A list of horror films released in 1979.
Title Director(s) Cast Country Notes Alien Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright United States First film of Alien franchise The Amityville Horror James Brolin, Margot Kidder, Rod Steiger United States Angel Guts: Red Classroom Japan Beyond the Darkness Cinzia Monreale Italy Bloodrage Ian Scott, Judith-Marie Bergan United States Bog Gloria DeHaven, Aldo Ray United States The Brood Oliver Reed, Samantha Eggar Canada The Butterfly Murders Lau Siu-Ming, Eddy Ko Hong Kong The DarkJohn CardosWilliam Devane, Cathy Lee Crosby, Richard JaeckelUnited States The Dogs Gérard Depardieu, Victor Lanoux, Nicole Calfan France Dominique Cliff Robertson, Jean Simmons, Jenny Agutter United Kingdom Dracula Frank Langella, Laurence Olivier, Donald Pleasence United KingdomUnited States The Driller Killer Jimmy Laine, Carolyn Marz, Baybi Day United States The Evictors Vic Morrow, Michael Parks, Jessica Harper United States Fascination Franca Mai, Brigitte Lahaie, Jean-Marie Lemaire France Human Experiments Ellen Travolta, Linda Haynes United States Killer Fish Lee Majors, Marisa Berenson, Karen Black BrazilItalyUnited KingdomUnited States Murder by Decree Christopher Plummer, Donald Sutherland, John Gielgud United Kingdom Nightwing Nick Mancuso, David Warner, Kathryn Harrold United States Nosferatu the Vampyre Klaus Kinski, Isabelle Adjani West GermanyFrance Phantasm A. Michael Baldwin, Bill Thornbury, Reggie Bannister United States First film of Phantasm film series Prophecy Talia Shire, Robert Foxworth, Armand Assante United States Screams of a Winter Night Matt Borel, Gil Glasgow, Patrick Byers United States The Silent Scream Rebecca Balding, Barbara Steele, Yvonne De Carlo United States Thirst Chantal Contouri, David Hemmings, Henry Silva Australia Tourist Trap Chuck Connors, Jocelyn Jones, Tanya Roberts United States Up From the Depths Sam Bottoms, Susanne Reed, Virgil Frye PhilippinesUnited States The Visitor Paige Conner, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Franco Nero ItalyUnited States When a Stranger Calls Carol Kane, Colleen Dewhurst, Charles Durning United States Wolfman Earl Owensby, Kristina Reynolds, Julian Morton United States Zombi 2 Tisa Farrow, Ian McCulloch, Richard Johnson Italy Zombie Holocaust Ian McCulloch, Alexandra Cole, Sherry Buchanan Italy
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External links Horror films of 1979 on Internet Movie Database