Folk Horror Movies of the 1970s
Folk horror finds terror in isolated villages, old rites and the pull of the land. Grimy, daring and fearless, the decade of The Exorcist, Halloween and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Standouts from the 1970s include The Wicker Man, Blood on Satan's Claw and The House That Dripped Blood.
The Wicker Man (1973)
Rated 7.3 on TMDB
Police sergeant Neil Howie is called to an island village in search of a missing girl whom the locals claim never existed.
See where it’s streamingBlood on Satan's Claw (1971)
Rated 6.2 on TMDB
After a landsman in 18th century England discovers a corpse covered in fur buried in a field, the town becomes infected by "the devil's skin," leading the local children to engage in demonic rituals…
See where it’s streamingThe House That Dripped Blood (1971)
Rated 6.4 on TMDB
A Scotland Yard investigator looks into four mysterious cases involving an unoccupied house.
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Rated 6.1 on TMDB
After their car breaks down, a group of young travelers find themselves stranded at a roadside museum run by the enigmatic Mr. Slausen and populated by his collection of life-like wax mannequins.
See where it’s streamingCry of the Banshee (1970)
Rated 5.4 on TMDB
In seventeenth century England Lord Whitman wages unending war on what he sees as the ever-present scourge of witchcraft, and many local villagers have suffered at his hands.
See where it’s streamingBaron Blood (1972)
Rated 6.1 on TMDB
A young man, Peter, returns to Austria in search of his heritage. There he visits the castle of an ancestor, a sadistic Baron who was cursed to a violent death by a witch whom the Baron had burned at…
See where it’s streamingTo the Devil a Daughter (1976)
Rated 5.4 on TMDB
An American occult novelist battles to save the soul of a young girl from a group of Satanists, led by an excommunicated priest, who plan on using her as the representative of the Devil on Earth.
See where it’s streamingSatan's Blood (1978)
Rated 6.0 on TMDB
After a chance encounter with a mysterious couple claiming to be old friends, Andrés and Ana are invited to spend the evening at a beautiful, secluded old villa.
See where it’s streamingFascination (1979)
Rated 6.1 on TMDB
A runaway criminal breaks into an eerie chateau, taking its two frightened chambermaids hostage.
See where it’s streamingStranger in Our House (1979)
Rated 5.3 on TMDB
After a country family of five take in charming cousin Julie, whose parents recently died in a car crash, their teenage daughter Rachel grows to suspect that Julie has a sinister agenda.
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Rated 4.9 on TMDB
In 1685 England, an overzealous Lord Chancellor condemns various rebels and "witches" to satisfy his political whims, ignorant of the true consequences of his actions.
See where it’s streamingVirgin Witch (1972)
Rated 4.5 on TMDB
A pair of mini-skirted birds travel to a remote castle in order to land a contract in the modelling agency of the mysterious lesbian Sybil Waite.
See where it’s streamingHorror Rises from the Tomb (1973)
Rated 5.7 on TMDB
In Medieval France a warlock is beheaded and his wife is tortured and executed. Hundreds of years later, an isolated group of people discover his head buried on their property.
See where it’s streamingDon't Go Near the Park (1979)
Rated 4.2 on TMDB
In the prehistory of man, 12,000 years ago, two members of a superhuman tribe abuse the treasured secret of eternal youth.
See where it’s streamingLemora: A Child's Tale of the Supernatural (1974)
Rated 6.1 on TMDB
A notorious bank robber kills his wife and flees the police, only to be captured by a mysterious group of figures in an abandoned town.
See where it’s streamingHungry Wives (1972)
Rated 5.2 on TMDB
An unhappy suburban housewife gets mixed up in witchcraft with unexpected consequences.
See where it’s streamingSatan's Slave (1976)
Rated 5.3 on TMDB
A young girl is caught up in a devil cult run by her wicked uncle and cousin. She can trust no one and even those she thought were dead return to haunt her.
See where it’s streamingLeptirica (1973)
Rated 6.5 on TMDB
A young man wants to marry the beautiful daughter of a landowner who refuses to allow the marriage. To prove his worth, the young man becomes a miller in a vampire-infested local mill.
See where it’s streamingIsle of the Snake People (1971)
Rated 3.1 on TMDB
The inhabitants of a small, remote island have been practicing voodoo rites and worshipping an evil priest named Damballah for years, but the local law officials generally turn a blind eye to this…
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Rated 6.0 on TMDB
The descendant of Elizabeth Bathory is abducted by a cult of self-proclaimed supermen who achieve this state of superiority by drinking from the "blood cows" kept at the "dairy farm", and they try to…
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