Best Horror Films of 1977

Demon Seed

Adapted from a lesser-known ... the most of a role which has her shouting at the walls and ceiling for two-thirds of the movie. [ best horror films - 1977 ]

Day of the Animals

An interesting low-budget entry ... Lynda Day George round out the cast. Day of the Animals is also known as Something Is out There. [ best horror films - 1977 ]

Shock Waves

This horror film concerns ... Now they are rising up from the depths to create mayhem among the stranded members of the yachting party. [ best horror films - 1977 ]

The Car

A murderous car wreaks ... (Kathleen Lloyd) in a shocking sequence. Gathering his remaining officers, Wade concocts a plan to stop the horsepower-laden psychopath. [ best horror films - 1977 ]

Zoltan, Hound of Dracula

When soldiers foolishly remove ... anything strange in his family tree. Meanwhile, they are being followed by a Transylvanian vampire-hunter, Inspector Branco (Jose Ferrer) [ best horror films - 1977 ]

The Hills Have Eyes

Horror auteur Wes Craven ... evil; parallels between either family's "values" are clearly drawn as the differences between the two clans begin to blur. [ best horror films - 1977 ]

Shock

This effective occult horror ... Dora's shifting sense of reality with great skill and a subtlety rare for Italian horror films of the period. [ best horror films - 1977 ]

Cathy's Curse

One man's past comes ... and playmates. Shot in Montreal, Cathy's Curse (aka Cauchemares) was the first English-language project from French director Eddy Matalon. [ best horror films - 1977 ]

The Crater Lake Monster

This bargain-basement dinosaur romp ... Butterworth?) to steady feature work under the aegis of producer Charles Band, with whom he collaborated on numerous productions. [ best horror films - 1977 ]

The Demon Lover

Promotional materials for this ... as an occult historian. Amazingly, this no-budget nonsense was the subject of a little-seen documentary titled Demon Lover Diary. [ best horror films - 1977 ]

Jungle Holocaust

Ruggero Deodato directed this ... her body cavity filled with hot coals. Deodato returned with the more extreme Cannibal Holocaust a few years later. [ best horror films - 1977 ]

Mrs. Amworth

A sleepy English town ... of deaths thought to be the result of an epidemic. Instead, vampires are at the root of the problem. [ best horror films - 1977 ]

Satan's Cheerleaders

The cheerleaders of Benedict ... shocking answer leads to death, destruction, and a whole new way of life for the cheerleaders of Benedict High. [ best horror films - 1977 ]

Snowbeast

In this made-for-television chiller, ... enormous and angry Bigfoot launches a campaign of death and destruction against the skiers who have disturbed its home. [ best horror films - 1977 ]

Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo

After a plane crash, ... tarantulas escape from the cargo, threatening orange groves and scaring the crop out of the locals in this arachnorama. [ best horror films - 1977 ]

The Worm Eaters

Schlockmeister Ted V. Mikels ... a whole mouthful of worms and the mutants lead an attack on the mayor, the joke has worn off. [ best horror films - 1977 ]

Axe

Released originally under the ... tawdry exploiter is too slow-moving to sustain the interest of chop-em-up fans who might be lured by the title. [ best horror films - 1977 ]

Count Dracula

Count Dracula is a ... elusive Dracula. Count Dracula was first telecast in the US on PBS' Great Performances series in March of 1978. [ best horror films - 1977 ]

Doctor Dracula

John Wainwright (Larry Hankin) ... of Stephanie, (Susan McIver), a young woman who lost her mother to Gregorio's fangs and is bent on revenge. [ best horror films - 1977 ]

Good Against Evil

The made-for-TV Good Against ... telecast on May 22, 1977, Good Against Evil ran 72 minutes; syndicated prints have been expanded to 97 minutes. [ best horror films - 1977 ]