List of first horror films by country

This is a list of first horror films by country.

## List[edit]

Country | Year | Title | Original title | Director(s) | Notes

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Argentina | 1942 | A Light in the Window | Una luz en la ventana | Manuel Romero | with Narciso Ibáñez Menta, Irma Córdoba, Juan Carlos Thorry[1]
Austria[Note 1] | 1918 | Alraune | Alraune | Michael Curtiz, Edmund Fritz | with Géza Erdélyi; lost film[2][3]
Brazil | 1963 | At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul | À Meia-Noite Levarei Sua Alma | José Mojica Marins | with José Mojica Marins[4][5] and the first installment of the "Coffin Joe trilogy".[6][7]
Canada | 1961 | The Mask (Eyes of Hell) |  | Julian Roffman | with Paul Stevens, Claudette Nevins, Bill Walker[8]
Czechoslovakia[Note 1] | 1936 | Golem | Le Golem | Julien Duvivier | with Harry Baur, Roger Karl, Ferdinand Hart; Czechoslovak-French monster movie[9][10]
South Korea | 1960 | The Housemaid | Hanyeo (하녀) | Kim Ki-young | with Lee Eun-shim, Ju Jeung-nyeo and Kim Jin-kyu.[11][12][13]
Denmark | 1916 | Blind Justice | Hævnens nat | Benjamin Christensen | with Benjamin Christensen, Karen Caspersen, Ulla Johansen[citation needed][14]
France | 1896 | The House of the Devil | Le Manoir du diable | Georges Méliès | with Jehanne D'Alcy.[15]
Germany | 1913[16] | The Student of Prague | Der Student von Prag | Stellan Rye, Paul Wegener | with Paul Wegener, John Gottowt, Grete Berger.[17] Critic Roger Ebert considers the film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) "the first true horror film".[18] See also: Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922) - first horror film with vampires
Hungary[Note 1] | 1918 | Alraune | Alraune | Michael Curtiz, Edmund Fritz | with Géza Erdélyi; lost film[2]
India | 1946 | Khooni | ख़ूनी | K. L. Kahan | with Raj Rani, Navin Chandra, Hari Mohan, Baburao Pahalwan[19][20] See also: Mahal (1949)[21]
Italy | 1911 | Dante's Inferno | L'Inferno | Francesco Bertolini, Adolfo Padovan, Giuseppe De Liguoro | with Salvatore Papa, Arturo Pirovano, Giuseppe de Liguoro, Augusto Milla[22]
Japan | 1898 | Resurrection of a Corpse | Shinin No Sosei |  | written by Eijiro Hatta[23][citation needed] See also Bake Jizo (Jizo the Spook, 1898)
Pakistan | 1964 | Madman | Deewana | Mubarak Malik  | Deewana is a first Pakistani horror film.
Philippines | 1959 | Terror Is a Man |  | Gerardo de León, Eddie Romero | with Francis Lederer, Greta Thyssen, Richard Derr; Filipino/American film[24][25][26]
Poland | 1970 | Lokis | Lokis | Janusz Majewski | with Józef Duriasz, Edmund Fetting.[27] See also: Rosemary’s Baby (1968) - American film by Polish director Roman Polanski.[28]
Romania | 1992 | Miss Christina | Domnișoara Christina | Viorel Sergovici | Adrian Pintea, Mariana Buruiană, Irina Petrescu
Russia | 1909 | Viy | Вий | Vasili Goncharov | I. Langfeld, A. Platonov, V. Dalskaya[29][30]
United Kingdom | 1897 | The X-Rays[31][32] |  | George Albert Smith | with Tom Green, Laura Bayley.[citation needed]
Serbia | 1969 | The Gifts of My Cousin Maria | Darovi moje rođake Marije | Đorđe Kadijević | with Ljiljana Krstić, Neda Spasojević, Slobodan Perović[33][34]
Spain | 1934 | The Tower of the Seven Hunchbacks | La Torre de los Siete Jorobados | Edgar Neville | With Antonio Casal, Isabel de Pomés. It is based on a novel of the same title by Emilio Carrere.[35][36]
United States | 1908 | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde |  | Otis Turner (unconfirmed) | 16 minutes; with Hobart Bosworth, Betty Harte[37][38]
Sweden | 1921 | The Phantom Carriage | Körkarlen | Victor Sjöström | with Hilda Borgström[39]
Yugoslavia | 1969 | The Gifts of My Cousin Maria | Darovi moje rođake Marije | Đorđe Kadijević | with Ljiljana Krstić, Neda Spasojević, Slobodan Perović[33][34]

## See also[edit]

* Lists of horror films

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ a b c Co-production.

