With an average IMDb score of 6.5 from over 12 horror movies released in 1979 you could say it was actually a pretty good year for horror movies. Sure there were some duds (The Driller Killer, The Silent Scream), but we also got some real gems like Alien (1979) and Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979) to name just a few. As horror fans we've come to expect a wide ranging degree of quality from our vice but in 1979 we did pretty good.So grab some snacks and a drink (and maybe something to hide behind) and check out reviews, ratings and trailers for the 1979 - Top 20 Horror Movies ranked by IMDb.
1979 - Top 20 Horror Movies
1
Alien
Year: 1979
Released: 22 Jun 1979 |
Director: Ridley Scott
The plot
The commercial vessel Nostromo receives a distress call from an unexplored planet. After searching for survivors, the crew... [read more]
8.5
2
Nosferatu the Vampyre
Year: 1979
Released: 17 Jan 1979 |
Director: Werner Herzog
The plot
Jonathan and Lucy live in Wismar and the Count wants a house there. Varna is a port on the Black Sea, close to Dracula's... [read more]
7.6
3
The Brood
Year: 1979
Released: 25 May 1979 |
Director: David Cronenberg
The plot
A man tries to uncover an unconventional psychologist's therapy techniques on his institutionalized wife, amidst a series of... [read more]
6.9
4
Phantasm
Year: 1979
Released: 28 Mar 1979 |
Director: Don Coscarelli
The plot
A young boy and his friends face off against a mysterious grave robber known only as the Tall Man, who keeps a mysterious... [read more]
6.9
5
Zombie
Year: 1979
Released: 18 Jul 1980 |
Director: Lucio Fulci
The plot
Strangers looking for a woman's father arrive at a tropical island where a doctor desperately searches for the cause and... [read more]
6.9
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