List of horror films of 1971

A list of horror films released in 1971.

Title	Director(s)	Cast	Country	Notes	Ref.
The Abominable Dr. Phibes	Robert Fuest	Vincent Price, Joseph Cotten, Virginia North	United Kingdom		[1]
A Bay of Blood	Mario Bava	Claudine Auger, Luigi Pistilli, Claudio Camaso	Italy	Alternative title(s) Twitch of the Death Nerve Carnage Blood Bath	[2]
Beast of the Yellow Night	Eddie Romero	John Ashley	Philippines United States		[3]
The Black Belly of the Tarantula	Paolo Cavara	Giancarlo Giannini, Claudine Auger, Barbara Bouchet	Italy		[4]
Black Noon	Bernard L. Kowalski	Roy Thinnes, Yvette Mimieux, Ray Milland	United States		[5]
Blood and Lace	Philip S. Gilbert	Gloria Grahame, Melody Patterson, Len Lesser	United States		[6]
Blood from the Mummy's Tomb	Seth Holt	Andrew Keir, Valerie Leon, James Villiers	United Kingdom
Blood of Ghastly Horror	Al Adamson	Regina Carrol, John Carradine, Anne Warde	United States	re-edited version of Psycho A-Go-Go (1965)	[7][8]
The Blood on Satan's Claw	Piers Haggard	Patrick Wymark, Linda Hayden, Barry Andrews	United Kingdom		[9]
Blood Thirst	Newt Arnold	Robert Winston, Vic Diaz, Max Roio	Philippines United States		[10]
Brain of Blood	Al Adamson	Grant Williams, Kent Taylor	United States		[11]
The Brotherhood of Satan	Bernard McEveety	Strother Martin, L.Q. Jones, Charles Bateman	United States		[12]
The Cat o' Nine Tales	Dario Argento	James Franciscus, Karl Malden, Horst Frank	Italy France		[13]
Cauldron of Blood	Edward Mann	Boris Karloff, Viveca Lindfors	Spain	filmed in 1967[14]	[15]
The Corpse Grinders	Ted V. Mikels	Sean Kenney, Monika Kelly, Vincent Barbi	United States		[16]
Countess Dracula	Peter Sasdy	Ingrid Pitt, Nigel Green, Sandor Elès	United Kingdom		[17]
Creatures the World Forgot	Don Chaffey	Julie Ege, Tony Bonner	United Kingdom		[18]
Crucible of Horror	Viktor Ritelis	Michael Gough	United Kingdom	aka The Corpse (filmed in 1969)	[19][20]
Crucible of Terror	Ted Hooker	Mike Raven, Mary Maude, James Bolam	United Kingdom		[21]
The Curse of the Vampyr	José Maria Elorietta	Beatriz Lacy, Nicholas Ney, Ines Skorpio	Spain	aka La Llamada del Vampiro	[22] [23]
Daughters of Darkness	Harry Kümel	John Karlen, Delphine Seyrig, Danielle Ouimet	Belgium France West Germany		[24]
The Devil's Nightmare	Jean Brismée	Erika Blanc, Jean Servais, Jacques Monseau	Belgium Italy		[25]
The Devils	Ken Russell	Oliver Reed, Vanessa Redgrave	United Kingdom United States		[26]
Die Screaming, Marianne	Pete Walker	Susan George, Barry Evans, Leo Genn	United Kingdom		[27]
Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde	Roy Ward Baker	Ralph Bates, Martine Beswick, Gerald Sim	United Kingdom		[26]
Dracula vs. Frankenstein	Al Adamson	J. Carrol Naish, Lon Chaney Jr., Anthony Eisley	Spain United States		[28]
Duel	Steven Spielberg	Dennis Weaver	United States		[29]
Exorcism's Daughter	Rafael Moreno Alba	Analía Gadé, Francisco Rabal, Espartaco Santoni	Spain	aka Las melancólicas, Women of Doom	[30]
Feast of Satan	José María Elorrieta	Krista Nell, Espartaco Santoni, Teresa Gimpera	Spain Italy	aka Las Amantes del Diablo	[31][32]
Fright	Peter Collinson	Ian Bannen, Susan George, Honor Blackman	United Kingdom		[33]
Hands of the Ripper	Peter Sasdy	Eric Porter, Angharad Rees, Jane Merrow	United Kingdom		[34]
The Headless Eyes	Kent Bateman	Bo Brundin	United States		[35]
The House That Dripped Blood	Peter Duffell	John Bennett, John Bryans, John Malcolm	United Kingdom		[36]
I, Monster	Stephen Weeks	Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Mike Raven	United Kingdom		[37]
Iguana With the Tongue of Fire	Riccardo Freda	Luigi Pistilli, Dagmar Lassander	Italy		[38]
