Demon City, Corsican Brothers (1896), Ghost Carriage
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1908), The Island of Dr Moro, The Portrait of Gray and Frankenstein. The Revealed Concorde (19 14) created by The Leaking Heart became the first blockbuster horror film.
Calgary doctor's cabin, scary tenants (1927), sneak attack, wax museum, cats and canaries (1927),
Notre Dame de Paris hunchback, phantom of the opera.
The Birth of Clay Fighter Gelian: German Dummies 1920
North Ferratu, Germany 1922
An expressionist fantasy horror film, based on the novel Drakula by Irish writer Brim Stoke,
Witch Hasen Denmark/Sweden 1922
Phantom of the Opera USA 1925
The 1930s
American monsters lead the global craze
Freak, 1932. Devil doll (1936).
The Hollow Man (1933), the bride of Frankenstein (1935).
The most dangerous game (1932), Lost Island (1932), The Secret of the Wax Museum (1933), starring Black Cat (1934), delivered to director Edka. From 65438 to 0935, the company turned to the werewolf series, and the London werewolf was the work of that period.
The hound of Baskerville.
Frankenstein USA 193 1
Vampyr France/Germany 193 1
Freak freak USA 1932
King Kong USA 1933
The 1940s
Frankenstein vs werewolf (1943) and Dracula House (1945).
I walked with a zombie (1943), the seventh victim (1943) and the corpse-driver (1945).
Wild women in captivity (1943) and spiral staircase (1946), and Warner is also in Five Fingers Beast.
Werewolf USA 194 1
Leopard cat man USA 1942
American tenant 1944
Late at night in Britain 1945
Cup bow snake shadow five-fingered beast USA 1947
The 1950s
Defeat monsters, destroy aliens and resist red tides.
Giant monsters and aliens with bulging eyes became typical images in horror movies in the 1950s. These images are metaphors of threats to the outside world. Both the panic caused by nuclear war and the white terror of McCarthyism can be found in the horror films of the 1950s. On the other hand, with the warming of space fever, science fiction has replaced supernatural forces and become a new horror theme. Scientists have naturally become heroes (or incarnations of demons) of this era. The whole world turned its eyes from the dark ground to the vast sky.
Ray harryhausen's nuclear bomb in "The Beast from 20,000 fathoms" (1953) not only awakened the ancient monster "rhedosaurus" in the film, but also released all kinds of monsters that have been making waves on the screen for ten years. Atomic monsters have become the templates of all kinds of monster movies, and they have been imitated again and again. Among them, Glittering imitates Godzilla. This film, shot in 1954, combines the above model with the warning of the nuclear tragedies in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and has achieved great success in Japan and even in the world, forming a series of enduring monsters. "Godzilla" has also become synonymous with monsters.
Another branch of troll movies is just a stone's throw from this kind of monster movies. Like Godzilla, the giant bug monster is also the product of nuclear test. For example, the "giant ants" produced by nuclear explosions! "(1954), and the giant spider" tarantula "made by mistake by science (1955). Moreover, this imbalance is not limited to insects and reptiles. In Strange Shrinking Man (1957), a radioactive fog makes an adult shrink sharply into a miniature man; In Attack of a 50-Foot Woman (1958), an alien beam suddenly turns a small-town woman into a giant. Director Joe Dante paid a personal tribute to these B-rated films in the movie "matinee" produced by 1993, and praised them as "in my opinion, this is an almost perfect film. "
Old-fashioned terror has withdrawn from the market or is waiting to be revived in a new form. In fact, in addition to the behemoth just mentioned, what really deserves to be called the iconic monster in the 1950s is Universal Pictures' work: the fish-scale man with gills in Black Lake Demon Tan (1954). Guillermo del toro once regarded this movie as his personal favorite horror movie. There are two sequels in this film, which further deepens the tragedy of this fish-shaped monster. He was a martyr who pursued ruthless scientific knowledge at all costs in that era.
Vincent Price won the title of "Master of Screen Terror" for The Devil in the Wax Museum (1953), which was shot during the short 3D wave in Hollywood. The following "fudge" (1958) further consolidated this position. Soon after, he presented a new screen image in Haunted House (1959) and scared his heart (1959). Both of these films are directed by William Castle. He is the undisputed "king of gimmicks". The flying skulls in the cinema and the seats suddenly electrified are his usual tricks to scare the midnight audience. In this regard, Castle explained: "I have neither an actor nor money, so I have to do something to attract the audience."
At the same time, roger corman, a fledgling producer, joined hands with American International Film Company to launch a series of low-budget films for teenagers. For example, A Bucket of Blood (1959) tells the story of a "beat generation" artist who used human corpses to create art. Coleman's speed and skill turned this teen movie into a small art work. 1957, American International Film Company even used two alternative remakes of Young Werewolf and Young Frankenstein to inject new vitality into the classic monster.
