Subgenre Sampler
Horror: 1654 Films to Buy & Rent
Death Trap (Eaten Alive) (1976)
- Dir. Tobe Hooper
Feat. Neville Brand, Mel Ferrer, Carolyn Jones
- Dir. Hooper's follow–up to THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, revisits the hillbilly macabre with the simple tale of a hook–armed motelier who…
Deep Red (1976)
- Dir. Dario Argento
Feat. David Hemmings, Daria Nicolodi
- David Hemmings plays a touring pianist in Rome who witnesses the slaying of a psychiatrist. Cat–and–mouse murder mystery is one of the…
Embryo (1976)
- Dir. Ralph Nelson
Feat. Rock Hudson, Barbara Carrera, Diane Ladd…
- Stillborn bio–horror in which Rock Hudson's scientist discovers how to mature a fetus into a human female adult in just a few days, but the…
God Told Me To (Demon) (1976)
- Dir. Larry Cohen
Feat. Tony Lo Bianco, Deborah Raffin, Sandy Dennis…
- This notable yet little known 70s horror is typical of cult director Larry Cohen’s better work (Q, IT’S ALIVE) – tightly written, atmospheric…
King Kong (1976)
- Dir. John Guillermin
Feat. Jessica Lange, Jeff Bridges
- Much–maligned remake of the 1933 classic, is typical De Laurentis fantasy fare – high in concept, broad in character, cardboard in…
Monster Squad (TV Series) (1976)
- Feat. Fred Grandy
- Short–lived kids show has wax museum figures Wolfman, Dracula and Frankenstein come to life to help young mortal Fred Grandy (Gopher from THE…
Omen Pentology Boxset (1976-2006)
- Damian's wrath travels full circle in this 'Pentology' boxset compiling the original OMEN Special Edition, its three sequels, and the 2006 remake.
Omen Trilogy, The (The Omen, The Omen II, The Omen III - The Final Conflict) (1976-1981)
- Dir. Richard Donner, Don Taylor, Graham Baker
Feat. Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, Harvey Stephens…
- After the success of The Exorcist, a serious budget was lavished on this tale of the Anti–Christ as mortal, born into a privileged and powerful…
Omen, The (1976)
- Dir. Richard Donner
Feat. Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, David Warner…
- Beautifully made, prestigious frightener stars Gregory Peck and Lee Remick as American diplomats in London, who become the not–so–proud…
Queen Kong (1976)
- Dir. Frank Agrama
Feat. Robin Askwith
- One of several knock–offs timed to coincide with the 1976 remake of KING KONG, this lamentable spoof imagines a gender reversal on the 'Kong'…