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Top 25 horror films of the 70's

	Jaws (Anniversary Edition) [1976] [DVD] Buy used from: £3.04 At the top of the list is one of the all time greats about a giant shark and three men in a boat.
	The Wicker Man - Special Edition Director's Cut (2 disc set) [DVD] [1973] Buy used from: £6.13 Quirky, offbeat and highly original tale about a somewhat strange rural community.
	Alien [DVD] [1979] Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £1.98 The definitive sci-fi horror.
	Dawn Of The Dead [1978] [1979] [DVD] Buy new: £5.78 / Used from: £5.20 Overall, the best zombie film out there.
	Profondo Rosso [DVD] [1975] Buy used from: £3.89 The greatest giallo ever made.
	Don't Look Now [DVD] [1973] Buy used from: £2.58 A visually complex thriller with one of the most famous endings in horror cinema.
	The Texas Chainsaw Massacre [DVD] [1999] Buy used from: £0.30 Legendary low budget shocker. Extremely well made.
	Suspiria [1976] [DVD] Buy used from: £25.00 Visually and aurally stunning Italian masterwork. A fairytale strictly for adults only.
	Eraserhead [DVD] [1976] Buy used from: £6.99 Indescribable, surreal nightmare. Incredibly bizarre. Very unforgettable.
	The Bird With the Crystal Plumage [1971] (NTSC) [DVD] [US Import] Buy used from: £12.00 Seminal Italian thriller that kickstarted the giallo craze.
	A Lizard in a Woman's Skin [DVD] [1971] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] Buy used from: £9.85 Trippy and psychedelic thriller. Watch out for the dogs!
	Count Dracula [DVD] [1977] Buy new: £8.98 / Used from: £8.20 A great, comprehensive version of Dracula.
	The Exorcist [DVD] [1974] Buy new: £4.58 / Used from: £1.99 A true shocker this. A possession movie that's still very potent today.
	The Tenant [1976] [DVD] Buy new: £3.28 / Used from: £1.98 Claustrophobic chiller about a man in an oppressive apartment block.
	Nosferatu The Vampyre [1979] [DVD] Buy new: £3.88 / Used from: £2.90 Excellent remake of the silent classic. Very stylish.
	Black Christmas [DVD] [1974] Buy used from: £7.50 An early slasher film that is head and shoulders above almost everything else in the genre.
	Don't Torture a Duckling [DVD] [1972] [US Import] [NTSC] Buy used from: £30.00 Horror-mystery about a spate of child killings in rural Italy.
	The House with Laughing Windows [DVD] [1976] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] Buy used from: £29.99 A disturbing painting is at the centre of a dark web of violence in an isolated town.
	What Have You Done to Solange? ( Cosa avete fatto a Solange? ) [DVD] Moody and chilling thriller about the murders of a group of school girls.
	Short Night of Glass Dolls [DVD] [1971] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] Buy used from: £5.45 Oppressive thriller set in cold war Czechoslovakia. Be prepared for a killer ending.
	All the Colors of the Dark [DVD] [1972] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] Buy used from: £9.50 A fab looking psychedelic occult thriller.
	The Black Belly of the Tarantula [DVD] [1972] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] Buy used from: £4.99 A bevvy of cult Euro starlets appear in this superior murder mystery.
	Shivers [1975] [DVD] Buy used from: £1.92 The original body-horror movie.
	Who Saw Her Die? [DVD] [1972] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] Buy used from: £7.00 A series of murders in Venice accompanied by great music.
	Halloween [1978] [DVD] Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £1.43 Highly influencial slasher movie. Acting, photography and music are all superior.