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A list of horror films released in 1974.
| Title | Director(s) | Cast | Country | Notes | Ref. |
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| Abby | William Girdler | William Marshall, Carol Speed, Terry Carter | United States | ||
| The Antichrist | Alberto De Martino | Mel Ferrer, Arthur Kennedy, Carla Gravina, George Coulouris | Italy | ||
| Bad Ronald | Buzz Kulik | Scott Jacoby, Pippa Scott, John Larch, Dabney Coleman, Kim Hunter | United States | Television film | |
| The Bat People | Jerry Jameson | Robert Berk, Paul Carr | United States | ||
| The Beast Must Die | Paul Annett | Peter Cushing, Michael Gambon, Tom Chadbon | United Kingdom | ||
| Beyond the Door | Ovidio G. Assonitis | Juliet Mills, Gabriele Lavia, Richard Johnson | Italy | Alternative title(s)
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| Black Christmas | Bob Clark | Olivia Hussey, Margot Kidder | Canada | ||
| Blood for Dracula | Paul Morrissey | Joe Dallesandro, Udo Kier, Vittorio De Sica | United States | ||
| The Bloody Exorcism of Coffin Joe | José Mojica Marins | José Mojica Marins | Brazil | ||
| Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll | Carlos Aured | Paul Naschy, Diana Lorys, Maria Perschy | Spain | Alternative title(s)
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| Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter | Brian Clemens | Horst Janson, Shane Briant, Caroline Munro | United Kingdom | Alternative title(s)
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| The Cars That Ate Paris | Peter Weir | John Meillon, Terry Camilleri, Chris Haywood | Australia | ||
| Chosen Survivors | Sutton Roley | Jackie Cooper, Alex Cord, Richard Jaeckel | United States Mexico |
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| 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)
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| The Demoniacs | Jean Rollin | Joëlle Coeur, John Rico, Willy Braque | France | ||
| Deranged | Jeff Gillen, Alan Ormsby | Roberts Blossom, Cosette Lee | United States | ||
| The Devil's Plaything | Joseph W. Sarno | Marie Forså, Nadia Henkowa, Flavia Keyt | Sweden Switzerland West Germany |
Alternate title: Vampire Ecstasy | |
| Don't Open the Door! | S. F. Brownrigg | Susan Bracken, Annabelle Weenick, Jeffrey Swann | United States | Alternative title(s)
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| The Eerie Midnight Horror Show | Mario Gariazzo | Stella Carnacina, Chris Avram, Ivan Rassimov | Italy | Alternative title(s)
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| Exorcismo | Joan Bosch | Paul Naschy | Spain | ||
| Flavia: Heretic Priestess | Gianfranco Mingozzi | Anthony Higgins, Florinda Bolkan, Claudio Cassinelli | France Italy |
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| Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell | Terence Fisher | Peter Cushing, Shane Briant, Madeline Smith | United Kingdom | ||
| Frightmare | Pete Walker | Kim Butcher, Fiona Curzon | United Kingdom | ||
| From Beyond the Grave | Kevin Connor | David Warner, Nyree Dawn Porter, Donald Pleasence | United Kingdom | ||
| The Gardener | James H. Kay | Joe Dallesandro, Katharine Houghton | United States | Alternative title(s)
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| The Ghost Galleon | Amando De Ossorio | Manuel de Blas, Blanca Estrada | Spain | Alternative title(s)
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| The Hand That Feeds the Dead | Sergio Garrone, Yilmaz Duru | Carmen Silva, Klaus Kinski, Ayhan Işık | Italy | ||
| Horror High | Larry N. Stouffer | Austin Stoker, Rosie Holotik, Pat Cardi | United States | ||
| The House of Seven Corpses | Paul Harrison | John Ireland, Faith Domergue, John Carradine | United States | ||
| The House on Skull Mountain | Ron Honthaner | Mary J. Todd McKenzie, Ella Woods | United States | ||
| House of Whipcord | Pete Walker | Patrick Barr, Ray Brooks | United Kingdom | ||
| Impulse | William Grefe | William Shatner, Ruth Roman, Harold Sakata | United States | Alternative title(s)
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| The Infernal Trio | Francis Girod | Michel Piccoli, Romy Schneider, Mascha Gonska, Philippe Brizard | France Italy West Germany |
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| It's Alive! | Larry Cohen | John P. Ryan, Sharon Farrell, Andrew Duggan | United States | ||
| Killdozer! | Jerry London | Carl Betz, Neville Brand | United States | Television film | |
| The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires | Roy Ward Baker | David Chang, Peter Cushing, Shih Szu | United Kingdom Hong Kong |
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| Let Sleeping Corpses Lie | Jorge Grau | Cristina Galbó, José Lifante, Fernando Hilbeck | Italy Spain |
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| Lisa and the Devil | Mario Bava | Telly Savalas, Elke Sommer | Italy Spain West Germany |
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| Lisa, Lisa | Frederick R. Friedel | Leslie Lee, Jack Canon, Ray Green | United States | Alternative title(s)
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| Lorna the Exorcist | Jesús Franco | Pamela Stanford, Guy Delorme, Lina Romay | France | ||
| Lucifer's Women | Paul Aratow | Larry Hankin, Jane Brunel-Cohen, Norman Pierce | United States | Alternative title(s)
