Horror Movies of the '70s Quiz

On Summerisle, a group of pagans goes to extremes in order to ensure a bountiful harvest.

The mythological demon supposedly has the head of a dog or lion, and he takes possession of a young girl in "The Exorcist."

Romero, of course, was already famous due to his work on "Night of the Living Dead."

As if the simple idea of "The Exorcist" wasn't creepy enough, it really is based on an exorcism that happened in 1949.

In hindsight, it was laughable to think that such a terrifying movie would obtain a PG rating.

Released in October 1974, the movie was immediately banned in some nations due to its disturbing violence.

There were five total victims, yet only two of them succumbed to the power of the chain saw.

At only 44 years old, he required extensive makeup work to achieve his character's age of more than 70 years old.

"The Last House on the Left" was remade in 2009; the original gets somewhat better reviews.

Nine people died during the film's production, leading many people to believe that the film was cursed.

Lynch wrote and directed "Eraserhead," which took years to shoot due to funding challenges.

Davis plays an elderly aunt in "Burnt Offerings," in which a weird old house kills off entire families.

One zombie spreads its plague to an entire city in "Rabid" by David Cronenberg.

At first his family is happy to see him, but in "Deathdream," the reanimated soldier eventually goes on a rampage.

The 1979 adaptation of Stephen King's book was directed by Tobe Hooper, the mastermind of "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre."

The original was released in 1956. The 1978 remake is largely considered a huge success.

The story takes place in a shopping mall, where director George Romero manages to skewer the concept of rampant consumerism.

The 1979 version of "Nosferatu" is a remake of the 1922 film, which was based on Bram Stoker's "Dracula," the most famous vampire story of all time.

"The Hills Have Eyes" will make you question whether you should ever vacation again.

The mechanical shark became loathed on set for its many malfunctions and fake-looking appearance.

The creepy Crypt Keeper recounts the awful deaths of five people in "Tales From the Crypt."

In 1979, this dark, bleak film heralded the beginning of what would become an incredibly successful space horror franchise.

It was called "Communion" in reference to a scene in which a girl is killed at her own communion.

In "Halloween," the masked Myers relentlessly stalks the terrified residents of Haddonfield.

Disguised as pretty flowers, the aliens begin their invasion in San Francisco, decimating the city's population.

Violent mutant kids cause murder and mayhem in Cronenberg's "The Brood," which is still considered an underground hit.

Curtis, whose breakout role came in "Halloween," is the daughter of Janet Leigh, the doomed star of "Psycho," another landmark movie.

In "The Omen," Peck plays a distraught father who adopts a baby boy, only to really, really regret it.

Although the film is now a cult favorite, the Times reviewer questioned why the movie was even made.

In "Phantasm," a twisted undertaker reanimates the dead and sends them off to terrorize the world.