what are some other good horror or horror adjacent films from the 30s/40s/50s? let this be a recommendation thread, obviously theres the universal flicks
>>215532092People are gonna tell you this is boring. It kinda is, but also Bela Lugosi IS Dracula and I think people take him for granted after years of his likeness being flanderized in cartoons and cereal boxes. I really love the atmosphere of Dracula.The most obvious choice is Frankenstein, probably the best Universal Monster Movie, followed by King Kong.Speaking of, if you haven't you should check out James Rolfe's old Monster Madness specials for inspiration: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNatApsEKldRtnpnLrmJEPyMjPIOXxyQe
>>215532178For one you may not have seen; not really a horror film, but probably the best '50s Sci Fi film, Forbidden Planet.
>>215532092White Zombie
>>215532092I like the Val Lewtons
>>215532187There are only two classic (from the 40s) supernatural film noir, and both from the same director>Alias Nick Beal>Night Has a 1000 EyesSurprisingly a lot less one would expect from such potential. Is Nightmare Alley (1947) truly supernatural or is there a rational explanation at the end?
Curse of the Demon (1957) (aka Night of the Demon) is kino, it's like an occult horror noir. In the opening sequence a man is supposedly killed by a demon and the rest of the movie is his successor investigating his death to try and figure out what really happened. It has a kino villain and great final showdown.
>>215532092Invisible Man is my favorite Universal Monster. A lot of the Hammer Horror movies are worth watching. Definitely check out at least the first entry in each series; Horror of Dracula, Curse of Frankenstein, The Mummy. Their version of The Hound of the Baskervilles also rules and it has both Lee and Cushing in it.>>215534215Amazing movie.Also it seems most of the horror collection was taken down from archive, but there's still the 1940s still up: https://archive.org/download/horror-films-of-the-1940s
I always liked a British Hammer Horror shit.
>>215532092Fritz Lang's M. It starts slow and builds into a pressure cooker.
Picrel, as commented by this anon >>215534588
>>215532092ThemThe Thing from Another WorldThe Amazing Mr. XThe Monolith MonstersHouse on Haunted hill (original)50s is prime horror.
>>215532092Invisible Man is the best of the Universal Monster Movies imo.
>>215532092Cat People and Curse of the Cat people
>30sKing Kong, The Old Dark House, Vampyr, Island of Lost Souls, Freaks>40sI Walked with a Zombie, Dead of Night>50sGodzilla, Night of the Hunter, The Fly, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Blob, Invaders from Mars, Diabolique, Curse of the Demon, House on Haunted Hill, The Quatermass Xperiment, It Came from Outer Space
>>215535476Tossing in the original Cape Fear. Fantastic. The remake was an abomination
>>215532187I wouldn't put this on the top tier but it's great fun to watch in a dreadful kind of way. Audrey Totter has a great part in particular, and it's fun to see Milland really play a nasty character. >>215534588>>215535217Technically M isn't a horror film but it really is in the sense that you really are horrified by Lorre's character, and again late in the film when you start to feel a little sympathetic towards him. It's the kind of thing Hitchcock did a few times (Suspicion especially) but Kubrick really perfected it with Clockwork Orange. >>215536163Seconded. Great stuff. My rec for a film that hasn't been posted yet: Dr Jekyl and Mr Hyde from 1931 with Fredric March and Miriam Hopkins (pic). Wonderful special effects and camera trickery on top of absolute top tier performances from the two leads (March won Best Actor for this, and if the Supporting categories existed yet Hopkins would at least have been nominated and in a fair world would have won).
>>215532092I liked Bride of Frankenstein the most from the classic universal movies.
>>215532092>30sKing KongVampyrFreaksDr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeIsland of Lost SoulsMystery of the Wax Museum Doctor XThe Walking DeadWhite Zombie
>>215537719>40sThe 7th VictimCat PeopleI Walked With a ZombieThe Leopard Man
>>215537640Frankenstein (the first film) is so moody and has Clive's manic intensity in its favor, but suffers rather badly from the townspeople and the burger dude (seriously? An English country gentleman in the role?). Bride (the second movie) has that crazy offbeat vibe thanks largely to Praetorius' character (though also suffers from the horrible cockney housemaid, ugh). I guess Bride is widely regarded as the better film but to me they're pretty equal.
>>215532939>>215537719The original Wax Museum is great, even without soundtrack which i found weird. Is that a thing about the poor preservation of early talkies or a problem with the digital version i saw? How was the Svengoolie version?
Curse of the Devil
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>>215532178King Kong isn't horror, it's a standard kaiju movie. if it's horror, then so is Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla.
