The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner (1824)
James Hogg’s masterpiece — part-gothic novel, part-psychological mystery, part-metafiction, part-satire, part-case study of totalitarian thought….more
Fantasy & Adventure
Raja Harishchandra (1913)
Based on the eponymous legend recounted in the Sanskrit epics, this is the very first full-length Indian feature — the beginning of Bollywood….more
The Dream-God, or A Singular Evolvement of Thought in Sleep (1873)
A short and curious work recounting an extremely vivid and elaborate vision while under the influence of morphine….more
Jack and the Beanstalk (1902)
A short adaptation in nine scenes from the Edison Manufacturing Company of the popular fairytale “Jack and the Beanstalk”, directed by George S. Fleming and Edwin S…more
Georges Méliès’ Temptation of St. Anthony (1898)
Georges Méliès’ short retelling of the temptation of Saint Anthony, with the temptations taking the form of the unexpected and persistent appearance of various sc…more
The Night Before Christmas (1905)
1905 version directed by Edwin S. Porter of the poem first published anonymously in 1823 and generally attributed to Clement Clarke Moore. Porter’s version is the…more