The Raven TrailerMany of these first horror films were created by German film makers as the early 1900's were the time of the German expressionist films. The first full horror film was an adaptation of the hunchback of Notre Dame. Around this time the Japanese also tried their hand at this genre with Bake Jizo and Shinin no Sosei. The Frenchman Georges Melies is thought to be the creator of the first horror film with his 1896 short silent Le Manior du diable. In the late 1890's short silent films was where these movies start.
New The Raven Movie Poster ReleasedAt the beginning of horror movie history these movies were often ones that had the supernatural in there. Some of the great horror movies of today are based on old horror stories like Frankenstein and Dracula which were both written in the 1800's. In the following centuries literary giants like Edgar Allan Poe championed this genre with great works like The Raven. The term horror was first coined in 1764 in a book by Horace Walpole's called The Castle of Otranto which was full of the supernatural. If there had not been such a legacy of literary works then we may not have the same movies we do now.
Horror in literature left a legacy that helped to propel this genre into films. Knowing this can help our understanding of horror films and where they come from. Before looking at the horror movie it may be best to look into horror in literature. Horror movies has been around for almost as long as movies have been made.
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