List of first horror films by country explained

This is a list of first horror films by country.

List

Country Year Title Original title Director(s)Notes
Una luz en la ventana with Narciso Ibáñez Menta, Irma Córdoba, Juan Carlos Thorry[1]
Austria[2] Alraune Alraune with Géza Erdélyi; lost film[3] [4]
At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul À Meia-Noite Levarei Sua Alma with José Mojica Marins[5] [6] and the first installment of the "Coffin Joe trilogy".[7] [8]
The Mask (Eyes of Hell) Julian Roffman with Paul Stevens, Claudette Nevins, Bill Walker[9]
Golem Le Golem with Harry Baur, Roger Karl, Ferdinand Hart; Czechoslovak-French monster movie[10] [11]
Hanyeo (하녀) with Lee Eun-shim, Ju Jeung-nyeo and Kim Jin-kyu.[12] [13] [14]
Hævnens nat with Benjamin Christensen, Karen Caspersen, Ulla Johansen[15]
The House of the Devil Le Manoir du diable with Jehanne D'Alcy.
1913[16] The Student of Prague Der Student von Prag with Paul Wegener, John Gottowt, Grete Berger.[17] Critic Roger Ebert considers the film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) "the first true horror film".[18]
Alraune Alraune with Géza Erdélyi; lost film
Khooni ख़ूनी K. L. Kahan with Raj Rani, Navin Chandra, Hari Mohan, Baburao Pahalwan[19] [20] See also: Mahal (1949)[21]
Dante's Inferno L'Inferno Francesco Bertolini, Adolfo Padovan, Giuseppe De Liguoro with Salvatore Papa, Arturo Pirovano, Giuseppe de Liguoro, Augusto Milla[22]
Resurrection of a Corpse Shinin No Sosei written by Eijiro Hatta[23] See also Bake Jizo (Jizo the Spook, 1898)
The Grip De Greep Leon Boedels with Louis Bouwmeester, Ko van Sprinkhuysen; Dutch film[24]
Pakistan1964MadmanDeewanaMubarak MalikDeewana is a first Pakistani horror film.
Terror Is a Man with Francis Lederer, Greta Thyssen, Richard Derr; Filipino/American film[25] [26] [27]
Lokis with Józef Duriasz, Edmund Fetting.[28] See also: Rosemary’s Baby (1968) - American film by Polish director Roman Polanski.[29]
Miss Christina Domnișoara Christina Viorel Sergovici Adrian Pintea, Mariana Buruiană, Irina Petrescu
Viy Вий I. Langfeld, A. Platonov, V. Dalskaya[30] [31]
The X-Rays[32] [33] George Albert Smithwith Tom Green, Laura Bayley.
The Gifts of My Cousin Maria Darovi moje rođake Marije with Ljiljana Krstić, Neda Spasojević, Slobodan Perović[34] [35]
The Tower of the Seven Hunchbacks La Torre de los Siete Jorobados With Antonio Casal, Isabel de Pomés. It is based on a novel of the same title by Emilio Carrere.[36] [37]
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Otis Turner (unconfirmed) 16 minutes; with Hobart Bosworth, Betty Harte[38] [39]
The Phantom Carriage Körkarlen with Hilda Borgström[40]
The Gifts of My Cousin Maria Darovi moje rođake Marije with Ljiljana Krstić, Neda Spasojević, Slobodan Perović

