The Best Gothic Horror & Gothic Romance Films
Gothic fiction, emerging in the 18th and 19th centuries, is defined by a fearful atmosphere, supernatural threats, and the past haunting the present. The narrative is often discontinuous and convoluted, with notable settings including decaying structures such as castles, monasteries, and crypts, encapsulating an eerie atmosphere. Gothic fiction employs metaphorical horror to represent psychological or social conflicts, frequently using themes of imprisonment, murder, demonic possession, and vengeful persecution.
This genre's interplay with architecture, specifically Gothic Revival architecture, forms a distinct association, enhancing the sense of dark, fantastic, and superstitious rituals. Settings within Gothic structures inspire awe, imply an antiquated timeline, and reflect religious associations. These settings often mirror the characters' circumstances and the events within the narrative.
A significant sub-genre of Gothic fiction is the "Female Gothic." It explores women's societal and sexual desires through narratives featuring persecuted heroines who often flee villainous patriarchal figures. Female Gothic authors use the genre to critique male power, violence, and predatory sexuality, focusing on societal horrors such as rape, incest, and male control. These narratives also address women's dissatisfaction with their societal roles, exploring fears of entrapment in marriage, childbirth, and domestic abuse. Over time, readers and characters alike grow to understand that the true terror lies not in the supernatural but in the inherent trials of being female within a patriarchal society.
This genre's interplay with architecture, specifically Gothic Revival architecture, forms a distinct association, enhancing the sense of dark, fantastic, and superstitious rituals. Settings within Gothic structures inspire awe, imply an antiquated timeline, and reflect religious associations. These settings often mirror the characters' circumstances and the events within the narrative.
A significant sub-genre of Gothic fiction is the "Female Gothic." It explores women's societal and sexual desires through narratives featuring persecuted heroines who often flee villainous patriarchal figures. Female Gothic authors use the genre to critique male power, violence, and predatory sexuality, focusing on societal horrors such as rape, incest, and male control. These narratives also address women's dissatisfaction with their societal roles, exploring fears of entrapment in marriage, childbirth, and domestic abuse. Over time, readers and characters alike grow to understand that the true terror lies not in the supernatural but in the inherent trials of being female within a patriarchal society.
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- DirectorSteffen SchäfflerStarsKenneth BranaghAlice FairhallRoger LawEurope; the plague years. A wigmaker, locked in his shop, observes the events and writes about them in his journal. Mostly, we see shrouded bodies, and a young girl who lives in the tavern across the way that gets progressively sicker. When she dies, the wigmaker goes to the mass grave where she's buried and cuts off her luxurious red hair; he makes himself a wig from it, and soon dies.Based on the diary by Daniel Defoe, published in 1722, this short film depicts a tale set during the Great Plague of London. A wigmaker isolates himself in his shop, chronicling the horrors outside while reflecting on humanity’s struggle for survival.
- DirectorJan SvankmajerStarsMilos FrýbaJaroslav VozábA mockumentary-style adaptation of the gothic 1764 novel of the same name, which includes Terry Gilliam-like animations throughout.Based on the novel by Horace Walpole, published in 1764, this short animation brings to life the mysterious and eerie happenings at the Castle of Otranto, where supernatural forces plague the inhabitants.
- StarsMick FordGünther Maria HalmerChrissie CotterillAt the end of the 18th century, a poor, stubborn, and honest young man rose up socially. But the powerful and shady rulers watch and raise a thousand persecutions against him, so his life is transformed into an erratic chase for the truth.Based on the novel by William Godwin, published in 1794. This TV mini-series recounts the tale of Caleb, who unearths dark secrets about his master and gets ensnared in a web of deceit and treachery.
- DirectorAdonis KyrouStarsFranco NeroNathalie DelonNicol WilliamsonAmbrosio is a monk who is sexually tempted by an emissary of the Devil, a young girl in monk's robes.Based on the novel by Matthew Lewis, published in 1796. This film chronicles the journey of a Spanish monk's moral decline after he is tempted by dark forces.
