The document provides a history of the horror genre in film from the 1890s to present day. It describes how early films in the 1890s-1920s featured monsters like Frankenstein and vampires. In the 1930s-1940s, Universal Studios had a successful Gothic horror series including Dracula and Frankenstein. Subgenres like slashers emerged in the 1960s-1980s with films like Halloween and A Nightmare on Elm Street. Recent horror films have included remakes as well as movies combining horror with other genres like comedy.