About this episode
The episode discusses the best and worst horror movies of 1978, featuring a top 10 list and special guests.
It's time for one of those huge episodes. Well, it's a four parter anyways. 1978 was a killer year for horror movies, day dot for the modern slasher as well. But, what do I think was the very greatest horror movie that came out during 1978? Well, here we have the top 10. The worst 10. A slew of also rans. Some awesome mates. Some special guests. Several pints of beer and a 7+ hour running time split over 4 episodes. This is 1978, A Year In Horror.
People in this episode
Host: A Year In Horror
Topics covered
- horror movies
- slasher films
- top 10
- 1978
- film history
Keywords
- horror
- 1978
- slasher
- top 10
- film reviews
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: 1978
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