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‘A Love Story’ Dracula is a 1979 British-American horror feature film directed by John Badham from a screenplay by W. D. Richter (Needful Things; Invasion of the Body Snatchers), loosely …
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‘The monster movie’ Prophecy is a 1979 science fiction horror feature film directed by John Frankenheimer (Seconds; The Manchurian Candidate) from a screenplay by David Seltzer (The Omen). The Paramount Pictures …
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The Making of Alien is a 336-page hardcover coffee table-stylebook by J.W. Rinzler published by Titan Books. “In 1979 a movie legend was born, as Twentieth Century-Fox and director Ridley …
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‘Every babysitter’s nightmare becomes real…’ When a Stranger Calls is a 1979 psychological horror feature film directed by Fred Walton (The Stepford Husbands; I Saw What You Did [1988];Â April Fool’s …
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Vampire is a 1979 American horror made-for-television feature film directed by E.W. Swackhamer (Terror at London Bridge) from a screenplay by Steven Bochco and Michael Kozoll. It stars Richard Lynch, E.G. …
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‘A young girl comes of age… and an evil destiny awaits her.’ Alison’s Birthday is a 1979 Australian supernatural horror feature film written and directed by Ian Coughlan (writer of …
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‘For God’s sake, get out!’ The Amityville Horror is a 1979 American supernatural horror feature film directed by Stuart Rosenberg from a screenplay by Sandor Stern, based on Jay Anson’s 1977 book of the same …
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Alice Cooper is a 1979 American Marvel Premiere comic book. At the end of the 1970s, Marvel Comics were at the height of their pop culture popularity, and were making …
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Mama Dracula is a 1979 [released 19 November 1980] Belgian-French film produced, directed and co-written by Boris Szulzinger. The screenplay was co-written with Pierre Sterckx and Marc-Henri Wajnberg. The movie stars Louise …
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The Great Alligator – original title: Il fiume del grande caimano [“The River of the Big Caiman”] – is a 1979 Italian action horror feature film directed by Sergio Martino (Mountain of the Cannibal …
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Human Experiments is a 1979 American women-in-prison horror film produced and directed by Gregory Goodell from a screenplay by Richard Rothstein (Bates Motel [1987]; Invitation to Hell; Death Valley), based on Goodell’s …
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‘When the full moon rises’ Wolfman is a 1979 American supernatural horror feature film written and directed by Worth Keeter (Rottweiler: The Dogs of Hell); Tales of the Third Dimension). Aka …
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Jaani Dushman (“Beloved Enemy”) is a 1979 Indian Bollywood supernatural horror feature film produced and directed by Rajkumar Kohli from a screenplay by Inder Raj Anand. The movie stars Sunil Dutt, Sanjeev Kumar, …
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‘A tasty horror film!’ The Meateater – aka Blood Theatre – is a 1979 American horror feature film written and directed by David Burton Morris [as Derek Savage] (Tales from the Crypt TV …
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Buio Omega – aka Beyond the Darkness, Buried Alive and Blue Holocaust – is a 1979 Italian horror feature film directed by Joe D’Amato [Aristide Massaccesi] from a screenplay by Ottavio Fabbri, based on a storyline by Giacomo …
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‘The screams you hear may be your own!’ The Demon – also known as Midnight Caller – is a 1979 South African slasher film co-produced, written and directed by Percival Rubens (Survival Zone; …
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The Dark is a 1979 American science fiction horror film directed by John “Bud” Cardos from a screenplay by Stanford Whitmore (The Eyes of Charles Sand; Night Gallery) for Film Ventures …
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Gorgar is a 1979 pinball machine designed by Barry Oursler and released by Williams Electronics. Gorgar was the first ‘talking’ pinball machine. With a vocabulary of seven words (Gorgar, Speaks, …
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Bloodrage (also known as Never Pick up a Stranger) is a 1979 psycho thriller exploitation film directed by Joseph Zito (under the pseudonym Joseph Bigwood) from a screenplay by Robert Jahn. It …
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‘She gives good fang!’ Nocturna – usually referred to by its promotional title Nocturna: Granddaughter of Dracula – is a 1978 American comedy horror film conceived by star Nai Bonet and written …
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Web is a science fiction/horror novel written by the English author John Wyndham (The Day of the Triffids; The Kraken Wakes; The Midwich Cuckoos) The novel was published by the estate of John Wyndham in April 1979, ten …
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Satanwar – aka Satan War – is a 1979 American supernatural horror film written and directed by Bart LaRue. It stars Sally Sehermerhorn, Jimmy Drankovitch, Jane August, Reggie De Morton, Michelene Alexander and The …
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Fleshbait is a British horror novel, published in 1979 by New English Library. It was written by David Holman and Larry Pryce. Published at the height of the ‘animal attack’ …
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Orror (Italian: ‘horror’) was an Italian fumetti comic book published in two different series in the late 1970s. For the first series, publishers Edifumetto issued 21 issues from June 1977 to May /1978; for the …
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‘The Postman always rings twice. Terror knocks only once.’ Don’t Open the Door is a 1974 American horror film co-produced and directed by S.F. Brownrigg (Keep My Grave Open; Scum of …
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Vampires is a 1979 made-for-television play, broadcast by the BBC as part of their Play For Today strand. Concerning the obsessions of two school boys who suspect their neighbourhood is inhabited …
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Nosferatu is a 1979 album by The Stranglers former lead singer Hugh Cornwell and Robert Williams, who was a drummer in Captain Beefheart’s Magic Band. The album cover features a …
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The Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone is a 45-minute Halloween television special featuring the Flintstones. It was produced in 1979 by Hanna-Barbera Productions. When Fred Flintstone wins the big prize on the “Make A Deal or …
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Una Sombra en la Oscuridad (“”) is a 1979 Spanish horror feature film directed by Argentinian Diego Santillán. The movie stars Javier Illain, Pilar Leonor, Isabel Pisano, Mariano Vidal Molina and Emilio Álvarez. Saul (Molina) …
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‘The blood runs in rivers… …and the drill keeps tearing through flesh and bone’ The Driller Killer is a 1979 American horror feature film written, directed by, and starring, Abel Ferrara. …
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