Alien is one of the most beloved classic horror movies and no ... need for a quality answer to the monster movies of yore. Another trend underway in the 1970s was slasher films.

Of course, topping our list of the highest grossing horror movies of the 1970s is Steven Spielberg's 1975 horror classic, Jaws. It follows, as mentioned above, the fictional events of the beach ...

Horror movies have always carried a social and political edge. From 1942’s Cat People to such modern fare as Get Out, The Purge, and The Hunt, the genre plays with important commentary on the ...