http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Rewatching-1970-s-horror.htm Rewatching 1970's horror Tue, 28 Oct 2008 8:27:37 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Rewatching-1970-s-horror.htm My friend and I have decided we want to rewatch as much 1970's horror as possible. I don't own a lot of horror from the 1970's so I obviously have to go find them somewhere else. My problem here is where do I start? Off the top of my head I can only thi Tue, 28 Oct 2008 8:27:37 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Rewatching-1970-s-horror.htm#721 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Rewatching-1970-s-horror.htm you could go chronologically (how it is said? english its not my language)  and start with 1971's "let's scare jessica to death" i don't know if others but i loved it (but i don't think a dvd exists, i only got it on vcr), then there's always the great Tue, 28 Oct 2008 8:27:37 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Rewatching-1970-s-horror.htm#722 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Rewatching-1970-s-horror.htm Seventies were a great time for Horror.  In addition to the great stuff that Lestat mentioned, there's the anthology movies like Asylum and Tales from the Crypt.  Hammer was still turning out Chris Lee Dracula movies.  Price was doing Dr. Phibes and Tue, 28 Oct 2008 8:27:37 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Rewatching-1970-s-horror.htm#724 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Rewatching-1970-s-horror.htm The Exorcist (1972), Carrie (1976), original When a Stranger Calls (1979), Last House on the Left (1972), original Hills Have Eyes (1977), I Spit on Your Grave (1978,  MASSIVELY controversial), Cronenberg's The Brood (1978), It's Alive (1974), original Tue, 28 Oct 2008 8:27:37 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Rewatching-1970-s-horror.htm#729 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Rewatching-1970-s-horror.htm And Kolchak was on TV! Tue, 28 Oct 2008 8:27:37 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Rewatching-1970-s-horror.htm#733 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Rewatching-1970-s-horror.htm Don't forget "Frogs," a camp classic if there ever was one. As a kid, I watched it on the Late Show and it scared the hell out of me (not all of it; some of the deaths are laughably stupid, even for a kid). As an adult, I caught a showing of it and just Tue, 28 Oct 2008 8:27:37 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Rewatching-1970-s-horror.htm#1169 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Rewatching-1970-s-horror.htm Dracula (1979) with Frank Langella, The Omen (1976), Phantasm (1979), Trilogy of terror (1975) especially the story with the Zuni fetish doll, The sentinel (1976), Salem's Lot (1979) with David Soul, It's Alive (1974), Who can kill a child? (1978), The Tue, 28 Oct 2008 8:27:37 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Rewatching-1970-s-horror.htm#1232 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Rewatching-1970-s-horror.htm I'm a bit late with this post but what the fuck I always liked the original When a Stranger Calls (1979) although pedants will argue it doesnt qualify. Fuck em. It's a good movie. Tue, 28 Oct 2008 8:27:37 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Rewatching-1970-s-horror.htm#3287 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Rewatching-1970-s-horror.htm ok update: I came up with a list using this and qued them to my netflix. Some I can't find anywhere eek! So far I've gotten to watch Let's Scare Jessica to Death (EXISTS O Tue, 28 Oct 2008 8:27:37 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Rewatching-1970-s-horror.htm#3450 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Rewatching-1970-s-horror.htm Heheh...nice. Um...Vault of Horror from the early 70s couldnt hurt.  Careful on Vault though.  We don't have a version that doesn't have half the gore cut and replaced with still frames.  The version that's been released is Tue, 28 Oct 2008 8:27:37 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Rewatching-1970-s-horror.htm#3459 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Rewatching-1970-s-horror.htm Damn, i hit reply w/ a long list in my head but now im realizing that they're all more like 68-69 or 80-81!  So instead here's a nice website w/ a list of only horror films made in 1970's!  hah lets see you add THAT to your netflix queue! Tue, 28 Oct 2008 8:27:37 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Rewatching-1970-s-horror.htm#3479 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Rewatching-1970-s-horror.htm haha oops! heres that link i ment to put in there!   http://www.70shorrorfilms.com/ Tue, 28 Oct 2008 8:27:37 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Rewatching-1970-s-horror.htm#3481 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Rewatching-1970-s-horror.htm What a question! Here are my recommendations, I'm including ones already suggested so you get my vote on them: Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) Alien (1979) The Amityville Horror (1979) The Asphyx (1973) Tue, 28 Oct 2008 8:27:37 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Rewatching-1970-s-horror.htm#3498 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Rewatching-1970-s-horror.htm I agree, Let's Scare Jessica to Death is still one of my all time favorites.  Some more to watch from that era: Bad Ronald Burnt Offerings Trilogy of Terror Warlock Moon Rosemary's Baby The Omen Tue, 28 Oct 2008 8:27:37 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Rewatching-1970-s-horror.htm#3735