The best horror films of 1972

21 horror films from 1972, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. Don't Torture a Duckling Score 47.7 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 88% · Horror
  2. Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key Score 45.1 · IMDb 6.6 · Tomatometer 100%
  3. Tales from the Crypt Score 44.6 · IMDb 6.8 · Tomatometer 90%
  4. Images Score 42.5 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 71%
  5. What Have You Done to Solange? Score 40.6 · IMDb 6.9 · Tomatometer 71%
  6. The Other Score 40.6 · IMDb 6.8 · Tomatometer 83% · Metascore 65
  7. Vampire Circus Score 37.4 · IMDb 6.3 · Tomatometer 83%
  8. Sisters Score 36.4 · IMDb 6.8 · Tomatometer 86% · Metascore 70
  9. Death Line Score 36.0 · IMDb 5.9 · Tomatometer 87%
  10. Tombs of the Blind Dead Score 33.9 · IMDb 6.1 · Tomatometer 79%