## References[edit]

1. ^ Rist, Peter H. Historical Dictionary of South American Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014. p. 234
2. ^ a b Wingrove, David. Science Fiction Film Source Book (Longman Group Limited, 1985)
3. ^ "The Mask (1961)". vhscollector.com. VHSCollector. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
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).
8. ^ Mörat (20 September 1997). "Splattermania!". Kerrang!. p. 54.
9. ^ "The Golem". Filmový přehled. NFA. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
10. ^ Erickson, Hal. "Le Golem". Allrovi. Archived from the original on July 20, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
11. ^ Infobox data from Frodon, Jean-Michel (2003). "Hanyeo (1960) The Housemaid". In Steven Jay Schneider (ed.). 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die. New York: Barron's Educational Series. p. 385. ISBN 0-7641-5701-9.
12. ^ Paquet, Darcy. "Darcy's Korean Film Page - 1960s". Koreanfilm.org. Archived from the original on July 7, 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
13. ^ Others Korean horror movies: A Devilish Homicide (살인마, Salinma, 1965), The Hole (올가미; Olgami, 1997) Korean horror#Influential Korean horror films
14. ^ "Hævnens Nat". Silent Era. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
15. ^ Hardy, Phil, ed. (1994), The Overlook Film Encyclopedia: Horror, The Overlook Film Encyclopedia, vol. 3, Overlook Press, ISBN 978-0-87951-518-8
16. ^ Remade in 1926 as, The Student of Prague
17. ^ Hedges, Ines (2009). Framing Faust: Twentieth-Century Cultural Struggles. SIU Press. pp. 27–29. ISBN 9780809386536. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
18. ^ Ebert, Roger (3 June 2009). "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari". RogerEbert.com. Archived from the original on 25 March 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
19. ^ . Gomolo.com http://www.gomolo.com. Retrieved 25 April 2013. `{{cite web}}`: Missing or empty `|title=` (help)
20. ^ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1999). Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema. British Film Institute. ISBN 9780851706696. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
21. ^ Michael Blyth Updated: 22 May 2015 (22 May 2015). "10 great romantic horror films". BFI. Retrieved 30 March 2016.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
22. ^ Welle, John P. (2004). "Early Cinima, Dante's Inferno of 1911, and the Origins of Italian Film Culture". In Iannucci, Amilcare A. (ed.). Dante, Cinema, and Television. University of Toronto Press. pp. 36, 38–40. ISBN 0-8020-8827-9.
23. ^ Sarah Nour - The First 10 Horror Films in Recorded History, reelrundown.com, November 12, 2019
24. ^ Leavold, Andrew (2006). "Strong Coffee with a National Treasure:An Interview with Eddie Romero". Cashiers du Cinemart.
25. ^ Ray, Fred Olen (1991). The New Poverty Row. McFarland and Co. Inc. ISBN 0-89950-628-3. Page 71
26. ^ Warren, Bill (1986). Keep Watching The Skies Volume 2. McFarland & Co., Inc. ISBN 0-89950-170-2. Page 768
27. ^ Marek Haltof (2 February 2015). Historical Dictionary of Polish Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 150\. ISBN 978-1-4422-4472-6.
28. ^ 8 Classic Polish-Directed Horrors You Need to Know, culture.pl
29. ^ Вий (фильм, 1909) \- Viy, 1909 film
30. ^ Ужасное кино
31. ^ "X-Rays". silentera.com. Progressive Silent Film List.
32. ^ Brooke, Michael. "The X-Rays". BFI Screenonline Database. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
33. ^ a b "Prvi jugoslovenski horor film na festivalu "Odraz strave"" (in Serbian). December 13, 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
34. ^ a b Željko Bošnjaković (April 15, 2023). "Posle pedeset godina: Kako je "Leptirica" prestravila generacije i ponela titulu najstrašnijeg domaćeg filma?" (in Serbian). Retrieved 29 November 2022.
35. ^ España, Rafael de (1991). "Antisemitismo en el cine español". Filmhistoria Online. 1 (2). Barcelona: Universitat de Barcelona: 89–102. ISSN 2014-668X.
36. ^ Mira, Alberto. The A to Z of Spanish Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield, 2010. pp. 252
37. ^ Kinnard, Roy (1995). Horror in Silent Films. McFarland and Company Inc. p. 24\. ISBN 0-7864-0036-6.
38. ^ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era. Midnight Marquee Press. p. 42\. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
39. ^ 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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