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Best Horror Films of 1976


The Sentinel

In the wake of ... opened, out spills an assortment of deformed humans whom director Michael Winner hand-picked from hospital wards and circus sideshows. [ best horror films - 1976 ]

The Witch Who Came From the Sea

Two interesting figures in ... first feature films for cinematographer Dean Cundey, who later went on to work with Steven Spielberg and Ron Howard. [ best horror films - 1976 ]

God Told Me To

Released theatrically as God ... of human beliefs -- but clumsy editing and an outrageous FX-heavy finale tend to obscure this film's unique vision. [ best horror films - 1976 ]

Grizzly

This ecology-themed horror movie ... the film's producers made a still-unreleased sequel, Grizzly II, which provided early roles for Charlie Sheen and George Clooney. [ best horror films - 1976 ]

Eaten Alive

Director Tobe Hooper's follow-up ... titled Death Trap and known by many aliases, including Starlight Slaughter, Horror Hotel Massacre and Legend of the Bayou. [ best horror films - 1976 ]

A Whisper in the Dark

A mother discovers a ... believe that Luca may in fact be the vengeful spirit of the child she lost before Martino was born. [ best horror films - 1976 ]

J.D.'s Revenge

This stylish and very ... The Artist Formerly Known As Prince -- who also supplies the vocal for " Will Never Let You Go". [ best horror films - 1976 ]

Death Machines

Paul Kyriazi's martial arts ... them to wipe out a martial arts school. One man survives the attack and swears to avenge the deaths. [ best horror films - 1976 ]

The Child

This odd little period ... really worth the wait. Released briefly to theaters as The Child or The Zombie Child, then re-titled for video. [ best horror films - 1976 ]

Love Me Deadly

An unbalanced young newlywed ... Wilcox) begins dabbling in necrophilia. [ best horror films - 1976 ]

Rattlers

A herd of chemically ... dead children found near their parents' campsites. Sam is accompanied by Ann, a photographer who make an appalling discovery. [ best horror films - 1976 ]

Squirm

The success of Willard, ... during a rainstorm. Better than it sounds, and packs a few good scares (especially if worms make you squeamish). [ best horror films - 1976 ]

Track of the Moonbeast

After being struck in ... head by a small meteor, a normally amiable mineralogist becomes a foul tempered giant lizard god called the Moonbeast. [ best horror films - 1976 ]

Driller Killer

Iconoclastic filmmaker Abel Ferrara ... punk rock band in the film; he gained greater notoriety with his next film, the cult item Ms. 45. [ best horror films - 1976 ]

Who Can Kill a Child?

Children strike back at ... horror film with a message, based on Juan Jose Plans' novel The Game, and is both worthwhile and frightening. [ best horror films - 1976 ]

Mansion of the Doomed

A mad surgeon finds ... begins when the people he disfigured rise up from the dungeon where he keeps them captive to get revenge. [ best horror films - 1976 ]

Savage Weekend

This is a relatively ... a remote location for fun and frolic. Unfortunately, their sexploits are interrupted by a homicidal maniac wearing a mask. [ best horror films - 1976 ]

Blood Bath

This campy, amateurish horror ... notorious horror/exploitation filmmaker Joel M. Reed, who dumped Bloodsucking Freaks on an unsuspecting and disgusted public the following year. [ best horror films - 1976 ]

House with Laughing Windows

Though fans of typical ... expectations and emotions of his audience, only to shatter whatever preconceptions they may have in the film's shocking climax. [ best horror films - 1976 ]

Seven Women for Satan

The dreams of a ... out his dark fantasies once and for all, Zarloff soon succumbs to the madness that plagues his family's bloodline. [ best horror films - 1976 ]

Castillo De Las Momias De Guanajuanto

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