Blu-ray.com Community Top Horror Film of Each Year of the 1960's & 1970's

[AKORIS]

Fun idea... On board for sure but need to research some years... Will have a list later in the week!

[csdot]

ok finally take a crack at my own list

1960
1. Psycho
2. Eyes Without a Face

1961
1. The Innocents
2. Black Sunday

1962
1. Carnival of Souls

1963
1. The Birds
2. Black Sabbath

1964
1. Blood and Black Lace

1965
1. Repulsion
2. Planet of the Vampires

1966
1. Kill Baby, Kill

1967
1. Torture Garden
2. Creature with the Blue Hand

1968
1. Night of the Living Dead
2. Rosemary's Baby

1969
1. The Oblong Box
2. Fangs of the Living Dead

1970
1. The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
2. The Nude Vampire

1971
1. Strange Vice of Mrs Wardh
2. A Bay of Blood

1972
1. All the Colors of the Dark
2. Tale of the Crypt

1973
1. Don't Look Now
2. Rose of Iron

1974
1. Texas Chainsaw Massacre
2. Black Christmas

1975
1. Jaws
2. Deep Red

1976
1. The Omen
2. Carrie

1977
1. Suspiria
2. Rabid

1978
1. Halloween
2. Dawn of the Dead

1979
1. Alien
2. Phantasm

[AKORIS]

well, thanks to wikipedia this didn't take long at all!

1960

1] PSYCHO
2] BLACK SUNDAY

1961

1] THE INNOCENTS
2] CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF

1962

1] CARNIVAL OF SOULS
2] NIGHT OF THE EAGLE aka BURN WITCH BURN

1963

1] THE BIRDS
2] BLACK SABBATH

1964

1]THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH
2] WITCHCRAFT

1965

1] REPULSION
2] PLANET OF THE VAMPIRES

1966

1] KILL BABY KILL
2] DRACULA PRINCE OF DARKNESS

1967

1] QUATERMASS AND THE PIT
2] THE SHUTTERED ROOM

1968

1] ROSEMARY'S BABY
2] DRACULA HAS RISEN FROM THE GRAVE

1969

1] THE HOUSE THAT SCREAMED
2] THE OBLONG BOX

1970

1] COUNT YORGA VAMPIRE
2] TASTE THE BLOOD OF DRACULA

1971

1] LET'S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH
2] THE ABOMINABLE DR PHIBES

1972

1] DEATHDREAM
2] HORROR EXPRESS

1973

1] THE EXORCIST
2] THE LEGEND OF HELL HOUSE

1974

1] BLACK CHRISTMAS
2] FRIGHTMARE

1975

1] JAWS
2] SHIVERS

1976

1] THE OMEN
2] CARRIE

1977

1] THE SENTINEL
2] RABID

1978

1] HALLOWEEN
2] INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS

1979

1] DRACULA
2] SALEM'S LOT

[CZAR]

Originally Posted by csdot

hmm i dont know if TV movies should count, but i guess i dont see why not.

I think they should. I counted them in my poll if they wouldve garnered enough votes. Got Em!!

Originally Posted by Adam Sandlers Doom

Yeah we'll see. But I will NEVER stop watching horror films. Whether or not the ones I like are what everyone else likes.

Yea its ok to be a loner.............a rebel so u should be str8 regardless. Got Em!!

[CM Matty]

1960
1. Psycho

1961
1. The Pit and the Pendulum
2. The Mask

1962
1. The Day of the Triffids

1963
1. The Birds
2. Blood Feast

1964
1. Two Thousand Maniacs!
2. Blood and Black Lace

1965
1. Repulsion

1966
1. Dracula: Prince of Darkness
2. Plague of the Zombies

1967
1. The Fearless Vampire Killers

1968
1. Night of the Living Dead
2. Rosemary's Baby

1969
1. Scream and Scream Again

1670
1. Equinox
2. The Wizard of Gore

1671
1. Twitch of the Death Nerve

1972
1. The Last House on the Left
2. Tales From the Crypt

1973
1. The Exorcist
2. Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things

1974
1. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
2. Black Christmas

1975
1. Jaws
2. They Came From Within (Shivers)

1976
1. The Omen
2. Squirm

1977
1. Suspiria
2. Rabid

1978
1. Dawn of the Dead
2. Invasion of the Body Snatchers

1979
1. Alien
2. Zombi 2

[Kevin Holly]

Well, embarassingly enough, this was harder than I expected. In fact, I can't even put 2 down for some years, I am afraid to say. That being said, here's my attempt (I am very hard at picking favorites)

1960
Peeping Tom
Psycho

1961
The Innocents

1962
Carnival of Souls

1963
Dementia 13
The Birds

1964
The Last Man on Earth
Two Thousand Maniacs!

1965
Repulsion
Color Me Blood Red

1966
Dracula: Prince of Darkness

1967
Wait Until Dark

1968
Rosemary’s Baby
Night of the Living Dead

1969
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed

1970
And Soon the Darkness
The Wizard of Gore

1971
A Bay of Blood
Let’s Scare Jessica to Death

1972
The Other
The Legend of Boggy Creek

1973
The Exorcist
Sisters

1974
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Black Christmas

1975
Shivers
Jaws

1976
Burnt Offerings
Carrie

1977
Suspiria
Rabid

1978
Halloween
Dawn of the Dead

1979
Phantasm
The Brood

[csdot]

ive seen a couple people list Wait Until Dark, i think thats really stretching the definition of horror. i dont know if im gonna count that.
great movie though.

