16/10/2020 Horror Classics of the 1970's (28 books)

Horror Classics of the 1970's

A list to celebrate that certain magic of horror books published in the 70's. Please take a moment to make sure the
book you are voting/adding is actually of the decade. Otherwise, enjoy!

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1 The Exorcist
Want to Read
by William Peter Blatty 
 4.18 avg rating — 179,921 ratings Rate this book

score: 782, and 8 people voted 

2 The Other
Want to Read
by Thomas Tryon 
 4.00 avg rating — 19,819 ratings Rate this book

score: 585, and 6 people voted 

3 Rosemary's Baby
Want to Read
by Ira Levin 
 4.00 avg rating — 111,246 ratings Rate this book
score: 584, and 6 people voted 

4 Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire

Chronicles, #1) Want to Read
by Anne Rice  Rate this book
 4.00 avg rating — 483,236 ratings
score: 492, and 5 people voted 

5 'Salem's Lot
Want to Read
by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 
 4.03 avg rating — 332,802 ratings Rate this book
score: 480, and 5 people voted 

6 Harvest Home
Want to Read
by Thomas Tryon 
 3.86 avg rating — 6,970 ratings Rate this book

score: 388, and 4 people voted 

7 Ghost Story
Want to Read
by Peter Straub (Goodreads Author) 
 3.95 avg rating — 67,129 ratings Rate this book

score: 385, and 4 people voted 

8 The Auctioneer
Want to Read
by Joan Samson 
 3.86 avg rating — 1,018 ratings Rate this book

score: 277, and 3 people voted 

9 The Totem
Want to Read
by David Morrell (Goodreads Author) 
 3.58 avg rating — 1,367 ratings Rate this book
score: 276, and 3 people voted 

10 Carrie
Want to Read
by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 
 3.96 avg rating — 518,561 ratings Rate this book
score: 195, and 2 people voted 

11 Burnt Offerings
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by Robert Marasco  Want to Read

 3.80 avg rating — 5,626 ratings
Rate this book
score: 190, and 2 people voted 

11 The House Next Door

Want to Read
by Anne Rivers Siddons 
 3.86 avg rating — 9,093 ratings Rate this book
score: 190, and 2 people voted 

11 Hell House
Want to Read
by Richard Matheson 
 3.79 avg rating — 37,303 ratings Rate this book

score: 190, and 2 people voted 

14 The Amityville Horror

Want to Read
by Jay Anson 
 3.85 avg rating — 106,380 ratings Rate this book
score: 189, and 2 people voted 

15 The Manitou
Want to Read
by Graham Masterton 
 3.72 avg rating — 3,261 ratings Rate this book
score: 183, and 2 people voted 

16 The Spirit
Want to Read
by Thomas Page 
 3.60 avg rating — 260 ratings Rate this book
score: 180, and 2 people voted 

17 The Search for Joseph Tully

Want to Read
by William H. Hallahan 
 3.65 avg rating — 280 ratings Rate this book

score: 176, and 2 people voted 

18 All Heads Turn When the Hunt Goes By

Want to Read
by John Farris 
 3.62 avg rating — 1,054 ratings Rate this book
score: 174, and 2 people voted 

19 The Hephaestus Plague Want to Read

by Thomas Page 
 3.40 avg rating — 137 ratings Rate this book

score: 170, and 2 people voted 

20 The Hour of the Oxrun Dead

Want to Read
by Charles L. Grant 
 3.37 avg rating — 283 ratings Rate this book
score: 100, and 1 person voted 

21 The Mephisto Waltz Want to Read

by Fred Mustard Stewart 
 3.70 avg rating — 330 ratings Rate this book

score: 99, and 1 person voted 

21 Incubus
Want to Read
by Ray Russell 
 3.50 avg rating — 163 ratings Rate this book
score: 99, and 1 person voted 

23 Devil Daddy
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by John Blackburn  Want to Read

 3.50 avg rating — 18 ratings
Rate this book
score: 98, and 1 person voted 

24 For Fear of Little Men

Want to Read
by John Blackburn 
 3.71 avg rating — 24 ratings Rate this book
score: 97, and 1 person voted 

25 Our Lady Of Pain

Want to Read
by John Blackburn 
 3.71 avg rating — 35 ratings Rate this book
score: 96, and 1 person voted 

26 The Claw
Want to Read
by Norah Lofts 
 3.16 avg rating — 86 ratings Rate this book
score: 95, and 1 person voted 

27 The Height of the Scream Want to Read

by Ramsey Campbell 
 3.99 avg rating — 97 ratings Rate this book

score: 86, and 1 person voted 

28 The Sentinel
by Jeffrey Konvitz (Goodreads Author) 
 3.86 avg rating — 6,893 ratings
score: 85, and 1 person voted 

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