List of horror films of 1976

A list of horror films released in 1976.

Title Director(s) Cast Country Notes Ref.
A*P*E Paul Leder Rod Arrants, Joanna Kerns United States
South Korea 		[1]
Alice, Sweet Alice Alfred Sole Linda Miller, Paula Sheppard, Brooke Shields, Mildred Clinton United States
Alternative titles
  • Communion
  • Holy Terror
 [2]
Blood Bath Joel Reed Harve Presnell, Doris Roberts, P. J. Soles United States [3]
Blood Sucking Freaks Joel Reed Ernie Pysher, Viju Krem, Seamus O'Brien United States [4]
Bloodlust Marijan David Vajda Werner Pochath Switzerland [5]
Born for Hell Denis Héroux Mathieu Carrière, Debra Berger, Eva Mattes Canada, West Germany, Italy, France
Alternative titles
  • Naked Massacre
  • Die Hinrichtung
 [6]
Burnt Offerings Dan Curtis Karen Black, Oliver Reed, Burgess Meredith United States [7]
Carrie Brian De Palma Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, Amy Irving United States [8]
The Clown Murders Martyn Burke Stephen Young, Lawrence Dane, John Candy Canada [9]
Dark August Martin Goldman Kim Hunter, J. J. Barry United States [10]
Death at Love House E. W. Swackhamer Robert Wagner, Kate Jackson United States Television film
Alternative title(s)
  • The Shrine of Lorna Love
 [11]
Death Machines Paul Kyriazi Mari Honjo, Ronald L. Marchini, Philip DeAngelo United States [12]
Death Weekend William Fruet Brenda Vaccaro, Don Stroud, Chuck Shamata Canada
Alternative title(s)
  • The House by the Lake
 [13]
Dogs Burt Brinckerhoff David McCallum, Sandra McCabe, George Wyner United States [14]
Dracula and Son, aka Dracula père et fils Édouard Molinaro Christopher Lee France horror-comedy
Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde William Crain Bernie Casey, Rosalind Cash, Marie O'Henry United States
Alternative title(s)
  • The Watts Monster
 [15]
Drive-In Massacre Stu Segall John F. Goff, Steve Vincent, Douglas Gudbye United States [16]
Eaten Alive Tobe Hooper Neville Brand, Mel Ferrer, Marilyn Burns United States
Alternative title(s)
  • Death Trap
  • Horror Hotel Massacre
  • Legend of the Bayou
  • Starlight Slaughter
 [17]
Embryo Ralph Nelson Rock Hudson, Barbara Carrera, Diane Ladd United States [18]
The Food of the Gods Bert I. Gordon Marjoe Gortner, Pamela Franklin, Ralph Meeker, Ida Lupino United States [19]
God Told Me To Larry Cohen Sylvia Sidney, Richard Lynch, Tony Lo Bianco United States
Alternative title(s)
  • Demon
 [20]
Grizzly William Girdler Mary Ann Hearn, Charles Kissinger, Joan McCall United States [21]
Haunts Herb Freed May Britt, Cameron Mitchell United States [22]
The House with Laughing Windows Pupi Avati Lino Capolicchio, Francesca Marciano Italy [23]
Inquisition Jacinto Molina Juan Gallardo, Daniela Giordano Spain [24]
Island of Death Nico Mastorakis Gerard Gonalons, Jessica Dublin, Nikos Tsachiridis Greece
Alternative title(s)
  • Devils in Mykonos
  • Ta paidia tou Diavolou
  • Killing Daylight
  • Children of Death
 [25]
J. D.'s Revenge Arthur Marks Glynn E. Turman, Joan Pringle, Carl Crudup United States [26]
Jack the Ripper Jesús Franco Lina Romay, Klaus Kinski, Herbert Fux Switzerland
West Germany 		[27]
The Keeper T. Y. Drake Christopher Lee, Tell Schreiber Canada [28]
Land of the Minotaur Kostas Karagiannis Donald Pleasence, Jessica Dublin, Peter Cushing Greece
United Kingdom
United States 		[29]
The Legend of the Wolf Woman Rino Di Silvestro Dagmar Lassander, Annik Borel, Tino Carraro Italy [30]
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane Nicolas Gessner Jodie Foster, Martin Sheen, Scott Jacoby Canada
France 		[31]
Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby Sam O'Steen Stephen McHattie, Patty Duke, Ruth Gordon United States Television film [32]
Mansion of the Doomed Michael Pataki Richard Basehart, Gloria Grahame, Lance Henriksen United States [33]
Massacre at Central High Rene Daalder Andrew Stevens, Robert Carradine, Kimberly Beck United States [34]
Meatcleaver Massacre Evan Lee Christopher Lee United States [35]
Obsession Brian De Palma Cliff Robertson, Geneviève Bujold, John Lithgow United States [36]
The Omen Richard Donner Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, David Warner United States [37]
The Premonition Robert Schnitzer Sharon Farrell, Edward Bell United States [38]
The Rat Savior Krsto Papić Boris Festini, Zdenka Trach, Mirjana Majurec Yugoslavia
Alternative titles
  • The Redeemer
 [39]
Rattlers John McCauley Elizabeth Guadalupe Chauvet, Sam Chew, Dan Priest United States Television film [40]
Sasquatch, the Legend of Bigfoot Ed Ragozzino George Lauris, Steve Boergadine, Jim Bradford United States [41]
Satan's Slave Norman J. Warren Michael Gough, Martin Potter, Candace Glendenning United Kingdom [42]
The Savage Bees Guerdon Trueblood Ben Johnson, Michael Parks, Gretchen Corbett United States Television film [43]
Savage Weekend David Paulsen Christopher Allport, David Gale, William Sanderson United States [44]
Schizo Pete Walker Lynne Frederick, John Leyton United Kingdom [45]
Shadow of the Hawk George McCowan Jan-Michael Vincent, Marilyn Hassett, Chief Dan George United States
Canada 		[46]
Shogun's Sadism Yūji Makiguchi Yûsuke Kazato, Rena Uchimura Japan
Alternative titles
  • The Joy of Torture 2: Oxen Split Torturing
 [47]
Snuff Michael Findlay, Horacio Fredriksson,
Simon Nuchtern 		Margarita Amuchástegui, Aldo Mayo Argentina
Canada
United States 		[48]
Squirm Jeff Lieberman Jean Sullivan, Don Scardino, Patricia Pearcy United States [49]
The Tenant Roman Polanski Roman Polanski, Isabelle Adjani, Shelley Winters France [50]
To the Devil a Daughter Peter Sykes Richard Widmark, Christopher Lee, Honor Blackman West Germany
United Kingdom 		[51]
The Town That Dreaded Sundown Charles B. Pierce Ben Johnson, Andrew Prine, Dawn Wells United States [52]
Track of the Moon Beast Richard Ashe Chase Cordell, Leigh Drake, Gregorio Sala United States [53]
Who Can Kill a Child? Narciso Ibáñez Serrador Lewis Fiander, Prunella Ransome Spain
Alternative title(s)
  • Island of the Damned
  • Lucifer's Curse
  • Death is Child's Play
  • Would You Kill a Child?
 [54]
The Witch Who Came from the Sea Matt Cimber Millie Perkins, Lonny Chapman, Vanessa Brown United States [55]
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