However, what really revolutionized horror movies was a small company from Britain: Hammer Film Company. After successfully putting the BBC TV series "Quartmas Experiment" on the big screen, 1957, Hammer Company made a fortune with the color film "The Curse of Frankenstein" made by Terrence Fisher. This film was first performed by peter Cushing and christopher lee, and became the highest-grossing film of the year. No British film company can match it. Hammer Company immediately reconvened the two groups and cooperated with the same director again, spending huge sums of money to remake the brand-new Count Vampire (1958), Curse Curse (1959) and Mummy (1959). Hammer's classic cannibal movies injected fresh blood into terror. "
Scientists have naturally become heroes (or incarnations of demons) of this era. (White words on red background at the bottom of the second page)
Wax Museum, Devil in Wax Movies, USA 1953
In an arson case, the work of wax sculptor Yunxun Pais was unfortunately burned, and he was disfigured. From then on, Yunxun Pais was insane, but when he wanted to reopen the wax museum, he found that the wax figure was actually made by the dead. The film is adapted from the novel of the same name by Charles Boden, a famous American novelist, and is regarded as the most entertaining film in the history of horror movies. In 2005, Jim Serra remake this classic. The sound and picture quality of the films shown in Warner 1 area are average, and the tidbits only include trailers.
Black Lake Devil Tan Bio from Black Lagoon USA 1954
A scientific expedition searched for oil along the Amazon river basin, but found the prehistoric creature Jill near Black Reef Lake. The explorer caught this mysterious creature, but it escaped and caught the explorer's fiancee Kay. An arrest is imminent. Directed by Jack Arnold, who is best at shooting sci-fi horror movies, this film initiated a new era of stereoscopic special effects movies in 1960s and 1950s, and "Black Reef Lake" became one of the classic images of monsters. A collector's edition, a commentary track and a 40-minute behind-the-scenes documentary were released in Global Zone 1.
X-ray them! USA 1954
On the border between the United States and Mexico, a group of scientists are developing insects at the research base. Unexpectedly, insects mutate in the process of research, and terrible creatures make all scientists helpless. The film pioneered biological variation and provided an excellent model for classic screen images such as werewolves. Nominated for Oscar for Best Sound Effect. The sound and picture quality of the films released by Warner Zone I are acceptable, but the tidbits only include trailers, cast introductions and photo galleries.
Devil's Night UK 1957
John holden, a doctor of psychology, went to London to attend a psychology seminar. After returning home, a series of bizarre events followed. John's niece died unexpectedly in a traffic accident, and John's wife Caswell became very strange. John began to wonder if she was cursed by the devil. The film is regarded as a classic of psychological horror. There is no monster causing visual horror, but more pen and ink is put on creating people's psychology and atmosphere. So far, several versions have been remake.
Sony released the film in the 1 area, and the tidbits only included trailers and photo galleries.
Dracula the Horror Britain 1958
Adapted from Dracula1931directed by Todd Browning; This movie is undoubtedly the most classic vampire movie in history. The British Hammer Film Company added erotic and bloody elements, which almost overthrew the old model of all previous films with the same theme and became a milestone in the history of horror movies. Christopher lee played this kind of role for the first time, but he performed the perfect Dracula, keeping pace with Dr. Fan Haixing played by peter Cushing. Together, they became the symbol of horror movies at that time. The film was released by Warner Zone 1, and included the original trailer and the introduction of the actors.
60 s
Please take a deep breath: modern horror movies were born here!
As we all know, the 1960s was a turbulent time. People's minds are full of unstable factors such as sexual liberation, marijuana, anti-authority, anarchism and so on. The horror movies of this era are like a mirror, reflecting the whole society. Aside from the mutant behemoth and the alien little green men in the 1950s, horror movies had a beautiful return in the 1960s-the inner fear rose again, and the once-old theme was rejuvenated.
This revolution is thanks to the suspense master Hitchcock, who pointed out the development direction of horror movies in the next decade with a bathroom fright. 1960' s psychopath awakens the inner fears that have been sleeping for a long time: serial killers with swords, weird clothes of the opposite sex, mummies, crazy schizophrenia and the beauty and screams of popular actress janet leigh. Hitchcock used these elements to bring horror movies back to reality from the vast universe in the 1950s, and added new horror elements-the horror of schizophrenia and sleeping at home.
So in the horror films of the early 1960s, the seeds of madness spread everywhere. Among them, there are films similar to psychopaths (such as killer 196 1), paranoia 1963, madman 1963) and so on. (1962), roman polanski's Cry in Cold Blood (1965) and Michelle Powell's Farewell to peeping tom (1960), the explicit sex and violence in the films annoyed almost all the film critics, and the whole film industry was in an uproar, which eventually led to the great director being taken by the whole film industry. Even the costume horror movies set in the classical era are infected with similar psychological diseases. In roger corman's The Collapse of the House of Asher (adapted from Poe's novel of the same name), Vincent Price interprets Madness with his blue velvet voice.
