Classic horror films

To get a basic understanding of the horror genre, I watched a documentary on how horror and thriller had developed over the years to what it is today. It additionally lay a foundation of how these two genres first began, and spoke about when film was first brought to screen in the early 1900s.

The documentary spoke about several different classics that have been shown over the years. For example, the programme commented on Carl Laemmle's 1925 film 'Phantom of the Opera'. It starred the famous Lon Chaney who made his name playing the masked and facially deformed Phantom.

 

Here is a famous clip from Laemmle's 'Phantom of the Opera'.

The documentary also commented on James Wales' 'Frankenstein' featuring Boris Karloff as the leading star role. The film was made and released in 1931 and went on to have two other sequels. 'Bride of Frankenstein' which was released in 1935, and 'Son of Frankenstein' in 1939. 

Follow this clip to see Boris Karloff come alive as Frankenstein (3:27-4:05)