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List of horror films of 1978

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Alist of horror films released in 1978.

Title	Director(s)	Cast	Country	Notes	Ref.
Are You in the House Alone?	Walter Grauman	Dennis Quaid, Blythe Danner, Alan Fudge	United States	Television film	^[1]
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!	John de Bello	David Miller, George Wilson, Sharon Taylor	United States		^[2]
The Bees	Alfredo Zacarías	John Saxon, John Carradine, Angel Tompkins	Mexico
The Bermuda Triangle	René Cardona, Jr.	John Huston, Andrés García, Gloria Guida	Mexico		^[3]
Blue Sunshine	Jeff Lieberman	Zalman King, Robert Walden, Mark Goddard	United States		^[4]
Coma	Michael Crichton	Geneviève Bujold, Michael Douglas, Elizabeth Ashley	United States		^[5]
The Comeback	Pete Walker	Jack Jones, Pamela Stephenson, David F. Doyle	United Kingdom		^[6]
Damien: Omen II	Don Taylor	William Holden, Lee Grant, Jonathan Scott-Taylor	United States		^[7]
Dawn of the Dead	George A. Romero	David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott H. Reiniger, Gaylen Ross	Italy United States		^[8]
Deathmoon	Bruce Kessler	Joe Penny, Barbara Trentham, Branscombe Richmond	United Kingdom United States	Television film	^[9]
The Evil	Gus Trikonis	Richard Crenna, Joanna Pettet, Andrew Prine	United States		^[10]
Eyes of Laura Mars	Irvin Kershner	Faye Dunaway, Tommy Lee Jones	United States		^[11]
The Fury	Brian DePalma	Kirk Douglas, Amy Irving, Andrew Stevens, John Cassavetes, Daryl Hannah	United States		^[12]
The Grapes of Death	Jean Rollin	Marie-Georges Pascal, Serge Marquand, Felix Marten	France Cameroon		^[13]
Halloween	John Carpenter	Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, Nick Castle, Nancy Kyes	United States		^[14]
I Spit on Your Grave	Meir Zarchi	Camille Keaton, Eron Tabor, Richard Pace	United States		^[15]
The Initiation of Sarah	Robert Day	Shelley Winters, Talia Balsam, Morgan Brittany	United States		^[16]
Invasion of the Body Snatchers	Philip Kaufman	Donald Sutherland, Leonard Nimoy, Art Hindle	United States		^[17]
It Lives Again	Larry Cohen	Frederic Forrest, Kathleen Lloyd	United States		^[18]
Jaws 2	Jeannot Szwarc	Roy Scheider, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton	United States		^[19]
Jennifer	Brice Mack	Lisa Pelikan, Bert Convy, Nina Foch, John Gavin	United States		^[20]
The Last House on the Beach	Franco Prosperi	Florinda Bolkan, Ray Lovelock, Sherry Buchanan	Italy		^[21]
The Legacy	Richard Marquand	Katharine Ross, Sam Elliott, Hildegarde Neil	United States United Kingdom		^[22]
Long Weekend	Colin Eggleston	John Hargreaves, Briony Behets	Australia		^[23]
Magic	Richard Attenborough	Anthony Hopkins, Ann-Margret, Burgess Meredith	United States		^[24]
The Manitou	William Girdler	Tony Curtis, Michael Ansara, Susan Strasberg	United States		^[25]
Mardi Gras Massacre	Jack Weis	Curt Dawson, Gwen Arment, William Metzo	United States		^[26]
Martin	George A. Romero	John Amplas, Tom Savini, Elyane Nadeau	United States		^[27]
Mirrors	Noel Black	Kitty Winn, Peter Donat, William Swetland	United States	Alternative title(s) Marianne	^[28]
Nurse Sherri	Al Adamson	Geoffrey Land, Jill Jacobson, Marilyn Joi	United States	Alternative title(s) Beyond the Living Black Voodoo Hands of Death Hospital of Terror Killer's Curse The Possession of Nurse Sherri	^[29]
Patrick	Richard Franklin	Susan Penhaligon, Robert Helpmann	Australia		^[30]
Piranha	Joe Dante	Bradford Dillman, Heather Menzies, Belinda Balaski	United States		^[31]
The Redeemer: Son of Satan	Constantine S. Gochis	T.G. Finkbinder, Jeanetta Arnette	United States	Alternative title(s) Class Reunion Massacre	^[32]
The Shout	Jerzy Skolimowski	Susannah York, Alan Bates, John Hurt	United Kingdom		^[22]
Someone's Watching Me!	John Carpenter	Lauren Hutton, David Birney, Adrienne Barbeau	United States	Television film	^[33]
Spawn of the Slithis	Stephen Traxler	Judy Motulsky, J.C. Claire, Mello Alexandria	United States	Alternative title(s) Slithis	^[34]
Stranger in Our House	Wes Craven	Linda Blair, Lee Purcell, Jeremy Slate	United States	Television film Alternative title(s) Summer of Fear	^[35]
The Swarm	Irwin Allen	Michael Caine, Katherine Ross, Henry Fonda, Olivia de Havilland, Patty Duke, Lee Grant	United States		^[36]
Terror	Norman J. Warren	Tricia Walsh, Sarah Keller, Glynis Barber	United Kingdom		^[37]
The Toolbox Murders	Dennis Donnelly	Cameron Mitchell, Tim Donnelly, Pamelyn Ferdin	United States		^[37]

References[edit]

^ "Are You in the House Alone?". AllMovie. Retrieved January 17, 2020.

^ Firsching, Robert. "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.

^ Guarisco, Donald. "The Bermuda Triangle". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.

^ Deming, Mark. "Blue Sunshine". Allmovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.

^ Muir 2007, p. 518.

^ Binion, Cavett. "The Comeback". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.

^ Muir 2007, p. 523.

^ Young 2000, p. 136.

^ Young 2000, p. 146.

^ Binion, Cavett. "The Evil". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.

^ Muir 2007, pp. 528–529.

^ Bozzola, Lucia. "The Fury". Allmovie. Retrieved May 22, 2023.

^ Firsching, Robert. "The Grapes of Death". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.

^ Muir 2007, p. 535.

^ Hardy 1995, pp. 329–30.

^ Ankeny, Jason. "The Initiation of Sarah". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.

^ Muir 2007, p. 544.

^ Muir 2007, p. 550.

^ Muir 2007, p. 553.

^ Muir 2007, p. 556.

^ Firsching, Robert. "La Settima donna". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.

^ ^a ^b Chibnall & Petley 2002, p. 226.

^ Armstrong, Derek. "Long Weekend". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.

^ Muir 2007, p. 561.

^ Muir 2007, p. 564.

^ Rockoff 2002, p. 167.

^ Binion, Cavett. "Martin". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.

^ Buchanan, Jason. "Mirrors". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.

^ Binion, Cavett. "Beyond the Living (1978)". AllMovie. Retrieved January 19, 2020.

^ Muir 2007, p. 568.

^ Muir 2007, p. 571.

^ Young 2000, p. 515.

^ Young 2000, p. 140.

^ Erlewine, Iotis. "Spawn of the Slithis". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.

^ Deal 2007, pp. 169, 174.

^ Dillard, Brian. "The Swarm". Allmovie. Retrieved May 22, 2022.

^ ^a ^b Hardy 1995, p. 332.

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