List of first horror films by country

This is a list of first horror films by country.

List
CountryYearTitleOriginal titleDirector(s)Notes
Argentina1942A Light in the WindowUna luz en la ventanaManuel Romerowith Narciso Ibáñez Menta, Irma Córdoba, Juan Carlos Thorry[1]
Austria[Note 1]1918AlrauneAlrauneMichael Curtiz, Edmund Fritzwith Géza Erdélyi; lost film[2][3]
Brazil1963At Midnight I'll Take Your SoulÀ Meia-Noite Levarei Sua AlmaJosé Mojica Marinswith José Mojica Marins[4][5] and the first installment of the "Coffin Joe trilogy".[6][7]
Canada1961The Mask (Eyes of Hell)Julian Roffmanwith Paul Stevens, Claudette Nevins, Bill Walker[8]
Czechoslovakia[Note 1]1936GolemLe GolemJulien Duvivierwith Harry Baur, Roger Karl, Ferdinand Hart; Czechoslovak-French monster movie[9][10]
South Korea1960The HousemaidHanyeo (하녀)Kim Ki-youngwith Lee Eun-shim, Ju Jeung-nyeo and Kim Jin-kyu.[11][12][13]
Denmark1916Blind JusticeHævnens natBenjamin Christensenwith Benjamin Christensen, Karen Caspersen, Ulla Johansen[14][15]
France1896The House of the DevilLe Manoir du diableGeorges Mélièswith Jehanne D'Alcy.[16]
Germany1913[17]The Student of PragueDer Student von PragStellan Rye, Paul Wegenerwith 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]1918AlrauneAlrauneMichael Curtiz, Edmund Fritzwith Géza Erdélyi; lost film[2]
India1946KhooniK.L. Kahanwith Raj Rani, Navinchandra, Nawaz;[20][21] See also: Mahal (1949)[22]
Italy1911Dante's InfernoL'InfernoFrancesco Bertolini, Adolfo Padovan, Giuseppe De Liguorowith Salvatore Papa, Arturo Pirovano, Giuseppe de Liguoro, Augusto Milla[23]
Japan1898Resurrection of a CorpseShinin No Soseiwritten by Eijiro Hatta[24][25] See also Bake Jizo (Jizo the Spook, 1898)
Jugoslavia1973The She-ButterflyLeptirica, ЛептирицаĐorđe Kadijevićwith Petar Božović, Slobodan Perović, Mirjana Nikolić[26]
Philippines[Note 1]1959Terror Is a ManGerardo de León, Eddie Romerowith Francis Lederer, Greta Thyssen, Richard Derr; Filipino/American film[27][28][29]
Poland1979LokisLokisJanusz Majewskiwith Józef Duriasz, Edmund Fetting.[30] See also: Rosemary’s Baby (1968) - American film by Polish director Roman Polanski.[31]
Romania1992Miss ChristinaDomnișoara ChristinaViorel SergoviciAdrian Pintea, Mariana Buruiană, Irina Petrescu
Russia1909ViyВийVasili GoncharovI. Langfeld, A. Platonov, V. Dalskaya[32][33]
United Kingdom1897The X-Rays[34][35]George Albert Smithwith Tom Green, Laura Bayley.[36]
Serbia1973The She-ButterflyLeptiricaĐorđe Kadijević[26]
Spain1934The Tower of the Seven HunchbacksLa Torre de los Siete JorobadosEdgar NevilleWith Antonio Casal, Isabel de Pomés. It is based on a novel of the same title by Emilio Carrere.[37][38]
United States1908Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeOtis Turner (unconfirmed)16 minutes; with Hobart Bosworth, Betty Harte[39][40]
Sweden1921The Phantom CarriageKörkarlenVictor Sjöströmwith Hilda Borgström[41]


See also

Notes
  1. Co-production.

References
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  2. Wingrove, David. Science Fiction Film Source Book (Longman Group Limited, 1985)
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  4. "À Meia-Noite Levarei Sua Alma". Universo Online (in Portuguese). 2006. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
  5. Bergfelder, Tim; Shaw, Lisa; Vieira, João Luiz, eds. (2016). Stars and Stardom in Brazilian Cinema. Berghahn Books. p. 178. ISBN 978-1785332982.
  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).
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  17. Remade in 1926 as, The Student of Prague
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  31. 8 Classic Polish-Directed Horrors You Need to Know, culture.pl
  32. Вий (фильм, 1909) - Viy, 1909 film
  33. Ужасное кино
  34. "X-Rays". silentera.com. Progressive Silent Film List.
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  36. The X-Ray Fiend on IMDb
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  40. Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era. Midnight Marquee Press. p. 42. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
  41. 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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