- DirectorFrancisco Lara PolopStarsPaul McGannSophie WardIsla BlairThe monk Ambrosio is renowned for his faith and his strength of will, a saint in the eyes of the populace. However, when he discovers the beautiful Matilda hidden in his own monastery, all his repressed passions begin to show themselves.Also based on the novel by Matthew Lewis, published in 1796. This adaptation depicts a monk who is corrupted by the demonic forces around him, falling into sin.
- DirectorDominik MollStarsVincent CasselSergi LópezJordi DauderMadrid, in the seventeenth century. Abandoned at the doorstep of a monastery, Ambrosio has been brought up by the Capucin Friars. After becoming a friar himself, he becomes an unrivaled preacher whose sermons draw crowds and earn him the admiration of all. Admired for his extreme rigor and absolute virtue, Ambrosio is certain he is safe from any temptation. But Satan has not said his final word...Again, based on the novel by Matthew Lewis, published in 1796. This mystery-thriller version explores a monk's journey, blending spiritual themes with gothic elements.
- StarsColin FirthJennifer EhleSusannah HarkerWhile the arrival of wealthy gentlemen sends her marriage-minded mother into a frenzy, willful and opinionated Elizabeth Bennet matches wits with haughty Mr. Darcy.Based on the novel by Jane Austen, published in 1813. A popular TV mini-series showcasing Elizabeth Bennet's romantic entanglements with Mr. Darcy amidst societal expectations.
- DirectorJoe WrightStarsKeira KnightleyMatthew MacfadyenBrenda BlethynSparks fly when spirited Elizabeth Bennet meets single, rich, and proud Mr. Darcy. But Mr. Darcy reluctantly finds himself falling in love with a woman beneath his class. Can each overcome their own pride and prejudice?Another adaptation of the same novel by Jane Austen, published in 1813. The film is a romantic drama focusing on the spirited Elizabeth Bennet and her complex relationship with the enigmatic Mr. Darcy.
- DirectorRaymond RouleauStarsIsabelle AdjaniFrançois ChaumetteJacques TojaA young fairy of the living waters, named Ondine, marries a knight errant named Hans. In doing so, she accepts the Ondine pact: if Hans cheats on her, she will forget him and he will die.Based on Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué's novella published in 1811. This TV movie interprets the tragic romance between a knight and a water nymph.
- DirectorNeil JordanStarsColin FarrellAlicja BachledaDervla KirwanAn Irish fisherman discovers a woman in his fishing net whom his precocious daughter believes to be a selkie.A loose adaptation of the Ondine myth, following an Irish fisherman who discovers a woman in his net, believing her to be a mythical water creature.
- DirectorJames WhaleStarsColin CliveMae ClarkeBoris KarloffDr Henry Frankenstein is obsessed with assembling a living being from parts of several exhumed corpses.Based on the novel by Mary Shelley, published in 1818. James Whale's film is a classic horror tale of a scientist who brings a creature to life with tragic consequences.
- DirectorJames WhaleStarsBoris KarloffElsa LanchesterColin CliveMary Shelley reveals the main characters of her novel survived: Baron Henry Frankenstein, goaded by an even madder scientist, builds his monster a mate.Also based on the novel by Mary Shelley, this sequel to "Frankenstein" continues the story of the monster as he seeks a companion.
- DirectorKenneth BranaghStarsRobert De NiroKenneth BranaghHelena Bonham CarterWhen the brilliant but unorthodox scientist Dr. Victor Frankenstein rejects the artificial man that he has created, the Creature escapes and later swears revenge.Another adaptation of the same novel, bringing a more romantic and dramatic take to Victor Frankenstein's pursuit of creating life.
- DirectorGermaine DulacStarsTania DaleymeDenise LorysYolande HilleAn actress has been so hardened by youthful disappointment that she becomes a deliberate heartbreaker with men.Based on the poem by John Keats, published in 1819. This film explores the knight's tragic encounter with the enchanting yet deadly lady of the poem.
- DirectorHidetoshi OnedaStarsNatassia MaltheJack DonnerLucas BabinBased on the John Keats poem of the same name, this adaptation tells the story of a knight who encounters a mysterious lady and falls in love with her, but becomes paralyzed when her true form horrifies him.An updated short film version of Keats's poem, presenting the romantic and mysterious tale in a modern context.
