Horror films about the beginning of the 20th century

List of the best horror films about the beginning of the 20th century according to the audience: Get Out, mother!, Stan Against Evil, Sinister, It, The Lighthouse, Lo, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Halloween, The Invisible Man.

In the top there are new films of 2022, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

Markimdb: 7.7
Genrehorror, thriller, detective
CountryUSA, Japan
Duration02:43

Chris and his girlfriend Rose go upstate to visit her parents for the weekend. At first, Chris reads the family's overly accommodating behavior as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter's interracial relationship, but as the weekend progresses, a series of increasingly disturbing discoveries lead him to a truth that he never could have imagined.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrehorror, thriller, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:23

A couple's relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their tranquil existence.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:00

An aging police sheriff who has recently lost his position due to an angry outburst begrudgingly joins an alliance with new sheriff, Evie Barret to battle angry demons haunting their small New Hampshire town.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genrehorror, thriller, detective
CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Canada
Duration01:45

    Found footage helps a true-crime novelist realize how and why a family was murdered in his new home, though his discoveries put his entire family in the path of a supernatural entity.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genrehorror, fantasy, drama, detective
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration02:22

      In a small town in Maine, seven children known as The Losers Club come face to face with life problems, bullies and a monster that takes the shape of a clown called Pennywise.

      Markimdb: 7.5
      Genrehorror, fantasy, drama
      CountryCanada, USA
      Duration01:37

      Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:21

      Love presents many challenges to couples...but none so daunting as the one Justin faces with his girlfriend April...

      Markimdb: 7
      Genrehorror, fantastic, action, fantasy, adventure
      CountryUSA, Germany, Hungary
      Duration02:00

      In this continuation to the adventure of the demon superhero, an evil elf breaks an ancient pact between humans and creatures, as he declares war against humanity. He is on a mission to release The Golden Army, a deadly group of fighting machines that can destroy the human race. As Hell on Earth is ready to erupt, Hellboy and his crew set out to defeat the evil prince.

      Markimdb: 7.7
      Genrehorror, thriller
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:41

      In John Carpenter's horror classic, a psychotic murderer, institutionalized since childhood for the murder of his sister, escapes and stalks a bookish teenage girl and her friends while his doctor chases him through the streets.

      Markimdb: 7.7
      Genrehorror, fantastic, fantasy, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:11

      Working in Dr. Cranley’s laboratory, scientist Jack Griffin was always given the latitude to conduct some of his own experiments. His sudden departure, however, has Cranley’s daughter Flora worried about him. Griffin has taken a room at the nearby Lion’s Head Inn, hoping to reverse an experiment he conducted on himself that made him invisible. But the experimental drug has also warped his mind, making him aggressive and dangerous. He’s prepared to do whatever it takes to restore his appearance.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genrehorror, fantasy, musical, adventure, family, detective
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom
      Duration01:53

      Dorothy, saved from a psychiatric experiment by a mysterious girl, finds herself back in the land of her dreams, and makes delightful new friends, and dangerous new enemies.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genrehorror, thriller, drama, detective
      CountrySpain, USA
      Duration02:11

      A young man and his four younger siblings, who have kept secret the death of their beloved mother in order to remain together, are plagued by a sinister presence in the sprawling manor in which they live.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genrehorror, thriller, drama, detective
      CountryUSA, Canada
      Duration01:43

      Johnny Smith is a schoolteacher with his whole life ahead of him but, after leaving his fiancee's home one night, is involved in a car crash which leaves him in a coma for 5 years. When he wakes, he discovers he has an ability to see into the past, present and future life of anyone with whom he comes into physical contact.

      Markimdb: 7.6
      Genrehorror, fantastic
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:38

      Based on the story by Robert Louis Stevenson, Dr. Henry Jekyll believes that there are two distinct sides to men - a good and an evil side. He believes that by separating the two, man can become liberated. He succeeds in his experiments with chemicals to accomplish this and transforms into Hyde to commit horrendous crimes. When he discontinues use of the drug, it is already too late.

      Markimdb: 5.9
      Genrehorror, action, adventure
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:14

      In this remake of the 1933 classic about the giant ape, an oil company expedition disturbs the peace of Kong and brings him back to New York to exploit him. Even though a woman somewhat tames Kong, he finally breaks loose and terrorizes the city, and as the military attempt to stop him, he falls to his death from the top of the World Trade Center.

      Markimdb: 5.3
      Genrehorror, fantasy, drama
      CountryUSA, Australia
      Duration01:41

      Lestat de Lioncourt is awakened from his slumber. Bored with his existence, he has now become this generation's new Rock God. While in the course of time, another has arisen, Akasha, the Queen of the Vampires and the Dammed. He wants immortal fame, his fellow vampires want him eternally dead for his betrayal, and the Queen wants him for her King. Who will be the first to reach him? Who shall win?

