For those who can’t get enough of horror movies, what better than to give a list of all the old movies that they can see. Read the Entertainism article to find the list that has listings all the way from 1930s.
Horror movies, though designed to unsettle, frighten, and panic us, awaken the worst fears hidden deep in our hearts, alarm and create fear, shock, captivate, mesmerize, and entertain us all at the same time. The strange and forbidden, darker side of life which it portrays, captures our wildest dreams and gives us a glimpse of the unknown. Many of us have seen horror movies in theaters or rented DVDs of the same. But what makes watching these movies so interesting is the fact that how they try to thrill us every time.
Killer madman, zombies, ghosts, Dracula, Satan, aliens, vampires, witches, and sometimes supernatural powers make these movies worth watching. Today, technology and computer graphics has changed how we view this concept of scaring people differently. But these advantages weren’t available for many, back in the days. And still, directors have made some of the best old horror films of all time.
List of Old Horror Movies
1930s
- The Ghost Walks
- After Dark
- Beast of Borneo
- Bride of Frankenstein
- Chandu On The Magic Island
- Condemned To Live
- Dracula
- Frankenstein
- Killers On The Loose
- King Kong
- Murder By Television
- Murder In The Red Barn
- Murders In The Zoo
- Never Too Late To Mend
- Revolt Of The Zombies
- Shadow Of Chinatown
- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street
- The Bat Whispers
- The Crime Of Dr. Crespi
- The Crimes Of Stephen Hawke
- The Death Kiss
- The Face At The Window
- The Ghoul
- The Gorilla
- The Human Monster
- The Invisible Man
- The Living Dead
- The Love Wanga
- The Man Who Changed His Mind
- The Monster Walks
- The Mummy
- The Old Dark House
- The Phantom Creeps
- The Return Of Chandu
- The Son Of King
- The Sphinx
- The Vampire Bat
- The Woman Condemned
- White Zombie
1940s
- A Walking Nightmare
- Bluebeard
- Bowery At Midnight
- Crimes At The Dark House
- Daughter Of Darkness
- Dead Men Walk
- Dead Of Night
- Devil Bat’s Daughter
- Escape From Broadmoor
- Frankenstein Meets The Wolf Man
- Frenzy
- Horror Maniacs
- House Of Darkness
- Invisible Ghost
- King Of The Zombies
- Mighty Joe Young
- Phantom Of The Opera
- Return Of The Vampire
- Scared To Death
- The Ghost of Frankenstein
- Strangler Of The Swamp
- The Ape
- The Ape Man
- The Black Raven
- The Corpse Vanishes
- The Devil Bat
- The Devil Commands
- The Fall Of The House Of Usher
- The Flying Serpent
- The Leopard Man
- The Ghost Ship
- The Mad Doctor Of Market Street
- The Mad Ghoul
- The Mad Monster
- The Man With Two Lives
- The Monster Maker
- The Mummy’s Ghost
- The Mummy’s Curse
- The Mummy’s Hand
- The Mummy’s Tomb
- The Night Comes Too Soon
- The Picture Of Dorian Gray
- The Strange Case Of Doctor Rx
- The Vampire’s Ghost
- The Wolf Man
1950s
- A Bucket Of Blood
- Alias John Preston
- Attack Of The Giant Leeches
- Beast From Haunted Cave
- Bride Of The Gorilla
- Creature From The Black Lagoon
- Curse Of The Demon
- Curse Of The Faceless Man
- Dementia
- Destination Nightmare
- Donovan’s Brain
- Escapement
- Face Of The Screaming Werewolf
- Frankenstein’s Daughter
- From Hell It Came
- Giant From The Unknown
- Horror Of Dracula
- Horrors Of The Black Museum
- House Of Wax
- House On Haunted Hill
- I Bury The Living
- Jack The Ripper
- She Demons
- Tales Of Frankenstein
- The Professor
- Tales Of Frankenstein
- Teenage Zombies
- Terror In The Haunted House
- Terror Is A Man
- The Alligator People
- The Bad Seed
- The Bat
- The Curse Of Frankenstein
- The Dead Talk Back
- The Devil’s Commandment
- The Devil’s Partner
- The Flesh And The Fiends
- The Head
- The Indestructible Man
- The Living Coffin
- The Lonely Sex
- The Man And The Monster
- The Man Who Could Cheat Death
- The Mummy
- The Return Of Dracula
- The Revenge Of Frankenstein
- The Screaming Skull
- The Tingler
1960s
- 13 Ghosts
- Anatomy Of A Psycho
- Black Sabbath
- Black Sunday
- Blood And Black Lace
- Blood Of The Man Devil
- Blood Of The Vampires
- Blood Of The Virgins
- Blood Of The Zombie
