| 1. 1913 The Student of Prague |  | A poor student rescues a beautiful countess and soon becomes obsessed
with her. A sorcerer makes a deal with the young man to give him
fabulous wealth and anything he wants, if he will sign his name to a
contract. The student hurriedly signs the contract, but doesn't know
what he's in for. Director: Stellan Rye Stars: Paul Wegener, John Gottowt |
| 2. 1914 The Avenging Conscience |  | Objected to date his sweetheart by his uncle, a young man turns his thoughts to murder. Director: D.W. Griffith Stars: Henry B. Walthall, Spottiswoode Aitken |
| 3. 1915 Der Golem |  | Brought to life by an antique dealer, the golem is used as a menial
servant. Eventually falling in love with the dealer's wife, it goes on a
murderous rampage when its love for her goes unanswered.
Director: Henrik Galeen, Paul Wegener Stars: Paul Wegener, Henrik Galeen |
| 4. 1919 Unheimliche Geschichten |  | After the old-books shop closes, portraits of the Strumpet, Death, and
the Devil come to life and amuse themselves by reading stories--about
themselves, of course, in various guises and eras. Four of the stories
are literary horror stories (one by Poe, one by R. L. Stevenson), and
the last one is a comedy involving a fake haunting. Director: Richard Oswald Stars: Anita Berber, Conrad Veidt |
| 5. 1920 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari |  | Dr. Caligari's somnambulist, Cesare, and his deadly predictions. Director: Robert Wiene Stars: Werner Krauss, Conrad Veidt |
| 6. 1920 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde |  | Dr. Henry Jekyll experiments with scientific means of revealing the
hidden, dark side of man and releases a murderer from within himself. Director: John S. Robertson Stars: John Barrymore, Martha Mansfield |
| 7. 1920 The Penalty |  | A deformed criminal mastermind plans to loot the city of San Francisco
as well as revenge himself on the doctor who mistakenly amputated his
legs. Director: Wallace Worsley Stars: Charles Clary, Doris Pawn |
| 8. 1922 The Ghost Breaker |  | A young man and his manservant, escaping from a backwoods family feud,
are persuaded by a beautiful young heiress to help her rid her
newly-gained Spanish castle of ghosts. The ghostly sightings, however,
are the handiwork of the Duke d'Alba, who hopes to seize the castle's
hidden treasure and use it to win the hand of the heiress.
Director: Alfred E. Green Stars: Wallace Reid, Lila Lee |
| 9. 1922 Haxan |  | A historical view of witchcraft in seven parts and a variety of styles.
First, there is a slide-show alternating inter-titles with drawings and
paintings to illustrate the behavior of pagan cultures in the Middle
Ages regarding their vision of demons and witches. Then there is a
dramatization of the situation of the witches in the Middle Ages,
witchcraft and witch-hunts. Director: Benjamin Christensen Stars: Benjamin Christensen, Elisabeth Christensen |
| 10. 1922 The Headless Horseman |  | The village of Sleepy Hollow is getting ready to greet the new
schoolteacher, Ichabod Crane, who is coming from New York. Crane has
already heard of the village's legendary ghost, a headless horseman who
is said to be searching for the head that he lost in battle. Director: Edward D. Venturini Stars: Will Rogers, Lois Meredith |
| 11. 1922 Nosferatu |  | Vampire Count Orlok expresses interest in a new residence and real
estate agent Hutter's wife. Silent classic based on the story "Dracula." Director: F.W. Murnau Stars: Max Schreck, Greta Schröder |
| 12. 1923 The Hunchback of Notre Dame |  | In fifteenth century Paris, the brother of the archdeacon plots with the
gypsy king to foment a peasant revolt. Meanwhile, a freakish hunchback
falls in love with the gypsy queen. Director: Wallace Worsley Stars: Lon Chaney, Patsy Ruth Miller |
| 13. 1924 The Hands of Orlac |  | A world-famous pianist loses both hands in an accident. When new hands
are grafted on, he doesn't know they once belonged to a murderer. Director: Robert Wiene Stars: Conrad Veidt, Alexandra Sorina |
| 14. 1924 Waxworks |  | The owner of a Waxmuseum needs for three of his models stories to be
told to the audience. For that reason he has hired a writer, who after
one look athe owner's pretty daughter, starts writing stories featuring
the models, the daughter and himself. Director: Leo Birinsky, Paul Leni Stars: Emil Jannings, Conrad Veidt |
| 15. 1925 Maciste all'inferno |  | The devil takes Maciste down to hell in an attempt to corrupt and ruin his morality. Director: Guido Brignone Stars: Bartolomeo Pagano, Elena Sangro |
| 16. 1925 The Phantom of the Opera |  | A mad, disfigured composer seeks love with a lovely young opera singer. Director: Rupert Julian, Lon Chaney Stars: Lon Chaney, Mary Philbin |
| 17. 1925 Wolfblood |  | After wolf blood transfusion, man thinks he's becoming a wolf. Director: George Chesebro Stars: George Chesebro, Roy Watson |
| 18. 1926 The Bat |  | A masked criminal who dresses like a giant bat terrorizes the guests at an old house rented by a mystery writer. Director: Roland West Stars: George Beranger, Charles Herzinger |
| 19. 1926 Faust – Eine deutsche Volkssage |  | The demon Mephisto wagers with God that he can corrupt a mortal man's soul. Director: F.W. Murnau Stars: Gösta Ekman, Emil Jannings |
| 20. 1926 The Magician |  | A magician/alchemist, seeking to create life, finds that he needs the
"blood of a virgin" to continue his experiments. He sends out his dwarf
assistant to pick out the right girl. Director: Rex Ingram Stars: Alice Terry, Paul Wegener |
| 21. 1927 The Cat and the Canary |  | Relatives of an eccentric millionaire gather in his spooky mansion on
the 20th anniversary of his death for the reading of his will. Director: Paul Leni Stars: Laura La Plante, Creighton Hale |
| 22. 1928 Alraune |  | A prostitute is artificially inseminated with the semen of a hanged man. The symbiosis caused by the sexual union between the human and
the root causes the girl to kill all men who fall in love with her. Director: Henrik Galeen Stars: Brigitte Helm, Paul Wegener |
