A look at the history of horror movies and the influence of landmark films in the genre from the beginnings of film to the modern day. Below you’ll find a Letterboxd List of the movies referenced, shown and talked about throughout the documentary.
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The COMPLETE History of Horror Movies (all films referenced and shown): https://letterboxd.com/themattcastro/list/the-complete-history-of-horror-movies-all
The description cannot hold enough characters to list off every film shown in this video, in the comments you’ll find the movies talked about in order of appearance.
Videos shown in order of appearance
Dracula Original 1931 8mm Silent Film Print with new soundtrack!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGUCYBRD0Jc
“The Shape of Water” director Guillermo Del Toro on Creature From the Black Lagoon’s influence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEYImnGyjgk
Forrest Gump – Technology behind the Visual Effects From Forrest Gump DVD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLhXwwO9Wvw
The Avengers | Behind the scenes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnHX3eg2oxI
JAILHOUSE ROCK (1957) – Elvis Presley – Classic Movie Musical Numbers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfrC8PAQtlg
Double Exposure: DIABOLIQUE and PSYCHO: https://www.criterionchannel.com/videos/double-exposure-diabolique-and-psycho
Fletcher Markle interview of Alfred Hitchcock: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KURkADzg-b0
The Last House on the Left Original Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugXcqyGHYxU
KNXT-2 1973 News David Sheehan Report. The Exorcist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mlTmRFQ1O0
Alien (1979) Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjLamj-b0I8
Splatter University Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rK6tpgK4FKs
Slaughterhouse Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uN5YZpCegm4
Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death 1989 Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVjGAxuijeY
Video Nasties | New blacklist to aid video retailers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSJBdYl6wdA
Video Nasties Bill, Ireland 1986: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6_pMGkA6yU
Sneak Previews with Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2ezQuxOZhA
Blockbuster Video Christmas Commercial (1990): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkDRaZ2g4nw
BERNARD ROSE – Count Jackula Interviews: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNwqpM4OmvQ
Audition International Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBQHp2__AVQ
Various Blair Witch Project TV Appearances: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=682F-glF1qk
1989 – The Original Avid/1 Demonstration Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac1J1bLMucw
Salad Fingers 1: Spoons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3iOROuTuMA
How T(w)o Edit A Low-Budget Blockbuster: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYd-3mTr_2I
Top Gun: Maverick editor, Eddie Hamilton ACE takes you on a tour of his Avid timeline: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZE1pOMpQvbw
Free Guy – Timeline Tours, editor Dean Zimmerman ACE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5eJBe-bhl4
Marvel Studios’ HAWKEYE – Timeline Tours, editor Rosanne Tan ACE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZ6Rk28qWmE
Marvel’s Eternals – Timeline Tours, editor Dylan Tichenor ACE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPlat_hrlq4
James Wan and Leigh Whannell: on Making Saw, Low Budgets & Selling Scripts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5m-SvhbYoQ
SAW Q&A at Popcorn Taxi with James Wan and Leigh Whannell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3XyVuPwK5Y
Screenwriter Leigh Whannell talks ‘Insidious’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjAjUCHlOjo
Jennifer’s Body Reunion: Megan Fox and Diablo Cody Get Candid About Hollywood (Exclusive): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2JLRtWlq0o
Edgar Wright: on filming Shaun of the Dead: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHTKZOCGqPA
‘It Follows’ | Anatomy of a Scene w/ Director David Robert Mitchell | The New York Times: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZUTFytr4EQ
Malignant | James Wan’s Visions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFLlR6QaI8s
Director James Wan discusses ‘Insidious’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXgcdxcIkKs
M3GAN – official trailer 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoDHM_A1axc
Jordan Peele, ‘Get Out’ Was “Meant to be a More Direct, Brutal Wake-Up” | Close Up With THR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDJKtoj_HCk
Terrifier 2 | Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KkONLf_ZKU
1964: HITCHCOCK on the pleasure of FEAR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPGgQjERWUs
Introduction: 0:00
The Silent Film Era (1890-1929): 2:44
The Golden Age (1930-1949): 6:34
The Age of the Atom (1950 – 1959): 19:40
The Dawn of Violence (1960 – 1969): 34:04
The Rise of Exploitation (1970 – 1979): 51:19
Video Nasties Part 2: The Nastying (1980 – 1989): 1:13:18
The MTV Generation (1990 – 1999): 1:36:07
The Beginning of the 21st Century (2000 – 2009): 1:53:43
The Revival of Horror (2010 – 2019): 2:11:30
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Whattup gangsters, the video description can't fit this information so it's placed here instead.
