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Title  | Director(s)  | Cast  | Country  | Notes  | Ref.

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Abby | William Girdler | William Marshall, Carol Speed, Terry Carter | United States  |  | [1]
The Antichrist | Alberto De Martino | Mel Ferrer, Arthur Kennedy, Carla Gravina, George Coulouris | Italy  |  | [2]
Bad Ronald | Buzz Kulik | Scott Jacoby, Pippa Scott, John Larch, Dabney Coleman, Kim Hunter | United States  | Television film | [3]
The Bat People | Jerry Jameson | Robert Berk, Paul Carr | United States  |  | [4]
The Beast Must Die | Paul Annett | Peter Cushing, Michael Gambon, Tom Chadbon | United Kingdom |  | [5]
Beyond the Door | Ovidio G. Assonitis | Juliet Mills, Gabriele Lavia, Richard Johnson | Italy  |

Alternative title(s)

* Diabolica
* The Devil Within Her

| [6]
Black Christmas | Bob Clark | Olivia Hussey, Margot Kidder | Canada  |  | [7]
Blood for Dracula | Paul Morrissey | Joe Dallesandro, Udo Kier, Vittorio De Sica | United States  |  | [8]
The Bloody Exorcism of Coffin Joe | José Mojica Marins | José Mojica Marins  | Brazil  |  | [9]
Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll | Carlos Aured | Paul Naschy, Diana Lorys, Maria Perschy | Spain  |

Alternative title(s)

* House of Psychotic Women
* House of Doom

| [10]
Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter | Brian Clemens | Horst Janson, Shane Briant, Caroline Munro | United Kingdom  |

Alternative title(s)

* Kronos
* Vampire Castle

| [11]
The Cars That Ate Paris | Peter Weir | John Meillon, Terry Camilleri, Chris Haywood | Australia  |  | [12]
Chosen Survivors | Sutton Roley | Jackie Cooper, Alex Cord, Richard Jaeckel | United States
Mexico  |  | [13]
Count Dracula's Great Love | Javier Aguirre | Paul Naschy, Rosanna Yanni | Spain
Craze | Freddie Francis | Jack Palance | United Kingdom
Deathdream | Bob Clark | Richard Backus, John Marley, Lynn Carlin | United States  |

Alternative title(s)

* Dead of Night

| [14]
The Demoniacs | Jean Rollin | Joëlle Coeur, John Rico, Willy Braque | France  |  | [15]
Deranged | Jeff Gillen, Alan Ormsby | Roberts Blossom, Cosette Lee | United States  |  | [16]
The Devil's Plaything | Joseph W. Sarno | Marie Forså, Nadia Henkowa, Flavia Keyt  | Sweden
Switzerland
West Germany  | Alternate title: Vampire Ecstasy | [17]
Don't Open the Door! | S. F. Brownrigg | Susan Bracken, Annabelle Weenick, Jeffrey Swann | United States  |

Alternative title(s)

* Don't Hang Up

| [18]
The Eerie Midnight Horror Show | Mario Gariazzo | Stella Carnacina, Chris Avram, Ivan Rassimov | Italy  |

Alternative title(s)

* Enter the Devil
* The Sexorcist
* The Devil Obsession

| [19]
Exorcismo | Joan Bosch | Paul Naschy | Spain  |  | [20]
Flavia: Heretic Priestess | Gianfranco Mingozzi | Anthony Higgins, Florinda Bolkan, Claudio Cassinelli  | France
Italy  |  | [21]
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell | Terence Fisher | Peter Cushing, Shane Briant, Madeline Smith | United Kingdom  |  | [22]
Frightmare | Pete Walker | Kim Butcher, Fiona Curzon  | United Kingdom  |  | [23]
From Beyond the Grave | Kevin Connor | David Warner, Nyree Dawn Porter, Donald Pleasence | United Kingdom  |  | [24]
The Gardener | James H. Kay | Joe Dallesandro, Katharine Houghton | United States  |

Alternative title(s)

* Seeds of Evil
* Garden of Death

| [25]
The Ghost Galleon | Amando De Ossorio | Manuel de Blas, Blanca Estrada  | Spain  |

Alternative title(s)

