70's Horror Movies
 

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

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

-The Last House on the Left

-Halloween

-Dawn of the Dead (1978)

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!)

The Omen

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. :)

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.

The Exorcist
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

Cambece

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

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?