Horror Film Timeline

1. Horror Film Timeline
Kaya Dalton

2. Timeline

3. First Horror movie, The
devils castle.
Manoir du diable, released in the United States as The Haunted Castle and in
Britain as The Devil's Castle, is an 1896 French short silent film directed by
Georges Méliès.[1] The film, a brief pantomimed sketch in the style of a theatrical
comic fantasy, tells the story of an encounter with the Devil and various attendant
phantoms. It is intended to evoke amusement and wonder from its audiences,
rather than fear.

4. Horror Sub Genres

5. Horror Film by definition
 Horror film is a genre that aims to create a sense of fear,
panic, alarm, and dread for the audience. These films are
often unsettling and rely on scaring the audience through
a portrayal of their worst fears and nightmares. Horror
films usually center on the arrival of an evil force, person,
or event. Many Horror films include mythical creatures
such as ghosts, vampires, and zombies. Traditionally,
Horror films incorporate a large amount of violence and
gore into the plot. Though it has its own style, Horror
film often overlaps into Fantasy, Thriller, and Science-
Fiction genres.

6. 1896 -1927
 1896 – the devils castle
 1910 –Frankenstein
 1913 The student of Prague
 1920 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
 1922 Haxan
 1923 The hunchback of Notre Dame
 1924Waxworks
 1925 The phantom of the opera
 1926 Faust
 1927 The car and the canary

7. 1950s most watched horrors

8. 1960s Horrors

9. 1970s Horrors

10. 1980s horror

11. 1990s horror

12. 2000 Horror

13. 2010s Horror