A list of horror films released in 1997.

Horror films released in 1997
TitleDirectorCastCountryNotes
AberrationTim BoxellPamela Gidley, Simon Bossell, Valeriy NikolaevNew Zealand[1]
American VampireLuis EstebanTrevor Lissauer, Carmen Electra, Adam WestUnited StatesHorror comedy[2]
Alien ResurrectionJean-Pierre JeunetSigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder, Ron PerlmanUnited StatesScience fiction horror[3]
An American Werewolf in ParisAnthony WallerTom Everett Scott, Julie Delpy, Vince VielufUnited Kingdom
Netherlands
Luxembourg		Horror comedy[4]
AnacondaLuis LlosaJennifer Lopez, Ice Cube, Jon Voight, Eric Stoltz, Jonathan Hyde, Owen Wilson, Kari WuhrerUnited States[5]
BleedersPeter SvatekRutger Hauer, Roy DupuisCanada
Germany		[6]
The Bloody ApeKeith CrockerGeorge Reis, Paul Richici, Chris Hoskins, Larry Koster, Arlene HansenUnited States[7]
BreedersPaul MatthewsSamantha Womack, Clifton Lloyd Bryan, Kadamba SimmonsUnited Kingdom[8]
Campfire TalesMatt Cooper, David Semel, Martin KunertChris Masterson, Christine Taylor, Jay R. FergusonUnited States[9]
The CreepsCharles BandJustin Lauer, Andrea Harper, Jon SimantonUnited States[10]
CubeVincenzo NataliNicole de Boer, Nicky Guadagni, David HewlettCanadaScience fiction horror[11]
CupidDoug CampbellZach Galligan, Ashley Laurence, Mary CrosbyUnited States[12]
CureKiyoshi KurosawaKōji Yakusho, Tsuyoshi Ujiki, Anna NakagawaJapan[13]
The Devil's AdvocateTaylor HackfordKeanu Reeves, Al Pacino, Charlize TheronUnited States[14]
The Devil's ChildBobby RothKim Delaney, Gia Carides, Maya Rudolph, Matthew LillardUnited StatesTelevision film[15]
The Eighteenth AngelWilliam BindleyChristopher McDonald, Rachael Leigh Cook, Stanley TucciUnited States[16]
Eko eko azaraku IIIKatsuhito UenoHinako Saeki, Cho Bang-ho, Chika FujimuraJapan[17]
Event HorizonPaul W. S. AndersonLaurence Fishburne, Sam Neill, Kathleen Quinlan, Joely RichardsonUnited StatesScience fiction horror[18]
Fever LakeRafe M. PortiloCorey Haim, Mario López, Bo HopkinsUnited States[19]
Gut-PileJerry O'SullivanSasha GrahamUnited States[20]
HalikDon EscuderoChristopher De Leon, Ruffa Gutierrez, Alma ConcepcionPhilippines[21]
Halik ng VampiraPeque GallagaAnjanette Abayari, Raymond Bagatsing, Beth Tamayo, Michael V., Patrick Guzman, Marc Solis, Jason Salcedo, Jaime Fabregas, Romy Romulo, Nathan Forrest, Engie Allarey, Ian VeneracionPhilippines[22]
The Haunted SeaDan GoldenKrista Allen, James Brolin, Joanna Pacula, Don StroudUnited States[23]
House of FrankensteinPeter WernerAndrew Pasdar, Teri Polo, Jorja FoxUnited States[24]
I Know What You Did Last SummerJim GillespieJennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Freddie Prinze, Jr.United States[25]
Jack FrostMichael CooneyChristopher Allport, Stephen Mendel, F. William ParkerUnited StatesHorror comedy[26]
Kiss the Girls GoodbyeLee KaraimFrankie Ray, Stephanie Shaub, Ann O'LearyUnited States[27]
Kokkuri-sanTakahisa ZezeAyumi Yamatsu, Rika Furukawa, Moe IshikawaJapan[28]
Les deux orphelines vampiresJean RollinAlexandra Pic, Isabelle Teboul, Bernard Charnacé, Nathalie PerreyFrance[29]
The Manson FamilyJim Van BebberMarcelo Games, Marc Pitman, Leslie OrrUnited States[30]
MimicGuillermo del ToroMira Sorvino, Jeremy Northam, Josh Brolin, Charles S. Dutton, Giancarlo Giannini, F. Murray AbrahamUnited StatesScience fiction horror[31]
The Necro FilesMatt JaissleGary Browning, Steve Sheppard, Isaac CooperUnited StatesHorror comedy[32]
The Night FlierMark PaviaMiguel Ferrer, Julie Entwisle, Dan MonahanUnited States[33]
Night of the Demons IIIJimmy KaufmanJoel Gordon, Richard Jutras, Vlasta VránaCanada
United States		[34]
NightwatchOle BornedalEwan McGregor, Patricia Arquette, Nick Nolte, Josh BrolinUnited StatesFilm remake[35]
The NurseRobert MalenfantLisa Zane, Janet Gunn, John StockwellUnited States[36]
Office KillerCindy ShermanCarol Kane, David Thornton, Molly Ringwald, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Barbara SukowaUnited StatesHorror comedy[37]
Premutos: The Fallen AngelOlaf IttenbachFidelis Atuma, Christopher Stacey, Andre StryiGermany[38]
Quicksilver HighwayMick GarrisChristopher Lloyd, Matt FrewerUnited StatesTelevision film[39]
The RelicPeter HyamsPenelope Ann Miller, Tom Sizemore, Linda HuntUnited States[40]
Scream 2Wes CravenDavid Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney CoxUnited States[41]
Shopping for FangsQuentin Lee, Justin LinJeanne Chinn, Clint Jung, Peggy AhnCanada
United States		Horror comedy[42]
SkeletonsDavid DeCoteauChristopher Plummer, Dee Wallace, Ron SilverUnited States[43]
Sorceress II: The TemptressRichard StylesJulie Strain, Greg Wrangler, Sandahl BergmanUnited States[44]
SpawnMark A.Z. DippéMichael Jai White, John Leguizamo, Martin SheenUnited StatesAction horror[45]
Troublesome NightSteve Cheng, Victor Tam, Herman YauSimon Lui, Louis Koo, Allen Ting, Ada Choi, Teresa Mak, Law LanHong KongHorror comedy[46]
Troublesome Night 2Herman YauSimon Lui, Louis Koo, Allen Ting, Chin Kar LokHong KongHorror comedy[47]
TrucksChris ThomsonTimothy Busfield, Brenda Bakke, Brendan FletcherUnited States
Canada		Television film[48]
Twists of TerrorDouglas JacksonJennifer Rubin, Françoise Robertson, Nick Mancuso, Joseph ZieglerCanadaTelevision film[49]
The Killing JarEvan CrookeBrett Cullen, Tamlyn Tomita, Wes Studi, Xander BerkleyUnited States[50]
The UglyScott ReynoldsPaolo Rotondo, Rebecca Hobbs, Jennifer Ward-LealandNew Zealand[51]
Wax MaskSergio StivalettiRomina Mondello, Robert HosseinItaly[52]
WishmasterRobert KurtzmanTammy Lauren, Andrew Divoff, Robert EnglundUnited States[53]
Witchcraft IX: Bitter FleshMichael Paul GirardAlyssa Lobit, Mikul Robins, Christian MalminUnited States[54]

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