17 Best Horror Movies of 1964

The films listed below include 1964 horror movies; including movies shown in movie theaters ranked in order of best to worst.

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List of horror movies released in 1964 list sorted by popular, most voted, and alphabetical order. Check out which movie was the top grossing movie of 1964.

17 Best Horror Movies of 1964

14). Blood Is the Color of Night (1964) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

Blood Is the Color of Night poster
Score: 5.23/10 | IMDB Rating: 5.4/10 | IMDB Votes: 424 | MPAA Rating: G
Plot / Synopsis: This weird and chilling tale of vampires and the undead seeking to bring their kind back to life features the evil Marco (Ronald Remy), an updated version of the vampiric Count Dracula replete with cape, fangs, and clean-shaven head! Marco seeks to reanimate his long lost love and infuse her with the blood of his victims as he casts...

Director: Gerardo de Leon
Stars: Ronald Remy, Amalia Fuentes, Eddie Fernandez, Eva Montes, Celia Rodriguez


13). Night of the Vampires (1964) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

Night of the Vampires poster
Score: 5.23/10 | IMDB Rating: 5.4/10 | IMDB Votes: 439 | MPAA Rating: R
Plot / Synopsis: The German police cannot solve the mystery of the seven murders which have alarmed the local villagers. They call in Inspector Doren of Interpol,and the only clue the Chief Constable can give the detective is the fact that, each time a murder was committed, the electric lights in the whole neighborhood went out. The locals believe that the killings...

Director: Ákos Ráthonyi
Stars: Adrian Hoven, Erika Remberg, Carl Möhner, Wolfgang Preiss, Karin Field


12). Dogora (1964) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

Dogora poster
Score: 5.02/10 | IMDB Rating: 5.6/10 | IMDB Votes: 1,090 | MPAA Rating: R
Plot / Synopsis: Several satellites have been destroyed without explanation. A few days later, a group of diamond thieves are thwarted when the gems they are after suddenly disappear. Strangely enough, the two incidents are connected when scientists discover that a giant jellyfish like creature, which was mutated due to a high amount of radiation hovering over Japan, is drawing up all...

Director: Ishirô Honda
Stars: Yôsuke Natsuki, Yôko Fujiyama, Hiroshi Koizumi, Nobuo Nakamura, Robert Dunham


11). Two Thousand Maniacs! (1964) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

Two Thousand Maniacs! poster
Score: 5.15/10 | IMDB Rating: 5.8/10 | IMDB Votes: 5,447 | Rotten Tomatoes: 4.5/10 | MPAA Rating: R
Plot / Synopsis: The citizens of the southern town Pleasant Valley lure six Yankee tourists into town where they are to be the reluctant guests for the centennial celebration of the day a band of renegade Union troops decimated the town. The town then participates in events, a different event for each of the tourists, in which the tourist is dispatched. One...

Director: Herschell Gordon Lewis
Stars: Connie Mason, William Kerwin, Jeffrey Allen, Shelby Livingston, Ben Moore


Top 10 Horror Movies 1964

10). The Evil of Frankenstein (1964) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

The Evil of Frankenstein poster
Score: 5.7/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.0/10 | IMDB Votes: 4,936 | Rotten Tomatoes: 5.7/10 | Metascore: 5.4/10 | MPAA Rating: Approved
The Evil of Frankenstein is Streaming on Peacock
Plot / Synopsis: Penniless, Baron Frankenstein, accompanied by his eager assistant Hans, arrives at his family castle near the town of Karlstaad, vowing to continue his experiments in the creation of life. Fortuitously finding the creature he was previously working on, he brings it back to a semblance of life but requires the services of a mesmerist, Zoltan, to successfully animate it...

Director: Freddie Francis
Stars: Peter Cushing, Peter Woodthorpe, Duncan Lamont, Sandor Elès, Katy Wild


9). Children of the Damned (1964) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

Children of the Damned poster
Score: 5.9/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.2/10 | IMDB Votes: 5,197 | Rotten Tomatoes: 7.3/10 | Metascore: 4.2/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $1,000,000
Children of the Damned is Streaming on HBO Max
Plot / Synopsis: Scientists discovers that six children from six different places in the world each have superhuman intelligence to such extent that they've even developed psychic powers. The children are flown to London to be studied, but they each escape their embassy and barricade themselves in a church which the military besieges. Is there a way to resolve this stand off...

Director: Anton Leader
Stars: Ian Hendry, Alan Badel, Barbara Ferris, Alfred Burke, Sheila Allen


8). The Night Walker (1964) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

The Night Walker poster
Score: 5.34/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.3/10 | IMDB Votes: 2,734 | MPAA Rating: Approved
Plot / Synopsis: A wealthy woman is terrorized by recurring dreams regarding her jealous, blind husband who supposedly burned to death in a recent fire. She tries to convince her attorney that the nightmares are real. Tagline: Will It Dare You To Dream of Things You're Ashamed to Admit!...

