Supernatural Horror Movies of the 1970s
Supernatural horror covers ghosts, hauntings, curses and possession: fear from beyond the grave. Grimy, daring and fearless, the decade of The Exorcist, Halloween and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Standouts from the 1970s include The Exorcist, Exorcist II: The Heretic and House.
The Exorcist (1973)
Rated 7.8 on TMDB
When a mysterious entity possesses a young girl, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.
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Rated 4.5 on TMDB
Bizarre nightmares plague Regan MacNeil for years after her possession and exorcism.
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Rated 7.3 on TMDB
Hoping to find a sense of connection to her late mother, Gorgeous takes a trip with her friends to visit her aunt's ancestral house in the countryside.
See where it’s streamingPhantom of the Paradise (1974)
Rated 7.5 on TMDB
Singer-songwriter Winslow Leach seeks revenge on the nefarious music producer Swan, who steals both Winslow's music and his favorite singer for the grand opening of Swan's new rock palace, the…
See where it’s streamingThe Amityville Horror (1979)
Rated 6.3 on TMDB
George Lutz, his wife Kathy, and their three children have just moved into a beautiful, and improbably cheap, Victorian mansion nestled in the sleepy coastal town of Amityville, Long Island.
See where it’s streamingDon't Look Now (1973)
Rated 6.9 on TMDB
While grieving a terrible loss, a married couple meet two mysterious sisters, one of whom gives them a message sent from the afterlife.
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Rated 6.8 on TMDB
A married woman and her lover murder her husband and dump his body into a well, but his ghost returns to haunt them as the local gossip intensifies.
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Rated 6.4 on TMDB
The Utah community of Santa Ynez is being terrorized by a mysterious black coupe that appears out of nowhere and begins running people down.
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Rated 6.1 on TMDB
As a young girl, Alison Parker attempted suicide after being traumatized by her father's sexual exploits.
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Rated 6.7 on TMDB
A team consisting of a physicist, his wife, a young female psychic, and the only survivor of the previous visit are sent to the notorious Hell House to prove or disprove survival after death.
See where it’s streamingBlood from the Mummy's Tomb (1971)
Rated 5.6 on TMDB
Two Egyptologists, Professor Fuchs and Corbeck, are instrumental in unleashing unmitigated horror by bringing back to England the mummified body of Tara, the Egyptian Queen of Darkness.
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Rated 6.4 on TMDB
A Scotland Yard investigator looks into four mysterious cases involving an unoccupied house.
See where it’s streamingTales from the Crypt (1972)
Rated 6.8 on TMDB
When a tourist group become lost within ancient catacombs, they meet the sinister Crypt Keeper, who tells them each their fate.
See where it’s streamingAnd Now the Screaming Starts! (1973)
Rated 5.9 on TMDB
In the late 18th century, two newlyweds move into the stately mansion of the Fengriffen family. The young bride is victim of terrifying visions and apparitions, threatening her very sanity.
See where it’s streamingThe Vault of Horror (1973)
Rated 6.4 on TMDB
Five strangers trapped in a basement vault share their recurring nightmares: strange tales concerning family inheritance, obsessive neatness, east Indian mysticism, a life insurance scam, and an…
See where it’s streamingBurnt Offerings (1976)
Rated 6.4 on TMDB
A family moves into a large old mansion in the countryside which seems to have a mysterious and sinister power over its new residents.
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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.
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Rated 6.8 on TMDB
While holidaying in Ireland, a pregnant children's author finds her mental state becoming increasingly unstable, resulting in paranoia, hallucinations, and visions of a doppelgänger.
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.
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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…
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