List of horror films of 1977

A list of horror films released in 1977.

Title	Director(s)	Cast	Country	Notes	Ref.
Alucarda	Juan López Moctezuma	Tina Romero, Susana Kamini, Claudio Brook	Mexico
Audrey Rose	Robert Wise	Marsha Mason, Anthony Hopkins, John Beck	United States		^[1]
The Car	Elliot Silverstein	James Brolin, Kathleen Lloyd, John Marley	United States		^[2]
Cathy's Curse	Eddy Matalon	Alan Scarfe, Beverly Murray	Canada France
The Child	Robert Voskanian	Laurel Barnett, Rosalie Cole, Frank Janson	United States	Alternative title(s) Kill and Go Hide Zombie Child	^[3]
Count Dracula	Philip Saville, Gerald Savory	Judi Bowker, Mark Burns	United Kingdom	Television film	^[4]
Curse of the Black Widow	Dan Curtis	Anthony Franciosa, Donna Mills, Patty Duke	United States	Television film Alternative title(s) Love Trap	^[5]
Day of the Animals	William Girdler	Leslie Nielsen, Lynda Day George, Jon Cedar	United States		^[6]
Death Bed: The Bed That Eats	George Barry	Linda Bond, Demene Hall, Julie Ritter	United States		^[7]
The Demon Lover	Donald G. Jackson, Jerry Younkins	Val Mayerik, Gunnar Hansen, Carol Lasowski	United States		^[8]
Demon Seed	Donald Cammell	Julie Christie, Fritz Weaver, Gerritt Graham	United States		^[9]
Empire of the Ants	Bert I. Gordon	Joan Collins, Robert Lansing, John David Carson	United States	Alternative title(s) H.G. Wells' Empire of the Ants	^[10]
Eraserhead	David Lynch	Jack Nance, Charlotte Stewart	United States		^[11]
Exorcist II: The Heretic	John Boorman	Linda Blair, Richard Burton, Louise Fletcher	United States		^[12]
Full Circle	Richard Loncraine	Mia Farrow, Anna Wing, Sophie Ward	Canada United Kingdom	Alternative title(s) The Haunting of Julia	^[13]
Good Against Evil	Paul Wendkos	Kim Cattrall, Elyssa Davalos	United States	Television film	^[14]
The Hills Have Eyes	Wes Craven	Susan Lanier, Robert Houston, Virginia Vincent	United States		^[15]
House	Nobuhiko Obayashi	Kimiko Ikegami, Kumiko Ohba, Yôko Minamida	Japan		^[16]
The Incredible Melting Man	William Sachs	Alex Rebar, Burr DeBenning, Myron Healey	United States		^[17]
It Happened at Lakewood Manor	Robert Scheerer	Suzanne Somers, Lynda Day George, Myrna Loy	United States	Television film Alternative title(s) Ants! Panic at Lakewood Manor	^[18]
Kingdom of the Spiders	John Cardos	William Shatner, Tiffany Bolling, Woody Strode	United States		^[19]
Last Cannibal World	Ruggero Deodato	Massimo Foschi, Ivan Rassimov	Italy	Alternative title(s) Cannibal Carnivorous The Last Survivor Jungle Holocaust	^[20]
Orca: The Killer Whale	Michael Anderson	Richard Harris, Charlotte Rampling	United States		^[21]
The Pack	Robert Clouse	Joe Don Baker, Hope Alexander-Willis, R.G. Armstrong	United States		^[22]
The Possessed	Jerry Thorpe	James Farentino, Joan Hackett, Harrison Ford	United States	Television film	^[23]
Prey	Norman J. Warren	Barry Stokes, Glory Annen, Sally Faulkner	United Kingdom		^[24]
The Psychic	Lucio Fulci	Jennifer O'Neill, Gabriele Ferzetti, Marc Porel	Italy	Alternative title(s) Murder to the Tune of the Seven Black Notes Sette note in nero	^[25]
Rabid	David Cronenberg	Marilyn Chambers, Frank Moore	Canada		^[26]
Return to Boggy Creek	Tom Moore	Dawn Wells, Dana Plato	United States		^[27]
Rituals	Peter Carter	Hal Holbrook, Lawrence Dane, Robin Gammell	Canadian	Alternative title(s) The Creeper	^[28]
Ruby	Curtis Harrington	Piper Laurie, Stuart Whitman, Roger Davis	United States		^[29]
Satan's Cheerleaders	Greydon Clark	Yvonne De Carlo, Robin Greer, John Carradine	United States		^[30]
The Sentinel	Michael Winner	Chris Sarandon, Cristina Raines, Martin Balsam	United States		^[31]
Shock	Mario Bava	David Colin, Jr., Daria Nicolodi	Italy	Alternative title(s) Beyond the Door II Suspense	^[32]
Shock Waves	Ken Wiederhorn	Peter Cushing, Brooke Adams, Fred Buch	United States	Alternative title(s) Almost Human Death Corps	^[33]
Spectre	Clive Donner	Robert Culp, Gig Young, John Hurt	United Kingdom	Television film	^[34]
The Spell	Lee Philips	Lee Grant, Susan Myers, Lelia Goldoni	United States	Television film	^[35]
The Strange Possession of Mrs. Oliver	Gordon Hessler	Karen Black, George Hamilton, Robert F. Lyons	United States	Television film	^[36]
Suspiria	Dario Argento	Jessica Harper, Stefania Casini, Joan Bennett	Italy		^[37]
Tentacles	Ovidio G. Assonitis	John Huston, Shelley Winters, Bo Hopkins	Italy United States		^[38]
Tintorera	René Cardona Jr.	Hugo Stiglitz, Andrés García, Fiona Lewis	Mexico		^[38]
The Uncanny	Denis Héroux	Catherine Begin	Canada United Kingdom		^[39]
Watch Me When I Kill	Antonio Bido	Franco Citti, Fernando Cerulli, Sylvia Kramer	Italy		^[40]
Whiskey Mountain	William Grefé	Christopher George, Preston Pierce, Roberta Collins	United States		^[41]

