100 Years of Horror
This frightfully fascinating series chronicles the history of movie horror.
Dracula and His Disciples
Theres more to Dracula than just Bela Lugosi, as the cinemas various incarnations of the carnal count are examined.
Blood-Drinking Beings
Dracula wasnt the only blood-sucker immortalized on film. Here is some of his competition.
Frankenstein's Friends
Karloffs career was defined by his sympathetic portrayal of the monster, but others took on this challenging role over the years.
Baron Frankenstein
Hammer Films reanimated the Frankenstein franchise in the 1950s with its terrifying teaming of Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale of good and evil has been a film-fan-favorite since early silent days. Various portrayals of the dual doctor are examined.
Werewolves
Of course theres Lon Chaney Jr. as The Wolf Man, but other films have featured werewolves in surprising ways over the years.
Bela Lugosi
Lugosi was much more than Count Dracula, as youll see in this fascinating salute to this complex Hungarian actor.
Boris Karloff
Perhaps horrors greatest star, Karloff, of course, played the Frankenstein monster. Heres an affectionate look at this cultured Englishman.
Ghosts
Nothing like a good ghost story except a centurys worth of films filled with more ghost stories!
Phantoms
Lon Chaney Sr. was the original Phantom of the Opera, but there have been other notable portrayals and other notable phantoms!
Witches
Witches have been a favorite of fairy tales and fright films for centuries. Heres a wicked look at a covens worth of portrayals.
Demons
More than just the Devil, demons have been a mainstay of horror films since the silent days.
Mutants
Abominable snowmen, mole people, creatures from black lagoons. All these half-human/half-beast hybrids are here and more!
Freaks
Horror films have used people who didnt need makeup, were actually born disfigured, and managed to turn their misfortune into something of a career.
Scream Queens
King Kongs Fay Wray is probably the most famous scream queen of the horror genre, but youll be surprised to see who else made the list!
Girl Ghouls
Men didn't have a lock on the horror movie. There were plenty of frightful females to go around, as you'll see in this salute to demonic dames.
Maniacs
Ax-murderers, chainsaw-wielding madman, serial killers, cannibals theyre all here and more!
Gory Gimmicks
A salute to the great showmen of yesteryear who figured out gory gimmicks to keep audiences glued to their seats and away from their TV sets!
Sorcerers
A holdover from ancient tales, sorcerers have long fascinated movie audiences with their powerful use of black magic to achieve their evil goals.
Aliens
Creatures from out there have captured the imagination from H.G. Wells to Steven Spielberg. Heres a look at some out-of-this-world beings.
Mummies
Karloffs parchment-skin role set the standard for mummy movies, but many others have gotten wrapped up in their work over the years, as youll see.
Zombies
The walking dead have been a mainstay of horror films for decades and Hollywood has made sure audiences will fear zombies anywhere and everywhere.
Mad Doctors
Many horror legends along with Karloff and Lugosi have taken their turn playing sinister scientists and frightful physicians.
Man-Made Monsters
Frankenstein is probably the most famous example of a man-made monster, but a great many other creepy creations have been fashioned by men.
Giants
Borrowed from the world of fairy tales, giants have been found in stories from Jack and the Beanstalk to Jack the Giant Killer and beyond.
Dinosaurs
Long before Jurassic Park, dinosaurs roamed thru a variety of horror films, going all the way back to The Lost World in 1925.