- DirectorJane CampionStarsAbbie CornishBen WhishawPaul SchneiderThe three-year romance between 19th-century poet John Keats and Fanny Brawne near the end of his life.Based on the love letters and relationship between John Keats and Fanny Brawne, highlighting their ill-fated romance in the early 19th century.
- DirectorTim BurtonStarsJohnny DeppChristina RicciMiranda RichardsonIchabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate the decapitations of three people; the culprit is legendary apparition The Headless Horseman.Based on the short story by Washington Irving, published in 1820. Tim Burton’s dark fantasy reimagines Ichabod Crane's encounter with the legendary Headless Horseman.
- DirectorValentina BrumbergZinaida BrumbergStarsVasili KachalovMikhail YanshinBoris LivanovA messenger is tasked with delivering a letter to the Tsarina, which he tucks into his hat for safekeeping on the road. While resting at night, a band of demons steals the hat, and he must travel to Hell to retrieve it.Loosely based on Gogol's tales from 1831, an animated fantasy showcasing folklore and the surreal journey of a simple-minded hero.
- DirectorBoris IvchenkoStarsIvan MikolaychukLidiya BelozyorovaFyodor StrigunA Soviet musical-tragicomedy film by Dovzhenko Film Studios in Kyiv. The movie is considered a pearl of Soviet and Ukrainian cinema. The film is based on the novella by Nikolay Gogol.A film adaptation of the same tales by Gogol, following a letter-carrier who becomes embroiled in supernatural events during his journey.
- DirectorMikhail TitovStarsM. LitvinAn adaptation of the short story by Nikolai Gogol of the same name.Loosely based on the tale by Nikolai Gogol, published in 1835. An animated short involving dark, surreal elements and supernatural revenge.
- DirectorRoman TikhomirovStarsOleg StrizhenovZurab AnjaparidzeOlga KrasinaBased on Alexander Pushkin's novella, published in 1834. This film adaptation explores the eerie consequences of gambling and obsession with a mythical card game.
- DirectorIgor MaslennikovStarsViktor ProskurinIrina DymchenkoYelena GogolevaA cheating secret for gambling turned out to be a curse.A TV adaptation of Pushkin's same novella that centers on the doomed gambler's quest for wealth at any cost.
- DirectorThorold DickinsonStarsAnton WalbrookEdith EvansYvonne MitchellAn army officer becomes obsessed with learning the secret to a card game for which an elderly countess sold her soul years earlier.Another adaptation of Pushkin’s novella where a young officer becomes obsessed with discovering a card trick that will lead to his fortune.
- DirectorKonstantin ErshovGeorgiy KropachyovAleksandr PtushkoStarsLeonid KuravlyovNatalya VarleyAleksey GlazyrinA young priest is ordered to preside over the wake of witch in a small old wooden church of a remote village. This means spending three nights alone with the corpse with only his faith to protect him.Based on Gogol's 1835 novella, this Soviet-era horror film depicts a theology student who must survive three nights with a demonic corpse.
- DirectorMario BavaStarsBarbara SteeleJohn RichardsonAndrea ChecchiA vengeful witch and her fiendish servant return from the grave and begin a bloody campaign to possess the body of the witch's beautiful look-alike descendant.Also based on Gogol’s novella, this Italian horror film presents a gothic tale involving witches and curses.
- DirectorDavid LeanStarsRobert NewtonAlec GuinnessKay WalshIn Charles Dickens' classic tale, an orphan wends his way from cruel apprenticeship to den of thieves in search of a true home.Based on Charles Dickens's novel, published in 1838. A young orphan faces a brutal upbringing in Victorian England while searching for his family.
- DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsBarney ClarkBen KingsleyJeremy SwiftAn adaptation of the classic Dickens tale, where an orphan meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who are trained to steal for their master.Another adaptation of Dickens's classic novel, focusing on the adventures and adversities of young Oliver among thieves in London.
- DirectorRoger CormanStarsVincent PriceElizabeth ShepherdJohn WestbrookA man's obsession with his dead wife drives a wedge between him and his new bride.Based on Edgar Allan Poe's story published in 1838, it depicts a man's obsessive love and the ghostly influence of his deceased wife.
