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A list of horror films released in 1997.

Horror films released in 1997 Title  | Director  | Cast  | Country  | Notes

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Aberration | Tim Boxell | Pamela Gidley, Simon Bossell, Valeriy Nikolaev | New Zealand | [1]
American Vampire | Luis Esteban | Trevor Lissauer, Carmen Electra, Adam West | United States | Horror comedy[2]
Alien Resurrection | Jean-Pierre Jeunet | Sigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder, Ron Perlman | United States | Science fiction horror[3]
An American Werewolf in Paris | Anthony Waller | Tom Everett Scott, Julie Delpy, Vince Vieluf | United Kingdom
Netherlands
Luxembourg | Horror comedy[4]
Anaconda | Luis Llosa | Jennifer Lopez, Ice Cube, Jon Voight, Eric Stoltz, Jonathan Hyde, Owen Wilson, Kari Wuhrer | United States | [5]
Bleeders | Peter Svatek | Rutger Hauer, Roy Dupuis | Canada
Germany | [6]
The Bloody Ape | Keith Crocker | George Reis, Paul Richici, Chris Hoskins, Larry Koster, Arlene Hansen | United States | [7]
Breeders | Paul Matthews | Samantha Womack, Clifton Lloyd Bryan, Kadamba Simmons | United Kingdom | [8]
Campfire Tales | Matt Cooper, David Semel, Martin Kunert | Chris Masterson, Christine Taylor, Jay R. Ferguson | United States | [9]
The Creeps | Charles Band | Justin Lauer, Andrea Harper, Jon Simanton | United States | [10]
Cube | Vincenzo Natali | Nicole de Boer, Nicky Guadagni, David Hewlett | Canada | Science fiction horror[11]
Cupid | Doug Campbell | Zach Galligan, Ashley Laurence, Mary Crosby | United States | [12]
Cure | Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Kōji Yakusho, Tsuyoshi Ujiki, Anna Nakagawa | Japan | [13]
The Devil's Advocate | Taylor Hackford | Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino, Charlize Theron | United States | [14]
The Devil's Child | Bobby Roth | Kim Delaney, Gia Carides, Maya Rudolph, Matthew Lillard | United States | Television film[15]
The Eighteenth Angel | William Bindley | Christopher McDonald, Rachael Leigh Cook, Stanley Tucci | United States | [16]
Eko eko azaraku III | Katsuhito Ueno | Hinako Saeki, Cho Bang-ho, Chika Fujimura | Japan | [17]
Event Horizon | Paul W. S. Anderson | Laurence Fishburne, Sam Neill, Kathleen Quinlan, Joely Richardson | United States | Science fiction horror[18]
Fever Lake | Rafe M. Portilo | Corey Haim, Mario López, Bo Hopkins | United States | [19]
Gut-Pile | Jerry O'Sullivan | Sasha Graham | United States | [20]
The Haunted Sea | Dan Golden | Krista Allen, James Brolin, Joanna Pacula, Don Stroud | United States | [21]
House of Frankenstein | Peter Werner | Andrew Pasdar, Teri Polo, Jorja Fox | United States | [22]
I Know What You Did Last Summer | Jim Gillespie | Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Freddie Prinze, Jr. | United States | [23]
Jack Frost | Michael Cooney | Christopher Allport, Stephen Mendel, F. William Parker | United States | Horror comedy[24]
Kiss the Girls Goodbye | Lee Karaim | Frankie Ray, Stephanie Shaub, Ann O'Leary | United States | [25]