Director: William Castle
Stars: Robert Taylor, Barbara Stanwyck, Judi Meredith, Hayden Rorke, Rochelle Hudson


7). The Tomb of Ligeia (1964) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

The Tomb of Ligeia poster
Score: 7.5/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.4/10 | IMDB Votes: 7,180 | Rotten Tomatoes: 8.6/10 | MPAA Rating: R
Plot / Synopsis: A man's obsession with his dead wife drives a wedge between him and his new bride.Tagline: Even on her wedding night she must share the man she loved with the "female thing" that lived in the Tomb of the Cat!...

Director: Roger Corman
Stars: Vincent Price, Elizabeth Shepherd, John Westbrook, Derek Francis, Oliver Johnston


6). The Gorgon (1964) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

The Gorgon poster
Score: 6.55/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.4/10 | IMDB Votes: 7,382 | Rotten Tomatoes: 6.7/10 | MPAA Rating: R
Plot / Synopsis: In the early 20th century, a Gorgon takes human form and terrorizes a small European village by turning its citizens to stone. Tagline: A Monster With the Power to Turn Living Screaming Flesh Into Stone!...

Director: Terence Fisher
Stars: Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Richard Pasco, Barbara Shelley, Michael Goodliffe


5). Nightmare (1964) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

Nightmare poster
Score: 6.9/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.7/10 | IMDB Votes: 2,709 | Rotten Tomatoes: 7.1/10 | MPAA Rating: R
Plot / Synopsis: Janet is a young student at a private school; her nights are troubled by horrible dreams in which she sees her mother... Tagline: THREE SHOCKING MURDERS...did she DREAM them? ...or DO them?...

Director: Freddie Francis
Stars: David Knight, Moira Redmond, Jennie Linden, Brenda Bruce, George A. Cooper


4). Strait-Jacket (1964) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

Strait-Jacket poster
Score: 7.85/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.8/10 | IMDB Votes: 7,043 | Rotten Tomatoes: 8.9/10 | MPAA Rating: R
Plot / Synopsis: Lucy Harbin has been in an asylum for twenty years after axing her husband and his mistress during a crime of passion, witnessed by her young daughter, Carol. While trying to renew ties with Carol, who is now a young woman about to be married, heads begin to roll again. Is Lucy repeating her past? Tagline: HER HUSBAND...HER ROOM...

Director: William Castle
Stars: Joan Crawford, Diane Baker, Leif Erickson, Howard St. John, John Anthony Hayes


2). The Masque of the Red Death (1964) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

The Masque of the Red Death poster
Score: 7.3/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.9/10 | IMDB Votes: 17,389 | Rotten Tomatoes: 7.3/10 | Metascore: 7.7/10 | MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Plot / Synopsis: A European prince terrorizes the local peasantry while using his castle as a refuge against the "Red Death" plague that stalks the land.Tagline: LOOK INTO THIS FACE - SHUDDER... at the blood-stained dance of the Red Death! TREMBLE... to the hideous tortures of the catacombs of Kali! GASP... at the sacrifice of the innocent virgin to the vengeance of...

Director: Roger Corman
Stars: Vincent Price, Hazel Court, Jane Asher, David Weston, Nigel Green


1). Onibaba (1964) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

Onibaba poster
Score: 8.4/10 | IMDB Rating: 7.8/10 | IMDB Votes: 24,418 | Rotten Tomatoes: 9.0/10 | MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Onibaba is Streaming on HBO Max
Plot / Synopsis: Two women kill samurai and sell their belongings for a living. While one of them is having an affair with their neighbor, the other woman meets a mysterious samurai wearing a bizarre mask. Tagline: The most daring film import ever...from Japan!...

Director: Kaneto Shindô
Stars: Nobuko Otowa, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Kei Satô, Jûkichi Uno, Taiji Tonoyama


Horror Movies of 1964 List

1). Onibaba (1964) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

Onibaba poster
Score: 8.4/10 | IMDB Rating: 7.8/10 | IMDB Votes: 24,418 | Rotten Tomatoes: 9.0/10 | MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Onibaba is Streaming on HBO Max
Plot / Synopsis: Two women kill samurai and sell their belongings for a living. While one of them is having an affair with their neighbor, the other woman meets a mysterious samurai wearing a bizarre mask. Tagline: The most daring film import ever...from Japan!...