- DirectorRoger CormanStarsVincent PriceMark DamonMyrna FaheyUpon entering his fiancée's family mansion, a man discovers a savage family curse and fears that his future brother-in-law has entombed his bride-to-be prematurely.Based on Poe's 1839 short story, this adaptation explores a family's dark secrets and a decaying mansion.
- DirectorRoger CormanStarsVincent PriceDebra PagetLon Chaney Jr.Charles Dexter Ward arrives at a small village to visit the house he inherited from his ancestor who died there 100 years ago.Loosely based on Lovecraft's "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward," published in 1927, where a man inherits a palace with a malevolent presence.
- DirectorAntonio MargheritiSergio CorbucciStarsBarbara SteeleGeorges RivièreMargrete RobsahmA journalist takes a bet that he can spend the night in a haunted castle on All Hallow's Eve. During his stay, he bears witness to the castle's gruesome past coming to life before him, and falls in love with a beautiful female ghost.An Italian horror film loosely based on Poe’s work, where a skeptical journalist must face terrifying supernatural forces.
- DirectorRoger CormanStarsVincent PriceHazel CourtJane AsherA European prince terrorizes the local peasantry while using his castle as a refuge against the "Red Death" plague that stalks the land.Another of Poe's adaptations, first published in 1842, that depicts a tyrannical prince's attempt to avoid the plague by isolating himself.
- DirectorRoger CormanStarsVincent PriceBarbara SteeleJohn KerrIn the sixteenth century, Francis Barnard travels to Spain to clarify the strange circumstances of his sister's death after she had married the son of a cruel Spanish Inquisitor.Based on Poe's story from 1843, it showcases a man driven to insanity by the memory of his deceased wife.
- DirectorEdgar G. UlmerStarsBoris KarloffBela LugosiDavid MannersAmerican honeymooners in Hungary become trapped in the home of a Satan-worshipping priest when the bride is taken there for medical help following a road accident.Loosely based on Poe's short story from 1843, a man returns to avenge past betrayals, culminating in a dramatic and horrific showdown.
- DirectorAlbert S. RogellStarsBasil RathboneHugh HerbertBroderick CrawfordElderly Henrietta Winslow lives in an isolated mansion with her housekeeper and beloved cats. As her health fails, her greedy relatives gather in anticipation of her death.Another adaptation where a series of mysterious murders happens in a mansion tied to a wealthy family.
- DirectorGordon HesslerStarsVincent PriceAlister WilliamsonChristopher LeeAristocrat Julian Markham keeps his disfigured brother, Sir Edward, locked in a tower of his house. Sir Edward occasionally escapes and causes havoc around the town.Inspired by Poe’s story, first published in 1844, this adaptation involves a man who keeps his disfigured brother hidden but later faces revenge.
- DirectorRoger CormanStarsRay MillandHazel CourtRichard NeyAn artist grows distant from his new wife as an irrational horror of premature burial consumes him.Another of Poe's stories, published in 1844, where a man becomes obsessed with the fear of being buried alive.
- DirectorBrad AndersonStarsKate BeckinsaleJim SturgessDavid ThewlisAn Oxford graduate takes up a job in a mental asylum, only to discover that the "revolutionary" new treatments are inhumane, and that there is more going on than meets the eye.Based on Poe's short story "The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether" (1845), it follows a young doctor who uncovers dark secrets in an asylum.
- DirectorLew LandersStarsBoris KarloffBela LugosiLester MatthewsA brilliant surgeon with a morbid obsession for instruments of torture grows dangerously obsessed with a young socialite whose life he's saved.Based on Poe’s poem, published in 1845, this film intertwines a madman's fascination with torture and revenge.
- DirectorRoger CormanStarsVincent PricePeter LorreBoris KarloffA magician, who has been turned into a raven, turns to a former sorcerer for help.A comedic take on Poe's poem, presenting wizards who fight in a fantastical duel.
