The best horror films of 1973

14 horror films from 1973, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

1. The Exorcist Score 83.2 · IMDb 8.1 · Tomatometer 78% · Metascore 83 · Horror
2. The Wicker Man Score 54.4 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 92% · Metascore 87
3. Don't Look Now Score 47.8 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 93% · Metascore 95
4. Theater of Blood Score 42.4 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 88% · Metascore 81
5. The Hourglass Sanatorium Score 42.3 · IMDb 7.4
6. The Baby Score 35.0 · IMDb 6.1 · Tomatometer 88%
7. The Creeping Flesh Score 33.8 · IMDb 6.1 · Tomatometer 83%
8. Flesh for Frankenstein Score 33.2 · IMDb 5.8 · Tomatometer 88%
9. The Vault of Horror Score 31.6 · IMDb 6.6
10. Torso Score 27.6 · IMDb 6.5 · Tomatometer 60%