References

^ Muir 2007, p. 446.
^ Muir 2007, p. 452.
^ Hardy 1995, p. 320.
^ Deal 2007, p. 20.
^ Deal 2007, p. 26.
^ Muir 2007, p. 459.
^ Dillard, Brian J. "Death Bed: The Bed That Eats". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
^ Binion, Cavett. "The Demon Lover". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
^ Muir 2007, p. 466.
^ Muir 2007, p. 470.
^ Leigh, Danny. "David Lynch's Eraserhead". The Guardian. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
^ Muir 2007, p. 474.
^ Muir 2007, pp. 403–404.
^ Deal 2007, p. 75.
^ Muir 2007, p. 478.
^ Fountain, Clarke. "House". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
^ Hutchings 2009, p. 25.
^ Deal 2007, p. 90.
^ Rasmussen, Linda. "Kingdom of the Spiders". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
^ Firsching, Robert. "Last Cannibal World". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
^ Muir 2007, p. 495.
^ Muir 2007, p. 499.
^ Deal 2007, pp. 126–127.
^ Chibnall & Petley 2002, p. 225.
^ Hardy 1995, p. 324.
^ Muir 2007, p. 501.
^ Young 2000, p. 523.
^ Young 2000, p. 119.
^ Muir 2007, p. 504.
^ Beldin, Fred. "Satan's Cheerleaders". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
^ Muir 2007, p. 506.
^ Firsching, Robert. "Shock". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
^ Erlewine, Iotis. "Shock Waves". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
^ Deal 2007, pp. 164–165.
^ Deal 2007, pp. 165–166.
^ Deal 2007, p. 169.
^ Muir 2007, p. 509.
^ ^a ^b Muir 2007, p. 513.
^ Hardy 1995, pp. 325–6.
^ Firsching, Robert. "Watch Me When I Kill". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
^ Albright 2012, pp. 95–96.