* Ghost Ships of the Blind Dead
* Horror of the Zombies
* Ship of Zombies
* Zombie Flesh Eaters

| [26]
The Hand That Feeds the Dead | Sergio Garrone, Yilmaz Duru | Carmen Silva, Klaus Kinski, Ayhan Işık | Italy  |  | [27]
Horror High | Larry N. Stouffer | Austin Stoker, Rosie Holotik, Pat Cardi  | United States  |  | [28]
The House of Seven Corpses | Paul Harrison | John Ireland, Faith Domergue, John Carradine | United States  |  | [29]
The House on Skull Mountain | Ron Honthaner | Mary J. Todd McKenzie, Ella Woods  | United States  |  | [30]
House of Whipcord | Pete Walker | Patrick Barr, Ray Brooks | United Kingdom  |  | [31]
Impulse | William Grefe | William Shatner, Ruth Roman, Harold Sakata | United States  |

Alternative title(s)

* Want a Ride, Little Girl?

| [32]
The Infernal Trio | Francis Girod | Michel Piccoli, Romy Schneider, Mascha Gonska, Philippe Brizard | France
Italy
West Germany  |

Alternative title(s)

* Le Trio infernal

| [33]
It's Alive! | Larry Cohen | John P. Ryan, Sharon Farrell, Andrew Duggan | United States  |  | [34]
Kill Barbara with Panic | Celso Ad. Castillo | Susan Roces, Rosanna Ortiz, Dante Rivero, Mary Walter | Philippines  |  | [35]
Killdozer! | Jerry London | Carl Betz, Neville Brand | United States  | Television film  | [36]
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires | Roy Ward Baker | David Chang, Peter Cushing, Shih Szu | United Kingdom
Hong Kong  |

Alternative title(s)

* 7 Brothers Meet Dracula
* Dracula and the 7 Golden Vampires
* The Seven Brothers Meet Dracula

| [37]
Let Sleeping Corpses Lie | Jorge Grau | Cristina Galbó, José Lifante, Fernando Hilbeck  | Italy
Spain  |

Alternative title(s)

* The Living Dead at the Manchester Morgue

| [38]
Lisa and the Devil | Mario Bava | Telly Savalas, Elke Sommer | Italy
Spain
West Germany  |  | [39]
Lisa, Lisa | Frederick R. Friedel | Leslie Lee, Jack Canon, Ray Green  | United States  |

Alternative title(s)

* Axe
* California Axe Massacre
* California Axe Murders
* The Axe Murders
* The Virgin Slaughter

| [40]
Lorna the Exorcist | Jesús Franco | Pamela Stanford, Guy Delorme, Lina Romay | France  |  | [41]
Lucifer's Women | Paul Aratow | Larry Hankin, Jane Brunel-Cohen, Norman Pierce | United States  |

Alternative title(s)

* Svengali the Magician
* Svengali

| [42]
Madeleine: Anatomy of a Nightmare | Roberto Mauri | Camille Keaton, Riccardo Salvino | Italy  |  |
Madhouse | Jim Clark | Vincent Price, Natasha Pyne, Peter Cushing | United Kingdom  |  | [43]
Moonchild | Alan Gadney | Victor Buono, Janet Landgard, John Carradine | United States  |  | [44]
Night of the Sorcerers | Amando De Ossorio | Simón Andreu, Kali Hansa  | Spain  |  | [45]
Nude for Satan | Luigi Batzella | Rita Calderoni, Renato Lupi, Barbara Lay  | Italy  |  | [46]
People Toys | Sean MacGregor | Sorrell Booke, Joan McCall | United States  |

Alternative title(s)

* Devil Times Five
* The Horrible House on the Hill
* Tantrums

| [47]
Persecution | Dan Chaffey | Lana Turner, Olga Georges-Picot, Shelagh Fraser | United Kingdom  |

Alternative title(s)

* The Terror of Sheba

| [48]
Seizure | Oliver Stone | Roger DeKoven  | United States  |  | [49]
Shanks | William Castle | Marcel Marceau, Tsilla Chelton, Philippe Clay | United States  |  | [50]
Sugar Hill | Paul Maslansky | Marki Bey, Robert Quarry, Don Pedro Colley | United States  |

Alternative title(s)

* Voodoo Girl
* The Zombies of Sugar Hill

| [51]
Symptoms | José Ramón Larraz | Angela Pleasence, Lorna Heilbron, Peter Vaughan | United Kingdom  |

