Häxan: Witchcraft Through The Ages (1922)
Curious and groundbreaking mix of documentary and silent horror cinema, written and directed by Benjamin Christensen….more
Ghosts & Occult
The Infernal Cauldron (1903)
Short film by Georges Méliès, released through his Star Film Company, featuring demons, flames, spectres, and a brilliant array of the film-maker’s usual arsenal …more
The Magic Roses (1906)
A film by the pioneering Spanish film director, cinematographer and screenwriter Segundo Chomón….more
The Monster (1903)
A 1903 film directed by French filmmaker Georges Méliès and, as is common with his films, starring the man himself. The story centres on the chaotic, and ultimate…more
Scrooge, or, Marley’s Ghost (1901)
Scrooge, or, Marley’s Ghost, directed by Walter R. Booth, is the oldest known film adaptation of Charles Dickens’ 1843 novel A Christmas Carol – featuring the…more
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Interview (1927)
A 1927 Fox newsreel interview with the author and spiritualist, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. He speaks about his greatest literary creation, Sherlock Holmes, and his wor…more
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
A silent horror film directed by Robert Wiene from a screenplay by Hans Janowitz and Carl Mayer. It is one of the most influential of German Expressionist films and…more
Betty Boop: Minnie The Moocher (1932)
Minnie the Moocher defined Betty’s character as a teenager of a modern era, at odds with the old world ways of her parents. In the cartoon, after a disagreement w…more
The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
First film adaptation, directed by Rupert Julian, of Gaston Leroux’s novel. The film features Lon Chaney in the title role as the deformed Phantom who haunts the …more
Wolf Blood (1925)
Dick the lumberjack gets a blood transfusion with unexpected results. Wolf Blood, also known as Wolfblood: A Tale of the Forest, is the oldest surviving werewolf mo…more
Frankenstein (1910)
The first film adaptation of the often filmed Mary Shelley story, directed and produced by J Searle Dawley for the Edison Manufacturing Co. Housed at: Internet Arch…more
