Tag: Horror History

Horror History: Friday, April 26, 1935: Mark of the Vampire was released in theaters

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The master of fangs, Bela Lugosi and Lionel Barrymore star in this horror-spoof about a policeman who hires vaudeville actors to pose as vampires in order to solve an old murder.

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Horror History: Saturday, April 20, 1935: Bride of Frankenstein was released in theaters

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Mary Shelley reveals the main characters of her novel survived: Dr. Frankenstein (goaded by an even madder scientist) builds his monster a mate.

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Horror History: Tuesday, August 14, 1934: Vampyr was released in US theaters

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With Vampyr, Danish filmmaker Carl Theodor Dreyer channeled his genius for creating mesmerizing atmosphere and austere, unsettling imagery into the horror genre. The result-a chilling film about a student of the occult who encounters supernatural haunts and local evildoers in a village outside of Paris-is nearly unclassifiable.

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Horror History: Monday, November 13, 1933: The Invisible Man was released in theaters

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Claude Rains stars in this thriller, based on H.G. Wells’ novel, about a mysterious doctor who discovers a serum that makes him invisible and then slowly drives him to commit acts of terror.

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Horror History: Monday, April 24, 1933: Night of Terror was released in theaters

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The heirs to a family fortune are required to attend a seance at the spooky old family mansion. However, throughout the night members of the family are being killed off one by one.

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Horror History: Saturday, February 18, 1933: Mystery of the Wax Museum was released in theaters

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Bodies are mysteriously disappearing all over the town, and a new wax museum has just opened. Is there a connection ? But of course! In this horror classic, Fay Wray (King Kong) stars as the intended victim of a mad wax sculptor obsessed by her resemblance to one of his prior creations.

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Horror History: Thursday, December 22, 1932: The Mummy was released in theaters

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The legendary Boris Karloff stars as the mummy Im-Ho-Tep, a high priest who is revived by British archaeologists 3,700 years after being embalmed alive for trying to save the woman he loved.

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Horror History: Thursday, October 20, 1932: The Old Dark House was released in theaters

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From Frankenstein director James Whale comes this atmospheric horror/comedy starring Charles Laughton and featuring the first starring horror role for Boris Karloff.

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Horror History: Sunday, February 21, 1932: Murders in the Rue Morgue was released in theaters

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Dr. Mirakle, a deranged scientist in Paris, kidnaps a beautiful young woman as a “prospective bride” for his pet gorilla. Her fiancé must race against time to save her life.

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Horror History: Saturday, February 20, 1932: Freaks was released in theaters

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This pre code movie, shocking for it’s time, still pushes the edge of filmmaking with it’s riveting tale of love and betrayal between a normal circus performer and the wealthy carnival midget whom she marries for money and then betrays.

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Horror History: Saturday, November 21, 1931: Frankenstein was released in theaters

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Boris Karloff is the screen’s most memorable creature in the story of Dr. Frankenstein, who tampers with life and death when he pieces together salvaged body parts to create a human monster.

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Horror History: Saturday, February 14, 1931: Dracula was released in theaters

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Relive all the terror, mystery and intrigue of the original vampire masterpiece starring Bela Legosi that has inspired hundreds of adaptations and launched the Hollywood horror genre.

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