Horror movies - 1890s
by lauri-f | created - 05 May 2020 | updated - 05 May 2020 | Public- Genres
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1. The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots (1895)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, History
This short film, one of the first to use camera tricks, depicts the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots.
Director: Alfred Clark | Stars: Robert Thomae, Mrs. Robert L. Thomas
Votes: 2,553
2. The House of the Devil (1896)
Not Rated | 3 min | Short, Horror
With the help of a magic cauldron, Mephistopheles conjures up a variety of supernatural characters.
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Jehanne d'Alcy, Jules-Eugène Legris, Georges Méliès
Votes: 3,976
3. Une nuit terrible (1896)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Comedy, Horror
A man tries to get a good night's sleep, but is disturbed by a giant spider that leaps onto his bed, and a battle ensues in hilarious comic fashion.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 1,523
4. The Conjuring of a Woman at the House of Robert Houdin (1896)
1 min | Short, Horror
As an elegant maestro of mirage and delusion drapes his beautiful female assistant with a gauzy textile, much to our amazement, the lady vanishes into thin air.
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Jehanne d'Alcy, Georges Méliès
Votes: 2,051
5. The Haunted Castle (1897)
1 min | Short, Horror
A King (played by Georges Méliès) shows up at his new castle where he is haunted.
Director: George Albert Smith
Votes: 514
6. The Bewitched Inn (1897)
Not Rated | 2 min | Short, Comedy, Horror
At a solitary cheap inn, a distant traveller overcome with fatigue has a close encounter with the supernatural.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 1,217
7. The X-Ray Fiend (1897)
TV-PG | 1 min | Short, Comedy, Horror
A man and woman are flirting when a professor turns on an X-ray machine, revealing their insides. After turning it off again the two have a dispute and break up.
Director: George Albert Smith | Stars: Laura Bayley, Tom Green
Votes: 1,045
8. The Hallucinated Alchemist (1897)
2 min | Short, Fantasy, Horror
Misidentified as The Mysterious Retort (1906), sadly, this film is currently presumed lost; however, according to Wikipedia, an anthropomorphous star with five female heads and a giant face has people coming out of its mouth.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 288
9. Photographing a Ghost (1898)
Short, Horror
Photographer tries to take a picture of a ghost, but it won't keep still and then vanishes.
Director: George Albert Smith
Votes: 31
10. The Cave of the Demons (1898)
Short, Horror
A young woman stumbles across a cave that is populated by the spirits and skeletons of people who died there under mysterious circumstances.
Director: Georges Méliès
Votes: 45
11. The Astronomer's Dream; or, the Man in the Moon (1898)
Not Rated | 3 min | Short, Comedy, Fantasy
An astronomer falls asleep and has a strange dream involving a fairy queen and the Moon.
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Jehanne d'Alcy, Georges Méliès
Votes: 4,722
12. The Cavalier's Dream (1898)
1 min | Short, Horror
"He sits asleep at a bare table; old witch enters, raps three times, then disappears; cavalier sees table spread for a sumptuous repast. Mephistopheles appears; then the old witch, who ... See full summary »
Director: Edwin S. Porter
Votes: 230
13. Cleopatra's Tomb (1899)
1 min | Short, Horror
A man digging inside an Egyptian tomb chops up a mummy, then resurrects the woman inside it.
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Jehanne d'Alcy, Georges Méliès
Votes: 76
14. The Miser's Doom (1899)
Short, Horror
A miser dies of shock when the ghost of a poor woman appears.
Director: Walter R. Booth
Votes: 28
15. A Nightmare (1896)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Horror
In this fantastic scene, a man who is eager to retire has a difficult time finding peace, as his nocturnal illusions come to life out of thin air.
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Jehanne d'Alcy, Georges Méliès
Votes: 1,983
16. Faust: apparition de Méphistophélès (1897)
1 min | Short, Horror
Directors: Georges Hatot, Alexandre Promio
Votes: 247
17. The Dancing Skeleton (1897)
1 min | Short, Comedy, Horror
Dancer in a skeleton costume.
Votes: 197
18. The Devil's Laboratory (1897)
1 min | Short, Horror
"The picture shows the Devil working at a fire. Two cavaliers appear, and the Devil takes the form of a seer, old, bent and wrinkled. Then he disappears in a cloud of smoke, to reappear ... See full summary »
Director: Georges Méliès
Votes: 146
19. The Devil's Castle (1897)
3 min | Short, Horror
A man dressed in red is ushered into an antechamber in a Castle and offered a seat. When he tried to sit down the chair moves to the other side of the room causing the man to fall on the ... See full summary »
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 1,423
20. Le squelette joyeux (1898)
1 min | Short, Comedy, Fantasy
A skeleton dances joyously, often collapsing into a heap of bones and quickly putting itself back together.
Director: Louis Lumière
Votes: 1,108
21. Four Heads Are Better Than One (1898)
TV-PG | 1 min | Short, Comedy
Much to our amazement, an elegant and masterful illusionist detaches his own head effortlessly from his shoulders for a once-in-a-lifetime performance.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 4,012
22. The Magician (1898)
1 min | Short, Fantasy, Horror
In a traditional "magician" attire, the wizard of illusion and jump cuts, Georges Méliès, says the magic words and conjures up wonders from a plain wooden box.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 984
23. The Haunted House (1899)
Short, Comedy, Fantasy
Silas Hayseed arrives in town and proceeds to put up a hotel noted for its 'tables,' which are all made of hard wood. The country yokel is shown to his room and divests himself of his best ... See full summary »
Votes: 52
24. Haggard's She: The Pillar of Fire (1899)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Adventure, Fantasy
A devil conjures up a dancing woman from a mystical flame.
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Jehanne d'Alcy, Georges Méliès
Votes: 967
25. The Sign of the Cross (1899)
Not Rated | 3 min | Short, Fantasy, Horror
Satan appears in a convent and takes the guise of a priest. Before long he is causing all manner of perturbation and despair.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 1,348
26. A Midnight Episode (1899)
1 min | Short, Comedy, Horror
A sleeping apartment of a friend who retires for the night. The rays of the moon are shining upon the bed through the window. He is suddenly awakened by a bug of gigantic proportions ... See full summary »
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 77
27. Summoning the Spirits (1899)
1 min | Short, Fantasy, Horror
A magician presents a wreath which in turn transforms into other things.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 482
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