Best 25 Horror Movies Must-Watch Released in 1970

An American writer vacationing in Rome attempts to unmask a serial killer he witnessed in the act of an attempted murder, and who is now hunting him and his girlfriend. More about The Bird with the Crystal Plumage / IMDB / YouTube

Surreal dream-like tale that combines several themes into one fantastical world. Info on Valerie and Her Week of Wonders / IMDB / YouTube

Seductive vampire Carmilla Karnstein and her family target the beautiful and the rich in a remote area of late eighteenth-century Gemany. Learn about The Vampire Lovers / IMDB / YouTube

A young boy plants some strange seeds and they grow into a grandmother. More about The Grandmother / IMDB / YouTube

After killing his disciple, three English gentlemen unwittingly resurrect Count Dracula, who seeks to avenge his servant by making the trio die by the hands of their own children. Read about Taste the Blood of Dracula / IMDB / YouTube

A young man is murdered while spending the night at Count Dracula's castle, prompting his brother to come to the small town where all the traces end to look for him. Details on Scars of Dracula / IMDB / YouTube

Baron Frankenstein, with the aid of a young doctor and his fiancée, kidnaps the mentally sick Dr. Brandt in order to perform the first brain transplant operation. Get info on Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed / IMDB / YouTube

Wilbur Whateley travels to the Arkham Miskatonic University to borrow the legendary Necronomicon. But, little does anyone know, Whateley isn't quite human... Find out about The Dunwich Horror / IMDB / YouTube

A serial killer who drains his victims' blood is on the loose in London. The police follow him to a house owned by an eccentric scientist. Explore Scream and Scream Again / IMDB / YouTube

A TV talk-show hostess and her boyfriend investigate a shady magician who has the ability to hypnotize and control the thoughts of people in order to stage gory on-stage illusions using his powers of mind bending. Learn about The Wizard of Gore / IMDB / YouTube

A giant, cannibalistic humanoid's rampage through Tokyo is halted by his more docile twin, but neither their reunion nor their scientist caretakers can prevent their eventual duel. More about The War of the Gargantuas / IMDB / YouTube

Four friends are attacked by a demon while on a picnic, due to possession of a tome of mystic information. Told in flashbacks by the sole survivor. Look into Equinox / IMDB / YouTube

An industrialist invites his colleagues to his private island so they can exploit a resin formula invented by one of the guests, but a killer within the group disrupts the proceedings. Get info on Five Dolls for an August Moon / IMDB / YouTube

A sympathetic anthropologist uses drugs and surgery to try to communicate with a primitive troglodyte who is found living in a local cave. Info on Trog / IMDB / YouTube

Robert Manning visits the remote country house where his brother Peter was last seen. While his host seems outwardly friendly and his niece more demonstrably so, Robert detects a feeling of menace in the air. More about The Crimson Cult / IMDB / YouTube

A couple invites a Count from Hungary, who recently immigrated to America, to conduct a seance for the woman's recently deceased mother, oblivious to the fact that he is actually a vampire. See more about Count Yorga, Vampire / IMDB / YouTube

In 1500s England, a cruel witch-hunting magistrate, who often tortures innocent villagers for his entertainment, runs afoul of a witch who conjures a banshee to kill the magistrate and his family. See more about Cry of the Banshee / IMDB / YouTube

In the 1600s, an overzealous clergy hauls innocent women in front of tribunals, forces them to confess to imaginary witchery, and engages in brutal torture and persecution of their subjects. See more about Witchhammer / IMDB / YouTube

An innocent girl spends a weekend on the private island of a libertine woman and her stepbrother, but soon finds herself entangled in a web of sadistic sexual experiments. Details on Eugenie / IMDB / YouTube

A young man falls in love with a beautiful woman being chased by sinister masked figures at night. He tries to track her down, and learns she's being held captive by his father and colleagues who believe she's a vampire. More about The Nude Vampire / IMDB / YouTube

A man takes his revenge on the family responsible for his wrongful sentence to ten years of hard labor. Details on And God Said to Cain... / IMDB / YouTube

A wealthy, fatherless British clan kidnaps bums and hippies and forces them to participate in an elaborate role-playing game in which they are the perfect family; those who refuse or attempt escape are ritualistically murdered. Check out Girly / IMDB / YouTube

A disillusioned race-car driver plots to kill her ex-husband at the behest of his new wife, but the plan quickly goes awry. Learn about A Quiet Place to Kill / IMDB / YouTube

A group of French students are drawn into the psychological and sexual games of a mysterious Dutchman. Once they sample his fear powder the students experience a series of hallucinations. Read about Eden and After / IMDB / YouTube

A corrupt young man seemingly sells his soul to eternally retain his youthful beauty, all while a special painting gradually reveals his inner ugliness to all. Read about Dorian Gray / IMDB / YouTube