Incense for the Damned	Robert Hartford-Davis	Patrick Macnee, Peter Cushing, Edward Woodward	United Kingdom		[39][40]
The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant	Anthony M. Lanza	Casey Kasem, Pat Priest, Darlene Duralia	United States		[41]
Isle of the Snake People	Juan Ibañez, Jack Hill	Boris Karloff, Yolanda Montes, Julia Marichal	Mexico	filmed in 1968	[42][43]
Lake of Dracula	Michio Yamamoto	Mori Kishida, Midori Fujita, Osahide Takahashi	Japan		[44]
Let's Scare Jessica to Death	John D. Hancock	Zohra Lampert, Mariclare Costello	United States		[45]
Lust for a Vampire	Jimmy Sangster	Ralph Bates, Barbara Jefford, Suzanna Leigh	United Kingdom		[46]
Mephisto Waltz	Paul Wendkos	Alan Alda, Jacqueline Bisset, Barbara Parkins	United States		[47]
Necromania: A Tale of Weird Love	Ed Wood	Rene Bond, Maria Arnold	United States		[48]
Necrophagus	Miguel Madrid	Bill Curran, Beatriz Lacy, Víctor Israel	Spain	Alternative title(s) Graveyard of Horror The Butcher of Binbrook	[49][50]
The Night of the Damned	Filippo Ratti	Pierre Brice, Patrizia Viotti, Angelo de Leo	Italy		[51]
Night of Dark Shadows	Dan Curtis	David Selby, Grayson Hall, Kate Jackson	United States		[50]
The Night Digger	Alastair Reid	Patricia Neal, Pamela Brown	United Kingdom		[52]
The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave	Emilio Miraglia	Antonio De Teffè, Marina Malfatti, Erika Blanc	Italy		[53]
The Night God Screamed	Lee Madden	Jeanne Crain, Alex Nicol	United States		[54]
The Nightcomers	Michael Winner	Marlon Brando, Stephanie Beacham, Thora Hird	United States		[55]
Octaman	Harry Essex	Pier Angeli, Wally Rose, Kerwin Mathews	United States Mexico		[56]
Queens of Evil	Tonino Cervi	Haydée Politoff, Raymond Lovelock, Ida Galli	Italy France		[57]
Requiem for a Vampire	Jean Rollin	Marie-Pierre Castel, Mireille Dargent, Philippe Gasté	France	aka Caged Virgins	[58]
The Return of Count Yorga	Bob Kelljan	Robert Quarry, Mariette Hartley, Roger Perry	United States		[59]
The Sadist with Red Teeth	Jean-Louis van Belle	Albert Simono	France		[60]
See No Evil	Richard Fleischer	Mia Farrow, Dorothy Allison	United Kingdom	Alternative title(s) Blind Terror	[61]
Seven Murders for Scotland Yard	José Luis Madrid	Paul Naschy, Patricia Loran, Renzo Marignano	Spain Italy	Alternative title(s) Jack the Ripper of London	[62]
She Killed in Ecstasy	Jesús Franco	Soledad Miranda, Fred Williams, Howard Vernon	West Germany Spain		[63]
The Shiver of the Vampires	Jean Rollin	Sandra Julien, Marie-Pierre Castel	France		[64]
Short Night of Glass Dolls	Aldo Lado	Ingrid Thulin, Mario Adorf, Barbara Bach	Italy		[65]
Simon, King of the Witches	Bruce Kessler	Andrew Prine, Brenda Scott	United States		[66]
Slaughter Hotel	Fernando Di Leo	Klaus Kinski	Italy	Alternative title(s) The Beast Kills in Cold Blood	[67]
Sometimes Aunt Martha Does Dreadful Things	Thomas Casey	Abe Zwick, Wayne Crawford	United States		[68]
Straw Dogs	Sam Peckinpah	Dustin Hoffman, Susan George	United Kingdom United States		[69]
They Have Changed Their Face	Corrado Farina	Adolfo Celi, Geraldine Hooper, Giuliano Disperati	Italy		[62]
Tombs of the Blind Dead	Amando de Ossorio	Lone Fleming, César Burner, María Elena Arpón	Spain Portugal		[70]
The Touch of Satan	Bruce Kessler	Michael Berry, Emby Mellay	United States		[71]
Twins of Evil	John Hough	Peter Cushing, Harvey Hall, Luan Peters	United Kingdom		[72]
The Vampire Happening	Freddie Francis	Pia Degermark, Thomas Hunter, Yvor Murillo	West Germany		[73]
Vampyros Lesbos	Jesús Franco	Ewa Strömberg, Soledad Miranda, Andrés Monales	West Germany Spain		[74]
The Velvet Vampire	Stephanie Rothman	Celeste Yarnall, Michael Blodgett, Sherry Miles	United States		[75]
Venom	Peter Sykes	Simon Brent, Neda Arnerić, Derek Newar	United States		[75]
