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| 1 |  | Alien (1979) |  3.6601 312 reviews | R | Thriller, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi |
$7.50
| Space vehicle Nostromo discovers a strange pod. The creature in the pod infects a member of the ...more about Alien starring Tom Skerritt and Sigourney Weaver |
| 2 |  | Phantasm (1979) |  2.9860 39 reviews | NA | Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi |
$12.14
| Mike, a young teenage boy who has just lost his parents, is afraid to lose his brother. This fear ...more about Phantasm starring Bill Thornbury and Reggie Bannister |
| 3 |  | Brood, The (1979) | 2.9293 46 reviews | NA | Horror, Sci-Fi |
$9.27
| A man's wife is under the care of an eccentric psychiatrist who uses innovative and theatrical ...more about Brood starring Oliver Reed and Samantha Eggar |
| 4 |  | Driller Killer, The (1979) | 2.7954 40 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Horror |
$18.95
| An artist slowly loses his mind as he and his two female friends scrape to pay the bills. The punk ...more about Driller Killer starring Carolyn Marz and Baybi Day |
| 5 |  | Cat and the Canary, The (1979) | 2.7938 21 reviews | NA | Horror, Mystery, Comedy |
$7.99
| When an elderly man dies, some of his relatives gather to hear the reading of the will. When it is ...more about Cat and the Canary starring Honor Blackman and Michael Callan |
| 6 |  | Amityville Horror, The (1979) |  2.7383 84 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Horror, Mystery |
$4.99
| Based on a true story that was claimed by writer Jay Anson, The Amityville Horror is about a large ...more about Amityville Horror starring James Brolin and Margot Kidder |
| 7 |  | Tourist Trap (1979) | 2.6822 16 reviews | NA | Horror |
$7.14
| Teenagers come across a shut-in psychopath (played by Chuck Connors) with telekinetic powers. He ...more about Tourist Trap starring Chuck Connors and Jocelyn Jones |
| 8 |  | When a Stranger Calls (1979) | 2.6331 27 reviews | NA | Thriller, Horror |
$9.99
| High school student Jill Johnson is traumatized over an evening of babysitting by a caller who ...more about When a Stranger Calls starring Charles Durning and Carol Kane |
| 9 |  | Murder by Decree (1979) | 2.5770 21 reviews | NA | Thriller, Horror, Crime, Mystery |
$2.94
| Sherlock Holmes investigates London's most infamous case, Jack the Ripper. As he investigates, he ...more about Murder by Decree starring Christopher Plummer and David Hemmings |
| 10 |  | Love at First Bite (1979) | 2.5747 19 reviews | NA | Horror, Romance, Comedy |
$5.99
| This vampire spoof has Count Dracula moving to New York to find his Bride, after being forced to ...more about Love at First Bite starring George Hamilton and Susan Saint James |
| 11 |  | Thirst (1979) | 2.4327 16 reviews | NA | Thriller, Horror, Sci-Fi |
$17.99
| The descendant of Elizabeth Bathory is abducted by a cult of self-proclaimed supermen who achieve ...more about Thirst starring Chantal Contouri and Shirley Cameron |
| 12 |  | Prophecy (1979) | 2.4046 16 reviews | NA | Horror, Sci-Fi |
$3.88
| A Savage beast, grown to monstrous size and driven mad by toxic wastes that are poisoning the ...more about Prophecy starring Robert Foxworth and Talia Shire |
| 13 | | Nightwing (1979) |  2.1351 13 reviews | NA | Horror | N/A | A colony of vampire bats terrorize a small Indian community in New Mexico. Standard "Nature goes ...more about Nightwing starring David Warner and Kathryn Harrold |
| 14 |  | Dark, The (1979) | 2.0768 11 reviews | NA | Horror, Sci-Fi |
$13.73
| At night the Mangler stalks the streets of Los Angeles, killing and mutilating random victims. On ...more about Dark starring William Devane and Philip Michael Thomas |
| 15 |  | Weasels Rip My Flesh (1979) | 1.9861 8 reviews | NA | Horror, Sci-Fi |
$5.98
| Returning from the planet Venus, an errant NASA spacecraft crashes into the ocean, spilling its ...more about Weasels Rip My Flesh starring John Smihula and Fred Borges |
| 16 |  | Visitor, The (1979) | 1.9505 4 reviews | NA | Horror, Sci-Fi | N/A | ...more about Visitor starring Mel Ferrer and Glenn Ford |
| 17 | | Demon, The (1979) | 1.9049 4 reviews | NA | Horror, Mystery |
$9.99
| Similiar to HALLOWEEN and BLACK CHRISTMAS (which no doubt influenced the writer/director) this film ...more about Demon starring Jennifer Holmes and Craig Gardner |
| 18 |  | Dracula (1979) |  1.6880 7 reviews | NA | Horror, Romance |
$5.90
| When a schooner is wrecked off Whitby the only survivor is Count Dracula who has arrived with large ...more about Dracula starring Frank Langella and Laurence Olivier |
