Kein CoverMiyamoto Musashi: Giant Ape Extermination Scene (1908)Among the many famous 16th-century samurai who made the leap from myth and ukiyo-e to early cinema screen was sword-master Miyamoto Musashi, previously depicted in prints by Kiniyoshi Yoshitoshi and others slaying an array of grotesque creatures including giant bats, giant lizards, and the mythical tengu. This imagery informed his first screen depiction in Miyamoto Musashi Taiji No Ba, which showed him combatting the mythic white ape of the mountains.
Legend of a Ghost (1908)A young woman passing through a cemetery at night is suddenly startled by a voice coming from one of the graves. She wishes to rush away, but the ghost appearing compels her to remain. He explains to the terrified girl that she must go to the kingdom of Satan and get a bottle of the Water of Life, which she must bring back to him. The girl consents to do as he desires and starts forth on her expedition after the precious fluid. She summons a lot of soldiers and friends to her aid, and we follow the whole army down into the bowels of the earth. (Moving Picture World)
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Documentary (1996)This documentary goes behind the scenes of the 1993 filming of "The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre" in Pflugerville, Texas. It includes on-set footage and interviews with the cast and crew, and is a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the film that went on to become the black sheep of the Texas Chainsaw franchise.
Trilby (1908)Danish adaptation of Trilby. Presumed lost, though a single still apparently depicting the novel's climax survives.
Schatten der Zeit (2005)Im Indien der Kolonialära schuftet der kleine Ravi (Prashant Narayanan) von frühester Kindheit an in einer Teppichweberei und findet Trost bei seiner gleichaltrigen Leidensgenossin Masha (Tannishtha Chatterjee). Um irgendwann die Freiheit genießen zu können, spart Ravi jede Rupie vom kargen Lohn über die Jahre auf. Als der Fabrikbesitzer Masha an einen Mädchenhändler verkaufen will, opfert Ravi jedoch all sein Geld für die Freundin, um ihr die Freiheit zu schenken. Jahre später kommt es zu einem Wiedersehen unter veränderten Umständen.
Kein CoverThe Doctor's Experiment (1908)Patients behave like apes after being given monkey-gland injections.
Kein CoverFolk-Tale of Taro (1908)One of the most popular of all Japan folk-tales is the famous undersea myth of Urashima Taro, the fisherman who is taken by a turtle to an underwater kingdom; in the palace of the Dragon King, he dreams for three centuries before returning to find himself in the distant future.
Dark Waves (2016)Strange events in the open sea haunt two young lovers in this supernatural fantasy. When the couple finds rare gold, they unlock a dark adventure filled with zombie pirates out for vengeance.
Kein CoverYou Lose, You DieYou Lose You Die follows sociopathic tech expert, Mr. Fantastik, who runs a popular show on the dark web with two other sociopathic tech experts, Ms. Perfect and Mr. Creep. On the show, thousands of viewers vote on games and challenges for prisoners to participate in. If the prisoners lose, viewers vote on the weapons the sociopaths use to kill them.
La maison ensorcelée (1907)A group of travellers go into a house for protection. Little do they know, it is filled with ghosts who make unusual things happen to them.
Kein CoverYūrei Kagami (1907)Shot by Kichizo Chiba and featuring the Nobuchika Nakano kubuki troupe is one of the earliest Japanese film of the supernatural, and the first to specifically reference to the world of yurei ("ghosts").
Nightmare at Bunnyman Bridge (2010)Escaped mental patient in a Bunny Costume goes on a killing spree.
In the Bogie Man's Cave (1907)The Bogie Man's cave is one of the many triumphs of set design for Georges Méliès. More unusual for the pioneering French director is the grisly turn when the monster chops up his servant for a steaming pot of stew. But the Bogie Man’s guilty conscience weighs on him, plaguing his sleep with even more fantastic visions of just deserts. (Max Goldberg, Fandor)
Kein CoverLe Baiser de la sorcière (1907)A Breton enters the cave where the witch performs her magic and asks for advise. At the witch's command, he kisses her and becomes transformed into a richly dressed prince. In turn, the witch kisses him back and turns into a charming princess.
A Happy Family (2024)In a happy family perfectly protected in a gated community, a mother is harshly accused of hurting her twin daughters and newborn baby. However, the truth behind the high walls may reveal unexpected cruelty.
The Clock-Maker's Secret (1907)The town-crier summons the inhabitants of the town and they read a manifesto which is posted on a wall announcing the fact that at 4 o'clock on that day the Lord Mayor will receive bids for the building of a town clock.
Kein CoverThe Coroner's Mistake (1907)A short comical ghost story from the era of affordable nickelodeon movie theaters.
The Doll's Revenge (1907)A boy breaks his sister's doll and it mends, grows, tears him up and eats him.
