List of horror films of 1972

A list of horror films released in 1972.

Title	Director(s)	Cast	Country	Notes	Ref.
The Adult Version of Jekyll and Hide	Lee Raymond	Rene Bond, Laurie Rose, Jane Tsentas	United States	aka The Adult Version of Jekyll and Hyde	^[1]^[2]
All the Colors of the Dark	Sergio Martino	George Hilton, Edwige Fenech, Ivan Rassimov	Italy Spain	aka They're Coming to Get You!; Day of the Maniac	^[3]
The Asphyx	Peter Newbrook	Robert Stephens, Fiona Walker, Jane Lapotaire	United Kingdom	aka Spirit of the Dead	^[4]
Asylum	Roy Ward Baker	Peter Cushing, Britt Ekland, Herbert Lom	United Kingdom		^[5]
Asylum of Satan	William Girdler	Charles Kissinger, Nick Jolley, Carla Borelli	United States		^[6]
Baron Blood	Mario Bava	Elke Sommer, Umberto Raho, Massimo Girotti	Italy West Germany	aka Gli orrori del castello di Norimberga	^[7]
Ben	Phil Karlson	Lee Montgomery, Joseph Campanella, Arthur O'Connell	United States		^[8]
Beware! The Blob	Larry Hagman	Robert Walker, Gwynne Gilford, Richard Stahl	United States	aka Son of the Blob	^[9]
Blacula	William Crain	William Marshall, Vonetta McGee, Denise Nicholas	United States		^[10]
Blood Freak	Steve Hawkes, Brad F. Grinter	Anne Shearin, Randy Grinter, Linda Past	United States		^[11]
Blood Orgy of the She-Devils	Ted V. Mikels	Lila Zaborin, Tom Pace, Leslie McRae	United States		^[12]
The Blood Spattered Bride	Vicente Aranda	Simón Andreu, Maribel Martín, Alexandra Bastedo	Spain		^[13]
Burke and Hare	Vernon Sewell	Harry Andrews, Stewart Bevan, Brian Croucher	United Kingdom		^[14]^[15] ^[16]
The Cannibal Man	Eloy de la Iglesia	Vicente Parra, Eusebio Poncela, Emma Cohen	Spain		^[17]
Carnival of Blood	Leonard Kirtman	Burt Young, Martin Barolsky	United States	filmed in 1970	^[18]^[19]^[20]
Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things	Bob Clark	Alan Ormsby, Valerie Mamches, Jeff Gillen	United States		^[21]
The Cult	Kentucky Jones	MaKee Blaisdell, Debbie Osborne	United States	re-released in 1976 as The Manson Massacre	^[22]^[23]
Curse of the Headless Horseman	Leonard Kirtman	Marland Proctor, Claudia Reame	United States		^[24]
Curse of the Moon Child	Un­known	Adam West, Sherry Jackson, Jeremy Slate	United States		^[25]
The Daughter of Dracula	Jesús Franco	Britt Nichols, Anne Libert, Alberto Dalbés	France Portugal		^[26]
Daughters of Satan	Hollingsworth Morse	Tom Selleck, Barra Grant, Tani Guthrie	Philippines United States		^[27]
The Dead Are Alive	Armando Crispino	Christiane Von Blank, Ivan Pavicevac, Vladan Milasinovic	Italy		^[28]
Dear Dead Delilah	John Farris	Agnes Moorehead, Will Geer, Michael Ansara	United States		^[29]
Death Line	Gary Sherman	Donald Pleasence, Norman Rossington, David Ladd	United Kingdom	Alternative title(s) Raw Meat	^[30]
Deathmaster	Ray Danton	Robert Quarry, Bill Ewing, Brenda Dickson	United States		^[31]
Demons of the Mind	Peter Sykes	Robert Hardy, Shane Briant, Gillian Hills	United Kingdom		^[32]
Don't Torture a Duckling	Lucio Fulci	Florinda Bolkan, Barbara Bouchet, Tomas Milian	Italy		^[33]
Dr. Jekyll y el Hombre Lobo	León Klimovsky	Paul Naschy	Spain		^[34]
Dr. Phibes Rises Again	Robert Fuest	Vincent Price, Robert Quarry, Peter Jeffrey	United Kingdom United States		^[35]
Dracula AD 1972	Alan Gibson	Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Stephanie Beacham	United Kingdom		^[36]
Dracula Against Frankenstein	Jesús Franco	Howard Vernon, Dennis Price, Fernando Bilbao	Spain France		^[37]
Endless Night	Sidney Gilliat	Hayley Mills, Hywel Bennett, Britt Ekland	United Kingdom		^[38]
The Erotic Experiences of Frankenstein	Jesús Franco	Dennis Price, Howard Vernon, Anne Libert	France		^[39]
El monte de las brujas	Raúl Artigot	Patty Shepard, Cihangir Ghaffari, Mónica Randall	Spain		^[40]
Fear in the Night	Jimmy Sangster	Judy Geeson, Joan Collins, Peter Cushing	United Kingdom		^[26]
The Fiend	Robert Hartford-Davis	Patrick Magee, Madeleine Hinde, Percy Herbert	United Kingdom	Alternative title(s) Beware My Brethren	^[41]
The Flesh and Blood Show	Pete Walker	Jenny Hanley, Ray Brooks, Luan Peters	United Kingdom		^[42]
Frogs	George McCowan	Ray Milland, Sam Elliott, Joan Van Ark	United States		^[43]
The Fury of the Wolfman	José María Zabalza	Paul Naschy	Spain		^[44]
Garden of the Dead	John Hayes	Philip Kenneally, Susan Charney, Lee Frost	United States		^[45]
The Gore Gore Girls	Herschell Gordon Lewis	Frank Kress, Amy Farrell, Hedda Lubin	United States		^[46]
Grave of the Vampire	John Hayes	Kitty Vallacher, William Smith	United States	Alternative title(s) Seed of Terror	^[47]
