Jaws 2
1978
7.2/10
The best horror films of the 1970s
The best '70s horror movies, ranked by how scary the Scare Scale community found them.
Jaws 2 (1978) is number one on this list, with a Scare Scale score of 7.2 out of 10 from 1 rating. It's followed by Shock (1977) and The Exorcist (1973).
50 films · Average score 5.6 out of 10 · Updated
Films in this list
Shock
1977
7.2/10
The Exorcist
1973
7.2/10
The Fury
1978
7.2/10
Baron Blood
1972
6.6/10
Damien - Omen II
1978
6.6/10
Exorcist II: The Heretic
1977
6.6/10
The Driller Killer
1979
6.6/10
The Hills Have Eyes
1977
6.6/10
The Last House on the Left
1972
6.6/10
Alien
1979
6.0/10
Attack of the Blind Dead
1973
6.0/10
Orca
1977
6.0/10
The Amityville Horror
1979
6.0/10
The Legend of Hell House
1973
6.0/10
The Stepford Wives
1975
6.0/10
Thriller: A Cruel Picture
1973
6.0/10
What Have You Done to Solange?
1972
6.0/10
A Bay of Blood
1971
5.2/10
And Then There Were None
1974
5.2/10
Beyond the Darkness
1979
5.2/10
Burnt Offerings
1976
5.2/10
Coma
1978
5.2/10
Count Dracula
1970
5.2/10
Dawn of the Dead
1978
5.2/10
Death Line
1972
5.2/10
Don't Look Now
1973
5.2/10
Faces of Death
1978
5.2/10
Flesh for Frankenstein
1973
5.2/10
Frenzy
1972
5.2/10
Ilsa: Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks
1976
5.2/10
King Kong
1976
5.2/10
Let's Scare Jessica to Death
1971
5.2/10
Lisa and the Devil
1974
5.2/10
Phantasm
1979
5.2/10
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
1976
5.2/10
Seven Blood-Stained Orchids
1972
5.2/10
Strip Nude for Your Killer
1975
5.2/10
Suspiria
1977
5.2/10
The Medusa Touch
1978
5.2/10
The Night Stalker
1972
5.2/10
The Omen
1976
5.2/10
Tourist Trap
1979
5.2/10
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?
1972
5.2/10
Zombie Flesh Eaters
1979
5.2/10
Halloween
1978
4.6/10
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1978
4.6/10
Jaws
1975
4.6/10
Nosferatu the Vampyre
1979
4.6/10
The Legend of Boggy Creek
1972
4.6/10
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About this list
- What is the scariest horror film of the 1970s?
- Jaws 2 (1978) is number one on this list, with a Scare Scale score of 7.2 out of 10 from 1 rating. It's followed by Shock (1977) and The Exorcist (1973).
- How is this list put together?
- Rated horror films released between 1970 and 1979, ranked by overall Scare Scale score, highest first. Every score is the average of ratings from people who've watched the film, out of 10, and the list updates as new ratings come in.