http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm What was the FIRST "horror" movie? Fri, 2 Jan 2009 21:43:27 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm People throw around Psycho (1960) and the original Night of the Living Dead (1968)...but I mean there was "Revolt of the Zombies" back in 1936...lame, lame movie, but it's classified as Horror so it counts...any thoughts? Fri, 2 Jan 2009 21:43:27 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm#808 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm Well if you want the absolut first.  Didn't Edison do a short silent version of Frankenstein around the beginning of the century?   I think Psycho and night of the living dead helped usher in what we would call modern horror.  Fri, 2 Jan 2009 21:43:27 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm#811 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm Well wikipedia throws around movies from pre-1900...those being some short films that involve the supernatural.  If you wanna be literal about it, I'd go there.  Also seems there were a lot of Hunchback adaptations in the early 20th century. Fri, 2 Jan 2009 21:43:27 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm#812 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm   Well wikipedia throws around movies from pre-1900...those being some short films that involve the supernatural.  If you wanna be literal about it, I'd go there.  Also seems there were a lot of Hunchback adaptations Fri, 2 Jan 2009 21:43:27 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm#813 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm Well wikipedia throws around movies from pre-1900...those being some short films that involve the supernatural.  If you wanna be literal about it, I'd go there.  Also seems there we Fri, 2 Jan 2009 21:43:27 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm#815 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm   Well wikipedia throws around movies from pre-1900...those being some short films that involve the supernatural.  If you wanna be literal about it, I'd go there.  Also seems there were a lot of Hunchback adaptations Fri, 2 Jan 2009 21:43:27 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm#816 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm Cool, thanks for those replies. I'd forgotten about the original Dracula back in the 30's. Those pre-1900 ones sound interesting too, might jump on Wiki and IMDb later and have a look. I didnt care for Nosferatu...saw it on a double-feature with The Cab Fri, 2 Jan 2009 21:43:27 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm#817 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm Not to sh*t on anyone's posts (they are all interesting and i love to start a good tete a tete (okay I just wanted to say "tete a tete" there but u get my drift...) but I guess to clarify, what I meant in my original post was what was the first movie to Fri, 2 Jan 2009 21:43:27 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm#818 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm   i reccomend "The Bride of Frankenstein" to everyone, Attrage. Forget how hokey the title sounds.  Great atmosphere and sets and the monster even speaks -- he slays too.   Better than the first one even.  It is the definitive horror film o Fri, 2 Jan 2009 21:43:27 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm#819 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm     i reccomend "The Bride of Frankenstein" to everyone, Attrage. Forget how hokey the title sounds.  Great atmosphere and sets and the monster even speaks -- he slays too.   Better than the first one even. Fri, 2 Jan 2009 21:43:27 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm#820 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm Not to sh*t on anyone's posts (they are all interesting and i love to start a good tete a tete (okay I just wanted to say "tete a tete" there but u get my drift...) but I guess to clarify, what I meant in my original p Fri, 2 Jan 2009 21:43:27 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm#821 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm   Not to sh*t on anyone's posts (they are all interesting and i love to start a good tete a tete (okay I just wanted to say "tete a tete" there but u get my drift...) but I guess to clarify, what I meant in my original Fri, 2 Jan 2009 21:43:27 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm#822 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm Monster Movies! Yes! I dont know how i didnt think of that I just finished reading "IT" by Stephen King and they (50's ones like "I was a Teenage Werewolf") feature quite prominently in that! So...perhaps the definition of "Horror" movies is only quite Fri, 2 Jan 2009 21:43:27 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm#823 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm That Edison Frankenstein's actually on youtube, Pumpboy. First Part Fri, 2 Jan 2009 21:43:27 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm#824 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm   Monster Movies! Yes! I dont know how i didnt think of that I just finished reading "IT" by Stephen King and they (50's ones like "I was a Teenage Werewolf") feature quite prominently in that! So...perhaps the defini Fri, 2 Jan 2009 21:43:27 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm#825 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm Plus, if you wanna see hammer horror right now relatively frequently, Monsters HD loves showing them.  Particularly the Christopher Lee Draculas.  Horror of Dracula was on at 6 EST. Fri, 2 Jan 2009 21:43:27 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm#826 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm   That Edison Frankenstein's actually on youtube, Pumpboy.   First Part Fri, 2 Jan 2009 21:43:27 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm#827 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm I own most of of the great Hammer movies.  I don't get that channel anyway.  But when I was younger, Hammer was the bomb.  They were my favorite studio.  They may have coined the term horror film first.  