Virgin Witch	Ray Austin	Ann Michelle, Vicki Michelle	United Kingdom		[76]
Web of the Spider	Antonio Margheriti	Anthony Franciosa, Michèle Mercier, Klaus Kinski	Italy West Germany France		[77]
Werewolves on Wheels	Michel Levesque	Stephen Oliver, D. J. Anderson, Gene Shane	United States		[78]
What the Peeper Saw	James Kelley	Mark Lester, Britt Ekland, Hardy Krüger	United Kingdom	Alternative title(s) Night Child	[50]
What's the Matter with Helen?	Curtis Harrington	Debbie Reynolds, Shelley Winters, Dennis Weaver	United States		[79]
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?	Curtis Harrington	Shelley Winters, Mark Lester, Ralph Richardson	United Kingdom United States		[78]
Willard	Daniel Mann	Bruce Davison, Ernest Borgnine, Elsa Lanchester	United States		[80]
Zaat	Don Barton, Arnold Stevens	Marshall Grauer, Sanna Ringhaver, Wade Popwell	United States	aka Blood Waters of Dr. Z	[81]

References

1. Muir 2007, p. 78.
2. Firsching, Robert. "A Bay of Blood". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
3. "Beast of the Yellow Night". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Los Angeles, California: American Film Institute. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
4. Hardy 1995, p. 243.
5. Erickson, Hal. "Black Noon". AllMovie. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
6. Stine 2015, p. 54.
7. Ray, Fred Olen (1991). "The New Poverty Row". McFarland and Co. Inc. ISBN 0-89950-628-3. Page 110
8. Binion, Cavett. "Blood of Ghastly Horror". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
9. Muir 2007, p. 41.
10. Beldin, Fred. "Blood Thirst". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
11. Beldin, Fred. "Black Noon". AllMovie. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
12. Muir 2007, p. 90.
13. Firsching,Robert. "The Cat o' Nine Tails". AllMovie. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
14. http://366weirdmovies.com/cauldron-of-blood-1970/
15. Muir 2007, p. 96.
16. Stine 2015, pp. 80–81.
17. Chibnall & Petley 2002, p. 92.
18. Binion, Cavett. "Creatures the World Forgot". AllMovie. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
19. https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Essential_Monster_Movie_Guide/TGhZAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=the+corpse+gough+1969&dq=the+corpse+gough+1969&printsec=frontcover
20. Muir 2007, p. 101.
21. Hardy 1995, p. 230.
22. https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b73a545b8
23. Hardy 1995, p. 236.
24. Rasmussen, Linda. "Daughters of Darkness". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
25. Binion, Cavett. "The Devil's Nightmare". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
26. Muir 2007, p. 109.
27. https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/die-screaming-marianne-1971
28. Legare, Patrick. "Dracula vs. Frankenstein". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
29. Muir 2007, p. 110.
30. Hardy 1995, pp. 236-7.
31. http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/486313/Los-Amantes-del-Diablo/
32. Fountain, Clarke. "Feast of Satan". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
33. Hardy 1995, pp. 233-4.
34. Chibnall & Petley 2002, pp. 77, 94.
35. Binion, Cavett. "The Headless Eyes". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
36. Chibnall & Petley 2002, p. 139.
37. Chibnall & Petley 2002, pp. 132–134.
38. Firsching, Robert. "Iguana With the Tongue of Fire". AllMovie. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
39. Senn, Bryan (2019). Twice the Thrills! Twice the Chills! Horror and Science Fiction Double Features 1955-1974. Jefferson NC: McFarland & Company Inc. p. 354. ISBN 9781476668949.
