Buy me a coffeeA History of Horrid, Horror Films! (1896 – Present)
Horror films seek to elicit fear for entertainment purposes. Initially inspired by literature from authors like Edgar Allan Poe, Bram Stoker, and Mary Shelley, horror has existed as a film genre for more than a century. The macabre and the supernatural are frequent themes.
Table Of Contents
- A History of Horrid, Horror Films! (1896 – Present)
- Pre- 1920's Horror Films
- 1920s Horror Films
- 1930's Horror Films
- 1940's Horror Films
- 1950's Horror Films
- 1960's Horror Films
- 1970's Horror Films
- 1980's Horror Films
- 1980's Horror TV Shows
- 1990's Horror Films
- 1990's TV Series
- 2000's Horror Films
- 2000's TV Series
- 2010's Horror Films
Pre- 1920’s Horror Films
- 1896 – Le Manoir du Diable
- 1908 – The House of Ghosts
1920s Horror Films
| Year | Franchise | Film | IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari | 8.1/10 | 100% | |
| 1920 | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | 7.0/10 | 92% | |
| 1920 | The Golem: How He Came into the World | 7.2/10 | 100% | |
| 1921 | Dracula’s Death | – | – | |
| 1922 | Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages | 7.7/10 | 88% | |
| 1922 | Nosferatu | 7.9/10 | 97% | |
| 1923 | Universal Classic Monsters | The Hunch Back of Notre Dame | 7.3/10 | 91% |
| 1924 | The Hands of Orlac | 7/10 | 86% | |
| 1925 | Universal Classic Monsters | The Phantom of the Opera | 7.6/10 | 91% |
| 1926 | Faust | 8.1/10 | 94% | |
| 1927 | The Cat and the Canary | 7.1/10 | 94% | |
| 1928 | The Man Who Laughs | 7.7/10 | 100% | |
| 1929 | The Last Performance | 6.7/10 |
1930’s Horror Films
1940’s Horror Films
| Year | Franchise | Film | IMFDb | Rotten Tomatoes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Universal’s Invisible Man | The Invisible Man Returns | 6.6/10 | 83% | |
| 1940 | Universal’s Invisible Man | The Invisible Woman | 6.1/10 | 71% | |
| 1940 | Universal Classic Monsters | The Mummy’s Hand | 6.1/10 | 67% | |
| 1941 | Universal Classic Monsters | The Wolf Man | 7.3/10 | 94% | |
| 1942 | Universal Classic Monsters | Invisible Agent | 6.1/10 | ||
| 1942 | Cat People (1942 film) | 7.3/10 | 94% | ||
| 1942 | Universal Classic Monsters | The Ghost of Frankenstein | 6.2/10 | 75% | |
| 1942 | Universal Classic Monsters | The Mummy’s Tomb | 5.8/10 | 29% | |
| 1943 | Universal Classic Monsters | Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man | 6.5/10 | 25% | |
| 1943 | Universal Classic Monsters | Son of Dracula | 6.1/10 | 60% | |
| 1944 | The Curse of the Cat People | ||||
| 1944 | Universal Classic Monsters | The House of Frankenstein | 6.3/10 | 55% | |
| 1944 | Universal Classic Monsters | The Invisible Man’s Revenge | 3.4/10 | 40% | |
| 1944 | Universal Classic Monsters | The Mummy’s Ghost | 5.8/10 | 33% | |
| 1944 | Universal Classic Monsters | The Mummy’s Curse | 5.6/10 | 40% | |
| 1945 | The Picture of Dorian Gray | 7.5/10 | 92% | ||
| 1946 | Universal Classic Monsters | She-Wolf of London | 5.2/10 | 17% |
1950’s Horror Films
1960’s Horror Films
1970’s Horror Films
1980’s Horror Films
1980’s Horror TV Shows
- 1984 –1988 – Tales from the Darkside
- 1989 – 1996 –Tales from the Crypt (TV series)
1990’s Horror Films
1990’s TV Series
- 1989 – 1996 – Tales from the Crypt (TV series)
- 1990 – IT (Franchise) – It (miniseries)
- 1997 – 2003 Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- 1998 – 2006 Charmed
- 1999 – 2004, Angel
2000’s Horror Films
- 2000 – Hellraiser – Hellraiser: Inferno
- 2001 – Dagon (film)
- 2001 – Earth vs. the Spider
- 2001 – From Hell
- 2001 – Friday the 13th – Jason X
- 2001 – Jeepers Creepers
- 2001 – The Mummy Returns
- 2002 – 28 Days Later
- 2002 – Dog Soldiers (film)
- 2002 – Halloween – Halloween: Resurrection
- 2002 – Hellraiser – Hellraiser: Hellseeker
- 2002 – Vampire Chronicles – Queen of the Damned
- 2002 – Resident Evil (film)
