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1896 - 2012: The Official HDC Selection from 100+ Years of Horror Cinema
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The FIRST PERIOD: 1896 - 1929
Le Manoir Du Diable
(1896)
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It deserves inclusion by virtue of that fact that it's generally considered to be the first horror film. While it was made to be goofy and playful rather than frightening, it still contains many aspects of what would become part of the language of horror cinema--Gothic castle, bats, ghouls, ghosts, as well as some early special effects--all in one 3+ minute short. -
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(Edison's) Frankenstein
(1910)
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L'Inferno (aka) Dante's Inferno
(1911)
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Deserves inclusion because not only the first full length horror from Italy but because it successfully adapted the first on-screen vision of hell adapted from Dante's writings. It's also the
world's oldest surviving feature length film
. Though it's more like a series of set pieces than a cohesive movie, it impressively portrays in graphic detail the many torments to be inflicted on it's residents. Inspired by the illustrations of Gustav Doré the original silent film has been restored and has a new score by Tangerine Dream. This gives the whole nightmare an atmosphere that is relentlessly unique and otherworldly that will still send a shiver down the spine of the viewer. -
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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
(1920)
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
(1920)
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The Golem
(1920)
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