Before Jigsaw, before Jason, before even Norman Bates, these were the movies that had your grandparents shaking in their boots. For several generations of moviegoers, they were the horror films. In some respects they might be a tad dated, but do not underestimate their ability to frighten.
- Abbott and Costello
- Creature from the Black Lagoon
- The Deadly Mantis
- Dracula (1931)
- Frankenstein (1931)
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)
- The Incredible Shrinking Man
- The Invisible Man (1933)
- Island of Lost Souls
- The Mummy (1932)
- The Mummy's Hand
- The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
- Tarantula!
- The Wolf Man (1941)