      Markimdb: 7.9
      Genrehorror, action, thriller, adventure
      CountryUSA, Italy
      Duration01:36

      A group of people try to survive an attack of bloodthirsty zombies while trapped in a rural Pennsylvania farmhouse. Although not the first zombie film, Night of the Living Dead is the progenitor of the contemporary "zombie apocalypse" horror film, and it greatly influenced the modern pop-culture zombie archetype.

      Markimdb: 8.5
      Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
      Duration01:56

      During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew discovers a chamber containing thousands of eggs on the planet, a creature inside one of the eggs attacks an explorer. The entire crew is unaware of the impending nightmare set to descend upon them when the alien parasite planted inside its unfortunate host is birthed.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:38

      After a teenager has a terrifying vision of him and his friends dying in a plane crash, he prevents the accident only to have Death hunt them down, one by one.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genrehorror, thriller, drama, adventure
      CountryUSA

      Three children become the caretakers of a New England mansion that is home to a bevy of secrets and magic.

      Markimdb: 5.8
      Genrehorror, thriller, detective
      CountryUSA, France, Canada, Spain
      Duration01:38

      After a car crash, a criminal psychologist (Halle Berry) comes to, only to find that she's a patient in the same mental institution that currently employs her. It seems she's been accused of murdering her husband -- but she has no memory of committing the crime. As she tries to regain her memory and convince her co-workers of her innocence, a vengeful spirit uses her as an earthly pawn, which further convinces everyone of her guilt.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:24

      The debut film from Darren Aronofsky in which a mathematical genius Maximilian Cohen discovers a link in the connection between numbers and reality and thus believes he can predict the future.

      Markimdb: 7.4
      Genrehorror, fantasy, melodrama
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
      Duration02:08

      When Dracula leaves the captive Jonathan Harker and Transylvania for London in search of Mina Harker -- the spitting image of Dracula's long-dead wife, Elisabeta -- obsessed vampire hunter Dr. Van Helsing sets out to end the madness.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genrehorror, fantasy
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:36

      It's been many years since Freddy Krueger's first victim, Nancy, came face-to-face with Freddy and his sadistic, evil ways. Now, Nancy's all grown up; she's put her frightening nightmares behind her and is helping teens cope with their dreams. Too bad Freddy's decided to herald his return by invading the kids' dreams and scaring them into committing suicide.

      Markimdb: 7.6
      Genrehorror, thriller, crime, detective
      CountryCanada, USA
      Duration01:43

      Obsessed with teaching his victims the value of life, a deranged, sadistic serial killer abducts the morally wayward. Once captured, they must face impossible choices in a horrific game of survival. The victims must fight to win their lives back, or die trying...

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, comedy
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:36

      Hick handymen Val McKee and Earl Bassett can barely eke out a living in the Nevada hamlet of Perfection, so they decide to leave town -- despite an admonition from a shapely seismology coed who's picking up odd readings on her equipment. Before long, Val and Earl discover what's responsible for those readings: 30-foot-long carnivorous worms with a proclivity for sucking their prey underground.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:35

      Five college friends spend the weekend at a remote cabin in the woods, where they get more than they bargained for. Together, they must discover the truth behind the cabin in the woods.

      Markimdb: 7.5
      Genrehorror, detective
      CountryCanada, USA, United Kingdom
      Duration01:52

        Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most terrifying case of their lives.

        Markimdb: 5.7
        Genrehorror, thriller, drama, adventure
        CountryUSA, Netherlands, Italy
        Duration01:32

        After witnessing the killing of his mate and offspring at Captain Nolan's hands, a vengeful killer whale goes on a rampage in the fisherman's Newfoundland harbor. Under pressure from the villagers, Nolan, Rachel and Umilak sail after the great beast, who will meet them on its own turf.

        Markimdb: 6.8
        Genrehorror, thriller, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:33

        After a twenty-year stay at an asylum for a double murder, a mother returns to her estranged daughter where suspicions arise about her behavior.

        Markimdb: 6.8
        Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family, detective
        CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
        Duration01:31

        A young boy named Luke and his grandmother go on vacation only to discover their hotel is hosting an international witch convention, where the Grand High Witch is unveiling her master plan to turn all children into mice. Will Luke fall victim to the witches' plot before he can stop them?

        Markimdb: 7.6
        Genrehorror, action, comedy
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:24

        Columbus has made a habit of running from what scares him. Tallahassee doesn't have fears. If he did, he'd kick their ever-living ass. In a world overrun by zombies, these two are perfectly evolved survivors. But now, they're about to stare down the most terrifying prospect of all: each other.

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, comedy
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:32

        A man on the run is hunted by a demon known as the Collector.

        Markimdb: 7.3
        Genrehorror, action
        CountryUSA, Canada, Japan, France
        Duration01:49

        A group of surviving people take refuge in a shopping center after the world has been over taken over by aggressive, flesh-eating zombies. A remake of the 1978 zombie film of the same name.

