List of horror films of 1977
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A list of horror films released in 1977.
Title | Director(s) | Cast | Country | Notes | Ref. |
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Alucarda | Juan López Moctezuma | Tina Romero, Susana Kamini, Claudio Brook | Mexico | ||
Audrey Rose | Robert Wise | Marsha Mason, Anthony Hopkins, John Beck | United States | [1] | |
The Car | Elliot Silverstein | James Brolin, Kathleen Lloyd, John Marley | United States | [2] | |
Cathy's Curse | Eddy Matalon | Alan Scarfe, Beverly Murray | Canada France | ||
The Child | Robert Voskanian | Laurel Barnett, Rosalie Cole, Frank Janson | United States | Alternative title(s)
| [3] |
Count Dracula | Philip Saville, Gerald Savory | Judi Bowker, Mark Burns | United Kingdom | Television film | [4] |
Curse of the Black Widow | Dan Curtis | Anthony Franciosa, Donna Mills, Patty Duke | United States | Television film Alternative title(s)
| [5] |
Day of the Animals | William Girdler | Leslie Nielsen, Lynda Day George, Jon Cedar | United States | [6] | |
Death Bed: The Bed That Eats | George Barry | Linda Bond, Demene Hall, Julie Ritter | United States | [7] | |
The Demon Lover | Donald G. Jackson, Jerry Younkins | Val Mayerik, Gunnar Hansen, Carol Lasowski | United States | [8] | |
Demon Seed | Donald Cammell | Julie Christie, Fritz Weaver, Gerritt Graham | United States | [9] | |
Empire of the Ants | Bert I. Gordon | Joan Collins, Robert Lansing, John David Carson | United States | Alternative title(s)
| [10] |
Eraserhead | David Lynch | Jack Nance, Charlotte Stewart | United States | [11] | |
Exorcist II: The Heretic | John Boorman | Linda Blair, Richard Burton, Louise Fletcher | United States | [12] | |
Full Circle | Richard Loncraine | Mia Farrow, Anna Wing, Sophie Ward | Canada United Kingdom | Alternative title(s)
| [13] |
Good Against Evil | Paul Wendkos | Kim Cattrall, Elyssa Davalos | United States | Television film | [14] |
The Hills Have Eyes | Wes Craven | Susan Lanier, Robert Houston, Virginia Vincent | United States | [15] | |
House | Nobuhiko Obayashi | Kimiko Ikegami, Kumiko Ohba, Yôko Minamida | Japan | [16] | |
The Incredible Melting Man | William Sachs | Alex Rebar, Burr DeBenning, Myron Healey | United States | [17] | |
It Happened at Lakewood Manor | Robert Scheerer | Suzanne Somers, Lynda Day George, Myrna Loy | United States | Television film Alternative title(s)
| [18] |
Kingdom of the Spiders | John Cardos | William Shatner, Tiffany Bolling, Woody Strode | United States | [19] | |
Last Cannibal World | Ruggero Deodato | Massimo Foschi, Ivan Rassimov | Italy | Alternative title(s)
| [20] |
Orca: The Killer Whale | Michael Anderson | Richard Harris, Charlotte Rampling | United States | [21] | |
The Pack | Robert Clouse | Joe Don Baker, Hope Alexander-Willis, R.G. Armstrong | United States | [22] | |
The Possessed | Jerry Thorpe | James Farentino, Joan Hackett, Harrison Ford | United States | Television film | [23] |
Prey | Norman J. Warren | Barry Stokes, Glory Annen, Sally Faulkner | United Kingdom | [24] | |
The Psychic | Lucio Fulci | Jennifer O'Neill, Gabriele Ferzetti, Marc Porel | Italy | Alternative title(s)
| [25] |
Rabid | David Cronenberg | Marilyn Chambers, Frank Moore | Canada | [26] | |
Return to Boggy Creek | Tom Moore | Dawn Wells, Dana Plato | United States | [27] | |
Rituals | Peter Carter | Hal Holbrook, Lawrence Dane, Robin Gammell | Canadian | Alternative title(s)
| [28] |
Ruby | Curtis Harrington | Piper Laurie, Stuart Whitman, Roger Davis | United States | [29] | |