40. Hardy 1995, p. 222.
41. Binion, Cavett. "The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
42. Buehrer, Beverley Bare (1993). Boris Karloff: A Bio-Bibliography. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 211–12. ISBN 0-313-27715-X.
43. Beldin, Fred. "Isle of the Snake People". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
44. Hardy 1995, pp. 229-230.
45. Muir 2007, p. 124.
46. Chibnall & Petley 2002, p. 4.
47. Hardy 1995, p. 237.
48. Craig, Rob (2009). "Necromania—A Tale of Weird Love (1971)". Ed Wood, Mad Genius: A Critical Study of the Films. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0786454235.
49. http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/486315/Necrophagus/
50. Hardy 1995, p. 238.
51. Hardy 1995, pp. 239-240.
52. Chibnall & Petley 2002, p. 78.
53. Firsching, Robert. "The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
54. Brennan, Sandra. "The Night God Screamed". AllMovie. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
55. Hardy 1995, pp. 238-9.
56. Beldin, Fred. "Octaman". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
57. Hardy 1995, p. 231.
58. Firsching, Robert. "Vierges et vampires". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
59. Erlewine, Iotis. "The Return of Count Yorga". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
60. Becker, Tom. "The Sadist With Red Teeth". DVD Verdict. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
61. Muir 2007, pp. 144–146.
62. Hardy 1995, p. 235.
63. "She Killed in Ecstasy". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
64. Firsching, Robert. "The Shiver of the Vampires". AllMovie. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
65. McClain, Buzz. "Short Night of Glass Dolls". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
66. Fountain, Clarke. "Simon, King of the Witches". AllMovie. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
67. Hutchings 2009, p. 189.
68. Albright 2012, p. 200.
69. Muir 2007, pp. 147–150.
70. Legare, Patrick. "Tombs of the Blind Dead". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
71. Brennan, Sandra. "Simon, King of the Witches". AllMovie. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
72. Chibnall & Petley 2002, p. 2.
73. Fountain, Clarke. "The Vampire Happening". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
74. Browning 2010, p. 183.
75. Hardy 1995, p. 244.
76. Hardy 1995, p. 228.
77. Firsching, Robert. "Web of the Spider". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
78. Muir 2007, p. 152.
79. Hardy 1995, p. 245.
80. Muir 2007, p. 158.
81. Binion, Cavett. "Zaat". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.

Sources

• Albright, Brian (2012). Regional Horror Films, 1958-1990: A State-by-State Guide with Interviews. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-1-476-60042-0.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Browning, John Edgar (2010). Dracula in Visual Media: Film, Television, Comic Book and Electronic Game Appearances, 1921–2010. McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-3365-5.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Chibnall, Steve; Petley, Julian, eds. (2002). British Horror Cinema. New York City, New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-23003-2.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Deal, David (2007). Television Fright Films of the 1970s. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-42929-5.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Hardy, Phil, ed. (1995). The Overlook Film Encyclopedia. 3. Overlook Press. ISBN 0-87951-624-0.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Hirschhorn, Clive (2000). The Universal Story. London, England: Hamlyn. ISBN 978-0-600-59736-0.
• Hutchings, Peter (2009). The A to Z of Horror Cinema. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-810-87050-5.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Meyers, Ric (2011) [1983]. For One Week Only: The World of Exploitation Films. Guildford, Connecticut: Emery Books. ISBN 978-0-979-99893-5.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Muir, John Kenneth (2007). Horror Films of the 1970s. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-49156-8.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Stine, Scott Aaron (2015). The Gorehound's Guide to Splatter Films of the 1960s and 1970s. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-49140-7.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Young, R. G. (2000). The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film: Ali Baba to Zombies. New York City, New York: Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 1-55783-269-2.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)