HORROR FILMS

Through time

1800

’s

1896 – The haunted Castle Georges Méliès

1898 – George Albert Smith patented his ‘special photographic contrivance’, a device that could show ghosts on film

1910

’s

1910 – Frankenstein - J. Searle Dawley 1911 – Notre Dame de

Paris - Albert Capellani. The first full length feature

film with a monster. 1912 – The Vengeance of

Egypt. The first full length

pure horror movie. 1913 – The student of

Prague - Paul Wegener

1920

’s

1922 – Haxan - Benjamin Christensen 1925 – The Phantom

of the Opera - Rupert Julian 1927 – The Cat and

the Canary - Paul Leni 1928 – The Man Who

Laughs - Paul Leni. The first horror movie with sound.

1930

’s

1931 – Dracula - Tod Browning 1935 – Werewolf of London -

Stuart Walker 1935 – Bride of Frankenstein - James Whale.

Many of the musical norms

of horror music were established in this films score by Frank Waxman

The Horrific (H) certificate

was introduced to replace

the old A rating.

1940

’s 1943 – Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man - Roy William Neill

1945 – Dead of Night - Alberto Cavalcanti

1950

’s

1954 – Godzilla 1956 – Invasion of the body snatchers 1958 – Horror of

Dracula First 3D film made. Makes a fortune at box office

1960

’s 1960 – Psycho 1965 – Repulsion 1968 – Night of the living dead

1970

’s 1970 – The Vampire Lovers 1975 - Jaws 1976 - VHS is launched by JVC 1979 - Alien

1980

’s 1980 – The Shining 1982 – Mary Whitehouse begins campaign against obscene and violent videos 1982 – The Thing 1986 - Aliens

1990

’s 1992 – Army of Darkness 1992 – Dead Alive 1996 – From Dusk Till

Dawn 1999 - Audition

2000

’s

2002 – 28 Days Later 2004 – Shaun of the

Dead 2008 – Let the Right One In 2009 - Zombieland

2010

’s 2010 – Let me in 2011 – Attack the Block 2012 – The Cabin in

the Woods 2014 – The Babadook