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This is a list of first horror films by country.

List

Country Year Title Original title Director(s) Notes
Argentina 1942 A Light in the Window Una luz en la ventana Manuel Romero with Narciso Ibáñez Menta, Irma Córdoba, Juan Carlos Thorry
Austria 1918 Alraune Alraune Michael Curtiz, Edmund Fritz with Géza Erdélyi; lost film
Brazil 1963 At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul À Meia-Noite Levarei Sua Alma José Mojica Marins with José Mojica Marins and the first installment of the "Coffin Joe trilogy".
Canada 1961 The Mask (Eyes of Hell) Julian Roffman with Paul Stevens, Claudette Nevins, Bill Walker
Czechoslovakia 1936 Golem Le Golem Julien Duvivier with Harry Baur, Roger Karl, Ferdinand Hart; Czechoslovak-French monster movie
South Korea 1960 The Housemaid Hanyeo (하녀) Kim Ki-young with Lee Eun-shim, Ju Jeung-nyeo and Kim Jin-kyu.
Denmark 1916 Blind Justice Hævnens nat Benjamin Christensen with Benjamin Christensen, Karen Caspersen, Ulla Johansen
France 1896 The House of the Devil Le Manoir du diable Georges Méliès with Jehanne D'Alcy.
Germany 1913 The Student of Prague Der Student von Prag Stellan Rye, Paul Wegener with Paul Wegener, John Gottowt, Grete Berger. Critic Roger Ebert considers the film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) "the first true horror film".
Hungary 1918 Alraune Alraune Michael Curtiz, Edmund Fritz with Géza Erdélyi; lost film
India 1946 Khooni ख़ूनी K. L. Kahan with Raj Rani, Navin Chandra, Hari Mohan, Baburao Pahalwan See also: Mahal (1949)
Italy 1911 Dante's Inferno L'Inferno Francesco Bertolini, Adolfo Padovan, Giuseppe De Liguoro with Salvatore Papa, Arturo Pirovano, Giuseppe de Liguoro, Augusto Milla
Japan 1898 Resurrection of a Corpse Shinin No Sosei written by Eijiro Hatta See also Bake Jizo (Jizo the Spook, 1898)
The Netherlands 1909 The Grip De Greep Leon Boedels with Louis Bouwmeester, Ko van Sprinkhuysen; Dutch film
Pakistan 1964 Madman Deewana Mubarak Malik Deewana is a first Pakistani horror film.
Philippines 1959 Terror Is a Man Gerardo de León, Eddie Romero with Francis Lederer, Greta Thyssen, Richard Derr; Filipino/American film
Poland 1970 Lokis Lokis Janusz Majewski with Józef Duriasz, Edmund Fetting. See also: Rosemary’s Baby (1968) - American film by Polish director Roman Polanski.
Romania 1992 Miss Christina Domnișoara Christina Viorel Sergovici Adrian Pintea, Mariana Buruiană, Irina Petrescu
Russia 1909 Viy Вий Vasili Goncharov I. Langfeld, A. Platonov, V. Dalskaya
United Kingdom 1897 The X-Rays George Albert Smith with Tom Green, Laura Bayley.
Serbia 1969 The Gifts of My Cousin Maria Darovi moje rođake Marije Đorđe Kadijević with Ljiljana Krstić, Neda Spasojević, Slobodan Perović
Spain 1934 The Tower of the Seven Hunchbacks La Torre de los Siete Jorobados Edgar Neville With Antonio Casal, Isabel de Pomés. It is based on a novel of the same title by Emilio Carrere.
United States 1908 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Otis Turner (unconfirmed) 16 minutes; with Hobart Bosworth, Betty Harte
Sweden 1921 The Phantom Carriage Körkarlen Victor Sjöström with Hilda Borgström
Yugoslavia 1969 The Gifts of My Cousin Maria Darovi moje rođake Marije Đorđe Kadijević with Ljiljana Krstić, Neda Spasojević, Slobodan Perović

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Co-production.

References

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  24. Leon Boedels Archived 2011-10-17 at the Wayback Machine, EYE Film Institute Netherlands
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  29. 8 Classic Polish-Directed Horrors You Need to Know, culture.pl
  30. Вий (фильм, 1909) Archived 2020-02-13 at the Wayback Machine - Viy, 1909 film
  31. Ужасное кино
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  39. Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era. Midnight Marquee Press. p. 42. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
  40. Bo Florin (2010), "Victor Sjöström and the Golden Age", Mariah Larsson and Anders Marklund (eds), "Swedish Film: An Introduction and Reader", Lund: Nordic Academic Press, pp. 76-85, p.83
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