- DirectorEnrique CarrerasStarsNarciso Ibáñez MentaMercedes CarrerasNarciso Ibáñez SerradorAn anthology of three Edgar Allan Poe stories: "The Case of Mr. Valdemar," "The Cask of Amontillado" and "The Tell-Tale Heart."Adapted from Poe's tales, this Argentine anthology brings three of his horror classics to the screen.
- DirectorRoger CormanStarsVincent PriceMaggie PierceLeona GageThree tales of terror involve a grieving widower and the daughter he abandoned; a drunkard and his wife's black cat; and a hypnotist who prolongs the moment of a man's death.A series of three vignettes bringing Poe's "Morella," "The Black Cat," and "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar" to life.
- DirectorFederico FelliniLouis MalleRoger VadimStarsJane FondaBrigitte BardotAlain DelonA trio of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations about a cruel countess haunted by her cousin's stallion, a sadistic soldier haunted by his doppelgänger, and an alcoholic actor haunted by the Devil.An anthology film with three segments adapted from Poe's stories by different directors.
- DirectorKenneth JohnsonStarsVincent Price"An Evening of Edgar Allan Poe" sees Vincent Price reciting four Edgar Allen Poe stories: The Tell-Tale Heart, The Sphinx, The Cask of Amontillado, and The Pit and the Pendulum.A dramatized recital of four Poe tales performed by Vincent Price.
- DirectorDario ArgentoGeorge A. RomeroStarsAdrienne BarbeauHarvey KeitelRamy ZadaA duo of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations about a greedy wife's attempt to embezzle her dying husband's fortune, and a sleazy reporter's adoption of a strange black cat.wo stories inspired by Poe’s tales, directed by Dario Argento and George Romero.
- DirectorRaul GarciaStarsChristopher LeeBela LugosiJulian SandsAn animated anthology of five tales adapted from Edgar Allan Poe's stories.An animated anthology of five Poe stories, each directed in a unique visual style.
- DirectorRobert StevensonStarsOrson WellesJoan FontaineMargaret O'BrienAfter a harsh childhood, orphan Jane Eyre is hired by Edward Rochester, the brooding lord of a mysterious manor house, to care for his young daughter.Based on Charlotte Brontë’s novel, published in 1847, it follows the story of a governess who uncovers secrets in her employer’s estate.
- StarsRuth WilsonToby StephensLorraine AshbourneA young governess falls in love with her brooding and complex master. However, his dark past may destroy their relationship forever.
- DirectorCary Joji FukunagaStarsMia WasikowskaMichael FassbenderJamie BellA mousy governess who softens the heart of her employer soon discovers that he's hiding a terrible secret.
- DirectorRobert FuestStarsAnna Calder-MarshallTimothy DaltonHarry AndrewsDoomed lovers Catherine and Heathcliff are torn apart by their own selfishness and hate.
- DirectorPeter KosminskyStarsJuliette BinocheRalph FiennesJanet McTeerA man becomes obsessed with vengeance when his soul mate marries another man.
- StarsTom HardyCharlotte RileyAndrew LincolnFoundling Heathcliff is raised by the wealthy Earnshaws in Yorkshire but in later life launches a vendetta against the family.
- StarsDiana FairfaxColin JeavonsAndrew CruickshankA suspenseful tale about the injustices of the 19th Century English legal system.
- StarsDenholm ElliottSuzanne BurdenJonathan MooreThe great case of Jarndyce and Jarndyce drags on, an obsession to all involved. Then a question of inheritance becomes a question of murder.
- StarsAnna Maxwell MartinCarey MulliganDenis LawsonA suspenseful tale about the injustices of the 19th Century English legal system.
- DirectorDavid LeanStarsJohn MillsValerie HobsonTony WagerA humble orphan boy in 1810s Kent is given the opportunity to go to London and become a gentleman, with the help of an unknown benefactor.
- DirectorJulian JarroldStarsIoan GruffuddJustine WaddellCharlotte RamplingA humble orphan suddenly becomes a gentleman with the help of an unknown benefactor.
- StarsDouglas BoothJack RothRay WinstoneThe orphan Pip becomes a gentleman when his life is transformed by a mystery benefactor.
