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- The Old Dark House (1932) Stream on Criterion Channel. Between Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein James Whale released a much lesser-known but equally accomplished gothic horror story called The Old Dark House.
- Suspiria (1977) Stream now on Paramount+ While first and foremost thought of as the premier example of the Giallo subgenre within Italian horror filmmaking, Dario Argento's Suspiria is an enchanting gothic horror story also, set in a secluded German dance school that harbors a supernatural secret within its walls.
- The Orphanage (2007) Rent now on Prime Video & Apple TV. Considering the director's involvement in the film as an executive producer, it's no wonder why The Orphanage is often mistakenly thought to be a Guillermo del Toro movie.
- The Uninvited (1944) Not available for streaming. Though very much of its time in terms of how it intermingles comedy with its melodrama and horror, The Uninvited is still a starkly atmospheric gothic horror movie that revolves around an all-but-abandoned country estate in Cornwall, England.
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- 'Nosferatu' (1922) More than half a century before Werner Herzog tried his hand at making a Nosferatu movie, the original one came out and became one of the most significant films of the silent era.
- 'The Haunting' (1963) Though the 1999 movie of the same name should be avoided at all costs, 1963's The Haunting is an undisputed classic gothic horror movie.
- 'Hour of the Wolf' (1968) To some extent, 1968's Hour of the Wolf represented Ingmar Bergman branching out from making human dramas about things like death, faith, and existentialism, because this one's a horror movie.
- 'Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street' (2007) Anyone who thinks a gothic horror musical about a serial killer sounds intriguing ought to check out Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
Dec 18, 2023 · 100 Gothic Horror Movies: The Definitive List. From Phantom of the Opera (1925) to Rebecca (1940) to Blood and Roses (1960) to The Others (2001)—this is the only list you’ll need to satisfy all of your gothic horror appetites!
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- Nosferatu. Max Schreck, Alexander Granach, Gustav von Wangenheim. 352 votes. As one of the first silent vampire films, Nosferatu is a masterpiece of gothic horror directed by F.W.
- Frankenstein. Colin Clive, Mae Clarke, John Boles. 332 votes. Directed by James Whale, this classic gothic horror film is adapted from Mary Shelley's iconic novel.
- The Haunting. Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson. 330 votes. This chilling adaptation of Shirley Jackson's "The Haunting of Hill House" is directed by Robert Wise and stars Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson, and Russ Tamblyn.
- Dracula. Bela Lugosi, Edward Van Sloan, Dwight Frye. 316 votes. Bela Lugosi delivers a legendary performance as the enigmatic vampire Count Dracula in this gothic horror classic directed by Tod Browning.
- Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992) Not as beholden to the classical “Gothic” formula as many films on this list, Francis Ford Coppola’s liberal reimagining of Bram Stoker’s actual 1897 novel is nevertheless dripping with Gothic motifs, as well as blood, tears, and other bodily fluids.
- The Changeling (1980) Director Peter Medak has had a strange, eclectic, often genre-adjacent career in both movies and TV, but he created one of the best ghost stories of the past 40-odd years with The Changeling, a 1980 Canadian production starring George C. Scott.
- Dragonwyck (1946) For any moviegoer who has ever loved Vincent Price, the ghoulish Master of Horror, this is the movie you can thank. While not nearly as gruesome or fiendish as his battalion of Edgar Allan Poe pictures to come, Dragonwyck is the glossy period piece with a hint of the supernatural tragedy that first caught Roger Corman’s eye, leading eventually to The Fall of the House of Usher.
- Gaslight (1944) In some respects, I consider this George Cukor’s Rebecca-lite. It has several of the same beats about a haunted old house and a woman being driven mad, but for all of the increased horror movie atmosphere, it feels a lot less menacing than Hitchcock’s exquisite anxiety.
Aug 16, 2022 · 20 Best Gothic Horror Movies of All Time. Quick Review. 1. The Black Cat (1934) 2. Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992) 3. Bride of Frankenstein (1935) 4. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) 5. The...
1. Bram Stoker's Dracula. 1992 2h 8m R. 7.4 (239K) Rate. 57 Metascore. The centuries old vampire Count Dracula comes to England to seduce his barrister Jonathan Harker's fiancée Mina Murray and inflict havoc in the foreign land. Director Francis Ford Coppola Stars Gary Oldman Winona Ryder Anthony Hopkins. 2. Sleepy Hollow. 1999 1h 45m R. 7.3 (385K)
