Best Creature movies of 1970s

Actors : Don Leifert, Mary Mertens, Tom Griffith, Richard Dyszel,
Directors : Don Dohler,

A spaceship containing specimens for an intergalactic zoo crashes on Earth near a small back woods town. The specimens escape, and soon town folk are turning up mutilated. Very low budget ...

Actors : Dennis Falt, Judy Motulsky, J.C. Claire, Alan Blanchard,
Directors : Stephen Traxler,

A nuclear leak creates a mutant Slithis sea monster, which terrorizes the variety of pets, winos, and hippies who hang around Venice, California.

Actors : Rosie Holotik, Pat Cardi, John Niland, Austin Stoker,
Directors : Larry N. Stouffer,

A nerdy high school super whiz experiments with a chemical which will transform his guinea pig "Mr. Mumps" from a gentle pet into a ravenous monster. In a fit of rage against his tormentors...

Actors : Vicki Volante, Joey Benson, Robert Dix, John Carradine,
Directors : Al Adamson,

In the near future with a intergalactic vampire plague threatening earth, an expedition is sent to a distant galaxy in hopes of discovering the plague's source. Landing on a mysterious ...

Actors : Peter Cushing, Roland Culver, Joan Greenwood, Ray Milland,
Directors : Denis Héroux,

Wilbur Gray, a horror writer, has stumbled upon a terrible secret, that cats are supernatural creatures who really call the shots. In a desperate attempt to get others to believe him, Wilbur spews three tales of feline horror.

Actors : Ronald Gold, Sam Chew Jr., Dan Priest, Elisabeth Chauvet,
Directors : John McCauley,

A herpetologist investigating a series of fatal rattlesnake attacks discovers that the creatures have been infected by a mysterious nerve gas disposed of in the desert by the military.

Actors : Lawrence O'Neill, Al Ricketts, Tota Kondo, James Craig,
Directors : Norman Earl Thomson,

A mad scientist uses thunder and lightning to turn carnivorous plants into man-eating creatures.

Actors : Lun Hua, Danny Lee, Lily Li, Ping Chen,
Directors : Meng Hua Ho,

A cripple takes revenge on criminals by using a magic spell that transforms him into an oily monster/superhero.

Actors : Tsunehiko Watase, Shôtarô Hayashi, Nobiko Sawa, Tomoko Kiyoshima,
Directors : Junji Kurata,

A Japanese village is menaced by a plesiosaur from the depths of the sea. Meanwhile, deep in a cave of ice, a prehistoric egg begins to hatch. The plesiosaur and the mystery creature ...

Actors : Helga Liné, Silvia Tortosa, Josefina Jartin, Tony Kendall,
Directors : Amando de Ossorio,

The legendary Loreley has been living for centuries in a grotto beneath the river Rhein in Germany. Every night when the moon is full, she turns into a reptile-like creature craving for ...

Actors : Patty Shepard, Mark Damon, Andrew Prine, Teresa Gimpera,

Two archaeologists on a scientific dig come across a vampire burial ground and discover that the creatures are about to awaken and attack a nearby village.

Actors : Victor French, Jean Durand, Mike Evans, Janee Michelle,
Directors : Ron Honthaner,

Murders occur at the southern estate of a voodoo priestess when four relatives gather to hear her will.

Actors : Beatriz Savón, Howard Vernon, Alberto Dalbés, Dennis Price,
Directors : Jesús Franco,

Dr. Frankenstein and his assistant Morpho are killed just as they bring their creation to life. The monster is taken by Cagliostro and he now controls the monster and plans to have it mate and create the perfect master race.

Actors : Mach Fumiake, Yoko Komatsu, Keiko Kudo, Yaeko Kojima,
Directors : Noriaki Yuasa,

Using several clips from previous Gamera entries, this film deals with alien forces sending all the monsters Gamera has faced in one final battle to rid the planet of its last hope.

Actors : David Sobiesk, Marcus Claudel, Dawn Wells, Dana Plato,
Directors : Tom Moore,

Two men travel deep into the woods to search for a Bigfoot-like creature called "Big Bay-Ty" which has recently been sighted near Boggy Creek. Three children secretly follow. Little do they know a hurricane is about to commence.

Actors : Ernest Borgnine, Yvette Mimieux, Walter Pidgeon, Ben Gazzara,
Directors : Daniel Petrie,

When an underwater ocean lab is lost in a earthquake, an advanced submarine is sent down to find it and encounters terrible danger.

Actors : Sam Bottoms, Susanne Reed, Kedric Wolfe, Virgil Frye,
Directors : Charles B. Griffith,

A giant shark-like creature preys on a Hawaiian tourist community.

Actors : George Lauris, Steve Boergadine, Jim Bradford, Ken Kenzle,
Directors : Ed Ragozzino,

Scientists mount an expedition to find a Bigfoot-type creature.

Actors : Stacy Dorning, Leon Vitali, Nicholas Clay, Per Oscarsson,
Directors : Calvin Floyd,

Victor Frankenstein's search for the secret of life leads to the creation of a monster that consumes his life and family.

Actors : Gloria DeHaven, Marshall Thompson, Leo Gordon, Aldo Ray,
Directors : Don Keeslar,

Dynamite fishing in a rural swamp revives a prehistoric gill monster that must have the blood of human females in order to survive.