List of horror films of 1979


A list of horror films released in 1979.
TitleDirectorCastCountryNotes
AlienSigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright
United States
The Amityville HorrorJames Brolin, Margot Kidder, Rod SteigerUnited States
Japan
Beyond the DarknessCinzia MonrealeItaly
Black Magic TerrorAlan Nuary, W.D. Mochtar, Teddy PurbaJapan
BloodrageIan Scott, Judith-Marie BerganUnited States
BogGloria DeHaven, Aldo RayUnited States
The BroodOliver Reed, Samantha EggarCanada
The Butterfly MurdersLau Siu-Ming, Eddy KoHong Kong
DominiqueCliff Robertson, Jean Simmons, Jenny AgutterUnited Kingdom
DraculaFrank Langella, Laurence Olivier, Donald PleasenceUnited Kingdom
United States
The Driller KillerJimmy Laine, Carolyn Marz, Baybi DayUnited States
The EvictorsVic Morrow, Michael Parks, Jessica HarperUnited States
FascinationMuriel Montossé, Franca Mai, Jean-Marie LemaireFrance
Human ExperimentsEllen Travolta, Linda HaynesUnited States
Killer FishLee Majors, Marisa Berenson, Karen BlackBrazil
Italy
United Kingdom
United States
Murder by DecreeChristopher Plummer, Donald Sutherland, John GielgudUnited Kingdom
NightwingNick Mancuso, David Warner, Kathryn HarroldUnited States
Nosferatu the VampyreKlaus Kinski, Isabelle AdjaniWest Germany
France
PhantasmA. Michael Baldwin, Bill Thornbury, Reggie BannisterUnited States
ProphecyTalia Shire, Robert Foxworth, Armand AssanteUnited States
Screams of a Winter NightMatt Borel, Gil Glasgow, Patrick ByersUnited States
The Silent ScreamRebecca Balding, Barbara Steele, Yvonne De CarloUnited States
ThirstChantal Contouri, David Hemmings, Henry SilvaAustralia
Tourist TrapChuck Connors, Jocelyn Jones, Tanya RobertsUnited States
Up From the DepthsSam Bottoms, Susanne Reed, Virgil FryePhilippines
United States
The VisitorPaige Conner, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Franco NeroItaly
United States
When a Stranger CallsCarol Kane, Colleen Dewhurst, Charles DurningUnited States
WolfmanEarl Owensby, Kristina Reynolds, Julian MortonUnited States
Zombi 2Tisa Farrow, Ian McCulloch, Richard JohnsonItaly
Zombie HolocaustIan McCulloch, Alexandra Cole, Sherry BuchananItaly