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| Madeleine: Anatomy of a Nightmare | Roberto Mauri | Camille Keaton, Riccardo Salvino | Italy | ||
| Madhouse | Jim Clark | Vincent Price, Natasha Pyne, Peter Cushing | United Kingdom | ||
| Moonchild | Alan Gadney | Victor Buono, Janet Landgard, John Carradine | United States | ||
| Night of the Sorcerers | Amando De Ossorio | Simón Andreu, Kali Hansa | Spain | ||
| Nude for Satan | Luigi Batzella | Rita Calderoni, Renato Lupi, Barbara Lay | Italy | ||
| People Toys | Sean MacGregor | Sorrell Booke, Joan McCall | United States | Alternative title(s)
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| Persecution | Dan Chaffey | Lana Turner, Olga Georges-Picot, Shelagh Fraser | United Kingdom | Alternative title(s)
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| Seizure | Oliver Stone | Roger DeKoven | United States | ||
| Shanks | William Castle | Marcel Marceau, Tsilla Chelton, Philippe Clay | United States | ||
| Sugar Hill | Paul Maslansky | Marki Bey, Robert Quarry, Don Pedro Colley | United States | Alternative title(s)
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| Symptoms | José Ramón Larraz | Angela Pleasence, Lorna Heilbron, Peter Vaughan | United Kingdom | Alternative title(s)
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| The Texas Chain Saw Massacre | Tobe Hooper | Marilyn Burns, Gunnar Hansen, Allen Danziger | United States | ||
| The Thirsty Dead | Terry Becker | Judith McConnell, Vic Diaz, Jennifer Billingsley | Philippines United States |
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| Vampyres | José Ramón Larraz | Anulka Dziubinska, Karl Lanchbury, Bessie Love | United Kingdom | ||
| Voodoo Black Exorcist | Mañuel Cano | Eva Leon, Aldo Sambrell | Spain |
References
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- Fountain, Clarke. "The Antichrist". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
- Deal 2007, pp. 8–9.
- Binion, Cavett. "The Bat People". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- Hardy 1995, p. 288.
- Paul 2015, p. 327.
- Muir 2007, p. 313.
- Muir 2007, pp. 309–310.
- Hardy 1995, p. 291.
- Brennan, Sandra. "House of Psychotic Women". AllMovie. Archived from the original on January 17, 2020.
- Binion, Cavett. "Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter". Allmovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- Muir 2007, p. 316.
- Pitts 2014, pp. 34–35.
- Dendle 2010, pp. 53–54.
- Seibert, Perry. "The Devil's Plaything". Allmovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
- Loomis, Daryl. "Demoniacs". DVD Verdict. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
- Seibert, Perry. "The Devil's Plaything". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
- Albright 2012, p. 300.
- Hardy 1995, p. 295.
- Binion, Cavett. "Exorcismo". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
- Erlewine, Iotis. "Flavia the Heretic". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
- Erickson, Hal. "Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- Firsching, Robert. "Frightmare". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- Erickson, Hal. "From Beyond the Grave". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- Hardy 1995, p. 274.
- Binion, Cavett. "The Ghost Galleon". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- Buchanan, Jason. "Evil Face". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
- Erickson, Hal. "Twisted Brain". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
- Hardy 1995, p. 293.
- Binion, Cavett. "The House on Skull Mountain". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- Ankeny, Jason. "House of Whipcord". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
- "Impulse (1974)". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on January 17, 2020.
- "Le Trio infernal". AllMovie. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
- Binion, Cavett. "It's Alive!". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- Deal 2007, p. 92.
- Young 2000, p. 351.
- Brennan, Sandra. "Let Sleeping Corpses Lie". Allmovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
- Curti, Roberto (2017). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1970–1979. McFarland. ISBN 1476629609.
- Erickson, Hal. "Axe". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
- Shipka 2011, p. 210.
- "Lucifer's Women (1974)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on November 6, 2020.
- Young 2000, p. 373.
- "Moonchild". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Los Angeles: American Film Institute. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
- Brennan, Sandra. "Night of the Sorcerers". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- Deming, Mark. "Nude for Satan". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
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- Dendle 2010, p. 157.
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- Hassen, Kristie. "The Thirsty Dead". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- Muir 2007, p. 339.
- Erickson, Hal. "Voodoo Black Exorcist". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
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: 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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