Sources

Albright, Brian (2012). Regional Horror Films, 1958-1990: A State-by-State Guide with Interviews. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-1-476-60042-0.
Chibnall, Steve; Petley, Julian, eds. (2002). British Horror Cinema. New York City, New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-23003-2.
Deal, David (2007). Television Fright Films of the 1970s. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-42929-5.
Hardy, Phil, ed. (1995). The Overlook Film Encyclopedia. Vol. 3. Overlook Press. ISBN 0-87951-624-0.
Hutchings, Peter (2009). The A to Z of Horror Cinema. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-810-87050-5.
Muir, John Kenneth (2007). Horror Films of the 1970s. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-49156-8.
Young, R. G. (2000). The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film: Ali Baba to Zombies. New York City, New York: Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 1-55783-269-2.

External links

Horror films of 1977 on Internet Movie Database

[FOOTNOTEMuir2007446-1] Muir 2007, p. 446.

[FOOTNOTEMuir2007452-2] Muir 2007, p. 452.

[FOOTNOTEHardy1995320-3] Hardy 1995, p. 320.

[FOOTNOTEDeal200720-4] Deal 2007, p. 20.

[FOOTNOTEDeal200726-5] Deal 2007, p. 26.

[FOOTNOTEMuir2007459-6] Muir 2007, p. 459.

[7] Dillard, Brian J. "Death Bed: The Bed That Eats". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.

[8] Binion, Cavett. "The Demon Lover". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.

[FOOTNOTEMuir2007466-9] Muir 2007, p. 466.

[FOOTNOTEMuir2007470-10] Muir 2007, p. 470.

[11] Leigh, Danny. "David Lynch's Eraserhead". The Guardian. Retrieved June 17, 2017.

[FOOTNOTEMuir2007474-12] Muir 2007, p. 474.

[FOOTNOTEMuir2007403–404-13] Muir 2007, pp. 403–404.

[FOOTNOTEDeal200775-14] Deal 2007, p. 75.

[FOOTNOTEMuir2007478-15] Muir 2007, p. 478.

[16] Fountain, Clarke. "House". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.

[FOOTNOTEHutchings200925-17] Hutchings 2009, p. 25.

[FOOTNOTEDeal200790-18] Deal 2007, p. 90.

[19] Rasmussen, Linda. "Kingdom of the Spiders". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.

[20] Firsching, Robert. "Last Cannibal World". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.

[FOOTNOTEMuir2007495-21] Muir 2007, p. 495.

[FOOTNOTEMuir2007499-22] Muir 2007, p. 499.

[FOOTNOTEDeal2007126–127-23] Deal 2007, pp. 126–127.

[FOOTNOTEChibnallPetley2002225-24] Chibnall & Petley 2002, p. 225.

[FOOTNOTEHardy1995324-25] Hardy 1995, p. 324.

[FOOTNOTEMuir2007501-26] Muir 2007, p. 501.

[FOOTNOTEYoung2000523-27] Young 2000, p. 523.

[FOOTNOTEYoung2000119-28] Young 2000, p. 119.

[FOOTNOTEMuir2007504-29] Muir 2007, p. 504.

[30] Beldin, Fred. "Satan's Cheerleaders". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.

[FOOTNOTEMuir2007506-31] Muir 2007, p. 506.

[32] Firsching, Robert. "Shock". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.

[33] Erlewine, Iotis. "Shock Waves". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.

[FOOTNOTEDeal2007164–165-34] Deal 2007, pp. 164–165.

[FOOTNOTEDeal2007165–166-35] Deal 2007, pp. 165–166.

[FOOTNOTEDeal2007169-36] Deal 2007, p. 169.

[FOOTNOTEMuir2007509-37] Muir 2007, p. 509.

[FOOTNOTEMuir2007513-38] Muir 2007, p. 513.

[FOOTNOTEHardy1995325–6-39] Hardy 1995, pp. 325–6.

[40] Firsching, Robert. "Watch Me When I Kill". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.

[FOOTNOTEAlbright201295–96-41] Albright 2012, pp. 95–96.

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