The first horror film ever made was Le Manoir Du Daable released in 1896.
The film The Exorcist (1973) is considered one of the best horror films of all time and adapted from novels made based on true stories.
The horror film Psycho (1960) is said to be the first film to feature murder scenes in a very graphical way.
The iconic character of horror films such as Dracula, Frankenstein, and The Mummy all come from classical novels.
The Horror Film The Silence of the Lambs (1991) is the only horror film that won the Academy Award for the Best Picture category.
Horror Film Night of the Living Dead (1968) is considered the first zombie film and influences many horror TV films and series that come afterwards.
The horror film The Ring (2002) was adapted from Japanese films of the same title and became one of the most commercially successful horror films in the United States.
Some horror films are considered to bring curses, such as The Omen (1976) and Poltergeist (1982), because some actors and crew involved in the production of the film died mysteriously.
Horror Scream Film (1996) is popular because it has succeeded in parodating horror tropes and carries a horror genre in a new direction.
Many horror films are inspired by Urban Legend stories, such as The Blair Witch Project (1999) inspired by stories about magicians in the United States.