Director: Kaneto Shindô
Stars: Nobuko Otowa, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Kei Satô, Jûkichi Uno, Taiji Tonoyama


2). Strait-Jacket (1964) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

Strait-Jacket poster
Score: 7.85/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.8/10 | IMDB Votes: 7,043 | Rotten Tomatoes: 8.9/10 | MPAA Rating: R
Plot / Synopsis: Lucy Harbin has been in an asylum for twenty years after axing her husband and his mistress during a crime of passion, witnessed by her young daughter, Carol. While trying to renew ties with Carol, who is now a young woman about to be married, heads begin to roll again. Is Lucy repeating her past? Tagline: HER HUSBAND...HER ROOM...

Director: William Castle
Stars: Joan Crawford, Diane Baker, Leif Erickson, Howard St. John, John Anthony Hayes


3). The Tomb of Ligeia (1964) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

The Tomb of Ligeia poster
Score: 7.5/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.4/10 | IMDB Votes: 7,180 | Rotten Tomatoes: 8.6/10 | MPAA Rating: R
Plot / Synopsis: A man's obsession with his dead wife drives a wedge between him and his new bride.Tagline: Even on her wedding night she must share the man she loved with the "female thing" that lived in the Tomb of the Cat!...

Director: Roger Corman
Stars: Vincent Price, Elizabeth Shepherd, John Westbrook, Derek Francis, Oliver Johnston


4). The Masque of the Red Death (1964) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

The Masque of the Red Death poster
Score: 7.3/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.9/10 | IMDB Votes: 17,389 | Rotten Tomatoes: 7.3/10 | Metascore: 7.7/10 | MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Plot / Synopsis: A European prince terrorizes the local peasantry while using his castle as a refuge against the "Red Death" plague that stalks the land.Tagline: LOOK INTO THIS FACE - SHUDDER... at the blood-stained dance of the Red Death! TREMBLE... to the hideous tortures of the catacombs of Kali! GASP... at the sacrifice of the innocent virgin to the vengeance of...

Director: Roger Corman
Stars: Vincent Price, Hazel Court, Jane Asher, David Weston, Nigel Green


5). Nightmare (1964) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

Nightmare poster
Score: 6.9/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.7/10 | IMDB Votes: 2,709 | Rotten Tomatoes: 7.1/10 | MPAA Rating: R
Plot / Synopsis: Janet is a young student at a private school; her nights are troubled by horrible dreams in which she sees her mother... Tagline: THREE SHOCKING MURDERS...did she DREAM them? ...or DO them?...

Director: Freddie Francis
Stars: David Knight, Moira Redmond, Jennie Linden, Brenda Bruce, George A. Cooper


7). The Gorgon (1964) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

The Gorgon poster
Score: 6.55/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.4/10 | IMDB Votes: 7,382 | Rotten Tomatoes: 6.7/10 | MPAA Rating: R
Plot / Synopsis: In the early 20th century, a Gorgon takes human form and terrorizes a small European village by turning its citizens to stone. Tagline: A Monster With the Power to Turn Living Screaming Flesh Into Stone!...

Director: Terence Fisher
Stars: Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Richard Pasco, Barbara Shelley, Michael Goodliffe


8). Children of the Damned (1964) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

Children of the Damned poster
Score: 5.9/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.2/10 | IMDB Votes: 5,197 | Rotten Tomatoes: 7.3/10 | Metascore: 4.2/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $1,000,000
Children of the Damned is Streaming on HBO Max
Plot / Synopsis: Scientists discovers that six children from six different places in the world each have superhuman intelligence to such extent that they've even developed psychic powers. The children are flown to London to be studied, but they each escape their embassy and barricade themselves in a church which the military besieges. Is there a way to resolve this stand off...

Director: Anton Leader
Stars: Ian Hendry, Alan Badel, Barbara Ferris, Alfred Burke, Sheila Allen


9). The Evil of Frankenstein (1964) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

The Evil of Frankenstein poster
Score: 5.7/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.0/10 | IMDB Votes: 4,936 | Rotten Tomatoes: 5.7/10 | Metascore: 5.4/10 | MPAA Rating: Approved
The Evil of Frankenstein is Streaming on Peacock
Plot / Synopsis: Penniless, Baron Frankenstein, accompanied by his eager assistant Hans, arrives at his family castle near the town of Karlstaad, vowing to continue his experiments in the creation of life. Fortuitously finding the creature he was previously working on, he brings it back to a semblance of life but requires the services of a mesmerist, Zoltan, to successfully animate it...

Director: Freddie Francis
Stars: Peter Cushing, Peter Woodthorpe, Duncan Lamont, Sandor Elès, Katy Wild


10). The Night Walker (1964) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

The Night Walker poster
Score: 5.34/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.3/10 | IMDB Votes: 2,734 | MPAA Rating: Approved
Plot / Synopsis: A wealthy woman is terrorized by recurring dreams regarding her jealous, blind husband who supposedly burned to death in a recent fire. She tries to convince her attorney that the nightmares are real. Tagline: Will It Dare You To Dream of Things You're Ashamed to Admit!...