Here's a list of every film shown in order of appearance – refreshed per decade. A Letterboxd List of every film referenced, talked about and shown is also in the description.
Introduction
Re-Animator (1985)
The Shining (1980)
Halloween (1978)
The Exorcist (1973)
Sinister (2012)
The Witch (2015)
Scream (1996)
Tucker and Dale vs. Evil (2010)
Shutter (2008)
A Nightmare on Elm Street: Dream Warriors (1987)
Onibaba (1964)
Braindead (1992)
Tales From The Hood (1995)
Opera (1987)
Jennifer’s Body (2009)
Friday the 13th Part 7: The New Blood (1988)
Hereditary (2018)
Psycho (1960)
Evil Dead 2 (1987)
City of the Living Dead (1980)
Inferno (1980)
Saw (2004)
Return of the Living Dead (1985)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
Alien (1979)
Train to Busan (2016)
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
Twilight (2008)
Dog Soldiers (2002)
Terrifier (2017)
Blood and Black Lace (1964)
Hellraiser (1987)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
Gremlins (1984)
Insidious (2010)
The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
The Bird With The Crystal Plumage (1970)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Hellraiser 2: Hellbound (1988)
The Craft (1996)
Creature From The Black Lagoon (1954)
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
The Faculty (1998)
Silent Film Era (1890-1929)
The Kid (1921)
The General (1926)
The Haunted house (1908)
The House of the Devil (1896)
The Dancing Pig (1907)
The Black Imp (1905)
L’inferno (1911)
The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
The Golem: How He Came Into The World (1920)
Nosferatu (1922)
Batman (1989)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Beetlejuice (1988)
Ed Wood (1994)
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Eyes Without A Face (1960)
Citizen Kane (1941)
The Killers (1946)
Fantasia (1940)
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)
Singin’ In The Rain (1952)
Troll 2 (1990)
The Golden Age (1930-1949)
Frankenstein (1931)
Dracula (1931)
The Wolf Man (1941)
The Mummy (1932)
Creature From The Black Lagoon (1954)
The Invisible Man (1933)
Army of Darkness (1992)
Dracula Spanish Version (1931)
Scream (1996)
Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure (1985)
The Haunted Mansion (2003)
Back to the Future (1985)
Ghostbusters (1984)
Distant Drums (1951)
Werewolf of London (1935)
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Cat People (1942)
Freaks (1932)
King Kong (1933)
Tarantula (1955)
The Blob (1958)
Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958)
The Thing From Another World (1951)
Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959)
The Age of the Atom (1950-1959)
War of the Worlds (1953)
The Day The Earth Stood Still (1955)
Forbidden Planet (1956)
Gojira/Godzilla (1954)
Pacific Rim (2013)
Son of Godzilla (1967)
Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003)
Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)
Creature From The Black Lagoon (1954)
Tarantula (1955)
Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958)
Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959)
The Blob (1958)
Them (1954)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Troll 2 (1990)
The Faculty (1998)
Invasion of the Body Snatcher (1978)
The Thing From Another World (1951)
The Thing (1982)
Halloween (1978)
The Thing (1982)
Lola (1961)
Les Diabolique (1955)
Vivre Sa Vie (1962)
Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)
Rear Window (1954)
Psycho (1960)
Dracula (1931)
Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
Horror of Dracula (1958)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Gone with the Wind (1939)
The Devil Rides Out (1968)
Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Samurai Cop (1991)
The Dawn of Violence (1960-1969)
Blood and Black Lace (1964)
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
From Hell It Came (1957)
Them (1954)
The Birds (1963)
Kwaidan (1964)
Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
King Kong (1933)
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
Black Christmas (1974)
Ginger Snaps (2000)
Alien (1979)
Scream (1996)
Jennifer’s Body (2009)
Eyes Without a Face (1960)
Halloween: A Cut Above The Rest (2003)
Psycho (1960)
Halloween (1978)
Suspiria (1977)
The Shining (1980)
Midsommar (2019)
Hereditary (2018)
Onibaba (1964)
Kuroneko (1968)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
I Walked With A Zombie (1943)
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror (2019)
