Spain | aka La rebelión de las muertas | [61][62] |
A Virgin Among the Living Dead | Jesús Franco | Howard Vernon, Paul Müller, Brit Nichols | France Italy Spain Liechtenstein | filmed in 1971[63] | [64] |
The Werewolf of Washington | Milton Moses Ginsberg | Nancy Andrews, Dean Stockwell, Despo Diamantidou | United States | [65] | |
The Wicker Man | Robin Hardy | Edward Woodward, Britt Ekland, Diane Cilento | United Kingdom | [66] |
References
- ^ "Alabama's Ghost". American Film Institute. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
- ^ Ed. Allan Bryce, Amicus: The Studio That Dripped Blood, Stray Cat Publishing, 2000 p 102-109
- ^ Binion, Cavett. "And Now the Screaming Starts". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ Fountain, Clarke. "Au Rendez-Vous de la Mort Joyeuse". Allmovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ "The Baby". American Film Institute. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
- ^ Erickson, Hal. "A Bell from Hell". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ Binion, Cavett. "Blackenstein". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ "Blood Orgy of the She-Devils (1973) - Ted V. Mikels | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".
- ^ Muir 2007, p. 153.
- ^ Schlegel 2015, p. 112.
- ^ Binion, Cavett. "Cannibal Girls". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ Albright 2012, p. 190.
- ^ Muir 2007, p. 251.
- ^ Binion, Cavett. "Dark Places". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ Hardy 1995, p. 251.
- ^ Curti 2017, p. 97.
- ^ Young 2000, p. 166.
- ^ Deal 2007, pp. 50–51.
- ^ Muir 2007, pp. 255–257.
- ^ Muir 2007, p. 257.
- ^ Muir 2007, pp. 261–263.
- ^ Firsching, Robert. "Female Vampire". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ Marx, Rebecca Flint. "Flesh for Frankenstein". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ Deming, Mark. "Ganja and Hess". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ Beldin, Fred. "Godmonster of Indian Flats". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ Johnson, David. "The Hanging Woman". DVD Verdict. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
- ^ Beldin, Fred. "Invasion of the Girl Snatchers". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
- ^ Binion, Cavett. "Horror Hospital". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ Cooper 2016, p. 162.
- ^ Firsching, Robert. "The Iron Rose". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ "Blood Castle". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^ Hardy 1995, p. 248.
- ^ Muir 2007, pp. 283–286.
- ^ Ralske, Josh. "Lemora: A Child's Tale of the Supernatural". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ Željko Bošnjaković (April 15, 2023). "Posle pedeset godina: Kako je "Leptirica" prestravila generacije i ponela titulu najstrašnijeg domaćeg filma?" (in Serbian). Retrieved November 29, 2022.
- ^ Brennan, Sandra. "Malatesta's Carnival". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ Binion, Cavett. "The Mansion of Madness". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
- ^ "Dr. Tarr's Torture Dungeon (1973) - Sexploitation Horror Movie Review". October 24, 2018.
- ^ "Hexen – Geschändet und zu Tode gequält". Die-Besten-Horrorfilme. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
- ^ McEntire, Mac. "Messiah of Evil". DVD Verdict. Retrieved September 18, 2011.
- ^ "A Name for Evil". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Los Angeles, Californiapublisher=American Film Institute. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
- ^ The Night Stalker Companion by Mark Dawidziak
- ^ Deal 2007, pp. 116–117.
- ^ Muir 2007, p. 219.
- ^ Chibnall & Petley 2002, p. 220.
- ^ Muir 2007, pp. 287–289.
- ^ Buchanan, Jason. "The Reincarnation of Isabel". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ Hardy 1995, p. 270.
- ^ Firsching, Robert. "The Return of Walpurgis". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ Binion, Cavett. "The Satanic Rites of Dracula". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ Erickson, Hal. "Satan's School for Girls". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ McClain, Buzz. "Schlock". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ Firsching, Robert. "Scream Blacula Scream". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ Brennan, Sandra. "Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eye". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ Albright 2012, p. 179.
- ^ Muir 2007, pp. 300–303.
- ^ Blaise, Judd. "Theater of Blood". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
- ^ Hardy 1995, pp. 272–3.
- ^ Erickson, Hal. "Vampires Night Orgy". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ Fountain, Clarke. "Vault of Horror". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ Newman, Kim (2011). Nightmare Movies: Horror on Screen Since the 1960s. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 19–20. ISBN 9781408817506.
- ^ Dorset, Jeaniff. "Vengeance of the Zombies". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ Thrower, Stephen; Grainger, Julian (2015). Murderous Passions: The Delirious Cinema of Jesús Franco. Strange Attractor Press. p. 428. ISBN 978-1-907222-31-3.
- ^ Firsching, Robert. "A Virgin Among the Living Dead". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ Erlewine, Iotis. "The Werewolf of Washington". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ Hardy 1995, p. 287.
Sources
- Albright, Brian (2012). Regional Horror Films, 1958-1990: A State-by-State Guide with Interviews. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-1-476-60042-0.
- Chibnall, Steve; Petley, Julian, eds. (2002). British Horror Cinema. New York City, New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-23003-2.
- Cooper, Ian (2016). Frightmares: A History of British Horror Cinema. New York City, New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-993-07174-4.
- Curti, Roberto (2017). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1970–1979. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476629605.
- Deal, David (2007). Television Fright Films of the 1970s. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-42929-5.
- Hardy, Phil, ed. (1995). The Overlook Film Encyclopedia. Vol. 3. Overlook Press. ISBN 0-87951-624-0.
- Muir, John Kenneth (2007). Horror Films of the 1970s. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-49156-8.
- Schlegel, Nicholas G. (2015). Sex, Sadism, Spain, and Cinema: The Spanish Horror Film. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-442-25116-8.
- Smith, Gary A (2017). Vampire Films of the 1970s: Dracula to Blacula and Every Fang Between. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476625591.
- Young, R. G. (2000). The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film: Ali Baba to Zombies. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 1-55783-269-2. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
External links
- Horror films of 1973 on Internet Movie Database