List of horror films of 1978
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A list of horror films released in 1978.
Title | Director(s) | Cast | Country | Notes | Ref. |
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Are You in the House Alone? | Walter Grauman | Dennis Quaid, Blythe Danner, Alan Fudge | United States | Television film | [1] |
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! | John de Bello | David Miller, George Wilson, Sharon Taylor | United States | [2] | |
The Bees | Alfredo Zacarías | John Saxon, John Carradine, Angel Tompkins | Mexico | ||
The Bermuda Triangle | René Cardona, Jr. | John Huston, Andrés García, Gloria Guida | Mexico | [3] | |
Blue Sunshine | Jeff Lieberman | Zalman King, Robert Walden, Mark Goddard | United States | [4] | |
Coma | Michael Crichton | Geneviève Bujold, Michael Douglas, Elizabeth Ashley | United States | [5] | |
The Comeback | Pete Walker | Jack Jones, Pamela Stephenson, David F. Doyle | United Kingdom | [6] | |
Damien: Omen II | Don Taylor | William Holden, Lee Grant, Jonathan Scott-Taylor | United States | [7] | |
Dawn of the Dead | George A. Romero | David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott H. Reiniger, Gaylen Ross | Italy United States | [8] | |
Deathmoon | Bruce Kessler | Joe Penny, Barbara Trentham, Branscombe Richmond | United Kingdom United States | Television film | [9] |
The Evil | Gus Trikonis | Richard Crenna, Joanna Pettet, Andrew Prine | United States | [10] | |
Eyes of Laura Mars | Irvin Kershner | Faye Dunaway, Tommy Lee Jones | United States | [11] | |
The Fury | Brian DePalma | Kirk Douglas, Amy Irving, Andrew Stevens, John Cassavetes, Daryl Hannah | United States | [12] | |
The Grapes of Death | Jean Rollin | Marie-Georges Pascal, Serge Marquand, Felix Marten | France Cameroon | [13] | |
Halloween | John Carpenter | Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, Nick Castle, Nancy Kyes | United States | [14] | |
I Spit on Your Grave | Meir Zarchi | Camille Keaton, Eron Tabor, Richard Pace | United States | [15] | |
The Initiation of Sarah | Robert Day | Shelley Winters, Talia Balsam, Morgan Brittany | United States | [16] | |
Invasion of the Body Snatchers | Philip Kaufman | Donald Sutherland, Leonard Nimoy, Art Hindle | United States | [17] | |
It Lives Again | Larry Cohen | Frederic Forrest, Kathleen Lloyd | United States | [18] | |
Jaws 2 | Jeannot Szwarc | Roy Scheider, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton | United States | [19] | |
Jennifer | Brice Mack | Lisa Pelikan, Bert Convy, Nina Foch, John Gavin | United States | [20] | |
The Last House on the Beach | Franco Prosperi | Florinda Bolkan, Ray Lovelock, Sherry Buchanan | Italy | [21] | |
The Legacy | Richard Marquand | Katharine Ross, Sam Elliott, Hildegarde Neil | United States United Kingdom | [22] | |
Long Weekend | Colin Eggleston | John Hargreaves, Briony Behets | Australia | [23] | |
Magic | Richard Attenborough | Anthony Hopkins, Ann-Margret, Burgess Meredith | United States | [24] | |
The Manitou | William Girdler | Tony Curtis, Michael Ansara, Susan Strasberg | United States | [25] | |
Mardi Gras Massacre | Jack Weis | Curt Dawson, Gwen Arment, William Metzo | United States | [26] | |
Martin | George A. Romero | John Amplas, Tom Savini, Elyane Nadeau | United States | [27] | |
Mirrors | Noel Black | Kitty Winn, Peter Donat, William Swetland | United States | Alternative title(s)
| [28] |
Nurse Sherri | Al Adamson | Geoffrey Land, Jill Jacobson, Marilyn Joi | United States | Alternative title(s)
| [29] |
Patrick | Richard Franklin | Susan Penhaligon, Robert Helpmann | Australia | [30] | |
Piranha | Joe Dante | Bradford Dillman, Heather Menzies, Belinda Balaski | United States | [31] | |
The Redeemer: Son of Satan | Constantine S. Gochis | T.G. Finkbinder, Jeanetta Arnette | United States | Alternative title(s)
| [32] |
The Shout | Jerzy Skolimowski | Susannah York, Alan Bates, John Hurt | United Kingdom | [22] | |
