History of horror films

HISTORY OF HORROR FILMS IN THE 1970’s

Although the 1970s opened with Hollywood experiencing a financial and artistic depression, the decade became a creative high point in the US film industry. Restrictions on language, adult content and sexuality, and violence had loosened up, and these elements became more widespread. The hippie movement, the civil rights movement, free love, the growth of rock and roll, changing gender roles and drug use certainly had an impact.

Films of the early 1970’s

The Horror of Frankenstein-This film parodies the Frankenstein story. Follows the story of the arrogant Baron Von Frankenstein, a descendant of the original Baron. He drops out of medical school after knocking up the dean’s daughter and sets up a lab to experiment with dead bodies.

Taste the blood of Dracula-Starring Christopher Lee. A traveler in Europe collects the dead Dracula’s ring, cape, and blood. After drinking the blood mixture, he turns into Dracula who then gets to continue his rampage.

Twins of evil-Twins sisters, one good and one evil, are sent to live with their puritanical aunt and uncle after the death of their parents. Turns out ol’ Uncle belongs to a secret brotherhood that hunts down witches and satanists.

1975 the year of JAWS

From the best-selling novel by Peter Benchley and with a thrilling, memorable and rousing score by John Williams. A Great White Shark terrorizes a popular Massachusetts seaside resort area, Amity Island (fictional), during the summer tourist season in this action/adventure/horror classic, a quintessential summer blockbuster film from Steven Spielberg. Surprise attacks on the New England coast (partially set over Independence Day), in which the monstrous man-eater preys on the unsuspecting inhabitants and vacationers alike, are truly frightening and scary.

Late 1970’s

Exorcist 2 : The Heretic is a 1977 American supernatural horror film directed by John Boorman and written by William Goodhart. The film was a critical failure at the time of its release. The Heretic is often considered not just the worst film in the series, but one of the worst films of all time. It was the last film to feature veteran actor Paul Henreid.

Orca:The killer whale - is a 1977 American adventure horror film directed by Michael Anderson and produced by Dino De Laurentiis, starring Richard Harris, Charlotte Rampling, and Will Sampson. It is based on Arthur Herzog's novel of the same name. The film follows an male orca whale tracking down and getting revenge on a captain for killing the whale's pregnant mate.

Reception towards the film was unfavorable by critics and audiences alike to due to its similarities to Jaws at the time, released two years prior. Upon release the film received only minor theatrical success, but in recent years the film has achieved a cult following among.

Scariest film of 1970’s – The website http://letterboxd.com/holliehorror/list/top-100-horror-films-1970-1979/ ranked les rasains de la mort as the scariest film of the 1970’s but this is just one websites opinion compared to the millions of opinions out there.