If you are one of those people who does not believe the past affects the present, this appendix is proof to the contrary. Like a nightmare, the 1970s just won’t go away … at least not in our cineplexes. Below is a list of recommended viewing that reveals how 1970s film horror lived on in the 1990s and 2000.
First Watch—Then View
The Exorcist (1973)—Stigmata (1999), Lost Souls (2000)
Jaws (1975)—Deep Blue Sea (1999), Halloween (1978) H20 (1998), Scream (1996), I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997), Urban Legend (1997), Scary Movie (2000)
King Kong (1976)—Godzilla (1998)
Kingdom of the Spiders (1977)—Arachnophobia (1990)
Legend of Boggy Creek (1973)—The Blair Witch Project (1999)
Alien (1979)—Mimic (1997), Alien Resurrection (1997), Pitch Black (2000)
God Told Me To (1976)—The X-Files: Fight the Future (1998)
First Watch—Then View
The Omen (1976)—Bless the Child (2000), Lost Souls (2000)
El Conde Dracula (1970)—Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)
When A Stranger Calls (1979)—When a Stranger Calls Back (1993), Scream (1996)
Blacula (1972)—A Vampire in Brooklyn (1995), Blade (1998)
The Crater Lake Monster (1977)—Anaconda (1997)
Bog (1978)—Lake Placid (1999)
The Andromeda Strain (1971)—Outbreak (1995)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)—Natural Born Killers (1994)
Westworld (1972)—Jurassic Park (1993)
Carrie (1976)—The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999)
The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)—The Bone Collector (1999), The Watcher (2000)
The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977)—The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)
Nightwing (1979)—Bats (1999)
Coma (1978)—Extreme Measures (1996)
Frogs (1972)—Magnolia (1999)
Straw Dogs (1971)—Fight Club (2000)