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British Horror Films of 1974

by the_raven75 • Created 5 years ago • Modified 5 years ago
As listed in 'Ten Years of Terror', by Harvey Fenton and David Flint
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  • Peter Cushing, Michael Gambon, Tom Chadbon, Marlene Clark, Anton Diffring, Charles Gray, Calvin Lockhart, and Ciaran Madden in The Beast Must Die (1974)

    1. The Beast Must Die

    19741h 33mPG60Metascore
    5.6 (4.5K)
    Eight people are invited to an island estate for the weekend. One of them is a werewolf. Can you guess which one?
    DirectorPaul AnnettStarsCalvin LockhartPeter CushingMarlene Clark
  • Craze (1974)

    2. Craze

    19741h 36mR
    5.2 (940)
    A nutty antiques dealer starts to sacrifice women to an African idol.
    DirectorFreddie FrancisStarsJack PalanceDiana DorsJulie Ege
  • Frightmare (1974)

    3. Frightmare

    19741h 28mR
    6.2 (2.9K)
    After escaping a death sentence for her hideous crimes, a seemingly rehabilitated woman settles in an isolated farmhouse with her husband, only to ache, once more, for blood, and a crash-course in surgery. Is, indeed, her old self back?
    DirectorPete WalkerStarsRupert DaviesSheila KeithDeborah Fairfax
  • Larry Dann, Marianne Faithfull, Vivian MacKerrell, Murray Melvin, and Barbara Shelley in Ghost Story (1974)

    4. Ghost Story

    19741h 27m
    4.9 (585)
    Several old college friends converge at a mansion, ostensibly for a pleasant reunion. Talbot, the most easygoing of the bunch, comes to the conclusion that all is not well in the old dark house. For one thing, he's run across several people whom he's never met. For another, they all seem to be of a different time and place.
    DirectorStephen WeeksStarsMarianne FaithfullLeigh LawsonAnthony Bate
  • John Hurt and Peter Cushing in The Ghoul (1975)

    5. The Ghoul

    19751h 28mR
    5.3 (2K)
    A former Priest named Dr. Lawrence harbors a dark and horrible secret in his attic. The locked room serves as a prison cell for his crazed, cannibalistic adult son, who acquired his savage tastes in India during his father's missionary work there. Lawrence fears that his son will escape to prey upon the effete guests at his rural English estate during a cross-country auto race.
    DirectorFreddie FrancisStarsPeter CushingJohn HurtAlexandra Bastedo
  • House of Whipcord (1974)

    6. House of Whipcord

    19741h 42mR
    5.8 (2K)
    An insane couple take over the operation of an old jail and seek out young women who they believe have escaped justice. A beautiful young French model becomes their latest victim and must attempt escape or face an almost certain death.
    DirectorPete WalkerStarsBarbara MarkhamPatrick BarrRay Brooks
  • The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974)

    7. The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires

    19741h 29mR
    5.8 (5.3K)
    In China, Professor Van Helsing helps eight kung fu-trained siblings reclaim their ancestral mountain village, now the domain of seven powerful vampires and their army of undead slaves.
    DirectorsRoy Ward BakerCheh ChangStarsPeter CushingDavid ChiangJulie Ege
  • Legend of the Werewolf (1975)

    8. Legend of the Werewolf

    19751h 25m
    5.6 (1K)
    Paris, 19th century. A man who has been raised by wolves works at a zoo. But on full moon nights he transforms into a dangerous beast. Professor Paul is in charge of hunting him down as the young man develops an obsession for a prostitute.
    DirectorFreddie FrancisStarsPeter CushingRon MoodyHugh Griffith
  • Madhouse (1974)

    9. Madhouse

    19741h 29mPG
    6.2 (4.8K)
    A horror movie star returns to his famous role after years in a mental institution. But the character seems to be committing murders independent of his will.
    DirectorJim ClarkStarsVincent PricePeter CushingRobert Quarry
  • Persecution (1974)

    10. Persecution

    19741h 35mPG
    4.5 (397)
    A crippled woman takes pleasure in tormenting her son, blaming him for her condition. Years later, the son returns home with his wife and newborn only to find himself still under her influence and twisted from her prolonged mental abuse.
    DirectorDon ChaffeyStarsLana TurnerTrevor HowardRalph Bates
  • Tim Curry in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

    11. The Rocky Horror Picture Show

    19751h 40mR65Metascore
    7.4 (176K)
    A newly-engaged couple have a breakdown in an isolated area and must seek shelter at the bizarre residence of Dr. Frank-n-Furter.
    DirectorJim SharmanStarsTim CurrySusan SarandonBarry Bostwick
  • Lorna Heilbron, Marie-Paule Mailleux, Angela Pleasence, and Peter Vaughan in Symptoms (1974)

    12. Symptoms

    19741h 32mR
    6.5 (1.9K)
    A young woman is invited by her girlfriend, who lives in an English country mansion, to stay there with her. The estate, however, isn't quite what it seems and neither is the friend who issued the invitation.
    DirectorJosé Ramón LarrazStarsAngela PleasencePeter VaughanLorna Heilbron
  • Anulka Dziubinska, Karl Lanchbury, and Marianne Morris in Vampyres (1974)

    13. Vampyres

    19741h 27mR
    6.0 (4.6K)
    A pair of women lure passers-by to their countryside mansion to feed on them to satisfy their need for blood.
    DirectorJosé Ramón LarrazStarsMarianne MorrisAnulka DziubinskaMurray Brown
  • Whispers of Fear (1976)

    14. Whispers of Fear

    19761h 13m
    7.4 (15)
    A woman inherits an old house in Wales, but is driven to madness and murder by jealous locals.
    DirectorHarry Bromley DavenportStarsIka HindleyCharles SeelyWilliam Jones

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