Horror
The horror genre is nearly as old as film itself and a whole selection of vampires, zombies, monsters, serial killers, and other fear-inspiring characters await here.
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One of the first and most famous examples of German Expressionism, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari achieves most of its effectiveness and importance from brilliant mise-en-scene, primarily in the area of set design. Its lasting ability to interest contemporary viewers makes it easy to understand the film’s wide influence, extending beyond Expressionism directly to the horror genre and to films depicting a darker side of the psyche. »
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In this horror chiller, an intriguing, beautiful woman (Sandra Knight) keeps re-appearing to early 19th-century Lt. Duvalier (Jack Nicholson), a young officer in Napoleon's army, and he is led to a castle where he finds an imposter of Baron Von Leppe (Boris Karloff). He becomes trapped in the ancient castle and tries to make sense of the eerie situation. »
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Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens ("A Symphony of Horror" in German) is a German Expressionist film shot in 1922 by F.W. Murnau. He had wanted to film a version of Bram Stoker's Dracula, but his studio was unable to obtain the rights to the story. Murnau decided to film his own version and made only slight changes to the story. »
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Rock Hudson, post his Doris Day heyday, plays a ... well, a scientist whose sanity is a little bit open to question (isn't it high time scientists complained about the way Hollywood has always stereotyped them?). He starts off giving the gift of life to a puppy whose mother he's just run over and swiftly moves on to a Mengele-like experiement on a human foetus. It doesn't tak a rocket scientist to predict the tearful consequences. »
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An Ed Wood classic starring Bela Lugosi as a mad scientist trying to use the power of the atom to make mild-mannered mortals into beings with super-human strength. The acting may be wooden, the script woeful and the special effects laugh-inducing, but that's what makes films like this such fun to watch. »
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