Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Horror: 1597 Films to Rent
Wolf Man, The (Wolfman) (1941)
- Dir. George Waggner
Feat. Lon Jr. Chaney, Bela Lugosi, Claude Rains
- Universal horror classic has Lon Chaney Jnr. bitten by werewolf Bela Lugosi among the foggy glades of Alpine–set English villages.
Ghost Breakers, The (1940)
- Dir. George Marshall
Feat. Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, Richard Carlson…
- THE CAT AND THE CANARY stars Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard reunite for this middling chiller with Goddard inheriting a haunted mansion on a small…
Killer Bats (The Devil Bat) (1940)
- Dir. Jean Yarbrough
Feat. Bela Lugosi, Dave O'Brien
- Although fairly low–tech in its special effects this short horror boasts a committed performance from Lugosi, as a doctor who is developing…
Cat and the Canary, The (1939)
- Dir. Elliott Nugent
Feat. Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard
- Bob Hope lends his charm to this playful remake of 1927 expressionist silent film about siblings who inherit an uncle's fortune but must first prove…
Dark Eyes of London (Human Monster; Dead Eyes of London) (1939)
- Dir. Walter Summers
Feat. Bela Lugosi, Hugh Williams, Greta Gynt
- Weirdly atmospheric chiller has Bela Lugosi using his blind disciples as pawns in an elaborate murder/insurance scam.
Son of Frankenstein / Ghost of Frankenstein (1939)
- Dir. Rowland V Lee, Erle C. Kenton
Feat. Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi…
- A double feature of horrors from Universal Studios, the third and fourth films respectively in the FRANKENSTEIN series.
Son of Frankenstein (1939)…
Dracula's Daughter (1936)
- Dir. Lambert Hillyer
Feat. Gloria Holden, Otto Kruger, Marguerite Churchill…
- Worthy sequel to the Lugosi classic, substitutes female fangster Holden in the lead. Nice atmospherics.
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
- Dir. James Whale
Feat. Boris Karloff
- Boris Karloff meets his match when mad Dr. Frank builds his forlorn monster a mate. Sequel to FRANKENSTEIN is possibly the best horror of the '30s…
Werewolf of London / She-Wolf of London (1935)
- Dir. Stuart Walker, Jean Yarbrough
Feat. Henry Hull, Warner Oland, Don Porter…
- A double feature of early 'werewolf' horrors.
Werewolf of London (1935) Dir. Stuart Walker – The first film to feature the 'werewolf'…
Maniac (1934)
- Dir. Dwain Esper
Feat. Horace B. Carpenter, Bill Woods
- Named as one of the "100 Most Amusingly Bad Movies Ever Made" in The Official Razzie Movie Guide, this early sexploitation/horror shocker was loosely…