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Best Horror TV Series of the 1970s

75 Horror series that started in the 1970s, ranked by popularity

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75 series

Creature Features

★ 8.5
122 794 1971–present
Comedy · Fantasy · Horror

Theatre Macabre

★ 5.6
108 24 1971–1972
Drama · Fantasy · Horror

La poupée sanglante

★ 7.9
94 6 1976–1976
Fantasy · Horror · Mystery

The Frighteners

★ 7.1
93 13 1972–1973
Drama · Horror · Mystery

Tales of Unease

★ 6.8
84 7 1970–1970
Horror

The Big Chuck and Lil' John Show

★ 8.9
82 1979–2007
Comedy · Fantasy · Horror

The Next Step Beyond

★ 7.6
81 25 1978–1979
Drama · Fantasy · Horror

Creature Feature

★ 9.3
72 1805 1970–1995
Comedy · Horror · Mystery

Ritratto di donna velata

★ 7.2
70 5 1975–present
Horror · Mystery

Come Back Lucy

★ 7.6
68 6 1978–1978
Horror · Mystery

Dororon Enma-kun

★ 6.8
59 25 1973–1974
Animation · Fantasy · Horror

Leap in the Dark

★ 7.7
56 24 1973–1980
Fantasy · Horror · Thriller

Fright Night

★ 7.4
54 273 1970–1987
Comedy · Fantasy · Horror

Djavolje sjeme

★ 6.9
52 2 1979–present
Drama · Horror · Sci-Fi

Inazuman

★ 7.4
41 25 1973–1974
Action · Adventure · Horror

Creature Double Feature

★ 8.6
33 842 1973–1985
Action · Fantasy · Horror

Inazuman Flash

★ 7.9
33 23 1974–1974
Action · Adventure · Horror

Merkwürdige Geschichten

★ 5.9
32 13 1970–present
Horror

Akumaizâ surî

★ 7.5
32 38 1975–1976
Action · Adventure · Horror

El quinto jinete

★ 6.7
30 14 1975–1976
Drama · Horror

The Ghoul

★ 8.7
30 1971–1975
Comedy · Horror · Mystery

Der phantastische Film

★ 7.1
29 104 1970–1993
Animation · Horror

The Man Outside

★ 5.5
27 13 1972–1972
Crime · Drama · Horror

La traccia verde

★ 6.4
26 3 1975–present
Horror · Sci-Fi
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