- 2002 – Tales from the Crypt – Ritual
- 2003 – Friday the 13th/ Nightmare on Elm street – Freddy vs. Jason
- 2003 – Underworld – Underworld
- 2004 – Night of the Living Dead – Dawn of the Dead (2004 film)
- 2004 – Childs Play – Seed of Chucky
- 2004 – Shaun of the Dead
- 2004 – Van Helsing
- 2005 – Constantine
- 2005 – Hellraiser – Hellraiser: Deader
- 2005 – Hellraiser – Hellraiser: Hellworld
- 2005 – Night of the Living Dead – Land of the Dead (2005)
- 2005 – The Descent
- 2006 – Creepshow 3
- 2006 – Evil Bong
- 2006 – The Hills Have Eyes – The Hills Have Eyes
- 2006 – Underworld – Underworld: Evolution (2006)
- 2007 – Halloween – Halloween
- 2007 – Night of the Living Dead – Diary of the Dead (2007)
- 2007 – Sweeney Todd
- 2007 – The Hills Have Eyes – The Hills Have Eyes 2
- 2007 – The Mist
- 2008 – (Swedish) Let the Right One In
- 2008 – Universal Classic Monsters – The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
- 2009 – Dorian Gray
- 2009 – Halloween – Halloween II
- 2009 – Night of the Demons – Night of the Demons (2009)
- 2009 – Pandorum
- 2009 – Night of the Living Dead – Survival of the Dead (2009)
- 2009 – The Descent Part 2
- 2009 – Underworld – Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009)
2000’s TV Series
- 1997 – 2003 Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- 1998 – 2006 Charmed
- 1999 – 2004 Angel
- 2009 – 2017 The Vampire Diaries
2010’s Horror Films
- 2010 – A Nightmare on Elm Street –A Nightmare on Elm Street
- 2010 – The Wolfman
- 2011 – Hellraiser – Hellraiser: Revelations
- 2011 – The Howling – The Howling: Reborn
- 2011 – Red Riding Hood
- 2011 – The Theatre Bizarre
- 2012 – Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
- 2012 – Dracula 3D
- 2012 – Sinister
- 2012 – The Cabin in the Woods
- 2012 – The Woman in Black
- 2012 – Underworld – Underworld: Awakening
- 2013 – Childs Play – Curse of Chucky
- 2013 – Oculus
- 2013 – The Conjuring – The Conjuring
- 2014 – The Conjuring – Annabelle
- 2014 – Universal Classic Monsters – Dracula Untold
- 2014 – I, Frankenstein
- 2015 – Crimson Peak
- 2014 – It Follows
- 2014 – Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead
- 2015 – Poltergeist – Poltergeist (2015 film)
- 2014 – The Babadook
- 2015 – Goosebumps
- 2015 – Krampus (film)
- 2015 – Sinister 2
- 2015 – The Hallow
- 2015 – Victor Frankenstein (film)
- 2016 – Ghostbusters (2016 film)
- 2016 – Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
- 2016 – The Conjuring – The Conjuring 2
- 2016 – Underworld – Underworld: Blood Wars
- 2017 – The Conjuring -Annabelle: Creation
- 2017 – Cargo
- 2017 – Childs Play – Cult of Chucky
- 2017 – IT (Franchise) – It: Chapter One
- 2017 – Jigsaw
- 2017 – Texas Chainsaw Massacre – Leatherface
- 2017 – The Mummy
- 2018 – A Quiet Place – A Quiet Place
- 2018 – Halloween – Halloween (2018)
- 2018 – Hellraiser – Hellraiser: Judgment
- 2018 – The Conjuring – The Nun
- 2018 – Tumbbad
- 2019 – IT (Franchise) – It Chapter Two
- 2019 – Childs play – Child’s Play (2019)
- 2019 – Color Out of Space (film)
- 2019 – The Conjuring – The Curse of La Llorona
- 2019 – The Conjuring – Annabelle Comes Home
2010s TV Series
- 2009 – 2017 The Vampire Diaries
- 2010 – Present The Walking Dead
- 2013 – Dracula (2013 TV series)
- 2014 – 2015 Constantine (TV series)
- 2014 – 2016 – Penny Dreadful
- 2014 – 2016 From Dusk till Dawn: The Series
- 2014 – 2017 Salem (TV series)
- 2016 – Present Stranger Things
- 2018- 2019 Castle Rock (TV series)
2020’s Horror Films
- 2020 – The Empty Man
- 2021 – Army of the Dead
- 2021 – Halloween – Halloween Kills
- 2021 – Malignant
- 2021 – The Conjuring – The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
- 2021 – Ghostbusters – Ghostbusters: Afterlife
2020’s TV Series
- 2010 – Present The Walking Dead
- 2011 – Present American Horror Story
- 2016 – Present Stranger Things