With the progress of the times, the madness on the screen in the 1960 s penetrated into life. The madness of the Beatles and the beat generation is a resistance to power and tradition. During this time, there is no big action in the horror film, and it seems to be saving energy for the next spewing. 1968, the madness that has been suppressed for a long time has finally found an outlet in the witch-seeking general. Michael Levi's, a 26-year-old British director, combined the classical Gothic drama with modern elements, and used all kinds of gruesome torture and torture to reflect the young people's distrust of authority. The director himself is also a young pioneer who blew the rebellious horn. The fearless young man didn't even notice the old actor Vincent Price when shooting. Pointing to the latter's performance made Vincent very angry and said, "I have made 87 films. What did you do? " Levi's didn't buy the old actor's account at all, and replied, "I have only made three films, but they are all excellent!" " This sentence has also become a prophecy. Only six months after the release of Exorcism, Levi's committed suicide in his residence at the age of 26. His death can be said to be an irreparable loss in the horror film industry.
Another feature of the 1960s was impermanence. In this era, the development of horror films is quite diverse, from the slow-paced Japanese ghost films Mystery Story and Ghost Girl (both 1966) to the Italian gothic horror film Black Sunday (1960, directed by Mario Beva) which combines sex and cruelty. Horror movies have created unprecedented prosperity all over the world.
While the types are diversified, the horror films are getting farther and farther in the picture creation, so that the scissors in the hands of film censors can't keep up with the speed of blood spatter. The initiator of all this is American director Gordon Lewis, who is known as the "godfather of blood". He created a new type of horror film: bloody horror, and painted the word horror scarlet. In his masterpiece Bloody Banquet (1963), he disemboweled a former cover girl of Playboy. The bloody internal organs in the film were criticized by film critics, and some even commented sharply: "Lewis's film is a slaughterhouse at night." However, the audience ignored the experts' accusations. Compared with those anemic movies in the past, Lewis's movies did provide a fresh way to stimulate the audience in the 1960s.
However, it was another person who pushed the bloody terror to the peak. If "Psychopaths" started the horror movies of the 1960s with the madness of one person, then "night of the living dead" (198) ended the 1960s with the madness of the whole people. The roar of zombies from the depths of their throats reveals a horror that borders on despair. Director george romero earned a global box office of up to $30 million at a low cost of 1 14000, which is the first truly modern horror film in film history. This film also created a brand-new horror-themed funeral film, and attracted numerous follow-up works, including dawn of the dead, Day of the Living Dead, Land of the Living Dead, and the popular Resident Evil series in recent years. Some film critics once called this movie "an endless and uncontrollable zombie carnival". The film was shot in black and white film, and the graininess of the picture was obvious, quite realistic and filled with pessimism. In the film, zombies devour internal organs (said to be donated by the local slaughterhouse) and then burn them alive; The girl who turned into a zombie stabbed her mother with a shovel (obviously to pay tribute to the psychopath); The black protagonist was misunderstood as a zombie and finally shot in the head by a racist. Although these plots are covered with funeral films, they actually tell all the stories of the 1960s, including the bloody Vietnam War and soldiers who died in the war, young people's resistance to their parents, and the civil rights movement for racial equality. The director melted the whole 1960s into a 96-minute horror story, presenting a perfect summary report for this turbulent decade.
Night of the living dead by Romero is the first truly modern horror film, and it is "an endless and uncontrolled zombie carnival".
Psychological America 1960
Marion stole public funds to escape, checked into a motel, but was killed in the bathroom. Her sister and boyfriend joined the police in-depth investigation. As a masterpiece of horror thriller, Hitchcock first explored the world of schizophrenic killers; Especially in the 48-second bathroom killing scene, although it is a black-and-white image, 78 shots are quickly switched, and the comprehensive use of lighting and sound still makes a shocking picture. Norman Bates, the hero, became synonymous with schizophrenia. Universal French Zone 2 released a two-disc version, a 94-minute documentary, a 65,438+05-minute short film "Hail to Hitchcock" and a 33-minute short film "movie master".
Italy Black Sunday 1960
A witch and her lover were killed by the witch's brother. Two hundred years later, they miraculously came back to life and began to plan revenge on her brother's descendants. The film story is based on Nikolai Gogol's novels and is known as a horror film with strong Gothic style. Gothic gloomy scenes, bloody scenes and the personalized performance of movie star barbara steele have been highly praised by cult fans. The film released by image Company in the first district contains complete commentary tracks, but the two-disc version released in the second district of Italy is more abundant, including trailers and photo galleries, an hour-long behind-the-scenes documentary and interviews with cast members, and an 8-page booklet is attached to the CD.