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