List of horror films of 1979

A list 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]
The Dark	John Cardos	William Devane, Cathy Lee Crosby, Richard Jaeckel	United States		^[7]
Dominique	Michael Anderson	Cliff Robertson, Jean Simmons, Jenny Agutter	United Kingdom	Alternative title(s) Dominique is Dead	^[8]
Dracula	John Badham	Frank Langella, Laurence Olivier, Donald Pleasence	United Kingdom United States		^[9]
The Driller Killer	Abel Ferrara	Jimmy Laine, Carolyn Marz, Baybi Day	United States		^[10]
The Evictors	Charles B. Pierce	Vic Morrow, Michael Parks, Jessica Harper	United States		^[11]
Fascination	Jean Rollin	Franca Mai, Brigitte Lahaie, Jean-Marie Lemaire	France		^[12]
Human Experiments	Gregory Goodell	Ellen Travolta, Linda Haynes	United States	Alternative title(s) Beyond The Gate Women In Prison	^[13]
Killer Fish	Antonio Margheriti	Lee Majors, Marisa Berenson, Karen Black	Brazil Italy United Kingdom United States		^[14]
Murder by Decree	Bob Clark	Christopher Plummer, Donald Sutherland, John Gielgud	United Kingdom		^[15]
Nightwing	Arthur Hiller	Nick Mancuso, David Warner, Kathryn Harrold	United States		^[16]
Nosferatu the Vampyre	Werner Herzog	Klaus Kinski, Isabelle Adjani	West Germany France		^[17]
Phantasm	Don Coscarelli	A. Michael Baldwin, Bill Thornbury, Reggie Bannister	United States		^[18]
Prophecy	John Frankenheimer	Talia Shire, Robert Foxworth, Armand Assante	United States		^[19]
Screams of a Winter Night	James L. Wilson	Matt Borel, Gil Glasgow, Patrick Byers	United States		^[20]
The Silent Scream	Denny Harris	Rebecca Balding, Barbara Steele, Yvonne De Carlo	United States		^[21]
Thirst	Rod Hardy	Chantal Contouri, David Hemmings, Henry Silva	Australia		^[22]
Tourist Trap	David Schmoeller	Chuck Connors, Jocelyn Jones, Tanya Roberts	United States		^[23]
Up From the Depths	Charles B. Griffith	Sam Bottoms, Susanne Reed, Virgil Frye	Philippines United States		^[24]
The Visitor	Giulio Paradisi	Paige Conner, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Franco Nero	Italy United States		^[25]
When a Stranger Calls	Fred Walton	Carol Kane, Colleen Dewhurst, Charles Durning	United States		^[26]
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	^[27]
Zombie Holocaust	Francesco Martino	Ian McCulloch, Alexandra Cole, Sherry Buchanan	Italy		^[28]

References

^ 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.
^ "The Dark (1979)". AllMovie.
^ 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

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.

External links

Horror films of 1979 on Internet Movie Database

[FOOTNOTEMuir2007580-1] Muir 2007, p. 580.

[FOOTNOTEMuir2007586-2] Muir 2007, p. 586.

[3] Firsching, Robert. "Tenshi No Harawata Akai Kyoshitsu". AllMovie. Retrieved January 24, 2012.

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

[FOOTNOTEMuir2007589-5] Muir 2007, p. 589.

[6] Fountain, Clarke. "The Butterfly Murders". AllMovie. Retrieved January 24, 2012.

[7] "The Dark (1979)". AllMovie.

[FOOTNOTEMuir2007526-8] Muir 2007, p. 526.

[FOOTNOTEMuir2007598-9] Muir 2007, p. 598.

[FOOTNOTEHardy1995335-10] Hardy 1995, p. 335.

[FOOTNOTEAlbright2012177-11] Albright 2012, p. 177.

[12] Firsching, Robert. "Fascination". AllMovie. Retrieved January 24, 2012.

[13] Ankeny, Jason. "Human Experiments". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.

[14] Blaise, Judd. "Killer Fish". AllMovie. Retrieved January 23, 2012.

[FOOTNOTEChibnallPetley2002227-15] Chibnall & Petley 2002, p. 227.

[FOOTNOTEMuir2007602-16] Muir 2007, p. 602.

[FOOTNOTEMuir2007605-17] Muir 2007, p. 605.

[FOOTNOTEMuir2007609-18] Muir 2007, p. 609.

[FOOTNOTEMuir2007613-19] Muir 2007, p. 613.

[FOOTNOTEThrower200756-20] Thrower 2007, p. 56.

[FOOTNOTENowell2011137-21] Nowell 2011, p. 137.

[22] Mannikka, Eleanor. "Thirst". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.

[FOOTNOTEMuir2007617-23] Muir 2007, p. 617.

[24] Fountain, Clarke. "Up From the Depths". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.

[FOOTNOTEYoung2000-25] Young 2000.

[FOOTNOTEHardy1995340-26] Hardy 1995, p. 340.

[FOOTNOTEMuir2007624-27] Muir 2007, p. 624.

[28] Binion, Cavett. "Zombie Holocaust". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.

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