If You Have To Watch Only 5 Horror Movies From the '70s, Make Sure It's These Masterpieces

The '70s were a seminal decade for cinema. The rise of New Hollywood gave way to a slew of auteur-driven, creative, and uncompromising movies, many of which qualify as outright masterpieces. No period in Hollywood has been as welcoming or encouraging of artistic voices as the '70s, with directors like Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, and John Cassavetes delivering some of their best work in the form of Taxi Driver, The Godfather, and A Woman Under the Influence.