List of horror films of 1978

A list of horror films released in 1978.

Horror films released in 1978

Title	Director	Cast	Country	Notes
Alien Prey	Norman J. Warren	Barry Stokes, Eddie Stacey, Sandy Chinney		[1]
Are You in the House Alone?	Walter Grauman	Dennis Quaid, Blythe Danner, Alan Fudge		[2]
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!	John de Bello	David Miller, George Wilson, Sharon Taylor		[3]
The Bermuda Triangle	René Cardona, Jr.	John Huston, Andrés García, Gloria Guida		[4]
Blue Sunshine	Jeff Lieberman	Zalman King, Robert Walden, Mark Goddard		[5]
The Comeback	Pete Walker	Jack Jones, Pamela Stephenson, David F. Doyle		[6]
Damien: Omen II	Don Taylor	William Holden, Lee Grant, Jonathan Scott-Taylor		[7]
Dawn of the Dead	George A. Romero	David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott H. Reiniger, Gaylen Ross		[8]
Death Moon	Bruce Kessler	Joe Penny, Barbara Trentham, Branscombe Richmond		television film[9]
The Evil	Gus Trikonis	Richard Crenna, Joanna Pettet, Andrew Prine		[10]
The Grapes of Death	Jean Rollin	Marie-Georges Pascal, Serge Marquand, Felix Marten		[11]
Halloween	John Carpenter	Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, Nick Castle, Nancy Kyes		[12]
I Spit on Your Grave	Meir Zarchi	Camille Keaton, Eron Tabor, Richard Pace		[13]
The Initiation of Sarah	Robert Day	Shelley Winters, Talia Balsam, Morgan Brittany		[14]
Invasion of the Body Snatchers	Philip Kaufman	Donald Sutherland, Leonard Nimoy, Art Hindle		Film remake[15]
Jaws 2	Jeannot Szwarc	Roy Scheider, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton		[16]
The Last House on the Beach	Franco Prosperi	Florinda Bolkan, Ray Lovelock, Sherry Buchanan		[17]
The Legacy	Richard Marquand	Katharine Ross, Sam Elliott, Hildegarde Neil		[18]
Long Weekend	Colin Eggleston	John Hargreaves, Briony Behets		[19]
Magic	Richard Attenborough	Anthony Hopkins, Ann-Margret, Burgess Meredith		[20]
Martin	George A. Romero	John Amplas, Tom Savini, Elyane Nadeau		[21]
Mirrors	Noel Black	Kitty Winn, Peter Donat, William Swetland		[22] Alternative titles   Also known as Marianne.
Patrick	Richard Franklin	Susan Penhaligon, Robert Helpmann		[23]
Piranha	Joe Dante	Bradford Dillman, Heather Menzies, Belinda Balaski		[24]
The Possession of Nurse Sherri	Al Adamson	Geoffrey Land, Jill Jacobson		[25]
The Redeemer: Son of Satan	Constantine S. Gochis	T.G. Finkbinder, Jeanetta Arnette		Alternative titles   Also known as Class Reunion Massacre. [26]
The Shout	Jerzy Skolimowski	Jim Broadbent, Tim Curry, John Hurt		[27]
Spawn of the Slithis	Stephen Traxler	Judy Motulsky, J.C. Claire, Mello Alexandria		[28] Alternative titles   Also known as Slithis.
Terror	Norman J. Warren	Tricia Walsh, Sarah Keller, Glynis Barber		[29]
The Toolbox Murders	Dennis Donnelly	Cameron Mitchell, Tim Donnelly, Pamelyn Ferdin		[29]

References

1. Beldin, Fred. "Alien Prey". Allmovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
2. Firsching, Robert. "Are You in the House Alone?". Allmovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
3. Firsching, Robert. "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!". Allmovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
4. Guarisco, Donald. "The Bermuda Triangle". Allmovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
5. Deming, Mark. "Blue Sunshine". Allmovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
6. Binion, Cavett. "The Comeback". Allmovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
7. Dillard, Brian J. "Damien: Omen II". Allmovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
8. Binion, Cavett. "Dawn of the Dead". Allmovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
9. Young 2000, p. 146.
10. Binion, Cavett. "The Evil". Allmovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
11. Firsching, Robert. "The Grapes of Death". Allmovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
12. Bozzola, Lucia. "Halloween". Allmovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
13. Hardy 1995, pp. 329-30.
14. Ankeny, Jason. "The Initiation of Sarah". Allmovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
15. Dillard, Brian J. "Invasion of the Body Snatchers". Allmovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
16. Williams, Karl. "Jaws 2". Allmovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
17. Firsching, Robert. "La Settima donna". Allmovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
18. Brenner, Paul. "The Legacy". Allmovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
19. Armstrong, Derek. "Long Weekend". Allmovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
20. Brenner, Paul. "Magic". Allmovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
21. Binion, Cavett. "Martin". Allmovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
22. Buchanan, Jason. "Mirrors". Allmovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
23. Clarke, Fountain. "Patrick". Allmovie. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
24. Williams, Karl. "Piranha". Allmovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
25. Binion, Cavett. "The Possession of Nurse Sherri". Allmovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
26. Young 2000, p. 515.
27. Chibnall 2002, p. 226.
28. Erlewine, Iotis. "Spawn of the Slithis". Allmovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
29. Hardy 1995, p. 332.

Citations

• Chibnall, Steve (2002). British Horror Cinema. London: Psychology Press. ISBN 0-415-23003-9.
• Hardy, Phil, ed. (1995). The Overlook Film Encyclopedia 3. Overlook Press. ISBN 0-87951-624-0.
• Young, R. G. (2000). The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film: Ali Baba to Zombies. New York: Applause. ISBN 1-55783-269-2.