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List of horror films of 1979

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Alist of horror films released in 1979.

Title	Director(s)	Cast	Country	Notes	Ref.
Alien	Ridley Scott	Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright	United Kingdom United States		^[1]
The Amityville Horror	Stuart Rosenberg	James Brolin, Margot Kidder, Rod Steiger	United States		^[2]
Angel Guts: Red Classroom	Chūsei Sone		Japan		^[3]
Beyond the Darkness	Joe D'Amato	Cinzia Monreale	Italy
Bloodrage	Joseph Zito	Ian Scott, Judith-Marie Bergan	United States	Alternative title(s) Never Pick Up a Stranger	^[4]
Bog	Don Keeslar	Gloria DeHaven, Aldo Ray	United States
The Brood	David Cronenberg	Oliver Reed, Samantha Eggar	Canada		^[5]
The Butterfly Murders	Tsui Hark	Lau Siu-Ming, Eddy Ko	Hong Kong		^[6]
Dominique	Michael Anderson	Cliff Robertson, Jean Simmons, Jenny Agutter	United Kingdom	Alternative title(s) Dominique is Dead	^[7]
Dracula	John Badham	Frank Langella, Laurence Olivier, Donald Pleasence	United Kingdom United States		^[8]
The Driller Killer	Abel Ferrara	Jimmy Laine, Carolyn Marz, Baybi Day	United States		^[9]
The Evictors	Charles B. Pierce	Vic Morrow, Michael Parks, Jessica Harper	United States		^[10]
Fascination	Jean Rollin	Franca Mai, Brigitte Lahaie, Jean-Marie Lemaire	France		^[11]
Human Experiments	Gregory Goodell	Ellen Travolta, Linda Haynes	United States	Alternative title(s) Beyond The Gate Women In Prison	^[12]
Killer Fish	Antonio Margheriti	Lee Majors, Marisa Berenson, Karen Black	Brazil Italy United Kingdom United States		^[13]
Murder by Decree	Bob Clark	Christopher Plummer, Donald Sutherland, John Gielgud	United Kingdom		^[14]
Nightwing	Arthur Hiller	Nick Mancuso, David Warner, Kathryn Harrold	United States		^[15]
Nosferatu the Vampyre	Werner Herzog	Klaus Kinski, Isabelle Adjani	West Germany France		^[16]
Phantasm	Don Coscarelli	A. Michael Baldwin, Bill Thornbury, Reggie Bannister	United States		^[17]
Prophecy	John Frankenheimer	Talia Shire, Robert Foxworth, Armand Assante	United States		^[18]
Screams of a Winter Night	James L. Wilson	Matt Borel, Gil Glasgow, Patrick Byers	United States		^[19]
The Silent Scream	Denny Harris	Rebecca Balding, Barbara Steele, Yvonne De Carlo	United States		^[20]
Thirst	Rod Hardy	Chantal Contouri, David Hemmings, Henry Silva	Australia		^[21]
Tourist Trap	David Schmoeller	Chuck Connors, Jocelyn Jones, Tanya Roberts	United States		^[22]
Up From the Depths	Charles B. Griffith	Sam Bottoms, Susanne Reed, Virgil Frye	Philippines United States		^[23]
The Visitor	Giulio Paradisi	Paige Conner, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Franco Nero	Italy United States		^[24]
When a Stranger Calls	Fred Walton	Carol Kane, Colleen Dewhurst, Charles Durning	United States		^[25]
Wolfman	Worth Keeter	Earl Owensby, Kristina Reynolds, Julian Morton	United States
Zombi 2	Lucio Fulci	Tisa Farrow, Ian McCulloch, Richard Johnson	Italy	Alternative title(s) Zombie Island of the Living Dead Zombie 2: The Dead Are Among Us Zombie Flesh Eaters	^[26]
Zombie Holocaust	Francesco Martino	Ian McCulloch, Alexandra Cole, Sherry Buchanan	Italy		^[27]

References[edit]

^ Muir 2007, p. 580.

^ Muir 2007, p. 586.

^ Firsching, Robert. "Tenshi No Harawata Akai Kyoshitsu". AllMovie. Retrieved January 24, 2012.

^ "Never Pick Up a Stranger". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on January 17, 2020.

^ Muir 2007, p. 589.

^ Fountain, Clarke. "The Butterfly Murders". AllMovie. Retrieved January 24, 2012.

^ Muir 2007, p. 526.

^ Muir 2007, p. 598.

^ Hardy 1995, p. 335.

^ Albright 2012, p. 177.

^ Firsching, Robert. "Fascination". AllMovie. Retrieved January 24, 2012.

^ Ankeny, Jason. "Human Experiments". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.

^ Blaise, Judd. "Killer Fish". AllMovie. Retrieved January 23, 2012.

^ Chibnall & Petley 2002, p. 227.

^ Muir 2007, p. 602.

^ Muir 2007, p. 605.

^ Muir 2007, p. 609.

^ Muir 2007, p. 613.

^ Thrower 2007, p. 56.

^ Nowell 2011, p. 137.

^ Mannikka, Eleanor. "Thirst". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.

^ Muir 2007, p. 617.

^ Fountain, Clarke. "Up From the Depths". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.

^ Young 2000.

^ Hardy 1995, p. 340.

^ Muir 2007, p. 624.

^ Binion, Cavett. "Zombie Holocaust". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.

Sources[edit]

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.

Browning, John Edgar (2010). Dracula in Visual Media: Film, Television, Comic Book and Electronic Game Appearances, 1921–2010. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3365-0.

Chibnall, Steve; Petley, Julian, eds. (2002). British Horror Cinema. New York City, New York: 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.

Hardy, Phil, ed. (1995). The Overlook Film Encyclopedia. Vol. 3. Overlook Press. ISBN 0-87951-624-0.

Hirschhorn, Clive (2000). The Universal Story. London, England: Hamlyn. ISBN 978-0-600-59736-0.

Hutchings, Peter (2009). The A to Z of Horror Cinema. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-810-87050-5.

Meyers, Ric (2011) [1983]. For One Week Only: The World of Exploitation Films. Guildford, Connecticut: Emery Books. ISBN 978-0-979-99893-5.

Muir, John Kenneth (2007). Horror Films of the 1970s. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-49156-8.

Nowell, Richard (2011). Blood Money: A History of the First Teen Slasher Film Cycle. New York City, New York: Continuum. ISBN 978-1-441-18850-2.

Stine, Scott Aaron (2015). The Gorehound's Guide to Splatter Films of the 1960s and 1970s. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-49140-7.

Thrower, Stephen (2007). Nightmare USA: The Untold Story of the Exploitation Independents. London, England: FAB Press. ISBN 978-1-903-25446-2.

Young, R. G. (2000). The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film: Ali Baba to Zombies. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 1-55783-269-2. Retrieved June 29, 2011.