10 Best Horror Films of 1912
by nauru-1 | created - 04 Mar 2016 | updated - 8 months ago | PublicPlenty of works produced here, though as typical of the time many are lost or difficult to find. By this point, adaptations and remakes were quite prominent inspirations for works. After this year, the occasional foundational horror film would begin to sprinkle onto the scene, though it would still be a gradual process before the genre was known as such.
Notable Films sometimes labelled as horror:
The Conquest of the Pole, Superstition andalouse, Un ragno nel cervello, A Bride of Death, Bertie's Book of Magic, Feathertop
Notable Films that didn't make the cut:
The Raven, The Spider's Web
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1. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1912)
Not Rated | 12 min | Short, Drama, Horror
Dr. Henry Jekyll experiments with scientific means of revealing the hidden, dark side of man and releases a murderer from within himself.
Director: Lucius Henderson | Stars: James Cruze, Florence La Badie, Marie Eline, Jane Gail
Votes: 771
2. Conscience (1912)
10 min | Short, Horror
Against her brother's better judgment, Eleanor is convinced by her lover, Eric to elope with him to New York. Some time later Eric abandons her and, falling on hard times, Eleanor is forced... See full summary »
Directors: Van Dyke Brooke, Maurice Costello | Stars: Maurice Costello, Rose Tapley, Mary Maurice, Van Dyke Brooke
Votes: 19
3. Specter of the Sea (1912)
40 min | Short, Drama, Horror
In the form of a shadow, Death emerges from the sea and convinces an unhappy woman to commit suicide by returning to the sea with him.
Director: Curt A. Stark | Stars: Henny Porten, Curt A. Stark, Lizzy Krueger, Frau Retzlag
Votes: 14
4. Vampyrdanserinden (1912)
Director: August Blom | Stars: Ingeborg Bruhn Bertelsen, Svend Bille, Axel Boesen, Frederik Christensen
Votes: 23
5. Satana (1912)
Drama, Horror
A four chapter film including Satan vs the Creator, Satan vs the Saviour, The Green Demon/Satan during the Dark Ages and The Red Demon/Satan in modern times.
Director: Luigi Maggi | Stars: Mario Bonnard, Mary Cleo Tarlarini, Fernanda Negri Pouget, Mario Voller-Buzzi
Votes: 34
6. The Mask of Horror (1912)
Short, Horror
A mad sculptor, searching for the perfect realization of "the mask of horror", places himself in front of a mirror after smearing blood over himself with the glass of an oil lamp. He then ... See full summary »
Director: Abel Gance | Stars: Édouard de Max, Charles de Rochefort, Florelle, Mathilde Thizeau
Votes: 23
7. The Vengeance of Egypt (1912)
Short, Drama, Horror
A stolen mummy's ring brings death to all who acquire it until it is returned to its owner.
Votes: 16
8. Trilby (1912)
50 min | Horror
Directors: Jacob Fleck, Luise Fleck, Anton Kolm, Claudius Veltée | Stars: Paul Askonas, Elsa Galafrés, Szokol Aoles
Votes: 30
9. The Brute (1912)
Drama, Short
The Grim Reaper goes after the soul of a drunkard.
Director: Ulysses Davis
10. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1912)
Short, Comedy, Drama
Here is the heart-rending narrative of Ichabod Crane, the schoolmaster of Sleepy Hollow, and his strenuous courtship, the quilting bee, the village dance, the bragging of Ichabod and the ... See full summary »
Director: Étienne Arnaud | Stars: Alec B. Francis, John G. Adolfi, Dorothy Gibson, Louis R. Grisel
Votes: 18
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