British Horror Films of the 1970s

British horror cinema of the 1970s moved beyond the Gothic traditions of the previous decade, embracing folk horror, psychological disturbance, contemporary settings, and increasingly unsettling forms of supernatural menace. Films such as The Blood on Satan’s Claw (1971) and The Wicker Man (1973) drew horror from ritual, landscape, and isolated communities, while Don’t Look Now (1973) explored grief and ambiguity within a modern supernatural setting. Alongside the continuing work of established horror studios, these developments helped make the decade one of the most varied periods in British genre cinema.

This page brings together selected British horror films from the 1970s, providing an overview of the decade’s diverse approaches to horror and related genre filmmaking.