Horror Genre timeline

By tdw76
  • Nosferatu

    Nosferatu
    Directed by F.W. Murnau The first vampire film to be made, 'Nosferatu' is a silent picture. It is still widely regarded as one of the best (and scariest) vampire films of all time due to Max Schreck's ability to make himself seem entirely inhuman as the vampire Graf Orlok.
  • Dracula

    Dracula
    Directed by Tod Browning
  • Frankenstein

    Frankenstein
    Directed by James Whale
  • The Mummy

    The Mummy
    Directed by Karl Freund
  • King Kong

    King Kong
    Directed by Edgar Wallace
  • Invasion of the Bodysnatchers

    Invasion of the Bodysnatchers
    Directed by Don Siegel
  • Godzilla, King of the Monsters

    Godzilla, King of the Monsters
    Directed by Ishiro Honda and Terry O. Morse 'Makes King Kong look like a midget!'
  • Psycho

    Psycho
    Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
  • The Birds

    The Birds
    Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
  • The Wicker Man

    The Wicker Man
    Directed by Robin Hardy
  • The Exorcist

    The Exorcist
    Directed by William Friedkin
  • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

    The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
    Directed by Tobe Hooper
  • Jaws

    Jaws
    Directed by Steven Spielberg
  • The Omen

    The Omen
    Directed by Richard Donner
  • Carrie

    Carrie
    Directed by Brian De Palma
  • Halloween

    Halloween
    Directed by John Carpenter
  • Alien

    Alien
    Directed by Ridley Scott
  • Friday the 13th

    Friday the 13th
    Directed by Sean S. Cunningham
  • The Shining

    The Shining
    Directed by Stanley Kubrick
  • Dawn of the Dead

    Dawn of the Dead
    Directed by George A. Romero
  • An American Werewolf in London

    An American Werewolf in London
    Directed by John Landis
  • The Evil Dead

    The Evil Dead
    Directed by Sam Raimi
  • A Nightmare On Elm Street

    A Nightmare On Elm Street
    Directed by Wes Craven
  • The Silence of the Lambs

    The Silence of the Lambs
    Directed by Jonathan Demme
  • Se7en

    Se7en
    Directed by David Fincher
  • Scream

    Scream
    Directed by Wes Craven
  • The Ring

    The Ring
    Directed by Gore Verbinski
  • 28 Days Later...

    28 Days Later...
    Directed by Danny Boyle
  • Saw

    Saw
    Directed by James Wan
  • The Grudge

    The Grudge
    Directed by Takashi Shimizu
  • The Descent

    The Descent
    Directed by Neil Marshall
  • Hostel

    Hostel
    Directed by Eli Roth
  • Cloverfield

    Cloverfield
    Directed by Matt Reeves
  • Rec

    Rec
    Directed by Jaume Balaguero and Paco Plaza