List of first horror films by country

This is a list of first horror films by country.

List Country Year Title Original title Director(s) Notes Argentina 1942 A Light in the Window Una luz en la ventana Manuel Romero with Narciso Ibáñez Menta, Irma Córdoba, Juan Carlos ThorryRist, Peter H. Historical Dictionary of South American Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014. p. 234 AustriaCo-production. 1918 Alraune Alraune Michael Curtiz, Edmund Fritz with Géza Erdélyi; lost filmWingrove, David. Science Fiction Film Source Book (Longman Group Limited, 1985) Brazil 1964 At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul À Meia-Noite Levarei Sua Alma José Mojica Marins with José Mojica Marins and the first installment of the "Coffin Joe trilogy".It is followed by This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse (1967) and Embodiment of Evil (2008). Canada 1961 The Mask (Eyes of Hell) Julian Roffman with Paul Stevens, Claudette Nevins, Bill Walker Czechoslovakia 1936 Golem Le Golem Julien Duvivier with Harry Baur, Roger Karl, Ferdinand Hart; Czechoslovak-French monster movie Denmark 1916 Blind Justice Hævnens nat Benjamin Christensen with Benjamin Christensen, Karen Caspersen, Ulla Johansen France 1896 The House of the Devil Le Manoir du diable Georges Méliès with Jehanne D'Alcy. Germany 1913Remade in 1926 as, The Student of Prague The Student of Prague Der Student von Prag Stellan Rye, Paul Wegener with Paul Wegener, John Gottowt, Grete Berger. Critic Roger Ebert considers the film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) "the first true horror film". Hungary 1918 Alraune Alraune Michael Curtiz, Edmund Fritz with Géza Erdélyi; lost film India 1946 Khooni ख़ूनी K. L. Kahan with Raj Rani, Navin Chandra, Hari Mohan, Baburao Pahalwan See also: Mahal (1949)Italy 1911 Dante's Inferno L'Inferno Francesco Bertolini, Adolfo Padovan, Giuseppe De Liguoro with Salvatore Papa, Arturo Pirovano, Giuseppe de Liguoro, Augusto Milla Japan 1898 Resurrection of a Corpse Shinin No Sosei written by Eijiro HattaSarah Nour - The First 10 Horror Films in Recorded History, reelrundown.com, November 12, 2019 See also Bake Jizo (Jizo the Spook, 1898) South Korea 1960 The Housemaid Hanyeo (하녀) Kim Ki-young with Lee Eun-shim, Ju Jeung-nyeo and Kim Jin-kyu.Infobox data from Others Korean horror movies: A Devilish Homicide (살인마, Salinma, 1965), The Hole (올가미; Olgami, 1997) Korean horror#Influential Korean horror films The Netherlands 1909 The Grip De Greep Leon Boedels with Louis Bouwmeester, Ko van Sprinkhuysen; Dutch filmLeon Boedels , EYE Film Institute Netherlands New Zealand 1982 The Scarecrow (Klynham Summer) Sam Pillsbury with Jonathan Smith, Tracy Mann, John Carradine.Martin, H., and Edwards, S., (1997) New Zealand Film 1912–1996 Auckland: Oxford University press. p. 81. Pakistan1964MadmanDeewanaMubarak MalikDeewana 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 filmRay, Fred Olen (1991). The New Poverty Row. McFarland and Co. Inc. . Page 71Warren, Bill (1986). Keep Watching The Skies Volume 2. McFarland & Co., Inc. . Page 768 Poland 1970 Lokis Lokis Janusz Majewski with Józef Duriasz, Edmund Fetting. See also: Rosemary’s Baby (1968) - American film by Polish director Roman Polanski.8 Classic Polish-Directed Horrors You Need to Know, culture.pl 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. DalskayaВий (фильм, 1909) - Viy, 1909 filmУжасное кино Serbia 1969 The Gifts of My Cousin Maria Darovi moje rođake Marije Đorđe Kadijević with Ljiljana Krstić, Neda Spasojević, Slobodan Perović 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.Mira, Alberto. The A to Z of Spanish Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield, 2010. pp. 252 Sweden 1921 The Phantom Carriage Körkarlen Victor Sjöström with Hilda BorgströmBo 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 United Kingdom 1897 The X-Rays George Albert Smith with Tom Green, Laura Bayley. United States 1908 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Otis Turner (unconfirmed) 16 minutes; with Hobart Bosworth, Betty Harte Yugoslavia 1969 The Gifts of My Cousin Maria Darovi moje rođake Marije Đorđe Kadijević with Ljiljana Krstić, Neda Spasojević, Slobodan Perović

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