1. The History Of The Horror
Genre
By Matthew Adair

2. 1890’s-1920’s
• The first horror film was created in the late
1890’s by George Meiles.
• In 1910 Edison studies produced the first
film version of Frankenstein.
• In 1922 the first vampire move was made
callled Nosferatu

3. 1890’s-1920’s
• Cabinet of dr. caigari was as the best
horror film of the silent era.

4. 1930’s-1940’s
• In 1931 the first count Dracula film was
made by universal studios.
• Sound was added to create extra tension
or signal something happening.
• The hunchback of Nostradame became
the first film with a visual monster.

5. 1930’s-1940’s
• Sound such as monsters growling and
dialouge was added into the film to kept
the audience on there feet.
• The invisible man was also created which
was seen as one of universal studios
greatest creations.

6. 1950’s-1960’s
• Two sub genres were introduced which were
Armageddon films and demonic films with
things like aliens or mutants being used more
often.
• Classic horror films was showed in colour for
the first time.
• The first slasher film was made by alfred
hitchcock and was called psycho.

7. 1950’s-1960’s
• Frankenstein was released in colour.
• The first Dracula film was released were
Dracula actually had fangs.
• Blood and gore was starting to be
introduced more.

8. 1970’s-1980’s
• More films involving devils were made for
example the exorcist.
• In the 1970’s we saw the first alien film made.
• The 1980’s saw a huge rise in gory films like
sam rami.
• the exorcist was banned from release from
1973 until 1999 when it was released as to how
horrifying it was.

9. 1970’s-1980’s
• In 1978 wes craven made the nightmare of elm
street while john carpenter made haloween
these were the most popular slasher films at the
time.
• Jaws was released and it became the highest
earning film at the time along with there still
know sound track

10. 1990-2000s
• Scream was released but used different
conventions than a normal horror film.
• The horror genre wore out due the the amount of
gory and slasher films made.
• There wasn’t many new horror films made at the
start of the 2000s just remakes.
• Zombie horrors finally made a comeback with
films like 28 days later and resident evil.

11. 1990-2000s
• Tourture films also started to become popular
with films like saw which made 7 other ones
• Asian horror films had been remade into
American ones such as the ring and the
grudge.
• Comedy horrors also started in the 2000’s with
films like scary movie and shaun of the dead.