The best horror films of 1974

15 horror films from 1974, 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 Texas Chain Saw Massacre Score 67.3 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 85% · Metascore 91 · Horror
2. Black Christmas Score 45.3 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 73% · Metascore 65
3. Let Sleeping Corpses Lie Score 42.4 · IMDb 6.7 · Tomatometer 86% · Horror, Science Fiction, Drama
4. Messiah of Evil Score 41.8 · IMDb 6.3 · Tomatometer 100%
5. Dead of Night Score 40.0 · IMDb 6.6 · Tomatometer 79%
6. From Beyond the Grave Score 35.3 · IMDb 6.6 · Tomatometer 60%
7. Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter Score 32.1 · IMDb 6.4
8. Blood for Dracula Score 31.2 · IMDb 6.1 · Tomatometer 68%
9. Madhouse Score 30.6 · IMDb 6.2 · Tomatometer 57%
10. It's Alive Score 30.4 · IMDb 5.8 · Tomatometer 65% · Metascore 72