Satan's Cheerleaders | Greydon Clark | Yvonne De Carlo, Robin Greer, John Carradine | United States | [30] | |
The Sentinel | Michael Winner | Chris Sarandon, Cristina Raines, Martin Balsam | United States | [31] | |
Shock | Mario Bava | David Colin, Jr., Daria Nicolodi | Italy | Alternative title(s)
| [32] |
Shock Waves | Ken Wiederhorn | Peter Cushing, Brooke Adams, Fred Buch | United States | Alternative title(s)
| [33] |
Spectre | Clive Donner | Robert Culp, Gig Young, John Hurt | United Kingdom | Television film | [34] |
The Spell | Lee Philips | Lee Grant, Susan Myers, Lelia Goldoni | United States | Television film | [35] |
The Strange Possession of Mrs. Oliver | Gordon Hessler | Karen Black, George Hamilton, Robert F. Lyons | United States | Television film | [36] |
Suspiria | Dario Argento | Jessica Harper, Stefania Casini, Joan Bennett | Italy | [37] | |
Tentacles | Ovidio G. Assonitis | John Huston, Shelley Winters, Bo Hopkins | Italy United States | [38] | |
Tintorera | René Cardona Jr. | Hugo Stiglitz, Andrés García, Fiona Lewis | Mexico | [38] | |
The Uncanny | Denis Héroux | Catherine Begin | Canada United Kingdom | [39] | |
Watch Me When I Kill | Antonio Bido | Franco Citti, Fernando Cerulli, Sylvia Kramer | Italy | [40] | |
Whiskey Mountain | William Grefé | Christopher George, Preston Pierce, Roberta Collins | United States | [41] |
References
- ^ Muir 2007, p. 446.
- ^ Muir 2007, p. 452.
- ^ Hardy 1995, p. 320.
- ^ Deal 2007, p. 20.
- ^ Deal 2007, p. 26.
- ^ Muir 2007, p. 459.
- ^ Dillard, Brian J. "Death Bed: The Bed That Eats". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ Binion, Cavett. "The Demon Lover". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ Muir 2007, p. 466.
- ^ Muir 2007, p. 470.
- ^ Leigh, Danny. "David Lynch's Eraserhead". The Guardian. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
- ^ Muir 2007, p. 474.
- ^ Muir 2007, pp. 403–404.
- ^ Deal 2007, p. 75.
- ^ Muir 2007, p. 478.
- ^ Fountain, Clarke. "House". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
- ^ Hutchings 2009, p. 25.
- ^ Deal 2007, p. 90.
- ^ Rasmussen, Linda. "Kingdom of the Spiders". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ Firsching, Robert. "Last Cannibal World". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ Muir 2007, p. 495.
- ^ Muir 2007, p. 499.
- ^ Deal 2007, pp. 126–127.
- ^ Chibnall & Petley 2002, p. 225.
- ^ Hardy 1995, p. 324.
- ^ Muir 2007, p. 501.
- ^ Young 2000, p. 523.
- ^ Young 2000, p. 119.
- ^ Muir 2007, p. 504.
- ^ Beldin, Fred. "Satan's Cheerleaders". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ Muir 2007, p. 506.
- ^ Firsching, Robert. "Shock". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ Erlewine, Iotis. "Shock Waves". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ Deal 2007, pp. 164–165.
- ^ Deal 2007, pp. 165–166.
- ^ Deal 2007, p. 169.
- ^ Muir 2007, p. 509.
- ^ a b Muir 2007, p. 513.
- ^ Hardy 1995, pp. 325–6.
- ^ Firsching, Robert. "Watch Me When I Kill". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
- ^ Albright 2012, pp. 95–96.
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.
- 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.
- Hutchings, Peter (2009). The A to Z of Horror Cinema. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-810-87050-5.
- Muir, John Kenneth (2007). Horror Films of the 1970s. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-49156-8.
- Young, R. G. (2000). The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film: Ali Baba to Zombies. New York City, New York: Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 1-55783-269-2.
External links
- Horror films of 1977 on Internet Movie Database