- StarsBeatie EdneyJane LapotaireTim WoodwardMaud Ruthyn, a lovely and sensitive girl, is sent to stay with her Uncle Silas Ruthyn, a charismatic rogue who stands to inherit the family fortune... should anything untoward happen to young Maud. With the tyrannical Madame De La Rougierre as her governess, Maud finds that the estate holds terrors beyond her imaginings.
- DirectorCharles FrankStarsJean SimmonsDerrick De MarneyKatina PaxinouFollowing her father's death, a teenage British heiress goes to live with her guardian uncle--who is broke and schemes to murder her for her inheritance.
- DirectorCarl Theodor DreyerStarsJulian WestMaurice SchutzRena MandelA drifter obsessed with the supernatural stumbles upon an inn where a severely ill adolescent girl is slowly becoming a vampire.
- DirectorStuart WalkerStarsClaude RainsDouglass MontgomeryHeather AngelAn opium-addicted choirmaster develops an obsession for a beautiful young girl and will not stop short of murder in order to have her.
- DirectorTimothy ForderStarsGareth ArnoldGemma CravenMichelle EvansAn opium-addicted choirmaster develops an obsession for a beautiful young girl and will not stop short of murder in order to have her.
- StarsMatthew RhysFreddie FoxTamzin MerchantAn exploration of Charles Dicken's unfinished work in which the mystery of the murder of Edwin Drood is examined.
- DirectorRoger VadimStarsMel FerrerElsa MartinelliAnnette StroybergA young heiress - jealous of her cousin's engagement to another woman - becomes obsessed with the legend of a vampire ancestor, who supposedly murdered the young brides of the man she loved.
- DirectorRoy Ward BakerStarsIngrid PittPippa SteelMadeline SmithSeductive vampire Carmilla Karnstein and her family target the beautiful and the rich in a remote area of late eighteenth-century Gemany.
- DirectorWilliam WylerStarsOlivia de HavillandMontgomery CliftRalph RichardsonA naive young woman falls for a handsome young man her emotionally abusive father suspects is only a fortune hunter.
- DirectorRouben MamoulianStarsFredric MarchMiriam HopkinsRose HobartDr. Jekyll faces horrible consequences when he lets his dark side run wild with a potion that transforms him into the animalistic Mr. Hyde.Based on the novella by Robert Louis Stevenson, published in 1886.
- DirectorVictor FlemingStarsSpencer TracyIngrid BergmanLana TurnerDr. Jekyll allows his dark side to run wild when he drinks a potion that turns him into the evil Mr. Hyde.Based on the novella by Robert Louis Stevenson, published in 1886.
- DirectorHans DeppeCurt OertelStarsMathias WiemanMarianne HoppeAli GhitoWhen the North Sea breaks through the Friesland coast, the mysterious rider of a white horse saves people's land from the disaster.
- DirectorAlbert LewinStarsGeorge SandersHurd HatfieldDonna ReedA corrupt young man somehow keeps his youthful beauty, but a special painting gradually reveals his inner ugliness to all.
- DirectorArchie MayoStarsJohn BarrymoreMarian MarshDonald CrispThrough hypnotism and telepathic mind control, a sinister music maestro controls the singing voice, but not the heart, of the woman he loves.
- DirectorNoel LangleyStarsHildegard KnefDonald WolfitTerence MorganThe story of a genius who hypnotizes an artist's model into becoming a great concert singer, and how she escapes from his influence only by his death.
- DirectorF.W. MurnauStarsMax SchreckAlexander GranachGustav von WangenheimVampire Count Orlok expresses interest in a new residence and real estate agent Hutter's wife.
- DirectorTod BrowningKarl FreundStarsBela LugosiHelen ChandlerDavid MannersTransylvanian vampire Count Dracula bends a naive real estate agent to his will, then takes up residence at a London estate where he sleeps in his coffin by day and searches for potential victims by night.
- DirectorGeorge MelfordStarsCarlos VillaríasLupita TovarBarry NortonCenturies-old vampire Dracula preys upon the innocent Eva and her friends.
- DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsGary OldmanWinona RyderAnthony HopkinsThe centuries old vampire Count Dracula comes to England to seduce his barrister Jonathan Harker's fiancée Mina Murray and inflict havoc in the foreign land.
