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History of the Horror Film

History of the Horror Film. By Daren Wilkerson Taken from 100 Horror Movies You Must See Before You Die By Stephen Jay Schneider. The Golem (1920, Germany) Directed by Carl Beose and Paul Wegener This film was the inspiration for James Whale’s Frankenstein (1931).

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History of the Horror Film

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  1. History of the Horror Film By Daren Wilkerson Taken from 100 Horror Movies You Must See Before You Die By Stephen Jay Schneider

  2. The Golem (1920, Germany) Directed by Carl Beose and Paul WegenerThis film was the inspiration for James Whale’s Frankenstein (1931)

  3. Nosferatu (1922, Germany) Directed by F.W. Murnau Starting point for the history of Vampire Cinema. Check out Willem Dafoe in Shadow of the Vampire (2000)

  4. Dracula 1931 (USA) • Directed by Todd Browning. • Starring silver screen horror legend Bela Lugosi, this films establishes the horror genre in the U.S.

  5. M (1931, Germany) • Directed by Fritz Lang, starring Peter Lorre as a serial murderer of children. • Dealt with urban evil, and not merely fantasy monsters.

  6. Frankenstein (1931, USA) • Directed by James Whale, Hollywood’s only then openly gay director. Starring Boris Karloff. • Whale’s monster is much more innocent and child-like than Mary Shelley’s eloquent and existential creature.

  7. More Classic American Monster Movies . . . • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) • King Kong (1933) • Bride of Frankenstein (1935) • Wolf Man (1941)

  8. Psycho (1960, USA) • Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, this proto-slasher film is a masterpiece of audience manipulation

  9. Rosemary’s Baby (1968, USA) • Starring Mia Farrow and directed by Roman Polanski, this modern horror classic depicts the impregnation of an innocent young woman with the child of Satan.

  10. Night of the Living Dead(1968, USA) • Directed by George A. Romero, this is the “grandaddy of Zombie flicks”

  11. The Exorcist (1973, USA) • Directed by William Friedkin, this is one of the first high-budget and award-winning horror films. Oscar awards for screenplay and sound.

  12. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974, USA) • Directed by Tobe Hooper, this is one of the most profitable independent films of the 1970’s. • Ushered in the era of the slasher/teen horror pic.

  13. Jaws (1975, USA) • Brilliantly directed by Steven Speilberg, this was the first ever summer blockbuster, and became the first film to make more than $100 million.

  14. More Notable Teen/Slasher Films • Halloween (1978) • Friday the 13th (1980) • Nightmare on Elm St. (1984) • Scream (1996)

  15. More Notable Psychological Thrillers • The Omen (1976) • The Shining (1980) • Jacob’s Ladder (1990) • Silence of the Lambs (1991) • The Sixth Sense (1999)

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