70's Horror Movies

[alicefan]

Does anyone know any good 70's horror movies other than "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre?" I would appreciate any suggestions you might have.

[The_Return]

Check the sig...I know theres a few in there

[alkytrio666]

-The Last House on the Left

-Halloween

-Dawn of the Dead (1978)

[filmmaker2]

Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things

Lemora


(two 70's horror flicks that I think need to be seen by more people, because they're freaking weird, and scary as hell!)

[slasherman]

The Omen

[gorefreak]

What's good about the early to late 1970's and early 80's horror movies, the good guys don't always win or have happy endings. :)

[filmmaker2]

That's true; they're grittier or something...and also I think, there were a lot of "cheap" movies back then that utilized fewer sets, and the sets that were built were sort of cobbled together from existing stuff...and there was a tendency to shoot a lot of films in sunlight, also because it was cheaper. As a result, 70's films have a stronger sense of "reality" and seem to convey things "as they were" then, and not so much as something somebody built. When I pop in a 70's movie, I generally look forward to a "real" experience, sort of, and it's very bracing somehow, like a splash of cold water in the face.

[acambece]

The Exorcist
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

Cambece

[phantomstranger]

The Exorcist
Carrie
Jaws
Dawn Of The Dead
Halloween
The Omen
The Amittyville Horror
House Of Dark Shadows
Salems Lot
Dracula (With Frank Langella)
The Omega Man
Alien

[gorefreak]

Originally posted by filmmaker2
That's true; they're grittier or something...and also I think, there were a lot of "cheap" movies back then that utilized fewer sets, and the sets that were built were sort of cobbled together from existing stuff...and there was a tendency to shoot a lot of films in sunlight, also because it was cheaper. As a result, 70's films have a stronger sense of "reality" and seem to convey things "as they were" then, and not so much as something somebody built. When I pop in a 70's movie, I generally look forward to a "real" experience, sort of, and it's very bracing somehow, like a splash of cold water in the face.

They do tend to have a much grittier atmosphere to them. But could this also be true in effect.... that perhaps horror movie directors/producers with a lower budget actually try harder to make the best of a (creepy lighting/best camera angles/'horror music' instead of popular soundtracks) film without that big budget? As opposed to having that big budget and hastily whip a film together and hope the cheesy special effects, so-so soundtrack music and a slapped together storyline will be enough?