Kokkuri-san | Takahisa Zeze | Ayumi Yamatsu, Rika Furukawa, Moe Ishikawa | Japan | [26]
Les deux orphelines vampires | Jean Rollin | Alexandra Pic, Isabelle Teboul, Bernard Charnacé, Nathalie Perrey | France | [27]
The Manson Family | Jim Van Bebber | Marcelo Games, Marc Pitman, Leslie Orr | United States | [28]
Mimic | Guillermo del Toro | Mira Sorvino, Jeremy Northam, Josh Brolin, Charles S. Dutton, Giancarlo Giannini, F. Murray Abraham | United States | Science fiction horror[29]
The Necro Files | Matt Jaissle | Gary Browning, Steve Sheppard, Isaac Cooper | United States | Horror comedy[30]
The Night Flier | Mark Pavia | Miguel Ferrer, Julie Entwisle, Dan Monahan | United States | [31]
Night of the Demons III | Jimmy Kaufman | Joel Gordon, Richard Jutras, Vlasta Vrána | Canada
United States | [32]
Nightwatch | Ole Bornedal | Ewan McGregor, Patricia Arquette, Nick Nolte, Josh Brolin | United States | Film remake[33]
The Nurse | Robert Malenfant | Lisa Zane, Janet Gunn, John Stockwell | United States | [34]
Office Killer | Cindy Sherman | Carol Kane, David Thornton, Molly Ringwald, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Barbara Sukowa | United States | Horror comedy[35]
Premutos: The Fallen Angel | Olaf Ittenbach | Fidelis Atuma, Christopher Stacey, Andre Stryi | Germany | [36]
Quicksilver Highway | Mick Garris | Christopher Lloyd, Matt Frewer | United States | Television film[37]
The Relic | Peter Hyams | Penelope Ann Miller, Tom Sizemore, Linda Hunt | United States | [38]
Scream 2 | Wes Craven | David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox | United States | [39]
Shopping for Fangs | Quentin Lee, Justin Lin | Jeanne Chinn, Clint Jung, Peggy Ahn | Canada
United States | Horror comedy[40]
Skeletons | David DeCoteau | Christopher Plummer, Dee Wallace, Ron Silver | United States | [41]
Sorceress II: The Temptress | Richard Styles | Julie Strain, Greg Wrangler, Sandahl Bergman | United States | [42]
Spawn | Mark A.Z. Dippé | Michael Jai White, John Leguizamo, Martin Sheen | United States | Action horror[43]
Troublesome Night | Steve Cheng, Victor Tam, Herman Yau | Simon Lui, Louis Koo, Allen Ting, Ada Choi, Teresa Mak, Law Lan | Hong Kong | Horror comedy[44]
Troublesome Night 2 | Herman Yau | Simon Lui, Louis Koo, Allen Ting, Chin Kar Lok | Hong Kong | Horror comedy[45]
Trucks | Chris Thomson | Timothy Busfield, Brenda Bakke, Brendan Fletcher | United States
Canada | Television film[46]
Twists of Terror | Douglas Jackson | Jennifer Rubin, Françoise Robertson, Nick Mancuso, Joseph Ziegler | Canada | Television film[47]
The Killing Jar | Evan Crooke | Brett Cullen, Tamlyn Tomita, Wes Studi, Xander Berkley | United States | [48]
The Ugly | Scott Reynolds | Paolo Rotondo, Rebecca Hobbs, Jennifer Ward-Lealand | New Zealand | [49]
Wax Mask | Sergio Stivaletti | Romina Mondello, Robert Hossein | Italy | [50]
Wishmaster | Robert Kurtzman | Tammy Lauren, Andrew Divoff, Robert Englund | United States | [51]
Witchcraft IX: Bitter Flesh | Michael Paul Girard | Alyssa Lobit, Mikul Robins, Christian Malmin | United States | [52]

