Tag Archives: Horror History

It’s time again to look back in the history of horror — way back!  Here are three very early silent films.  They may not contain some invincible hulking maniac, but they at least dabble in horror imagery. George Albert Smith’s “The X-Rays” (1897) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eda1OJ9GTQ Also known as “The X-Ray Fiend,” …

Often credited with inventing the light bulb, Thomas Edison also produced the world’s first short horror film, The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots. This very short work — which is only about 17 seconds — was directed by Alfred Clark and depicts exactly what you’d expect. “Mary” (Robert Thomae, secretary …