Subgenre Sampler
Horror: 1659 Films to Buy & Rent
Asphyx, The (Horror of Death) (1973)
- Dir. Peter Newbrook
Feat. Robert Stephens, Robert Powell
- Promising 'Victorian' horror set around experiments by a scientist (Stephens) into capturing the 'asphyx' (soul) of a dying person and gaining a…
Candy Snatchers, The (1973)
- Dir. Guerdon Trueblood
Feat. Tiffany Bolling, Ben Piazza
- An unheralded gem of the 70's exploitation 'golden age', this subversive yet taut and surprisingly controlled abduction thriller concerns the brutal…
Carnal Violence (Torso) (1973)
- Dir. Sergio Martino
Feat. Suzy Kendall, John Richardson
- Effective 'giallo' from the obscure but prolific dir. Sergio Martino (whose filmography covers everything from spaghetti westerns to cannibal…
Cauldron Of Death (Ricco) (1973)
- Dir. Tulio DeMicheli
Feat. Christopher Mitchum, Barbara Bouchet, Malisa Longo
- Masquerading as a B–grade horror, this is actually a melodramatic Italian revenge thriller concerning the son of a murdered mobster who is…
Deranged (1973)
- Dir. Alan Ormsby
Feat. Roberts Blossom, Cosette Lee, Leslie Carlson
- Closely modelled on the exploits of Ed Gein (whose notoriety also inspired PSYCHO and THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE), Roberts Blossom is…
Don't Look Now (1973)
- Dir. Nicolas Roeg
Feat. Donald Sutherland, Julie Christie
- After their child drowns, Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie travel to Venice in a doomed attempt to shakes off demons of the past. An iconic…
Dracula (1973)
- Dir. Dan Curtis
Feat. Jack Palance
- Classy 1973 made–for–TV version, starring Jack Palance as a mournful Count.
Exorcist Collection, The (The Exorcist 1,2 & 3) (1973-1990)
- Feat. Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Jason Miller
- The original horror sensation THE EXORCIST and both its interesting sequels in one box–set.
Exorcist, The (1973)
- Dir. William Friedkin
Feat. Linda Blair, Max von Sydow, Ellen Burstyn
- Landmark, influential horror film tells its tale of a child diagnosed with a case of demon–possession in explicit detail. A penetrating sense…
Frankenstein (1973)
- Dir. Glenn Jordan
Feat. Robert Foxworth, Susan Strasberg, Bo Svenson
- Little–known TV dramatisation of the Mary Shelley classic is perhaps the most faithful of all versions in concentrating mostly on the monster's…