Your Favourite Horror Film from 1971

bizarre_eye@Cult Labs · #1 8th April 2011, 04:55 PM

1971 was a year for some brilliant horror films, but which one is your favourite? What makes it special to you? When did you first see it? Would you recommend it to the uninitiated?

Sometimes it's a hard decision to just pick one film (even when you're limiting it to a single year!), but my favourite film of 1971 is...

The Abominable Dr Phibes - Robert Fuest

This classic tale of revenge stars Vincent Price is one of his trademark roles. Deliciously macabre, and good fun too - an essential British Classic!

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Runners Up:
A Bay of Blood
Blood on Satan's Claw
The Devils
Don't Deliver Us from Evil
Four Flies on Grey Velvet
A Lizard in a Woman's Skin
The Strange Vice of Mrs Wardh
Tombs of the Blind Dead
Twins of Evil

Pete · #2 8th April 2011, 04:58 PM

BLOOD ON SATAN'S CLAW - Disturbing even by todays standards, one of the few films that's made me feel genuinely uncomfortable.

bizarre_eye@Cult Labs · #3 8th April 2011, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Pete

BLOOD ON SATAN'S CLAW - Disturbing even by todays standards, one of the few films that's made me feel genuinely uncomfortable.

Nice choice - and I agree with you on it still being disturbing today - especially when Angel is trying to tempt the local priest!

Surprisingly, when I first watched Blood on Satan's Claw I didn't care for it much. It wasn't until a couple of years after, when I watched it again that I realised how good it was. Certainly one of the best Tigon films ever made.

Pete · #4 8th April 2011, 05:27 PM

I'd say it was their best film. Yeah, the scene where Angel tries to seduce the priest is disturbing. I'd say the rape scene is the most disturbing though, mainly because the actress looks so young. (I checked the IMDB and apparently she was 23/24!). I'd love to know how audiences reacted when it was released all those years ago.

The League of Gentlemen commentary on the AB disc is great.

Demdike@Cult Labs · #5 8th April 2011, 05:41 PM

Blood on Satans Claw is from 1970.
It was given an X certificate on 21/09/1970

Demdike@Cult Labs · #6 8th April 2011, 05:47 PM

I would go with
Twins of Evil

Gojirosan · #7 2nd August 2011, 04:59 PM

Some excellent films this year! One that is often forgotten is a childhood favourite of mine Willard.

Almost too many good options to choose from! I might go for The Strange Vice Of Mrs Wardh though, even over the splendid Bay Of Blood.

ReturnToZero · #8 26th November 2011, 10:12 AM

Let's Scare Jessica To Death is one of the greatest horrorfilms from the 70's. If you haven't seen it your eyes will get glued to the screen by this creepy, psychotic masterpiece.