10 Best Horror Films of 1976
Yet another very good year for horror with some fantastic top films. As a matter of fact, this might be one of the most consistently great top ten lists. This is a time in the genre where the high-profile films become classics year after year.
Notable Films sometimes labelled as horror:
Face to Face, Marathon Man, Obsession
Notable Films that didn't make the cut:
God Told Me To, House of Mortal Sin, The Town That Dreaded Sundown, Massacre at Central High, To the Devil a Daughter, Death Weekend, Deadly Strangers, Shadow of the Hawk, King Kong, The Witch Who Came from the Sea, Assault! Jack the Ripper, Inquisition, A Whisper in the Dark, Embryo, Schizo, J.D.'s Revenge, Born for Hell, When the Screaming Stops, Mansion of the Doomed, Island of Death, Grizzly, Squirm
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Notable Films sometimes labelled as horror:
Face to Face, Marathon Man, Obsession
Notable Films that didn't make the cut:
God Told Me To, House of Mortal Sin, The Town That Dreaded Sundown, Massacre at Central High, To the Devil a Daughter, Death Weekend, Deadly Strangers, Shadow of the Hawk, King Kong, The Witch Who Came from the Sea, Assault! Jack the Ripper, Inquisition, A Whisper in the Dark, Embryo, Schizo, J.D.'s Revenge, Born for Hell, When the Screaming Stops, Mansion of the Doomed, Island of Death, Grizzly, Squirm
Jump Back to 10 Best Horror Films of 1895, 1896, & 1897
Jump Back to 10 Best Horror Films of 1906 & 1907
Jump Back to 10 Best Horror Films of 1916
Jump Back to 10 Best Horror Films of 1926
Jump Back to 10 Best Horror Films of 1936
Jump Back to 10 Best Horror Films of 1946
Jump Back to 10 Best Horror Films of 1956
Jump Back to 10 Best Horror Films of 1966
10 Best Horror Films of 1975
10 Best Horror Films of 1977
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