Subgenre Sampler
Horror: 1659 Films to Buy & Rent
Cyclone (1978)
- Dir. René Cardona Jr.
Feat. Arthur Kennedy, Carroll Baker, Lionel Stander
- Mexican survival horror with a brutal cyclone pummeling the first 20 minutes of the film, resulting in an airplane crash, and a group of survivors…
Damien: The Omen II (Omen 2) (1978)
- Dir. Don Taylor
Feat. Jonathan Scott-Taylor, William Holden, Lee Grant
- Effective continuation of the story with Damien (chillingly understated by Jonathan Scott–Taylor) now grappling with teenage problems on top of…
Grapes of Death, The (Les Raisins de la Mort) (1978)
- Dir. Jean Rollin
- Eco–thriller set in the French countryside where a dangerous pesticide used in a local vineyard has turned residents into the walking dead.…
Halloween (1978)
- Dir. John Carpenter
Feat. Jamie Lee Curtis
- Landmark horror film is distinguished by direction that gives a constant sense of impending doom, yet provides constant surprises – unlike the…
I Spit On Your Grave (Day of the Woman, aka I Hate Your Guts) (1978)
- Dir. Meir Zarchi
Feat. Camille Keaton, Eron Tabor, Richard Pace…
- Legendary 1970s video nasty in which a feminist writer (Keaton) holidaying in the countryside is menaced and repeatedly raped by four locals, whom…
It Lives Again (It's Alive 2) (1978)
- Dir. Larry Cohen
Feat. Frederic Forrest, Kathleen Lloyd
- Three mutant babies embark on a murderous rampage in this schlocky sequel to Larry Cohen's cult hit, with fangs and claws care of effects supremo…
Magic (1978)
- Dir. Richard Attenborough
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Ann-Margret, Burgess Meredith
- Anthony Hopkins is tormented by his evil ventriloquist dummy in an off–kilter thriller, that misses a little screen magic. Scripted by William…
Piranha (1978)
- Dir. Joe Dante
Feat. Bradford Dillman, Heather Menzies, Kevin McCarthy
- A gag–filled spoof of JAWS and B–Movies from the 1950s. Premium schlock from the pen of John Sayles.
Shout, The (1978)
- Dir. Jerzy Skolimowski
Feat. Alan Bates, John Hurt, Susannah York…
- An intelligent, enigmatic chiller about an asylum inmate with mystical powers who upsets the lives of an avant garde music composer and his wife in…
Slave of the Cannibal God (1978)
- Dir. Sergio Martino
Feat. Ursula Andress, Stacy Keach, Helmut Berger
- A star–studded, big–budget entry in the Italian 'cannibal movie' cycle, with Andress and Keach off to the wilds of New Guinea and the…