        Markimdb: 6.3
        Genrehorror, fantastic, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA, Japan, United Kingdom
        Duration02:03

        Based on Mary Shelley's novel, "Frankenstein" tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a promising young doctor who, devastated by the death of his mother during childbirth, becomes obsessed with bringing the dead back to life. His experiments lead to the creation of a monster, which Frankenstein has put together with the remains of corpses. It's not long before Frankenstein regrets his actions.

        Markimdb: 7.7
        Genrehorror, melodrama, drama, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:59

        Chic socialite Melanie Daniels enjoys a passing flirtation with an eligible attorney in a San Francisco pet shop and, on an impulse, follows him to his hometown bearing a gift of lovebirds. But upon her arrival, the bird population runs amok. Suddenly, the townsfolk face a massive avian onslaught, with the feathered fiends inexplicably attacking people all over Bodega Bay.

        Markimdb: 7.6
        Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, melodrama, drama, crime, detective
        CountryUSA, France

        The long-awaited missing pieces from the original version of the film – nearly an hour-and-a-half of deleted/alternate scenes from Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me – often referred to as the “holy grail” of Twin Peaks fandom.

        Markimdb: 7.7
        Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:24

        Ash Williams and his girlfriend Linda find a log cabin in the woods with a voice recording from an archeologist who had recorded himself reciting ancient chants from “The Book of the Dead.” As they play the recording an evil power is unleashed taking over Linda’s body.

        Markimdb: 7.5
        Genrehorror, detective
        CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
        Duration01:51

        Immediately after their miscarriage, the US diplomat Robert Thorn adopts the newborn Damien without the knowledge of his wife. Yet what he doesn’t know is that their new son is the son of the devil. A classic horror film with Gregory Peck from 1976.

        Markimdb: 8
        Genrehorror, thriller, drama, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:16

        A young couple moves into an infamous New York apartment building to start a family. Things become frightening as Rosemary begins to suspect her unborn baby isn't safe around their strange neighbors.

        Markimdb: 7.3
        Genrehorror, thriller, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:51

        A killer known as Ghostface begins killing off teenagers, and as the body count begins rising, one girl and her friends find themselves contemplating the 'rules' of horror films as they find themselves living in a real-life one.

        Markimdb: 7.6
        Genrehorror, fantastic, drama
        CountryUSA, United Kingdom, France, Canada
        Duration01:36

        When Seth Brundle makes a huge scientific and technological breakthrough in teleportation, he decides to test it on himself. Unbeknownst to him, a common housefly manages to get inside the device and the two become one.

        Markimdb: 6.5
        Genrehorror, thriller, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:29

        A married woman and her lover plot to kill her husband to make off with the insurance money. However, their attempt to murder him using poisonous fish toxins backfires when he awakens inside his coffin and returns from the grave, hellbent on revenge.

        Markimdb: 6.4
        Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, crime
        CountryUSA, Germany
        Duration01:47

        A psychotherapist journeys inside a comatose serial killer in the hopes of saving his latest victim.

        Markimdb: 6.4
        Genrehorror, thriller, crime, detective
        CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Finland
        Duration01:46

          Trainees in the FBI's psychological profiling program must put their training into practice when they discover a killer in their midst.

          Markimdb: 6.7
          Genrehorror, thriller
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:50

          Geeky student Arnie Cunningham falls for Christine, a rusty 1958 Plymouth Fury, and becomes obsessed with restoring the classic automobile to her former glory. As the car changes, so does Arnie, whose newfound confidence turns to arrogance behind the wheel of his exotic beauty. Arnie's girlfriend Leigh and best friend Dennis reach out to him, only to be met by a Fury like no other.

          Markimdb: 7.4
          Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:38

          Carrie White, a shy and troubled teenage girl who is tormented by her high school peers and her fanatically religious mother, begins to use her powers of telekinesis to exact revenge upon them.

          Markimdb: 7.3
          Genrehorror, fantastic, comedy
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:31

          When a bumbling pair of employees at a medical supply warehouse accidentally release a deadly gas into the air, the vapors cause the dead to re-animate as they go on a rampage seeking their favorite food: brains!

          Markimdb: 6.6
          Genrehorror, thriller, drama, detective
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:05

          When Claire Spencer starts hearing ghostly voices and seeing spooky images, she wonders if an otherworldly spirit is trying to contact her. All the while, her husband tries to reassure her by telling her it's all in her head. But as Claire investigates, she discovers that the man she loves might know more than he's letting on.

          Markimdb: 6.6
          Genrehorror, fantastic, action
          CountryUSA, Germany
          Duration01:40

            When a virus leaks from a top-secret facility, turning all resident researchers into ravenous zombies and their lab animals into mutated hounds from hell, the government sends in an elite military task force to contain the outbreak. Alice and Rain are charged with leading the mission. But they only have three hours before the pathogen becomes airborne and infects the world.




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