| 19 | | Up from the Depths (1979) | 1.6563 14 reviews | NA | Horror | N/A | A series of mysterious aquatic attacks indicate the presence of some huge, previously unknown giant ...more about Up from the Depths starring Sam Bottoms and Susanne Reed |
| 20 | | Savage Weekend (1979) | 1.5533 4 reviews | NA | Horror |
$9.99
| ...more about Savage Weekend starring Christopher Allport and David Gale |
| 21 | | Wolfman (1979) | 1.4437 4 reviews | NA | Horror |
$3.59
| After the death of his Father, Colin Glasgow (Earl Owensby) finds out that his Father and ...more about Wolfman starring Earl Owensby and Kristina Reynolds |
| 22 | | Killer Fish (1979) | 1.3980 2 reviews | NA | Thriller, Horror, Crime | N/A | ...more about Killer Fish starring Lee Majors and Karen Black |
| 23 | | Hollywood Strangler Meets the Skid Row Slasher, The (1979) | 1.3341 1 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Horror |
$9.99
| A photographer cruises Hollywood and takes pictures of young models he then strangles. Meanwhile, a ...more about Hollywood Strangler Meets the Skid Row Slasher starring Pierre Agostino and Carolyn Brandt |
| 24 | | Snapshot (1979) |  1.1606 3 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Horror | N/A | Angela is a young hairdresser thrown out of home by her puritantical mother after too many nights ...more about Snapshot starring Chantal Contouri and Robert Bruning |
| 25 | | Evictors, The (1979) | 1.0875 3 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime, Mystery | N/A | A young couple just being married rents a house in a village in Louisiana. But they are not welcome ...more about Evictors starring Michael Parks and Jessica Harper |
| 26 | | Monster (1979) |  0.6766 5 reviews | NA | Horror, Sci-Fi | N/A | A rural Colombian village is attacked by a horrible sea serpent, aroused by industrial pollution of ...more about Monster starring John Carradine and Philip Carey |
| 27 |  | Capture of Bigfoot, The (1979) |  0.1926 2 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi |
$14.04
| A small town has made an industry out of Bigfoot sightings and ancillary merchandising. All this ...more about Capture of Bigfoot starring Janus Raudkivi and Randolph Rebane |
| 28 | | Meateater, The (1979) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Horror | N/A | ...more about Meateater starring Peter Spitzer |
| 29 | | Libidine (1979) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Horror | N/A | ...more about Libidine |
| 30 | | Bloodrage (1979) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Thriller, Horror, Crime | N/A | A country boy murders the town whore when she threatens to tell his mother that he didn't bring any ...more about Bloodrage starring James Johnson and Judith-Marie Bergan |
| 31 | | It Took Guts (1979) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Horror, Comedy, Short | N/A | A teenage boy, troubled and alone wanders the grassy hills looking for something. He settles on a ...more about It Took Guts |
| 32 | | Nocturna (1979) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Horror, Comedy | N/A | ...more about Nocturna starring Monica Tidwell and Yvonne De Carlo |
| 33 | | Great American Girl Robbery, The (1979) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Adventure, Thriller, Horror, Crime | N/A | A busload containing three cheerleading teams from 3 different schools who are heading to compete ...more about Great American Girl Robbery starring Kristine DeBell and Jason Williams |
| 34 | | Satan War (1979) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Horror | N/A | ...more about Satan War starring Sally Schermerhorn and Jimmy Drankovitch |
| 35 | | Dracula Bites the Big Apple (1979) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Horror, Musical, Short | N/A | ...more about Dracula Bites the Big Apple |
| 36 | | Haunted, The (1979) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Horror | N/A | In Arizona during the Civil War, a woman is accused of witchcraft, tied to a horse and left to die ...more about Haunted starring Virginia Mayo and Ann Michelle |
| 37 | | Orphan, The (1979) | No Score 1 reviews | NA | Horror | N/A | ...more about Orphan starring Peggy Feury and Mark Owens |
| 38 | | Dumb Waiter, The (1979) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Thriller, Horror, Short | N/A | ...more about Dumb Waiter |
| 39 | | Screams of a Winter Night (1979) | No Score 1 reviews | NA | Horror, Mystery | N/A | ...more about Screams of a Winter Night starring Matt Borel and Patrick Byers |
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