See also

Notes and References

  1. Rist, Peter H. Historical Dictionary of South American Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014. p. 234
  2. [Co-production (media)|Co-production]
  3. Wingrove, David. Science Fiction Film Source Book (Longman Group Limited, 1985)
  4. Web site: The Mask (1961). vhscollector.com . VHSCollector . 23 July 2018.
  5. Web site: À Meia-Noite Levarei Sua Alma. 2006. Universo Online. pt. 2 November 2008.
  6. Book: Bergfelder. Tim. Shaw. Lisa. Vieira. João Luiz. 2016. Stars and Stardom in Brazilian Cinema. Berghahn Books. 178. 978-1785332982.
  7. Web site: The Best Horror Movie of 1964: Blood and Black Lace. Vorel. Jim. 6 September 2019. Paste. 21 February 2020.
  8. It is followed by This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse (1967) and Embodiment of Evil (2008).
  9. Mörat. Splattermania!. Kerrang!. 20 September 1997. 54.
  10. Web site: The Golem . Filmový přehled. NFA. March 11, 2020.
  11. Web site: Le Golem. Allrovi. February 22, 2012. Erickson, Hal. dead. https://archive.today/20120720055337/http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/le-golem-v144288. July 20, 2012.
  12. Infobox data from Book: Frodon, Jean-Michel. Steven Jay Schneider. 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die. 2003. Barron's Educational Series. New York. 0-7641-5701-9. Hanyeo (1960) The Housemaid. 385.
  13. Web site: Paquet . Darcy . Darcy's Korean Film Page - 1960s . Koreanfilm.org . October 13, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170707104829/http://www.koreanfilm.org/kfilm60s.html . July 7, 2017 . live.
  14. Others Korean horror movies: A Devilish Homicide (살인마, Salinma, 1965), The Hole (올가미; Olgami, 1997) Korean horror#Influential Korean horror films
  15. Web site: Hævnens Nat . 3 November 2013 . Silent Era.
  16. Remade in 1926 as, The Student of Prague
  17. Book: Hedges. Ines. Framing Faust: Twentieth-Century Cultural Struggles. 2009. SIU Press. 27–29. 9780809386536. 11 July 2017.
  18. Web site: Ebert . Roger . Roger Ebert . The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari . . 3 June 2009 . 10 March 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150325081825/http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-the-cabinet-of-dr-caligari-1920 . 25 March 2015 . live .
  19. Web site: http://www.gomolo.com. Gomolo.com. 25 April 2013.
  20. Book: Rajadhyaksha. Ashish. Willemen. Paul. Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema. registration. 25 April 2013. 1999. British Film Institute. 9780851706696 .
  21. Web site: Michael Blyth Updated: 22 May 2015 . 10 great romantic horror films . BFI . 22 May 2015 . 30 March 2016.
  22. Book: Welle, John P. . Iannucci . Amilcare A. . Early Cinima, Dante's Inferno of 1911, and the Origins of Italian Film Culture . Dante, Cinema, and Television . University of Toronto Press . 2004 . 36, 38–40 . 0-8020-8827-9.
  23. Sarah Nour - The First 10 Horror Films in Recorded History, reelrundown.com, November 12, 2019
  24. http://www.filminnederland.nl/en/person/leon-boedels Leon Boedels
  25. Web site: Strong Coffee with a National Treasure:An Interview with Eddie Romero. Cashiers du Cinemart. Andrew. Leavold. 2006.
  26. Ray, Fred Olen (1991). The New Poverty Row. McFarland and Co. Inc. . Page 71
  27. Warren, Bill (1986). Keep Watching The Skies Volume 2. McFarland & Co., Inc. . Page 768
  28. Book: Marek Haltof. Historical Dictionary of Polish Cinema. 2 February 2015. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. 978-1-4422-4472-6. 150.
  29. https://culture.pl/en/article/8-classic-polish-directed-horrors-you-need-to-know 8 Classic Polish-Directed Horrors You Need to Know
  30. http://www.cultin.ru/films-vijj-film-1909 Вий (фильм, 1909)
  31. https://lenta.ru/articles/2010/04/16/horror/ Ужасное кино
  32. Web site: X-Rays. silentera.com. Progressive Silent Film List.
  33. Web site: The X-Rays . Michael . Brooke . BFI Screenonline Database . 2011-04-24 .
  34. Web site: Prvi jugoslovenski horor film na festivalu "Odraz strave". . December 13, 2022. 29 November 2022. sr.
  35. Web site: Posle pedeset godina: Kako je "Leptirica" prestravila generacije i ponela titulu najstrašnijeg domaćeg filma?. Željko Bošnjaković . April 15, 2023. 29 November 2022. sr.
  36. Antisemitismo en el cine español. España. Rafael de. Universitat de Barcelona. Barcelona. Filmhistoria Online. 2014-668X. 1. 2. 1991. 89–102.
  37. Mira, Alberto. The A to Z of Spanish Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield, 2010. pp. 252
  38. Book: Kinnard, Roy. 1995. Horror in Silent Films. McFarland and Company Inc.. 24. 0-7864-0036-6.
  39. Book: Workman. Christopher. Howarth. Troy. 2016. Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era. Midnight Marquee Press. 42. 978-1936168-68-2.
  40. Bo Florin (2010), "Victor Sjöström and the Golden Age", Mariah Larsson and Anders Marklund (eds), "Swedish Film: An Introduction and Reader", Lund: Nordic Academic Press, pp. 76-85, p.83

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