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Best Horror Movies of 1974

This collection ranks 230 horror movies released in 1974. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. At the top of the list is The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.

230 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  4. 4

    Killdozer

    1974· 1h 14m· en

    5.448
  6. 6

    Phase IV

    1974· 1h 26m· en

    6.3305
  8. 8

    Penda's Fen

    1974· 1h 28m· en

    7.550
  9. 9

    El televisor

    1974· 1h 6m· es

    7.519
  16. 16

    Frightmare

    1974· 1h 28m· en

    6.468
  19. 19

    Dracula

    1974· 1h 38m· en

    6.380
  22. 22

    Vampyres

    1974· 1h 28m· en

    6.0165
  25. 25

    Deranged

    1974· 1h 23m· en

    5.8118
  29. 29

    Bad Ronald

    1974· 1h 14m· en

    6.358
  30. 30

    It's Alive

    1974· 1h 31m· en

    6.0225
  31. 31

    Madhouse

    1974· 1h 32m· en

    6.2123
  39. 39

    Breakfast

    1974· 12m· fr

    7.99
  41. 41

    Mania

    1974· 1h 25m· it

    5.210
  45. 45

    Shaitaan

    1974· 2h 1m· en

    —0
  47. 47

    Homebodies

    1974· 1h 36m· en

    6.817

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

230 movies with real rating data match this collection.

How are these movies ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

Which movie is ranked #1?

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.