2. 1890-1920’s
• The first horror film made was Le Manoir
du diable aka The Haunted Castle in
1896.
• The film maker Georges Méliès was
known for making ‘silent monster movies’.
• Then vampire films came into film in 1922.
• The Wall street crash in 1929 effected
movie making and films were put on hold.
3. Early 1930’s Hollywood films
• In 1930’s Universal Studios created Gothic
Horror films. Two famous ones like
Dracula and Frankenstein.
• The Dracula was the first movie with
sound.
• 1931- Frankenstein was one of the
greatest make up monster of all time.
• In 1930’s Warner Brothers did gangster
and waxwork horrors.
4. Late 30’s
• In the late 1930’s sadistic films were
made.
• ‘The old dark house’ was produced by
Universal studios and directed by James
whale.
• James Whale had control of the film
Frankenstein's wife.
• The film ‘Freaks’ a german film was the
first film with circus people.
• In 1939 the ‘Son of Frankenstein’ was
made.
5. 1940’s- 1950 Films
• In the 1940’s sequels were popular for
early horror films.
• Val Luton became Head of horror to RKO
studios.
• In 1942 the film ‘Cat People’ was made.
• 1951- Dracula stage play in Broadway.
• Early 1950’s- horror cinema production
ceased after two decades in Hollywood.
6. Mid-late 1950’s
• In the mid 1950’s horror films came to Britain.
• Many horror films used Bray Film studios which
included an atmosphere in 18th century house.
• In 1957 ‘The Curse of Frankenstein’ was the first
film in colour and used shocking gore and blood.
• In 1957 the film ‘Might of the Demon’ was a
psychological and supernatural thriller by Jack
Dunure.
7. 1960’s
• Hammer films in 1960’s became popular
from British film studios.
• Hollywood started to produce
Physiological Horror.
8. 1960’s continued
• Films had to be made cheap. Hammer
productions shared some cast and crew
members.
• In 1968 ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ was
considered one of the scariest films.
• This started to continue in the 1970’s.
9. 1970’s
• Early 1970’s- occult horror became
popular such as ‘The exorcist’ (1973).
• The film ‘The Omen’ was a popular horror
that a few sequels were made.
10. 1970’s continued
• In the early 1970’s gore fests films
became popular such as ‘The Texas
chainsaw killer Massacre’.
• More splatter movies followed including ‘
‘The hills have eyes’(1977).
• Zombie movies would continue into the
early 1980’s.
11. 1980-2000+
• 1980’s and 90’s–post modern self aware
horror from directors Wes Craven and
Kevin Williamson films such
as'Scream’(1996).
• In 1999 a new genre of mockenentary
horror films emerged starring with the
ground breaking ‘Blair witch project’.
• They made cheap handheld cameras it
showed a very realistic style of filming.
