Best Horror Films of 1978

Damien: Omen II

Satan's son comes of ... feature credit, Scott-Taylor appeared frequently in the theater and on television; he once even portrayed Damien's arch-nemesis, Jesus, on-stage. [ best horror films - 1978 ]

Summer of Fear

Notable as an early ... limitations of television, his talent at generating high-intensity suspense is still evident, making this a modestly entertaining horror item. [ best horror films - 1978 ]

Jaws 2

Despite being a less ... contestants and hungrily picking them off one by one. Director Jeannot Szwarc would later helm another sequel, Supergirl (1984). [ best horror films - 1978 ]

The Bermuda Triangle

This 1978 horror-lite opus ... with the critics but has earned a small cult following amongst people who have encountered it on late-night television. [ best horror films - 1978 ]

The Legacy

Richard Marquand directed this ... to see Mountolive's guests dispatched in a variety of gruesome ways, before the inevitable demonic possession routine kicks in. [ best horror films - 1978 ]

Martin

Nearly a decade after ... horror even more surreal and disturbing and creating a sense of doom that builds to a tragically ironic climax. [ best horror films - 1978 ]

The Comeback

British sado-exploitation guru Pete ... still rather gruesome stuff, enlivened somewhat by the presence of Pamela Stephenson as the latest object of Jones' affection. [ best horror films - 1978 ]

Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell

Though not actually a ... urge to plunge his hand into a spinning lawnmower blade, while the possessed pooch looks on with tongue-wagging glee. [ best horror films - 1978 ]

The Eerie Midnight Horror Show

This twisted Italian oddity, ... whereupon the entire film careens off-track into Exorcist territory, where it slogs for an uninvolving and unoriginal final hour. [ best horror films - 1978 ]

Monster

A delightfully horribly sci-fi ... whose lives are placed in jeopardy by the presence of a gigantic prehistoric lake monster created from toxic waste. [ best horror films - 1978 ]

Patrick

In Australian director Richard ... is on the verge of death, he then wants Kathy to kill herself to join him when he dies. [ best horror films - 1978 ]

The Grapes of Death

This gory zombie film ... Jorge Grau's hit Breakfast at Manchester Morgue, while mainstream viewers...well, they probably won't be watching in the first place. [ best horror films - 1978 ]

Voodoo Nightmare

A two-day trip into ... way out is to face their fears and prepare for an inevitable reunion between the dead and the living. [ best horror films - 1978 ]

Satan's Blood

A pair of young ... an underground reputation before finding new life on home video and eventually DVD. The film's Spanish title is Escalofrío. [ best horror films - 1978 ]