- DirectorJack ClaytonStarsDeborah KerrPeter WyngardeMegs JenkinsA young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted.
- DirectorRupert JulianLon ChaneyErnst LaemmleStarsLon ChaneyMary PhilbinNorman KerryA mad, disfigured composer seeks love with a lovely young opera singer.
- DirectorJoel SchumacherStarsGerard ButlerEmmy RossumPatrick WilsonA young soprano becomes the obsession of a disfigured and murderous musical genius who lives beneath the Paris Opéra House.
- DirectorPeter GodfreyStarsAlexis SmithEleanor ParkerSydney GreenstreetA ghostly woman warns a beautiful Victorian heiress about a count, and a strange spell haunts a mansion and its inhabitants in an adaptation of Wilkie Collins' novel.
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsDaniel Day-LewisMichelle PfeifferWinona RyderA tale of nineteenth-century New York high society in which a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from her husband, while he is engaged to the woman's cousin.
- DirectorRobert WieneStarsWerner KraussConrad VeidtFriedrich FeherHypnotist Dr. Caligari uses a somnambulist, Cesare, to commit murders.
- DirectorJames WhaleStarsBoris KarloffMelvyn DouglasCharles LaughtonSeeking shelter from a storm, five travelers are in for a bizarre and terrifying night when they stumble upon the Femm family estate.
- DirectorJohn CromwellStarsDorothy McGuireRobert YoungHerbert MarshallA plain maid and a wounded war veteran are transformed by their love for each other while residing in an enchanted honeymoon cottage.
- DirectorCurtis HarringtonStarsDennis HopperLinda LawsonGavin MuirA young sailor is attracted to a mysterious mermaid performing at a carnival, but soon suspects that the girl is actually a siren who draws men to their watery deaths during the full moon.
- DirectorRichard OswaldStarsPaul WegenerMaria KoppenhöferBlandine EbingerA crazed scientist murders his wife, walls her up, then flees. A reporter sets out to track him down.
- DirectorRobert SiodmakStarsDorothy McGuireGeorge BrentEthel BarrymoreIn 1916, a shadowy serial killer is targeting women with "afflictions"; one night during a thunderstorm, the mute Helen feels menaced.
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsLaurence OlivierJoan FontaineGeorge SandersA self-conscious woman juggles adjusting to her new role as an aristocrat's wife and avoiding being intimidated by his first wife's spectral presence.
- DirectorLewis AllenStarsRay MillandRuth HusseyDonald CrispA composer and his sister discover that the reason they are able to purchase a beautiful gothic seacoast mansion very cheaply is the house's unsavory past.
- DirectorGeorge CukorStarsCharles BoyerIngrid BergmanJoseph CottenTen years after her aunt was murdered in their London home, a woman returns from Italy in the 1880s to resume residence with her new husband. His obsessive interest in the home rises from a secret that may require driving his wife insane.
- DirectorJoseph L. MankiewiczStarsGene TierneyRex HarrisonGeorge SandersIn 1900, a young widow finds her seaside cottage is haunted and forms a unique relationship with the ghost.
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsCary GrantJoan FontaineCedric HardwickeA shy young heiress marries a charming gentleman, and soon begins to suspect he is planning to murder her.
- DirectorVincente MinnelliStarsKatharine HepburnRobert TaylorRobert MitchumMiddle-aged bride Ann Hamilton soon begins to suspect that her charming husband is really a psychotic who plans to murder her.
- DirectorDouglas SirkStarsClaudette ColbertRobert CummingsDon AmecheChronic sleepwalker Alison Courtland thinks that a mysterious man wearing horned-rimmed eye glasses is out to kill her but her husband blames her tired imagination.
- DirectorAlberto CavalcantiCharles CrichtonBasil DeardenStarsMervyn JohnsMichael RedgraveRoland CulverGuests invited to a weekend in the country share their supernatural stories, beginning with Walter Craig, who senses impending doom as his half-remembered recurring dream turns into reality.
- DirectorHenri-Georges ClouzotStarsSimone SignoretVéra ClouzotPaul MeurisseThe wife and mistress of a loathed school principal plan to murder him with what they believe is the perfect alibi.