Blacula (1972)
Grease (1978)
Miami Connection (1987)
The Last House on the Left (1972)
The Rise of Exploitation (1970-1979)
Black Christmas (1974)
Suspiria (1977)
Zombi (1979)
Slumber Party Massacre (1982)
Halloween (1978)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
The Last House on the Left (1972)
American Movie (1999)
The Exorcist (1973)
Jaws (1975)
Alien (1979)
Maniac (1980)
Inferno (1980)
Midsommar (2019)
The Shining (1980)
Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
Hour of the Wolf (1968)
Les Diabolique (1955)
Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975)
Inland Empire (2006)
Insidious (2010)
Carrie (1976)
Ginger Snaps (2000)
Shrek 2 (2004)
City of the Living Dead (1980)
Blood and Black Lace (1964)
The Bird With The Crystal Plumage (1970)
A Bay of Blood/Twitch of the Death Nerve (1971)
Don’t Torture a Duckling (1972)
Peeping Tom (1960)
Psycho (1960)
Opera (1987)
Phenomena (1985)
Deep Red (1975)
Murder to the Tune of Seven Black Notes (1977)
Juno (2007)
Suspiria (1977)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Tenebrae (1982)
House (1977)
Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003)
Death Proof (2007)
Scream (1996)
Friday the 13th Part 7: The New Blood (1988)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
Friday the 13th Part 5: A New Beginning (1985)
Friday the 13th (1980)
Sleepaway Camp (1983)
Scream (1996)
Halloween (2018)
Friday the 13th Part 6: Jason Lives (1986)
Video Nasties 2: The Nastying (1980-1989)
Day of the Dead (1985)
The Evil Dead (1981)
The Thing (1982)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
Maniac (1980)
Re-Animator (1985)
Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
The Last House on the Left (1972)
Inferno (1980)
Zombi (1979)
Friday the 13th Part 5: A New Beginning (1985)
Halloween (1978)
Crystal Lake Memories (2013)
Friday the 13th (1980)
Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
Friday the 13th Part 7: The New Blood (1988)
Friday the 13th Part 4: The Final Chapter
Jason Lives: Friday the 13th Part 6 (1986)
Jason X (2001)
Friday the 13th (2009)
Friday the 13th Part 8: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)
Child’s Play (1988)
Bride of Chucky (1998)
The Slumber Party Massacre (1982)
Splatter University (1984)
Slaughterhouse (1987)
Cannibal Women of the Avocado Jungle (1989)
April Fool’s Day (1986)
My Bloody Valentine (1981)
The Prowler (1981)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini (2015)
Fright Night (1985)
The Howling (1981)
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Day of the Dead (1985)
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Videodrome (1983)
Men In Black (1997)
The Ring (2002)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
The Thing (1982)
Psycho (1960)
The Shining (1980)
Nope (2022)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
The Darjeeling Limited (2007)
Re-Animator (1985)
The Untold Saga of the Evil Dead (2007)
The Evil Dead (1981)
Army of Darkness (1992)
Evil Dead 2 (1987)
Dead Alive/Braindead (1992)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
Clerks (1994)
Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace (1999)
The MTV Generation (1990-1999)
Ghoulies 2 (1988)
End of Days (1999)
The Wacky Adventures of Ronald Mcdonald: Scared Silly (1998)
Hocus Pocus (1993)
Halloweentown (1998)
Don’t Look Under the Bed (1999)
Salem’s Lot (1979)
Stephen King’s It (1990)
Misery (1990)
Child’s Play 2 (1990)
Friday the 13th Part 4: The Final Chapter (1984)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Scream (1996)
Scream 2 (1997)
The Faculty (1998)
Candyman (1992)
The People Under The Stairs (1991)
Tales From The Hood (1995)
Friday the 13th Part 5: A New Beginning (1985)
Blade (1998)
Sinister (2012)
The Exorcist 3 (1990)
Audition (1999)
Hostel Part 2 (2007)
Ichi The Killer (2001)
Dead Alive/Braindead (1992)
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
Hell House LLC. (2015)
Deadstream (2022)
Smile (2022)
Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
REC (2007)
Paranormal Activity (2007)
American Movie (1999)
Dragonball Evolution (2009)
Shrek 2 (2004)
The Room (2003)
The Beginning of the 21st Century (2000 – 2009)
28 Weeks Later (2007)
Saw 2 (2005)
Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
Ginger Snaps (2000)
Martyrs (2008)
Ghost Ship (2002)
Behind The Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006)
500 Days of Summer (2009)
Burn After Reading (2008)
