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- The Old Dark House (1932) Stream on Criterion Channel. Between Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein James Whale released a much lesser-known but equally accomplished gothic horror story called The Old Dark House.
- Suspiria (1977) Stream now on Paramount+ While first and foremost thought of as the premier example of the Giallo subgenre within Italian horror filmmaking, Dario Argento's Suspiria is an enchanting gothic horror story also, set in a secluded German dance school that harbors a supernatural secret within its walls.
- The Orphanage (2007) Rent now on Prime Video & Apple TV. Considering the director's involvement in the film as an executive producer, it's no wonder why The Orphanage is often mistakenly thought to be a Guillermo del Toro movie.
- The Uninvited (1944) Not available for streaming. Though very much of its time in terms of how it intermingles comedy with its melodrama and horror, The Uninvited is still a starkly atmospheric gothic horror movie that revolves around an all-but-abandoned country estate in Cornwall, England.
- 26 Seven Deaths in The Cat’S Eye
- 25 Vampyr
- 24 Blood and Roses
- 23 Lisa and The Devil
- 22 The Black Cat
- 21 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
- 20 Crimson Peak
- 19 Diabolique
- 18 The Old Dark House
- 17 The Phantom of The Opera
Seven Deaths in the Cat’s Eyeis a visually-striking Giallo film directed by cult auteur Antonio Margheriti. It stars English-French singer Jane Birkin, Hiram Keller, an adorable orange cat, and a gorilla in their efforts to survive their stay at a dilapidated and supposedly cursed Scottish castle. As the bodies pile up, the mystery becomes ever mor...
Vampyr is a hazy Gothic nightmare of a vampire flick that details the terrifying experience of a young man who decides to rent a room in an old French castle. Directed by the great Carl Theodor Dreyer, famous for his critically-acclaimed 1928 film The Passion of Joan of Arc, Vampyris an early example of art-house horror that’s light on plot and dia...
Blood and Roses is an underrated possession-horror gem from French director Roger Vadim, who is remembered best today for his trippy 1968 masterpiece Barbarella. As with the latter spaced-out odyssey, his earlier Blood and Rosesis a sumptuously shot and suffocatingly sensual trip into one of cinema’s strangest minds. Like a Gothic painting come to ...
One of the many wonderful contributions to Gothic horror cinema from Italian horror master Mario Bava (this won’t be his only appearance on this list), Lisa and the Devil is a vibrant thriller about a woman who gets lost in a foreign city and finds shelter in a spooky mansion. Initially won over by the warm hospitality of the mansion owners, the wo...
One of the lesser-known collaborations between horror legends Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff, The Black Catis a Pre-Code rain-soaked black-and-white nightmare about a pair of hapless honeymooners who end up staying the night at an evil Satanist’s Art Deco mansion. It’s every bit as crazy as it sounds, and filled with gorgeous Gothic architecture, st...
One of the greatest German silent films ever made, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligariis a legendary Gothic horror classic about a crazed doctor and his somnambulist minion, which he uses to commit murders. As one of the first-ever horror movies, its influence is immeasurable, and the incredible set design, costuming, and hypnotic cinematography would set ...
Crimson Peak is Guillermo del Toro’s glorious and knowingly-campy ode to the classical Gothic romance. It tells the story of a young heiress who moves into a creepy old mansion with her new, enigmatic husband, and discovers dark and deadly secrets. Described by Screen Rant as“a feverish mixture of melodrama and gothic horror,” this spooky costume d...
One of the best horror films of the 1950s, Henri-Georges Clouzot’s suspenseful masterpiece Diabolique (AKA Les Diaboliques) follows a pair of murderers who descend into madness following the mysterious disappearance of their victim’s corpse. Over 60 years since its initial release, this atmospheric classic keeps its viewers on the edge of their sea...
The Old Dark House is a fantastic horror movie from Frankensteindirector James Whale about a group of travelers who are forced to seek shelter from a torrential downpour inside an (the) old dark house. The film marks the birth of many tried-and-true horror tropes and clichés, and is thus a hugely influential work that is also positively dripping wi...
Of all the film adaptations of Gaston Leroux’s famous novel The Phantom of the Opera, the 1925 Lon Chaney version is still the best. Featuring the iconic Phantom makeup that Chaney devised himself and lavish Gothic sets that continue to inspire film and stage adaptations of the story today, this silent terror is a macabre masterpiece that every hor...
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- 'Annihilation' (2018) Alex Garland's sci-fi masterpiece Annihilation is a certified modern classic. Oscar-winner Natalie Portman stars as Lena, a biology professor and army veteran who leads a special force inside "the Shimmer," a contaminated territory of mutated plants and animals that threatens their minds and bodies.
- 'Nope' (2022) Jordan Peele's 2022 horror sci-fi Nope is a modern classic in the making. Academy Award winner Daniel Kaluuya joins Keke Palmer as OJ and Em Haywood, two siblings attempting to capture evidence of an unidentified flying object over their ranch.
- 'A Quiet Place' (2019) Few actors made a more successful transition to directing than John Krasinski. His sophomore effort, A Quiet Place, stars himself and his wife, Emily Blunt, as a couple raising a family in a post-apocalyptic world invaded by violent blind aliens with heightened hearing.
- 'Prometheus' (2012) The Alien franchise lost its way during the noughties, but Ridley Scott returned to the director's chair for 2012's Prometheus. A prequel to the iconic 1979 original, the film follows the titular ship's crew as they travel to a distant planet, hoping to uncover the secrets of humanity's origins.
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- 'Nosferatu' (1922) More than half a century before Werner Herzog tried his hand at making a Nosferatu movie, the original one came out and became one of the most significant films of the silent era.
- 'The Haunting' (1963) Though the 1999 movie of the same name should be avoided at all costs, 1963's The Haunting is an undisputed classic gothic horror movie.
- 'Hour of the Wolf' (1968) To some extent, 1968's Hour of the Wolf represented Ingmar Bergman branching out from making human dramas about things like death, faith, and existentialism, because this one's a horror movie.
- 'Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street' (2007) Anyone who thinks a gothic horror musical about a serial killer sounds intriguing ought to check out Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
Aug 21, 2024 · There are dozens of films that reflect goth’s ideology and aesthetic — its dramatic, romantic, subversive, and foreboding nature. We chose 25 to define a goth-cinema canon.
1. The Crow. 1994 1h 42m R. 7.5 (216K) Rate. 72 Metascore. The night before his wedding, musician Eric Draven and his fiancée are brutally murdered by members of a violent gang. On the anniversary of their death, Eric rises from the grave and assumes the mantle of the Crow, a supernatural avenger.
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Nov 27, 2023 · Universal Pictures. Based on the acclaimed Mary Shelley classic novel, 1931’s sci-fi horror hit Frankenstein famously stars Boris Karloff as the iconic movie monster, and tells the story of an...