## References

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1. ^ "Aberration (1997) - Tim Boxell | Synopsis, Movie Info, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie". All Movie.
2. ^ "An American Vampire Story (1997) - Luis Esteban | Synopsis, Movie Info, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie". All Movie.
3. ^ Buchanan, Jason. "Alien Resurrection". Allmovie. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
4. ^ Stewart, Bhob. "An American Werewolf in Paris". Allmovie. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
5. ^ Deming, Mark. "Anaconda". Allmovie. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
6. ^ Dillard, Brian J. "Bleeders". Allmovie. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
7. ^ "The Bloody Ape". Allmovie. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
8. ^ Firsching, Robert. "Breeders". Allmovie. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
9. ^ Erlewine, Iotis. "Campfire Tales". Allmovie. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
10. ^ Deming, Mark. "Creeps". Allmovie. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
11. ^ "Cube (1997) - Vincenzo Natali | Synopsis, Movie Info, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" - via www.allmovie.com.
12. ^ "Cupid (1997) - Doug Campbell | Synopsis, Movie Info, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" - via www.allmovie.com.
13. ^ "Cure (1997) - Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Synopsis, Movie Info, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" - via www.allmovie.com.
14. ^ Stewart, Bhob. "Devil's Advocate". Allmovie. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
15. ^ "The Devil's Child (1997) - Bobby Roth | Synopsis, Movie Info, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" - via www.allmovie.com.
16. ^ "The Eighteenth Angel (1997) - William Bindley | Synopsis, Movie Info, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" - via www.allmovie.com.
17. ^ Buchanan, Jason. "Eko eko azaraku 3". Allmovie. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
18. ^ Deming, Mark. "Event Horizon". Allmovie. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
19. ^ "Fever Lake (1997) - Rafe M. Portilo | Synopsis, Movie Info, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" - via www.allmovie.com.
20. ^ Buchanan, Jason. "Gut-Pile". Allmovie. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
21. ^ The Haunted Sea (1997) - Dan Golden | Synopsis, Movie Info, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie. Retrieved July 28, 2025 - via www.allmovie.com.
22. ^ Deming, Mark. "House of Frankenstein 1997". Allmovie. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
23. ^ Stewart, Bhob. "I Know What You Did Last Summer". Allmovie. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
24. ^ "Jack Frost (1997) - Michael Cooney | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".
25. ^ "Kiss the Girls Goodbye (1997) - Lee Karaim | Synopsis, Movie Info, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" - via www.allmovie.com.
26. ^ "Kokkuri (1997) - Takahisa Zeze | Synopsis, Movie Info, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" - via www.allmovie.com.
27. ^ "Two Orphan Vampires (1997)". All Movie.
28. ^ "The Manson Family (1997) - Jim Van Bebber | Synopsis, Movie Info, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" - via www.allmovie.com.
29. ^ Deming, Mark. "Mimic". Allmovie. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
30. ^ "The Necro Files (1997) - Matt Jaissle | Synopsis, Movie Info, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" - via www.allmovie.com.
31. ^ "The Night Flier (1997) - Mark Pavia | Synopsis, Movie Info, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" - via www.allmovie.com.
32. ^ Erlewine, Iotis. "Night of the Demons III". Allmovie. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
33. ^ "Nightwatch (1997) - Ole Bornedal | Synopsis, Movie Info, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" - via www.allmovie.com.
34. ^ "The Nurse (1997) - Robert Malenfant | Synopsis, Movie Info, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" - via www.allmovie.com.
35. ^ "Office Killer (1997) - Cindy Sherman | Synopsis, Movie Info, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" - via www.allmovie.com.
36. ^ Deming, Mark. "Premutos – Der gefallene Engel". Allmovie. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
37. ^ Olthuis, Andrew. "Quicksilver Highway". Allmovie. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
38. ^ Williams, Karl. "The Relic". Allmovie. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
39. ^ Tobey, Matthew. "Scream 2". Allmovie. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
40. ^ Williams, Karl. "Shopping for Fangs". Allmovie. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
41. ^ "Skeletons (1997) - David DeCoteau | Synopsis, Movie Info, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" - via www.allmovie.com.
42. ^ "Sorceress II: The Temptress (1997) - Richard Styles | Synopsis, Movie Info, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" - via www.allmovie.com.
43. ^ "Spawn (1997) - Mark A.Z. Dippe | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".
44. ^ "Troublesome Night (1997) - Long-Cheung Tam, Wai-Man Cheng, Herman Yau | Synopsis, Movie Info, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" - via www.allmovie.com.
45. ^ "Troublesome Night 2 (1997) - Herman Yau | Synopsis, Movie Info, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" - via www.allmovie.com.
46. ^ Brennan, Sandra. "Trucks". Allmovie. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
47. ^ "Twists of Terror (1997) - Douglas Jackson | Synopsis, Movie Info, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" - via www.allmovie.com.
48. ^ "The Killing Jar (1997) - Evan Crooke | Synopsis, Movie Info, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" - via www.allmovie.com.
49. ^ Brennan, Sandra. "The Ugly". Allmovie. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
50. ^ Roberto Chiti; Enrico Lancia; Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I Film. Gremese Editore, 2002.
51. ^ Betzold, Michael. "Wishmaster". Allmovie. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
52. ^ Erlewine, Iotis. "Witchcraft IX: Bitter Flesh". Allmovie. Retrieved November 29, 2011.

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