List of horror films of the 1890s

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This is a list of horror films released in the 1890s.

Horror films released in the 1890s
Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/notes
1895
The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots Alfred ClarkMrs. Robert L. ThomasUnited StatesShort film
1896
Le Manoir du diable Georges MélièsGeorges Méliès, Jeanne d'AlcyFranceShort film[1][2]
Une nuit terrible Georges MélièsGeorges MélièsFranceShort film[2]
Conjuring a Lady at Robert Houdin's Georges MélièsGeorges MélièsFranceShort film[3]
1897
The Haunted Castle George Albert SmithGeorge Albert SmithUnited KingdomShort film[4]
The Bewitched Inn Georges MélièsGeorges MélièsFranceShort film[4]
The X-Rays George Albert SmithLaura Bayley, Tom GreenUnited KingdomShort film[4][5]
The Alchemist's Hallucination Georges MélièsGeorges MélièsFranceShort film[4]
1898
Photographing a Ghost George Albert SmithGeorge Albert SmithUnited KingdomShort film[6]
The Accursed Cavern Georges MélièsGeorges MélièsFranceShort film[6]
The Astronomer's Dream Georges MélièsGeorges MélièsFranceShort film[6]
The Cavalier's Dream Edwin S. PorterN/AUnited StatesShort film[6]
1899
Cléopâtre Georges MélièsGeorges Méliès, Jeanne d'AlcyFranceShort film[7]
The Miser's Doom Walter R. BoothWalter R. BoothUnited KingdomShort film[7]
Le Diable au couvent Georges MélièsGeorges MélièsFranceShort film[7]
Raising Spirits Georges MélièsGeorges MélièsFranceShort film[7]

References

  1. ↑ Hardy 1995, p. 16.
  2. 1 2 Kinnard 1999, p. 9.
  3. ↑ Kinnard 1999, pp. 8−9.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Kinnard 1999, p. 10.
  5. ↑ Brooke, Michael. "The X-Rays". BFI Screenonline Database. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Kinnard 1999, p. 11.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Kinnard 1999, p. 12.

Citations

  • Hardy, Phil, ed. (1995). The Overlook Film Encyclopedia. 3. Overlook Press. ISBN 0-87951-624-0.
  • Kinnard, Roy (1999). Horror in Silent Films: A Filmography, 1896–1929. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-0751-4.

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