FRIGHTERTAINMENT · FILM HISTORY

ALL HORROR MOVIES.

Explore horror history year by year, from the first widely recognised horror film in 1896 to today's releases. Open a year, search its film titles, and open its Frightertainment film file, with separate IMDb and original-source links.

THE HISTORY OF FEAR

THE YEAR VAULT.

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This is a growing reference catalogue, not a claim that every film in every country has been indexed yet. The archive includes films catalogued as horror, including works released through cinema, home media, streaming and VOD; distribution formats are only stated when verified. Titles and original release years may be corrected as more sources become available.

FROM THE FIRST FRIGHT TO TODAY

Le Manoir du diable (1896), directed by Georges Méliès, is often regarded as the first horror film. Our archive begins there, including shorts as well as features. BFI film record →

Basic catalogue information may come from Wikidata's CC0 structured data; each film opens a Frightertainment information page with links to its source and IMDb search, plus a direct IMDb link where an identifier is available. Frightertainment does not reproduce film posters or third-party review scores in this archive.

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