Home for the Holidays	John Llewellyn Moxey	Sally Field, Jessica Walter, Julie Harris	United States	Television film	^[48]
Horror Express	Eugenio Martín	Telly Savalas, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing	Spain United Kingdom		^[49]
Horror Rises from the Tomb	Carlos Aured	Paul Naschy	Spain United States		^[50]
Hunchback of the Morgue	Javier Aguirre	Albeto Dalbes, Antonio Pica, María Elena Arpón	Spain		^[51]
I Dismember Mama	Paul Leder	Zooey Hall, Geri Reischl	United States		^[52]
Images	Robert Altman	Susannah York, René Auberjonois	United States United Kingdom		^[53]
Invasion of the Blood Farmers	Ed Adlum	Tanna Hunter, Jack Neubeck, Allan Charlet	United States		^[54]
The Last House on the Left	Wes Craven	Sandra Cassel, Lucy Grantham, David Hess	United States		^[55]
The Legend of Boggy Creek	Charles B. Pierce	William Stumpp, Chuck Pierce, Jr., Vern Stierman	United States		^[56]
Love Me Deadly	Jacques Lacerte	Mary Charlotte Wilcox, Lyle Waggoner	United States
The Man from the Deep River	Umberto Lenzi	Me Me Lai, Ivan Rassimov	Italy		^[57]
Moon of the Wolf	Daniel Petrie	David Janssen, Barbara Rush, Bradford Dillman	United States		^[58]
Necromancy	Bert I. Gordon	Orson Welles, Pamela Franklin, Lee Purcell	United States	re-released in 1983 as The Witching	^[59]^[60]
Night of the Cobra Woman	Andrew Meyer	Joy Bang, Logan Clarke, Carmen Argenziano	Philippines United States		^[61]
Night of the Devils	Giorgio Ferroni	Gianni Garko, Agostina Belli, Maria Monti	Italy		^[62]
Night of the Lepus	William F. Claxton	Stuart Whitman, Janet Leigh, Rory Calhoun	United States		^[63]
The Night Stalker (1972 film)	John Llewellyn Moxey	Darren McGavin, Barry Atwater, Carol Lynley	United States	Television film	^[64]
La noche de los mil gatos (Night of 1000 Cats)	René Cardona Jr.	Hugo Stiglitz, Anjanette Comer	Mexico	aka Blood Feast (1972 film)	^[65]
The Other	Robert Mulligan	Uta Hagen, Diana Muldaur	United States		^[66]
The Possession of Joel Delaney	Waris Hussein	Shirley MacLaine, Michael Hordern, Perry King	United States		^[67]
Queen Doll (Muneca reina)	Sergio Olhovich	Ofelia Medina, Enrique Rocha, Helena Rojo	Mexico		^[68]
The Rats Are Coming! The Werewolves Are Here!	Andy Milligan	Noel Collins, Bernard Kaler, Joan Ogden	United States		^[69]
The Red Queen Kills Seven Times	Emilio P. Miraglia	Barbara Bouchet, Sybil Danning	Italy West Germany		^[70]
A Reflection of Fear	William A. Fraker	Robert Shaw, Sally Kellerman, Mary Ure	United States		^[71]
She Waits	Delbert Mann	Patty Duke, David McCallum, Dorothy McGuire	United States	Television film	^[72]
Silent Night, Bloody Night	Theodore Gershuny	Patrick O'Neal, James Patterson, Mary Woronov	United States	Alternative title(s) Death House Night of the Dark Full Moon	^[73]
Sisters	Brian De Palma	Margot Kidder, Jennifer Salt, Charles Durning	United States		^[74]
Something Evil	Steven Spielberg	Sandy Dennis, Darren McGavin, Ralph Bellamy	United States	Television film	^[75]
Stanley	William Grefé	Chris Robinson, Alex Rocco	United States		^[76]
Superbeast	George Schenck	John Garwood, Antoinette Bower, Craig Littler	United States		^[77]
Tales from the Crypt	Freddie Francis	Joan Collins, Peter Cushing, Ralph Richardson	United Kingdom		^[78]
Terror at Red Wolf Inn	Bud Townsend	Linda Gillen, John Neilson, Arthur Space	United States	Alternative title(s) Terror House Folks at Red Wolf Inn	^[79]
Three on a Meathook	William Girdler	Madelyn Buzzard, Charles Kissinger, James Pickett	United States		^[80]
Tombs of the Blind Dead	Amando de Ossorio	Lone Fleming, César Burner	Spain Portugal		^[81]
Tower of Evil	Jim O'Connolly	Bryant Haliday, Jill Haworth	United Kingdom	Alternative title(s) Horror of Snape Island Beyond the Fog Horror on Snape Island	^[82]
Tragic Ceremony	Riccardo Freda	Camille Keaton, Máximo Valverde, Tony Isbert	Italy Spain		^[83]
Do Gaz Zameen Ke Neeche	Tulsi Ramsay	Surendra Kumar, Helen Jairag, Satyendra Kapoor	India		^[84]
Vampire Circus	Robert Young	Adrienne Corri, Thorley Walters, Anthony Higgins	United Kingdom		^[85]
What Have You Done to Solange?	Massimo Dallamano	Fabio Testi, Karin Baal, Joachim Fuchsberger	Italy		^[86]
You'll Like My Mother	Lamont Johnson	Patty Duke, Rosemary Murphy, Sian Barbara Allen	United States		^[87]

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Sources

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External links

• Horror films of 1972 on Internet Movie Database