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The Best 70s Zombie Movies
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Vote up your favorite zombie films that were released in the 1970s.
For all the horror buffs out there, we're ranking the best zombie movies from the 70's, as voted on by the fans. In addition to George Romero’s first sequel to Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, there are several other intriguing 70s zombie movies on this list.
It’s hard to resist a title like Children Shouldn’t Play with Dead Things (directed by Bob Clark who went on to direct Porky’s) or Let Sleeping Corpses Lie both of which are near the top of this 1970s zombie movie list. And don’t miss Sugar Hill, a blaxploitation film and a zombie film rolled into one—for those nights when it’s hard to choose a genre.
So do you prefer zombies who eat any human flesh or those who must have only human brains? Let us know in the comments below and vote up your top 70s zombie movies.
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1David Emge, Ken Foree, Gaylen Ross- Released: 1978
- Directed by: George A. Romero
As hordes of zombies swarm over the U.S., the terrified populace tries everything in their power to escape the attack of the undead, but neither cities nor the countryside prove safe. In ...more
2Arthur Kennedy, Anita Colby, Ray Lovelock- Released: 1974
- Directed by: Jorge Grau
Let Sleeping Corpses Lie, also known as The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue and Don't Open the Window, is a 1974 Spanish-Italian horror film written and directed by Jorge Grau and starring Ray ...more![Tombs of the Blind Dead]()
3Rufino Ingles, Lone Fleming, Francisco Sanz- Released: 1972
- Directed by: Amando de Ossorio
Tombs of the Blind Dead is a 1971 Spanish horror film written and directed by Amando de Ossorio. Its original Spanish title is La noche del terror ciego, which means "The Night of the Blind Terror". ...more![Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things]()
4Alan Ormsby, Jeff Gillen, Paul Cronin- Released: 1972
- Directed by: Bob Clark
This film is a 1972 comedic horror film directed by Bob Clark. It later became a cult classic. This low-budget zombie film is the third film of director Bob Clark, who later became famous for ...more![Return of the Blind Dead]()
5José Canalejas, Frank Braña, Fernando Sancho- Released: 1973
- Directed by: Amando de Ossorio
Return of the Blind Dead, also known as Return of the Evil Dead and El Ataque de los Muertos Sin Ojos, is a 1973 Spanish horror film written and directed by Amando de Ossorio. The film is the second ...more![Suspiria]()
6Jessica Harper, Stefania Casini, Joan Bennett- Released: 1977
- Directed by: Dario Argento
Suzy (Jessica Harper) travels to Germany to attend ballet school. When she arrives, late on a stormy night, no one lets her in, and she sees Pat (Eva Axén), another student, fleeing from the school. ...more![Night of the Seagulls]()
7María Kosti, Sandra Mozarowsky, María Vidal- Released: 1975
- Directed by: Amando de Ossorio
Night of the Seagulls is a Spanish horror film written and directed by Amando de Ossorio. This film also inspired a song by the New York City Oi band The Templars, and a song by UK doom metal band ...more![The Ghost Galleon]()
8Jack Taylor, Manuel de Blas, Maria Perschy- Released: 1974
- Directed by: Amando de Ossorio
The Ghost Galleon is a Spanish horror film written and directed by Amando de Ossorio and starring Jack Taylor. It is also known as Horror of the Zombies, a title frequently found on public domain DVD ...more![Deathdream]()
9John Marley, Henderson Forsythe, Lynn Carlin- Released: 1974
- Directed by: Bob Clark
Deathdream is a 1974 Canadian horror film, directed by Bob Clark and written by Alan Ormsby. It was inspired by the W.W. Jacobs short story The Monkey's Paw.![Shock Waves]()
10Peter Cushing, John Carradine, Brooke Adams- Released: 1977
- Directed by: Ken Wiederhorn
Shock Waves, is a 1977 horror movie written and directed by Ken Wiederhorn. A group of tourists encounter aquatic Nazi zombies when they become shipwrecked. It stars Peter Cushing as a former SS ...more![Sugar Hill]()
11Marki Bey, Robert Quarry, Don Pedro Colley- Released: 1974
- Directed by: Paul Maslansky
When nightclub owner Langston (Larry D. Johnson) refuses to sell out to local mob boss Morgan (Robert Quarry), he is beaten to death by a gang of hired thugs. His grief-stricken fiancee, Diana ...more![Messiah of Evil]()
12Anitra Ford, Royal Dano, Elisha Cook- Released: 1973
- Directed by: Gloria Katz, Willard Huyck
Watch for Free with Amazon Prime Free TrialA young woman, searching for her missing father, arrives at a quiet Californian seaside town, only to realize that the bizarre community is ruled by a cult of the undead.![Vengeance of the Zombies]()
13Paul Naschy, Luis Ciges, Mirta Miller- Released: 1973
- Directed by: León Klimovsky
Watch for Free with Amazon Prime Free TrialVengeance of the Zombies is a 1972 horror film directed by León Klimovsky and starring Paul Naschy.![The Hanging Woman]()
14Paul Naschy, Gérard Tichy, Carla Mancini- Released: 1973
- Directed by: Jose Luis Merino
La orgía de los muertos or the The Hanging Woman is a 1973 horror film directed by José Luis Merino and distributed by Troma Entertainment.![The Grapes of Death]()
15Brigitte Lahaie, Françoise Pascal, Jean-Pierre Bouyxou- Released: 1978
- Directed by: Jean Rollin
Watch for Free with Amazon Prime Free TrialLes Raisins de La Mort is a 1978 French horror film directed by Jean Rollin. It centres on a young woman who becomes trapped in a village where a dangerous pesticide has turned the residents into ...more![Garden of the Dead]()
16Lee Frost, John Dullaghan- Released: 1974
- Directed by: John Hayes
Garden of the Dead is a 1972 horror film directed by low-budget film director John Hayes and stars Duncan McLeod, Lee Frost and Susan Charney.