[bizarre_eye]

1960:
1. Psycho
2. Peeping Tom

1961:
1. The Innocents
2. Scream of Fear

1962:
1. Carnival of Souls
2. Night of the Eagle (AKA: Burn Witch, Burn)

1963:
1. The Haunting
2. Paranoiac

1964:
1. Onibaba
2. Kwaidan

1965:
1. Repulsion
2. Planet of the Vampires

1966:
1. The Plague of the Zombies
2. Kill Baby, Kill

1967:
1. The Fearless Vampire Killers
2. Quatermass and the Pit

1968:
1. The Devil Rides Out
2. Rosemary's Baby

1969:
1. The House that Screamed
2. Blind Beast

1970:
1. Hatchet for the Honeymoon
2. Valerie and Her Week of Wonders

1971:
1. The Abominable Dr Phibes
2. A Lizard in a Woman's Skin

1972:
1. Horror Express
2. Seven Bloodstained Orchids

1973:
1. The Wicker Man
2. Don't Look Now

1974:
1. Black Christmas
2. The Cars That Ate Paris

1975:
1. Night of the Seagulls
2. Jaws

1976:
1. Who Can Kill a Child?
2. Alice, Sweet Alice

1977:
1. Eraserhead
2. Martin

1978:
1. Invasion of the Body Snatchers
2. Halloween

1979:
1. Alien
2. Zombie

[zbinks]

1960. Psycho / Eyes without a Face (Les Yeux Sans Visage)
1961. Curse of the Werewolf / The Innocents
1962. Carnival of Souls / Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?
1963. The Haunting / The Haunted Palace
1964. The Last Man on Earth / Masque of Red Death
1965: Repulsion / The Skull
1966. Plague of the Zombies / Dracula: Prince of Darkness
1967. Tough year. Unable to vote as I apparently haven't seen any horror films from 1967.
1968. Night of the Living Dead / Rosemary's Baby
1969. Scream and Scream Again / Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
1970. The Vampire Lovers / The Dunwich Horror
1971. Abominable Dr. Phibes / Twins of Evil
1972. Dr. Phibes Rises Again / Tales from the Crypt
1973. Theatre of Blood / The Legend of Hell House
1974. Black Christmas / The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
1975. Jaws / Deep Red
1976. The Omen / Alice, Sweet Alice
1977. Suspiria / The Hills Have Eyes
1978. Dawn of the Dead / Halloween
1979. Phantasm / Alien

[zbinks]

Originally Posted by csdot

ive seen a couple people list Wait Until Dark, i think thats really stretching the definition of horror. i dont know if im gonna count that.
great movie though.

IMDB lists Horror as one of it's categories.

[csdot]

well it will take more than "imdb said so" to change my mind, ive seen the movie multiple times.
if someone would like to actually present a legitimate argument/reason why they think it is a horror movie and not just a suspense/thriller im all ears and would take it into consideration. i mean if people were debating whether or not Silence of the Lambs was horror in the other thread WUD is a real stretch.

[zbinks]

Originally Posted by csdot

well it will take more than "imdb said so" to change my mind, ive seen the movie multiple times.
if someone would like to actually present a legitimate argument/reason why they think it is a horror movie and not just a suspense/thriller im all ears and would take it into consideration. i mean if people were debating whether or not Silence of the Lambs was horror in the other thread WUD is a real stretch.

I've had it on DVD, but never got around to watching it. I'll rectify that this afternoon. Whether it would count will largely depend on how one defines a horror film and how one defines a thriller. To me a film that intends to inspire a reaction of fear or dread likely fits within the horror category. I didn't vote in the other thread, but I'd probably fit in the camp that would consider movies like Silence of the Lambs and Se7en to be part-horror at least.

[csdot]

Originally Posted by zbinks

I've had it on DVD, but never got around to watching it. I'll rectify that this afternoon. Whether it would count will largely depend on how one defines a horror film and how one defines a thriller. To me a film that intends to inspire a reaction of fear or dread likely fits within the horror category. I didn't vote in the other thread, but I'd probably fit in the camp that would consider movies like Silence of the Lambs and Se7en to be part-horror at least.

i would be part of that camp too, but Wait Until Dark is nowhere near that level. its more along the lines of a Hitchcock film like Rear Window or Dial M.

[CZAR]

Its funny because I dont consider Se7en a horror film. However Saw reminds me of Se7en, and we all know Saw is definitely a horror film. Got Em!!

[zbinks]

Originally Posted by csdot

i would be part of that camp too, but Wait Until Dark is nowhere near that level. its more along the lines of a Hitchcock film like Rear Window or Dial M.

2/3rd of this film is treading the line between thriller and psychological horror, but once Susy

[Show spoiler]realizes the con and realizes her apartment has been ransacked and is completely unfamiliar to her

and then especially when Roat

[Show spoiler]kills his two partners, chains the door to the apartment shut and starts pouring gas all over the apartment,

this is a horror film. There was clear intent to scare both the protagonist and the viewer. We even get the

[Show spoiler]"one last scare" bit after Roat was stabbed and Susy was walking back towards the kitchen only to have Roat chase her behind the fridge before ultimately succumbing to his wound.

There's also the part at the beginning with

[Show spoiler]Talman looking in the closet without realizing that there was a dead body hanging on the back of the door.