nosound Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 To all the fans of horror/murder mystery in silent films, I would highly recommend this book. "Horror in silent films" by Roy Kinnard is a filmography spanning some 1100+ films from 1896 to 1929. It has a real wealth of information including film lengths, production company's, directors, casts and special notes. Message was edited by: nosound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Factotum Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 The main problem with most silent American "Horror" films, if that's the correct term, is their dogged repitition. Almost to a film, they are about a supposedly haunted house, filled with ghosts and monstrosities that are actually humbugs created by cunning bad guys, exacting some sort of revenge on the lead characters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosound Posted April 9, 2008 Author Share Posted April 9, 2008 factotum, I tend to agree with you about the term"Horror". Although many silent films contained terrifying scenes or horrific elements, they were presented as special art or melodrama's like nosferatu, the hunchback, phantom, etc. I would say the first "true" horror, as we refer to it, may have been 1931's Dracula or Frankenstein. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metsfan Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Thanks for the info on the book. Hopefully it contains films from all over the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosound Posted April 9, 2008 Author Share Posted April 9, 2008 This really is a great book for information, and it does contain a very large number of European productions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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