The Exorcist
Texas chainsaw massacre
The hills have eyes
Last house on the left
Halloween
I have to also add:
Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Dawn of the Dead and Alien
Alien
Halloween
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Dawn of the Dead
Carrie
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Carrie
Deliverance
The Last House on the Left
The Hills Have Eyes
...off the top of my head.
Wicker Man
Exorcist
Suspiria
Texas Chainsaw
Hausu
...Maybe... Kind of a tough one.
It's not my favorite decade for horror but there were tons and tons of other pretty good flicks besides some of the obvious favorites, like The Brood, Salem's Lot, Black Xmas, Living Dead at Manchester Morgue, some semi-interesting oddities like Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, and ambiently enjoyable mediocre and bad ones, like all the Christopher Lee/Peter Cushing/Vincent Price gothics and Hammers, Italian Giallos and exploitation flicks. I think most of my faves are from the 30s-60s and 80s really.
:•)
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Exorcist
Halloween
Dawn of the Dead
Alien
The Exorcist
Phantasm
Suspiria
When a Stranger Calls
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
couldn't narrow it to 5, so went for a top 10:
texas chainsaw massacre
suspiria
alien
last house on the left
the velvet vampire
flesh for frankenstein
black christmas
invasion of the body snatchers
martin
tourist trap
i also have a soft spot for 77's the sentinel, even though it's not a good movie by most standards i'm sure. it was one of the first horror movies i ever saw, & i remember it freaking me out quite a bit, & i'll always have some fondness for it.
Some cool stuff in The Sentinel, and a great de-nose-ification scene. It's pretty good, I enjoy it.
shareDawn of the Dead
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Alien
Exorcist
The Omen
Alien
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Suspiria
Black Christmas
Carrie