Dracula (1931)
This is probably the movie that started it all for me, I watched in on the Creature Feature-type show on my little black and white TV as a kid and I was hooked. Transylvanian vampire Count Dracula bends a naive real estate agent to his will, then takes up residence at a London estate where […]
A Viewer’s Guide to Made-for-TV Horror (1950s–2000s)
Before streaming, prestige cable, and “limited series,” horror found a strange and wonderful home on network television. These films were often made quickly, broadcast once, and then disappeared into late-night reruns or memory. What they lacked in budget, they made up for with atmosphere, restraint, and ideas that lingered. Below is a chronological guide to […]
Häxan (1922)
Fictionalized documentary showing the evolution of witchcraft, from its pagan roots to its confusion with hysteria in Eastern Europe. Storyline Part history lesson followed by re-enactments with actors, this film depicts the history of witchcraft from its earliest days through to the present day (in this case,1922 or thereabouts). The result is a documentary-like film […]
Frankenstein (1910)
In this 1910 silent film, it is the first known movie about Dr. Frakenstein and his monster. Storyline Frankenstein, a young medical student, trying to create the perfect human being, instead creates a misshapen monster. Made ill by what he has done, Frankenstein is comforted by his fiancée but on his wedding night he is […]
Le Manoir du Diable
Some say this is the first horror movie ever made. You can find this rare gem on Youtube [Le Manoir du Diable], The House of the Devil. With the help of a magic cauldron, Mephistopheles conjures up a variety of supernatural characters. Storyline A bat flies into an ancient castle and transforms itself into Mephistopheles […]