Best Horror Films of 1974
Devil Times Five
This quirky psychological thriller ... House on the Hill, no doubt as part of a double-bill with Wes Craven's Last House on the Left. [ best horror films - 1974 ]
Black Christmas
Although this Canadian production ... very original shocks -- particularly the surprise ending -- which clearly influenced dozens of similarly-themed slasher films to follow. [ best horror films - 1974 ]
The Turn of the Screw
Lynn Redgrave stars in ... in two parts -- on April 15 and 16, 1974 -- as part of ABC's Wide World Mystery anthology. [ best horror films - 1974 ]
The Seeds of Evil
A strange gardener who ... people-killing posies. He does just that, and sends the fatal flowers to a woman who has caught his interest. [ best horror films - 1974 ]
Flavia the Heretic
A young girl in ... leads an invading army that castrates rapists. Amazingly enough, some of this story is actually based on historical fact. [ best horror films - 1974 ]
Kolchak: The Night Stalker [TV Series]
Debuting Friday, September 13, ... Stalker was revived by the X-Files team under the simplified title Night Stalker, with Stuart Townsend as Carl Kolchak. [ best horror films - 1974 ]
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
The sixth entry in ... wrinkle to the old story is the Monster's cannibalistic tendencies, allowing for a number of gruesome, gore-encrusted horror highlights. [ best horror films - 1974 ]
It's Alive!
Horror journeyman Larry Cohen, ... more fully in the sequel It Lives Again and quite extensively in the third installment, Island of the Alive. [ best horror films - 1974 ]
Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter
A late entry from ... zenith of zaniness with everybody kung fu fighting in the Hammer/Shaw Brothers collaboration Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires. [ best horror films - 1974 ]
Blood Orgy of the She-Devils
Self-made low-budget maven Theodore ... been able to afford better equipment.) The end result is an exploitation movie that doesn't bother to exploit anything. [ best horror films - 1974 ]
Drive-In Massacre
Basically the final act ... point of interest is the behind-the-camera participation of familiar "B"-movie character actor Buck Flower, who collaborated on the screenplay. [ best horror films - 1974 ]
Exorcismo
Spanish horror auteur Paul ... to suffice as enjoyably bad cinema, and tired pacing takes all the punch out of the occasional gruesome shocks. [ best horror films - 1974 ]
Frightmare
This ghoulishly fun Grand ... II' to advertise it as the sequel to an unrelated film, the 1983 Frightmare directed by Norman Thaddeus Vane. [ best horror films - 1974 ]
El Buque Maldito
This is the third ... cheesy-looking model ship. The shock ending is also remarkably effective. Followed by the final chapter, Night of the Seagulls. [ best horror films - 1974 ]
Inn of the Damned
This Aussie/Western variation on ... -- except for Anderson, who is always a treat to watch, even when she's given little to work with. [ best horror films - 1974 ]
Night of Bloody Horror
This lurid meat-clever murder ... dropped dead of fright, as well as claiming that many scenes were too violent to show on the commercials. [ best horror films - 1974 ]
Santo y Blue Demon Contra el Dr. Frankenstein
Mexico's greatest masked wrestler, ... the missing. The story also allows for Santo and Blue Demon to show off their talents in the ring. [ best horror films - 1974 ]
Let the Sleeping Corpses Lie
When state officials test ... zombies' existence is already made known. Also released under the quaint title Breakfast at the Manchester Morgue, among others. [ best horror films - 1974 ]
The Mutations
The Freakmaker is a ... over to a dwarf who runs a circus freakshow. This film is also known by the title The Mutations. [ best horror films - 1974 ]
Scream of the Wolf
Written by Richard Matheson, ... also being tracked by a big-game hunter, who has come out of retirement to make one final big score. [ best horror films - 1974 ]
Hands Of Blood
For independent film fans ... exploits of two sadistic sisters who lure men back to their foreboding mansion before butchering their victims beyond recognition. [ best horror films - 1974 ]
The Devil's Plaything
The erotic horror film ... an attempt to reanimate herself through one of them - making good on a curse she issued centuries before. [ best horror films - 1974 ]
Killer Snakes
The Boxer's Omen director ... on a perverse mission of vengeance so shocking it has the power to make even human blood run cold. [ best horror films - 1974 ]Supplemental Navigation
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