5 Overrated 70s Horror Movies
When it comes to some of the best horror movies ever to be shot, quite a few were released in the 1970s. More than a few fantastic, terrifying films started franchises just when people really started to love the idea of a slasher coming for them, or Satan or one of his minions rising from Hell. Whatever people were looking to see, some of the best horror films around were all released in the same decade. Quite a few of them even hold up to later horror films that had better special effects available.
On the other hand, some films here and there that caught an audience's attention that might not have been quite as good as people wanted to believe. A couple of movies simply weren't good enough to get as much love as they did. There were more than a few horror movies eleased in the 1970s that were quite overrated, and don't hold up decades later. That doesn't necessarily mean that the movies were all that bad. In fact, there were so many good movies in that decade that even the overrated ones were still good. They just weren't as good as their fans have claimed.
Horror Movies That Need Prequels
It might surprise some hardcore horror fans to see The Omen on the list. This movie is often acknowledged as one of the best in the genre. However, the film benefits from some excellent acting and a plot that is spooky on its own. With the wooden little boy that played Damien, and some other weird decisions that involved overacting by some supporting cast members, the film wasn't as good as it could have been. With and no acting at all by some members of the cast, the movie was not nearly as good as people once claimed.
That's not to say that this film is bad; not by any stretch. But there's also reason why the films that followed
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