The best horror (and horror influenced) movies of the 70s and 80s

Submitted by nukualofa on Thu, 04/07/2011 - 00:59
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  1. Jaws (1975, Steven Spielberg)
  2. Le Boucher (1970, Claude Chabrol)
  3. The Exorcist (1973, William Friedkin)
  4. Alien (1979, Ridley Scott)
  5. Don't Look Now (1973, Nicolas Roeg)
  6. Halloween (1978, John Carpenter)
  7. The Shining (1980, Stanley Kubrick)
  8. Young Frankenstein (1974, Mel Brooks)
  9. Aliens (1986, James Cameron)
  10. Dawn of the Dead (1978, George A. Romero)
  11. Eraserhead (1977, David Lynch)
  12. Poltergeist (1982, Tobe Hooper)
  13. The Fly (1986, David Cronenberg)
  14. Fatal Attraction (1987, Adrian Lyne)
  15. The Wicker Man (1973, Robin Hardy)
  16. Carrie (1976, Brian De Palma)
  17. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974, Tobe Hooper)
  18. Face to Face (1976, Ingmar Bergman)
  19. Videodrome (1983, David Cronenberg)
  20. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984, Wes Craven)
  21. Dead Ringers (1988, David Cronenberg)
  22. Suspiria (1977, Dario Argento)
  23. Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986, John McNoughton)
  24. The Vanishing (1988, George Sluizer)
  25. The Evil Dead (1981, Sam Raimi)
  26. Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979, Werner Herzog)
  27. The American Werewolf in London (1981, John Landis)
  28. Pink Flamingos (1972, John Waters)
  29. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975, Jim Sharman)
  30. Martin (1977, George A. Romero)
  31. The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover (1989, Peter Greenaway)
  32. The Day of the Locust (1975, John Schlesinger)
  33. The Bird With the Crystal Plumage (1970, Dario Argento)
  34. Manhunter (1986, Michael Mann)
  35. The Thing (1982, John Carpenter)
  36. The Devils (1971, Ken Russell)
  37. The Last Wave (1977, Peter Weir)
  38. Salò (1975, Pier Paolo Pasolini)
  39. Dead Calm (1989, Phillip Noyce)
  40. Dressed to Kill (1980, Brian De Palma)