Best Horror Films of 1971
Isle of the Snake People
The inhabitants of a ... have to infiltrate their ranks to save her, and they finally learn the secret identity of the all-powerful Damballah. [ best horror films - 1971 ]
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
Long thought dead, the ... lair, Phibes forces the hapless medico into a race against time to save the life of his own son. [ best horror films - 1971 ]
Psychomania
An annoying devil-worshipping British ... finest movie ever made about British zombie biker gangs and features the stately Reid turning into a giant frog. [ best horror films - 1971 ]
The House That Dripped Blood
This anthology picture about ... on authenticity in his costumes. Somehow, he is given the cloak of a real vampire, with humorously ghoulish results. [ best horror films - 1971 ]
Dracula vs. Frankenstein
A slapdash epic of ... up in the lab and prepares to bite her, but the monster goes mad, leading to a ferocious battle. [ best horror films - 1971 ]
The Mad Butcher
An ex-butcher (Victor Buono) ... from an institution and wreaks havoc with a varied array of meat cutters. [ best horror films - 1971 ]
I, Monster
In this fairly interesting ... Lee turns in a memorable performance. The film started shooting in 3-D, but the idea was discarded during production. [ best horror films - 1971 ]
Let's Scare Jessica to Death
This eerie low-budget chiller ... Is Emily a vampiric ghost? Are the hostile townsfolk all zombies? Or is Jessica losing her mind once again? [ best horror films - 1971 ]
Brain of Blood
King Amir (Reed Hadley), ... succeed. Directed by Al Adamson, this gory shocker features Adamson regulars like Zandor Vorkov, Angelo Rossitto, and Regina Carrol. [ best horror films - 1971 ]
Daughters of Darkness
Le Rouge aux Levres ... the finest vampire films ever produced, making up with style and class what it might have lacked in budget. [ best horror films - 1971 ]
Asylum of Blood
Fernando DiLeo, best known ... up its similarity to the crimes of Chicago mass-murderer Richard Speck (who actually killed student nurses and not patients). [ best horror films - 1971 ]
The Brotherhood of Satan
Noted character actor L.Q. ... and closing sequences and a bravado performance from Strother Martin (as the king-daddy Warlock) are the film's strongest assets. [ best horror films - 1971 ]
Blood From the Mummy's Tomb
The swan song for ... as The Awakening; traces of the same story can also be found in Universal's 1999 mega-budget version The Mummy. [ best horror films - 1971 ]
Werewolves on Wheels
This biker-horror oddity was ... "Eve of Destruction." Stunt coordinator Chuck Bail went on to direct The Gumball Rally (1976) and several blaxploitation films. [ best horror films - 1971 ]
The Corpse Grinders
When the owner of ... proud of it) from Ted. V. Mikels, the man responsible for Astro Zombies and Blood Orgy of the She-Devils. [ best horror films - 1971 ]
The Devil's Nightmare
This seedy but effective ... co-production; also released as The Succubus, The Devil's Longest Night, Castle of Death and The Devil Walks at Midnight. [ best horror films - 1971 ]
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
Beyond a doubt the ... lyric "Find a solution to stop pollution..."), helped to condemn the film in the eyes of Godzilla purists everywhere. [ best horror films - 1971 ]
Lust for a Vampire
This is one of ... victims at a girls' finishing school. Her troubles begin when two male teachers from the school decide to investigate. [ best horror films - 1971 ]
The Night Evelyn Came out of the Grave
Spaghetti Western veteran Antonio ... by a cageful of hungry foxes, and the cast also includes familiar genre faces Umberto Raho and Giacomo Rossi-Stuart. [ best horror films - 1971 ]
The Short Night of the Glass Dolls
A man is found ... what happened to him in fractured bits of memory -- but will solving the puzzle do him any good? [ best horror films - 1971 ]
The Reincarnate
Everest Julian, a dying ... the implications of his request. One highlight of the film is the repeated appearance of a mysterious, problem-solving cat. [ best horror films - 1971 ]
The Tell-Tale Heart
Steve Carver directs Sam ... into madness by his crime, and imagines -- or does he? -- the persistent beating of his victim's heart. [ best horror films - 1971 ]
Vampire Happening
Italian producer Pier A. ... a look, but most viewers will find it simultaneously ridiculous and dull, a combination found frequently in Francis' films. [ best horror films - 1971 ]
The Velvet Vampire
Diane (Celeste Yarnall), glamorous ... time, though, and refuses to leave. When Susan finds her husband's dry corpse, however, she does try to escape. [ best horror films - 1971 ]
La Noche del Terror Ciego
A young woman's unplanned ... but it's all for nought as the horse-riding Templars catch up to the train and continue their bloody rampage. [ best horror films - 1971 ]
Cannibal Man
An angry man erupts ... Floor, was one of a number of horror films banned in England in the 1980s as a "video nasty." [ best horror films - 1971 ]
Requiem for a Vampire
This fourth feature from ... and Mireille d'Argent are the damsels in distress. Tthis film is probably the closest Rollin came to straight horror. [ best horror films - 1971 ]
Guru, the Mad Monk
Also known as Garu, ... of ghoulies, ghosties and long-legged beasties. Producer-director-writer Andy Milligan based his screenplay on a short story by M.A. Isaacs. [ best horror films - 1971 ]
Santo Contra la Hija de Frankenstein
This entertaining entry in ... to the Santo series, including the same year's monster-mash Santo y Blue Demon contra Dracula y el Hombre Lobo. [ best horror films - 1971 ]
Jack El Destripador de Londres
This Italian/Spanish horror thriller ... home. The Scotland Yard inspector on the scene is nearly killed, but he is saved by the Soho knifefighter. [ best horror films - 1971 ]
Santo y Blue Demon Contra Dracula y el Hombre Lobo
Masked wrestling champion and ... closest friends, he teams up with fellow wrestling icon Blue Demon to vanquish the creatures once and for all. [ best horror films - 1971 ]
Graveyard of Horror
A perennial late-night cable ... of his countryman Paul Naschy. Originally titled El Descuartizador de Binbrook, the film was distributed throughout Europe as Necrophagus. [ best horror films - 1971 ]