Alternative title(s)

* The Blood Virgin

| [52]
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre | Tobe Hooper | Marilyn Burns, Gunnar Hansen, Allen Danziger | United States  |  | [53]
The Thirsty Dead | Terry Becker | Judith McConnell, Vic Diaz, Jennifer Billingsley  | Philippines
United States  |  | [54]
Vampyres | José Ramón Larraz | Anulka Dziubinska, Karl Lanchbury, Bessie Love | United Kingdom  |  | [55]
Voodoo Black Exorcist | Mañuel Cano | Eva Leon, Aldo Sambrell | Spain  |  | [56]

## References

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1. ^ Muir 2007, p. 308.
2. ^ Fountain, Clarke. "The Antichrist". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
3. ^ Deal 2007, pp. 8–9.
4. ^ Binion, Cavett. "The Bat People". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
5. ^ Hardy 1995, p. 288.
6. ^ Paul 2015, p. 327.
7. ^ Muir 2007, p. 313.
8. ^ Muir 2007, pp. 309–310.
9. ^ Hardy 1995, p. 291.
10. ^ Brennan, Sandra. "House of Psychotic Women". AllMovie. Archived from the original on January 17, 2020.
11. ^ Binion, Cavett. "Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter". Allmovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
12. ^ Muir 2007, p. 316.
13. ^ Pitts 2014, pp. 34–35.
14. ^ Dendle 2010, pp. 53–54.
15. ^ Seibert, Perry. "The Devil's Plaything". Allmovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
16. ^ Loomis, Daryl. "Demoniacs". DVD Verdict. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
17. ^ Seibert, Perry. "The Devil's Plaything". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
18. ^ Albright 2012, p. 300.
19. ^ Hardy 1995, p. 295.
20. ^ Binion, Cavett. "Exorcismo". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
21. ^ Erlewine, Iotis. "Flavia the Heretic". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
22. ^ Erickson, Hal. "Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
23. ^ Firsching, Robert. "Frightmare". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
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25. ^ Hardy 1995, p. 274.
26. ^ Binion, Cavett. "The Ghost Galleon". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
27. ^ Buchanan, Jason. "Evil Face". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
28. ^ Erickson, Hal. "Twisted Brain". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
29. ^ Hardy 1995, p. 293.
30. ^ Binion, Cavett. "The House on Skull Mountain". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
31. ^ Ankeny, Jason. "House of Whipcord". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
32. ^ "Impulse (1974)". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on January 17, 2020.
33. ^ "Le Trio infernal". AllMovie. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
34. ^ Binion, Cavett. "It's Alive!". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
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38. ^ Brennan, Sandra. "Let Sleeping Corpses Lie". Allmovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
39. ^ Curti, Roberto (2017). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1970–1979. McFarland. ISBN 1476629609.
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42. ^ "Lucifer's Women (1974)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on November 6, 2020.
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44. ^ "Moonchild". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Los Angeles: American Film Institute. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
45. ^ Brennan, Sandra. "Night of the Sorcerers". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
46. ^ Deming, Mark. "Nude for Satan". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
47. ^ Binion, Cavett. "Devil Times Five". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
48. ^ Hardy 1995, p. 281.
49. ^ Erlewine, Phillip. "Seizure". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
50. ^ Dendle 2010, p. 157.
51. ^ Young 2000, p. 606.
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54. ^ Hassen, Kristie. "The Thirsty Dead". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
55. ^ Muir 2007, p. 339.
56. ^ Erickson, Hal. "Voodoo Black Exorcist". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.

## Sources

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* 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: 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.
* Dendle, Peter (2010). The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-9288-6.
* Hardy, Phil, ed. (1995). The Overlook Film Encyclopedia. Vol. 3\. Overlook Press. ISBN 0-87951-624-0.
* Muir, John Kenneth (2007). Horror Films of the 1970s. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-49156-8.
* Paul, Louis (2015). Italian Horror Film Directors. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-48749-3.
* Pitts, Michael R. (2014). Columbia Pictures Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Films, 1928-1982. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-45766-3.
* Shipka, Danny (2011). Perverse Titillation: The Exploitation Cinema of Italy, Spain and France, 1960-1980. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-48609-0.
* Young, R. G. (2000). The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film: Ali Baba to Zombies. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 1-55783-269-2.

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