>>215532092The Old Dark HouseThe Hidden HandThese are two that have sharper humor and fun spooks than anything made today.
>>215540308Full movie. Won't regret it. Halloween kino, like Clue meets /pol/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Drpm1w0ZE68
>>215532092the Bad Seed, starring an 8 year old Patty McCormack
>>215532092You've gotta be sold on 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' (1945) the second you find out George Sanders is in it:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2an47Ii95YStill, I prefer the 1973 made-for-TV version with Nigel Davenport. It punches way above its weight and genuinely scared the crap out of me as a kid. Just something about it really hits all the marks for that character and story:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OarqLAchU0E>I particularly like how the repetitive music accentuates his existential boredom over the protracted length of his hedonistic life. You don't notice it, but your brain did.>>215534410>>215535492>based Invisible Man appreciatorsThat movie blows me away on so many levels to this day.>>215532234Great flick.
>>215539957tbf the op says horror adjacent
>>215532178Bela Legosi isnt dracula and if you asked 1000 people from every living generation to draw dracula hed look more like Christopher Lee’s
>>215540673i think people would imitate his voice but picture christopher lee, leaving it a null point
>>215540645Agree. I'd also say King Kong is kinda designed with that in mind considering it starts with them picking him up on the island, something not lost on modern versions either where it's basically Jurassic Park shit:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39f20_0tgz0At worst it's in a territory between outright Kaiju shit and Jurassic Park which can get more than 'horror adjacent' at ground level when the T-Rex isn't around:https://youtu.be/r46OInpZjYU?t=736
>>215540673>>215540784Lee was emulating Lugosi's interpretation.
> The Deadly MantisVery Good> The Black ScorpionGood to Very Good> ThemVery Good> TarantulaDecent> The Beast from 20,000 FathomsNear Great> The Giant BehemothVery Good> The Thing from Another WorldGood> It Came from Beneath the SeaDecent> 20 Million Miles to EarthGood to Very Good> Creature from the Black LagoonGreat (tied with Gojira as the 2 best monster movies of the 50s)> Revenge of the CreatureDecent> The Creature Walks Among UsGood> The Monster of Piedras BlancasGood> Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957)Good to Very Good (genuinely disturbing at times)> The Beginning of the End (1957)Ok / Meh to Decent> The Monster that Challenged the World (1957)Decent> The Giant Claw (1957)Poor to Weak> The Monolith Monsters (1957)Good> The Crawling Eye (1958)Good> Giant Gila Monster (1959)Decent> The Killer Shrews (1959)Good to Very Good (has the feel of & house under siege scenario close to night of the living dead)> The Angry Red Planet (1959)Decent> The Quatermass ExperimentDecent to Good> Quatermass 2Very Good> Quatermass & The PitVery Good> X-The UnknownGoodInvasion of the Body Snatchers (50s)Great> Invasion of the Body Snatchers (70s)Great to Strongly Great> Body Snatchers (90s)Decent> Forbidden PlanetGood> The Land UnknownGood> Night/Curse of the DemonVery Good> Fiend Without a FaceGood
>>215541461>> The Deadly Mantis>Very GoodReally underrated.> Good build up with mystery & mood without overdoing it.> The Mantis gets a lot of screentime.> The Mantis looks solid & fairly realistic, they thankfully did not give him a humanized silly face like the close up models for BlackScorpion or Crab Monsters.> Snowy artic setting is unique & a nice change of pace from the Deserts most of the 50s B-movies had.> Great score.> Lots of retro military porn & Jet footage.> They don't waste too much time on romance like It Came from Beneath the Sea did.I'd put it as about equal with Them and both just a bit above The Black Scoprion.Tarantula is decent but notably lesser than those 3.
VOTE FOR BEST!https://strawpoll.com/3RnYlmQzDye/All 3 are really underrated and sadly dismissed as being cheap crap.Crawling Eye has seriously well done build up and mood with the decapitations & moving fog bank similar to John Carpenter's film.Killer Shrews shares & does well the house under siege with people inside being just as much of a threat theme from Night of the Living Dead.Haunted Cave is a surprisingly detailed heist film with backstabbing intrigue just with a Spider monster foil.http://1000misspenthours.com/reviews/reviewsa-d/crawlingeye.htmhttp://www.1000misspenthours.com/reviews/reviewsh-m/killershrews.htmhttp://www.1000misspenthours.com/reviews/reviewsa-d/beastfromhauntedcave.htm
>>215532178I agree for the most part but Lugosi's best performance was in The Raven. He drummed up a lot of sympathy for a villainous man.