Director: William Castle
Stars: Robert Taylor, Barbara Stanwyck, Judi Meredith, Hayden Rorke, Rochelle Hudson


11). Night of the Vampires (1964) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

Night of the Vampires poster
Score: 5.23/10 | IMDB Rating: 5.4/10 | IMDB Votes: 439 | MPAA Rating: R
Plot / Synopsis: The German police cannot solve the mystery of the seven murders which have alarmed the local villagers. They call in Inspector Doren of Interpol,and the only clue the Chief Constable can give the detective is the fact that, each time a murder was committed, the electric lights in the whole neighborhood went out. The locals believe that the killings...

Director: Ákos Ráthonyi
Stars: Adrian Hoven, Erika Remberg, Carl Möhner, Wolfgang Preiss, Karin Field


12). Blood Is the Color of Night (1964) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

Blood Is the Color of Night poster
Score: 5.23/10 | IMDB Rating: 5.4/10 | IMDB Votes: 424 | MPAA Rating: G
Plot / Synopsis: This weird and chilling tale of vampires and the undead seeking to bring their kind back to life features the evil Marco (Ronald Remy), an updated version of the vampiric Count Dracula replete with cape, fangs, and clean-shaven head! Marco seeks to reanimate his long lost love and infuse her with the blood of his victims as he casts...

Director: Gerardo de Leon
Stars: Ronald Remy, Amalia Fuentes, Eddie Fernandez, Eva Montes, Celia Rodriguez


13). Two Thousand Maniacs! (1964) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

Two Thousand Maniacs! poster
Score: 5.15/10 | IMDB Rating: 5.8/10 | IMDB Votes: 5,447 | Rotten Tomatoes: 4.5/10 | MPAA Rating: R
Plot / Synopsis: The citizens of the southern town Pleasant Valley lure six Yankee tourists into town where they are to be the reluctant guests for the centennial celebration of the day a band of renegade Union troops decimated the town. The town then participates in events, a different event for each of the tourists, in which the tourist is dispatched. One...

Director: Herschell Gordon Lewis
Stars: Connie Mason, William Kerwin, Jeffrey Allen, Shelby Livingston, Ben Moore


14). Dogora (1964) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

Dogora poster
Score: 5.02/10 | IMDB Rating: 5.6/10 | IMDB Votes: 1,090 | MPAA Rating: R
Plot / Synopsis: Several satellites have been destroyed without explanation. A few days later, a group of diamond thieves are thwarted when the gems they are after suddenly disappear. Strangely enough, the two incidents are connected when scientists discover that a giant jellyfish like creature, which was mutated due to a high amount of radiation hovering over Japan, is drawing up all...

Director: Ishirô Honda
Stars: Yôsuke Natsuki, Yôko Fujiyama, Hiroshi Koizumi, Nobuo Nakamura, Robert Dunham


15). Devil Doll (1964) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

Devil Doll poster
Score: 4.05/10 | IMDB Rating: 4.8/10 | IMDB Votes: 2,654 | Rotten Tomatoes: 3.3/10 | MPAA Rating: R
Plot / Synopsis: An evil hyponotist/ventriloquist plots to gain an heiress' millions. Tagline: Can a Beautiful Woman Be Enslaved Against Her Will?...

Director: Lindsay Shonteff
Stars: Bryant Haliday, William Sylvester, Yvonne Romain, Sandra Dorne, Nora Nicholson


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17 List of 1964 Horror Films Worth Watching!

Best Horror Movies of 1964

Looking for the best 1964 horror movies? Included in our best horror movies of 1964 list are "Onibaba (1964), Strait-Jacket (1964), The Tomb of Ligeia (1964), The Masque of the Red Death (1964), and Nightmare (1964)." Our top list is an average of our review scores, our movie fans and movie viewers like you, and a few other sources.

The best horror film of 1964 is Onibaba (1964) scoring 8.4/10 stars with our combined scores. IMDB already has over 24,420 votes for this movie. Starring in Onibaba (1964) is Nobuko Otowa, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Kei Satô, Jûkichi Uno, and Taiji Tonoyama. Director Kaneto Shindô did a phenomenal job treating us with this 1964 best horror film which was remarkable.Onibaba (1964) is in Horror, Thriller, and Drama movie genres.

Next Best Horror Movies of 1964 The next best 1964 horror movie is Strait-Jacket (1964) with a score of 7.85/10 stars. Joan Crawford, Diane Baker, Leif Erickson, Howard St. John, and John Anthony Hayes star in "Strait-Jacket (1964)". Strait-Jacket (1964) is directed by William Castle and has over 7,040 IMDB votes. You can find Strait-Jacket (1964) in Horror, Thriller, and Drama movie genres.

These are the best horror films of 1964, and we hope you enjoy the 17 movies on our list of good 1964 horror movies sorted best to worst.

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