Horror of Dracula was their first Drac movie Fri, 2 Jan 2009 21:43:27 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm#828 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm Caught a bit of Horror of Dracula this morning.  I could tell it was quality.  And I definitely agree about The Mummy even having not seen it.  See, the channel airs ads for other movies they're showing by doing this thing called "see the good parts" Fri, 2 Jan 2009 21:43:27 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm#829 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm Mummies are quality no matter what...I dont think I've ever seen a Mummy i didnt enjoy, even that comedic one in Amazing Stories was brilliant.   I dont get any satellite TV or cable or anything, plus I'm in Australia and most of you gu Fri, 2 Jan 2009 21:43:27 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm#830 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm   Caught a bit of Horror of Dracula this morning.  I could tell it was quality.  And I definitely agree about The Mummy even having not seen it.  See, the channel airs ads for other movies they're showing by doing t Fri, 2 Jan 2009 21:43:27 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm#832 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm   Mummies are quality no matter what...I dont think I've ever seen a Mummy i didnt enjoy, even that comedic one in Amazing Stories was brilliant.   I dont get any satellite TV or cable or anything, plu Fri, 2 Jan 2009 21:43:27 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm#833 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm I own most of of the great Hammer movies.  I don't get that channel anyway. I forgot to mention that Monsters HD has a great website that has an insanely awesome video clip section for trailers, etc.  Fri, 2 Jan 2009 21:43:27 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm#913 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm thanks again Cryp -- you're the man.  I love the site. Fri, 2 Jan 2009 21:43:27 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm#914 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm     I own most of of the great Hammer movies.  I don't get that channel anyway. I forgot to mention that Monsters HD has a great website that has an insanely awesome Fri, 2 Jan 2009 21:43:27 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm#918 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm still have been unable to pinpoint when the term "Hooror" was first used to describe a movie.  Depending on who you read, it varies alot.  Some folks are saying it started withe 30s Universal flims, but we were still calling them "Monster Movies" long Fri, 2 Jan 2009 21:43:27 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm#927 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm Yeah after doing some digging myself I reckon it's impossible to pin down a definitive answer, but that's okay, I like questions without answers, like getting lost is the best way to get somewhere you've never been :) Fri, 2 Jan 2009 21:43:27 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm#972 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm As far what a lit major learned in school, I would consider The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari as the first true horror-genre film. Fri, 2 Jan 2009 21:43:27 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm#973 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm   As far what a lit major learned in school, I would consider The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari as the first true horror-genre film.   but was it called a horror movie at the time? Fri, 2 Jan 2009 21:43:27 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm#974 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm I don't think the issue is so much when the name "Horror Movie" came into vogue. Those who cite Psycho as the first modern horror movie aren't saying that because they think there's something significant in the use of the word "horror." They're saying i Fri, 2 Jan 2009 21:43:27 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm#1348 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm well one of the oldest horror films was made in 1896! Nosferatu for its time (1922) is pretty creepy. I would say that would be one of the very first HORROR films. Fri, 2 Jan 2009 21:43:27 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm#2622 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm Ghostbusters. Fri, 2 Jan 2009 21:43:27 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm#2704 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm   well one of the oldest horror films was made in 1896! Nosferatu for its time (1922) is pretty creepy. I would say that would be one of the very first HORROR films.   DEFINATELY Nosfer Fri, 2 Jan 2009 21:43:27 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm#4138 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm Mad is right, the very first horror movie ever made was 2 minutes long and it was a french film called Le Manoir Du Diable by Georges Melies made in 1896 and it was about vampires. But I personally consider The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari the first true hor Fri, 2 Jan 2009 21:43:27 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm#4501 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm She is right.  Oddly I've seen that movie brought up twice in like the past week.  Once in a magazine article and once in a book I was reading.  Its definitely that one though. Fri, 2 Jan 2009 21:43:27 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm#4524 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm but still--what was the first film to be called a "horror" movie in it's time.  When was "horror" first used to describe a movie?  We called them monster movies when I was a kid. Fri, 2 Jan 2009 21:43:27 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm#4564 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm I've tried searching that a dozen different ways....nuthin'. Fri, 2 Jan 2009 21:43:27 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/What-was-the-FIRST-horror-movie-.htm#4581