Someone's Watching Me! | John Carpenter | Lauren Hutton, David Birney, Adrienne Barbeau | United States | Television film | [33] |
Spawn of the Slithis | Stephen Traxler | Judy Motulsky, J.C. Claire, Mello Alexandria | United States | Alternative title(s)
| [34] |
Stranger in Our House | Wes Craven | Linda Blair, Lee Purcell, Jeremy Slate | United States | Television film Alternative title(s)
| [35] |
The Swarm | Irwin Allen | Michael Caine, Katherine Ross, Henry Fonda, Olivia de Havilland, Patty Duke, Lee Grant | United States | [36] | |
Terror | Norman J. Warren | Tricia Walsh, Sarah Keller, Glynis Barber | United Kingdom | [37] | |
The Toolbox Murders | Dennis Donnelly | Cameron Mitchell, Tim Donnelly, Pamelyn Ferdin | United States | [37] |
References
- ^ "Are You in the House Alone?". AllMovie. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ Firsching, Robert. "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ Guarisco, Donald. "The Bermuda Triangle". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ Deming, Mark. "Blue Sunshine". Allmovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
- ^ Muir 2007, p. 518.
- ^ Binion, Cavett. "The Comeback". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
- ^ Muir 2007, p. 523.
- ^ Young 2000, p. 136.
- ^ Young 2000, p. 146.
- ^ Binion, Cavett. "The Evil". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ Muir 2007, pp. 528–529.
- ^ Bozzola, Lucia. "The Fury". Allmovie. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
- ^ Firsching, Robert. "The Grapes of Death". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ Muir 2007, p. 535.
- ^ Hardy 1995, pp. 329–30.
- ^ Ankeny, Jason. "The Initiation of Sarah". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ Muir 2007, p. 544.
- ^ Muir 2007, p. 550.
- ^ Muir 2007, p. 553.
- ^ Muir 2007, p. 556.
- ^ Firsching, Robert. "La Settima donna". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ a b Chibnall & Petley 2002, p. 226.
- ^ Armstrong, Derek. "Long Weekend". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ Muir 2007, p. 561.
- ^ Muir 2007, p. 564.
- ^ Rockoff 2002, p. 167.
- ^ Binion, Cavett. "Martin". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
- ^ Buchanan, Jason. "Mirrors". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ Binion, Cavett. "Beyond the Living (1978)". AllMovie. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
- ^ Muir 2007, p. 568.
- ^ Muir 2007, p. 571.
- ^ Young 2000, p. 515.
- ^ Young 2000, p. 140.
- ^ Erlewine, Iotis. "Spawn of the Slithis". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ Deal 2007, pp. 169, 174.
- ^ Dillard, Brian. "The Swarm". Allmovie. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
- ^ a b Hardy 1995, p. 332.
Sources
- Browning, John Edgar (2010). Dracula in Visual Media: Film, Television, Comic Book and Electronic Game Appearances, 1921–2010. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3365-0.
- 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.
- Hirschhorn, Clive (2000). The Universal Story. London, England: Hamlyn. ISBN 978-0-600-59736-0.
- Hutchings, Peter (2009). The A to Z of Horror Cinema. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-810-87050-5.
- Meyers, Ric (2011) [1983]. For One Week Only: The World of Exploitation Films. Guildford, Connecticut: Emery Books. ISBN 978-0-979-99893-5.
- Muir, John Kenneth (2007). Horror Films of the 1970s. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-49156-8.
- Rockoff, Adam (2002). Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film, 1978-1986. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-9192-6.
- Stine, Scott Aaron (2015). The Gorehound's Guide to Splatter Films of the 1960s and 1970s. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-49140-7.
- Thrower, Stephen (2007). Nightmare USA: The Untold Story of the Exploitation Independents. London, England: FAB Press. ISBN 978-1-903-25446-2.
- 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 1978 on Internet Movie Database