List of first horror films by country

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This is a list of first horror films by country.

List

Country Year Title Original title Director(s) Notes
Argentina 1942 A Light in the Window Una luz en la ventana Manuel Romero with Narciso Ibáñez Menta, Irma Córdoba, Juan Carlos Thorry[1]
Austria[Note 1] 1918 Alraune Alraune Michael Curtiz, Edmund Fritz with Géza Erdélyi; lost film[2][3]
Brazil 1963 At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul À Meia-Noite Levarei Sua Alma José Mojica Marins with José Mojica Marins[4][5] and the first installment of the "Coffin Joe trilogy".[6][7]
Canada 1961 The Mask (Eyes of Hell) Julian Roffman with Paul Stevens, Claudette Nevins, Bill Walker[8]
Czechoslovakia[Note 1] 1936 Golem Le Golem Julien Duvivier with Harry Baur, Roger Karl, Ferdinand Hart; Czechoslovak-French monster movie[9][10]
South Korea 1960 The Housemaid Hanyeo (하녀) Kim Ki-young with Lee Eun-shim, Ju Jeung-nyeo and Kim Jin-kyu.[11][12][13]
Denmark 1916 Blind Justice Hævnens nat Benjamin Christensen with Benjamin Christensen, Karen Caspersen, Ulla Johansen[14][15]
France 1896 The House of the Devil Le Manoir du diable Georges Méliès with
Jehanne D'Alcy.[16]
Germany 1913[17] The Student of Prague Der Student von Prag Stellan Rye, Paul Wegener with Paul Wegener, John Gottowt, Grete Berger.[18] Critic Roger Ebert considers the film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) "the first true horror film".[19] See also: Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922) - first horror film with vampires
Hungary[Note 1] 1918 Alraune Alraune Michael Curtiz, Edmund Fritz with Géza Erdélyi; lost film[2]
India 1946
Khooni
 K.L. Kahan with Raj Rani, Navinchandra, Nawaz;[20][21] See also: Mahal (1949)[22]
Italy 1911 Dante's Inferno L'Inferno Francesco Bertolini, Adolfo Padovan, Giuseppe De Liguoro with Salvatore Papa, Arturo Pirovano, Giuseppe de Liguoro, Augusto Milla[23]
Japan 1898 Resurrection of a Corpse Shinin No Sosei written by Eijiro Hatta[24][25] See also Bake Jizo (Jizo the Spook, 1898)
Pakistan 1964 Madman Deewana Mubarak Malik Deewana is a first Pakistani horror film.
Philippines 1959 Terror Is a Man Gerardo de León, Eddie Romero with Francis Lederer, Greta Thyssen, Richard Derr; Filipino/American film[26][27][28]
Poland 1970 Lokis Lokis Janusz Majewski with Józef Duriasz, Edmund Fetting.[29] See also: Rosemary’s Baby (1968) - American film by Polish director Roman Polanski.[30]
Romania 1992 Miss Christina Domnișoara Christina Viorel Sergovici Adrian Pintea, Mariana Buruiană, Irina Petrescu
Russia 1909 Viy Вий
Vasili Goncharov
 I. Langfeld, A. Platonov, V. Dalskaya[31][32]
United Kingdom 1897 The X-Rays[33][34] George Albert Smith with Tom Green, Laura Bayley.[35]
Serbia 1969 The Gifts of My Cousin Maria Darovi moje rođake Marije Đorđe Kadijević with Ljiljana Krstić, Neda Spasojević, Slobodan Perović[36][37]
Spain 1934 The Tower of the Seven Hunchbacks La Torre de los Siete Jorobados Edgar Neville With Antonio Casal, Isabel de Pomés. It is based on a novel of the same title by Emilio Carrere.[38][39]
United States 1908 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Otis Turner (unconfirmed) 16 minutes; with Hobart Bosworth, Betty Harte[40][41]
Sweden 1921 The Phantom Carriage Körkarlen Victor Sjöström with Hilda Borgström[42]
Yugoslavia 1969 The Gifts of My Cousin Maria Darovi moje rođake Marije Đorđe Kadijević with Ljiljana Krstić, Neda Spasojević, Slobodan Perović[36][37]


See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Co-production.

References

  1. ^ Rist, Peter H. Historical Dictionary of South American Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014. p. 234
  2. ^
    Science Fiction Film Source Book
    (Longman Group Limited, 1985)
  3. ^ "The Mask (1961)". vhscollector.com. VHSCollector. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  4. ^ "À Meia-Noite Levarei Sua Alma". Universo Online (in Portuguese). 2006. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
  5. ISBN 978-1785332982
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  6. ^ Vorel, Jim (6 September 2019). "The Best Horror Movie of 1964: Blood and Black Lace". Paste. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  7. ^ It is followed by This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse (1967) and Embodiment of Evil (2008).
  8. ^ Mörat (20 September 1997). "Splattermania!". Kerrang!. p. 54.
  9. ^ "The Golem". Filmový přehled. NFA. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  10. Allrovi. Archived from the original
    on July 20, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
  11. ISBN 0-7641-5701-9
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  12. ^ Paquet, Darcy. "Darcy's Korean Film Page - 1960s". Koreanfilm.org. Archived from the original on July 7, 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  13. ^ Others Korean horror movies: A Devilish Homicide (살인마, Salinma, 1965), The Hole (올가미; Olgami, 1997) Korean horror#Influential Korean horror films
  14. IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  15. ^ "Hævnens Nat". Silent Era. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  16. ISBN 978-0-87951-518-8
  17. ^ Remade in 1926 as, The Student of Prague
  18. ISBN 9780809386536
    . Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  19. ^ Ebert, Roger (3 June 2009). "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari". RogerEbert.com. Archived from the original on 25 March 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  20. ^ . Gomolo.com http://www.gomolo.com. Retrieved 25 April 2013. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  21. ISBN 9780851706696
    . Retrieved 25 April 2013.
  22. ^ Michael Blyth Updated: 22 May 2015 (22 May 2015). "10 great romantic horror films". BFI. Retrieved 30 March 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  23. ISBN 0-8020-8827-9
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  24. ^ Sarah Nour - The First 10 Horror Films in Recorded History, reelrundown.com, November 12, 2019
  25. ^ Shinin No Sosei, imdb.com
  26. ^ Leavold, Andrew (2006). "Strong Coffee with a National Treasure:An Interview with Eddie Romero". Cashiers du Cinemart.
  27. ISBN 0-89950-628-3
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  28. ISBN 0-89950-170-2
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  29. ISBN 978-1-4422-4472-6
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  30. ^ 8 Classic Polish-Directed Horrors You Need to Know, culture.pl
  31. ^ Вий (фильм, 1909) - Viy, 1909 film
  32. ^ Ужасное кино
  33. ^ "X-Rays". silentera.com. Progressive Silent Film List.
  34. ^ Brooke, Michael. "The X-Rays". BFI Screenonline Database. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
  35. IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  36. ^ a b "Prvi jugoslovenski horor film na festivalu "Odraz strave"" (in Serbian). December 13, 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  37. ^ a b Željko Bošnjaković (April 15, 2023). "Posle pedeset godina: Kako je "Leptirica" prestravila generacije i ponela titulu najstrašnijeg domaćeg filma?" (in Serbian). Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  38. ISSN 2014-668X
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  39. ^ Mira, Alberto. The A to Z of Spanish Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield, 2010. pp. 252
  40. ISBN 0-7864-0036-6
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  41. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2
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  42. ^ 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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