1. History of Horror Genre
by
Luca Riccio

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.

12. The End