28 Days Later (2002)
Trick R’ Treat (2008)
American Psycho (2000)
The Strangers (2008)
House of 1000 Corpses (2003)
Let The Right One In (2008)
Jennifer’s Body (2009)
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Ginger Snaps (2000)
The Descent (2005)
Ringu (1998)
The Ring (2002)
Ju-on: The Grudge (2002)
Shutter (2004)
A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)
Audition (1999)
Ichi The Killer (2001)
Hostel (2005)
Saw (2004)
Saw 3 (2006)
Saw 5 (2008)
High Tension (2003)
Hellraiser 2: Hellbound (1988)
Event Horizon (1997)
Cube (1997)
Jennifer’s Body (2009)
Transformers (2007)
28 Days Later (2002)
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
City of the Living Dead (1980)
Friday the 13th (2009)
Thirteen Ghosts (2001)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
The Hills Have Eyes (2006)
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
Scooby-Doo (2002)
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Zombi (1979)
Day of the Dead (1985)
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (2010)
Dance of the Dead (2008)
REC (2007)
Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)
Planet Terror (2007)
Zombieland (2009)
Star Wars: Episode 8 – The Last Jedi (2017)
Death Note (2017)
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
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The guy admitted that Jason was a rip off of Michael Myers. You barely talked bout it and skipped Halloween right after. Good video tho.
please do more of this.
Good documentary/report exercise. Unfortunately (for me) the narrator is all about the "I will take you…", "I'll show you…", "I…" , "I…"… Good taste isn't owned. No need of the narrator's opinion and poor (over)use of adjectives. Stick to the facts, 'cause they say it all (and more). Still, a good intro to the horror film history and horror film making (lacking some VERY IMPORTANT grey zones, but still). Good to watch/listen while cooking. (Awful soundtrack, sorry.)
i could listen to his voice forever does he have a podcast by chance
Amazing video! Did you consider having some of Lars Von Tier pictures in the doc at some point? Feels to me that he's really influential for the genre
Bruh, your political views are the ones being jarring and should had stayed out of this video.
*The COMPLETE History of Horror Movies (From a Libtard Perspective) There I fixed for you.
1:57:32 you like the shitty american version simply because is has a female lead? wtf is wrong with you libtards? This is why movies suck today.
This deserves way more views man, banger video.
holy shit bro!! good job!!
Banger content as always
God damn, Matt, this couldn't possiby be more up my alley!!! Holy shit, dude!
bruh, i was late to this
whole 2 hours?!
also, the fact that Matt keeps changing his outfit every so often is pretty hilarious
Holy shit a 2 hour and a half long magicarpusedfly video about a subject I am not interested in! That's awesome (no /s for real)
What an absolute banger video Matt! I’m a baby and too scared to watch horror films but this has sparked my interest in wanting to experience more if the genre! Amazing documentary and I can’t wait to see more
This is what quitting League does for a mf, proud of you Matt.
This is amazing work, I am subscribed to you but I didn't see this recommended to me until I saw your short. Like others have said, I am super down for more of this, reminds me a bit of internet historian. Doesn't upload very often but that's because they are working on something BIG.
damn man, this was amazing.
amazing documentary
hmm while I didnt really care about the social side, Seeing the technical and cultural developments along with the evolving ideas on how best to fuck with people rather fascinating, even as someone who isnt particularly big on horror movies
Matt, you look much happier and healthier and i'm very glad to see that.
Didn’t expect a video like this from you but god do i love it And horror
It was worth the hype I built for myself. Thanks again man.
nice
This needs more recognition like right now
Great job Matt❤ I m writting this before I watched the video haha
I am definitely not a fan of horror, and there was quite a lot of this that I could only listen to rather than watch. But I really like the nice touches of the era-themed title cards and outfits. Incredible job!
how did this dude come from posting league videos to documentaries
Well gotta take my time watchin this!
Did the warhammer money run out