Boris Karloff played Frankenstein’s monster in the 1931 Frankenstein movie.

History of Horror Films

The first motion pictures were made in the 1890s. They were usually very short and simple. Some were only thirty seconds long! People were fascinated with moving images.

In 1910, Thomas Edison made the movie Frankenstein. It was only sixteen minutes. It terrified moviegoers, though. In the 1920s, a horror movie revolution began. People made numerous silent horror films.

Movie studios made many popular monster movies from 1920 to 1950. In 1931, Universal Studios released Dracula and Frankenstein. These films were two of the most successful horror movies of the time. The studios also made movies about other characters. These characters included the Wolf Man, the Invisible Man, and the Creature from the Black Lagoon.