- Blood Thirst
- Bloodsuckers
- Bloody Pit Of Horror
- Brainiac
- Brides Of Blood
- Carnival Of Souls
- Castle Of Blood
- Castle Of The Creeping Flesh
- Castle Of The Living Dead
- Cave Of The Living Dead
- Circus Of Fear
- Creature From The Haunted Sea
- Crypt Of Horror
- Dance Of Death
- Dead Eyes Of London
- Dementia 13
- Dracula Has Risen From The Grave
- Eugenie
- Fangs Of The Living Dead
- Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
- Honeymoon Of Horror
- House Of The Damned
- Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte
- Love Goddesses Of Blood Island
- Mad Doctor Of Blood Island
- Night Of Bloody Horror
- Night Tide
- Nightmare Castle
- Psycho
- Ring Of Terror
- Rosemary’s Baby
- School Of Fear
- Slaughter Of The Vampire
- Succubus
- The Anatomist
- The Birds
- The Black Torment
- The Blood Of Nostradamus
- The Cabinet Of Caligari
- The Diabolical Dr. Z
- The Ghosts Of Hanley House
- The Hellfire Club
- The Haunting
- The Innocents
- The Last Man On Earth
- The Long Hair Of Death
- The Mistresses of Dr. Jekyll
- The Sadistic Baron Von Klaus
- The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
- The Terror Of Dr. Hichcock
- Tomb Of Torture
- Torture Garden
- Track Of The Vampire
- What Ever Happened To Aunt Alice?
1970s
- A Name For Evil
- A Virgin Among The Living Dead
- Alice, Sweet Alice
- Audrey Rose
- Beyond The Darkness
- Black Christmas
- Black Magic Rites
- Burial Ground: The Nights Of Terror
- Burnt Offerings
- Carrie
- Count Dracula
- Creature From Black Lake
- Death Bed: The Bed That Eats
- Devil Kiss
- Die, Monster, Die!
- Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark
- Don’t Look In The Basement
- Drive-In Massacre
- Exorcism
- Exorcist II: The Heretic
- Jaws
- Jaws 2
- Let’s Scare Jessica To Death
- Patrick
- Rain Of Fire
- Raw Meat
- Return Of The Evil Dead
- Savage Weekend
- Sisters
- The Amityville Horror
- The Fog
- The Hills Have Eyes
- The Omen
- Omen 2: Damien
- Omen 3: The Final Conflict
- Omen 4:The Awakening
- The Legacy
- The Premonition
- Tourist Trap
- When A Stranger Calls
- Who Saw Her Die?
1980s
- A Nightmare On Elm Street
- A Nightmare On Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge
- A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
- A Nightmare On Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
- A Nightmare On Elm Street 5: The Dream Child
- Amityville II: The Possession
- An American Werewolf In London
- Child’s Play
- Chopping Mall
- Cujo
- Cutting Class
- Evil Dead 2
- Faceless
- Friday The 13th (Series)
- Gremlins
- Halloween (Series)
- Hellraiser (Series)
- Howling (Series)
- Jaws 3
- Poltergeist
- Poltergeist II: The Other Side
- Psycho II & III
- Scream (Series)
- Stephen King’s Silver Bullet
- The Murders In The Rue Morgue
- The Phantom Of The Opera
- The Shining
1990s
- An American Werewolf In Paris
- Bats
- Black Circle Boys
- Blade
- Bram Stoker’s Dracula
- Bram Stoker’s The Mummy
- Bride Of Chucky
- Child’s Play 2 & 3
- Children Of The Corn (Series)
- Dead Alive
- Def By Temptation
- Doppelganger
- Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
- End Of Days
- Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare
- From Dusk Till Dawn (Series)
- Garden Of Evil
- Gremlins 2: The New Batch
- Hideaway
- House On Haunted Hill
- I Know What You Did Last Summer
- I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
- In The Woods
- Interview With The Vampire
- Jason Goes To Hell: The Final Friday
- Komodo
- Lake Placid
- Lord Of Illusions
- Sleepstalker: The Last Sandman’s Last Rites
- Sleepy Hallow
- Stephen King’s Graveyard Shift
- Stephen King’s It
- Stephen King’s Sleepwalkers
- Stephen King’s Thinner
- Stigmata
- Tale Of The Mummy
- The Blaire Witch Project
- The Bone Collector
- The Craft
- The Devil’s Advocate
- The Harvest
- The Haunting
- The Mummy (Series)
- The Sixth Sense
- Urban Legends
- Warlock (Series)
- Wolf
Grab a bowl of popcorn, create the entire ambiance, a blanket to hide in whenever you get scared, and call a friend, if watching any of these old movies is too much for you. Get your quota of chills, thrills, spooks, and macabre with some of these best old horror films.