The Vampire Inspector (1982)During the reign of the 11th Shogun, a series of supernatural incidents occur every night in the Edo Castle. A beautiful inspector appears with thunder and lightning to suck people’s blood and kill them. The examiner’s true identity is Amakusa Shiro, a young samurai from the Amakusa clan that was destroyed by the harsh Christian persecution of the Shogunate. Shirō sold his soul to the devil and became an evil spirit. After 160 years since destruction of Amakusa, his revenge to overthrow the Tokugawa shogunate begins.
The Haunted Hotel (2023)Two sisters travel to Semarang to help manage a mysterious hotel where they encounter a dark secret and a deadly curse.
The Mysterious Retort (1906)A wizard sleeps at a table in his well-appointed sitting room. From a drawer in the table, a snake appears.
The Bewitched Shepherd (1906)A young peasant leaves his cottage after a quarrel with his wife, and meets a witch. She takes him to a cavern, where after a series of encounters with goblins and other elusive creatures, he is presented with a choice of beautiful women of various races. Finally the witch makes his wife appear.
Video Shop Tales of Terror II: Lust and Revenge (2025)A sequel to the 2023 horror anthology film "Video Shop Tales of Terror".
Die 400 Streiche des Teufels (1906)Two travellers are tormented by Satan from inn to inn and eventually experience a buggy ride through the heavens courtesy of the Devil before he takes one of them down to Hell and roasts him on a spit.
The Spiritist Faustinus (1906)The short clip shows a spiritualist séance featuring a medium and two ‘spirits’, shot in Peter Elfelt’s studio. Dr Faustinus (1868–1946 – real name Faustinus Edelberg Pedersen), after whom the film is named, was an active figure within the field of spiritism and the occult. (Stumfilm.dk)
The Ascension Program (2023)A group of up and coming thought leaders find themselves in what they believe is the entrance to a secret society. What's waiting for them, however, is the judgment of their past actions that got them where they are in the first place.
Bermuda Island (2023)Nach einem Flugzeugabsturz über dem offenen Meer finden sich die überlebenden Passagiere auf einer einsamen Insel mitten in den Tropen wieder. Den Naturgewalten und Kämpfen innerhalb der Gruppe ausgeliefert, versuchen sie verzweifelt zu überleben. Aber die Insel beherbergt noch weitere Bewohner: Blutrünstige Kreaturen haben es auf die Überlebenden abgesehen.
Pasha's Nightmare (1905)A boss has a dream in which he is tortured and tries to escape. Some women gently wake him up. France, 1905 Prod.: Pathé Frères (scène à trucs, n. 1297) 35mm. L.: 79 m. D.: 4’ a 16 f/s. Bn From: BFI National Archive
Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro Kaiki Nozomi (2010)The 2010 theatrical two-part series of the immensely popular ghost story franchise. Starring Hello! Project's No. 1 idol, Erina Mano, who takes on a genuine horror challenge. The terror unfolds as it preys on a high school girl who has closed her heart due to her sister's death.
Calling Dr. Death (1943)Losing his memories of the last few days, neurologist Dr. Steele is told that his wife has been brutally murdered. Steele, aware of his conniving wife's infidelity, believes he may have been the killer and enlists the aid of his pretty nurse Stella to hypnotize him into recovering his lost memories.
The Mistletoe Bough (1904)During a game of hide and seek, a new bride hides in a chest and remains undiscovered until a strange visitation thirty years later.
I Curse This Land (2024)In a sleepy coastal village a curse lies waiting. Legend has it one night centuries ago when a smuggler was delivering his illicit wares, the excise men pounced. One of the villagers had betrayed him. The smuggler was caught and quickly hanged as an example but, his widow was more than she seemed, the practitioner of an ancient religion of magic and sorcery. The villagers formed a mob to hunt her down as a witch, they brutalised her, tarred and feathered her, but before they could kill her she put one last curse upon the land; that nothing should flourish, no life or love, before taking her own life and spilling her blood upon the land.
A Catastrophe in Hester Street (1904)Two workers leave boxes of explosives with a push cart street vendor while they visit a bar. They return drunk and accidentally drop a box of nitro powder, causing an explosion that wrecks the block and blows off the vendor’s arm. A policeman shows up to the carnage and tries to replace the vendor’s arm with a severed leg.
Der höllische Kessel (1903)A green-skinned demon places a woman and two courtiers into a flaming cauldron.
Black Ritual (2023)Cora (Anna Camp), eine drogenabhängige Rehabilitandin, die nach dem Verschwinden ihres kleinen Sohnes verzweifelt einen Schlussstrich ziehen will und von erdrückenden Schuldgefühlen geplagt wird, erhält ein bizarres Angebot, die Wahrheit über die Geschehnisse zu erfahren und die Dinge in Ordnung zu bringen - wenn sie bereit ist, einen erschreckenden Preis zu zahlen.
The Dead Reborn (2013)From biochemical virus outbreaks to bizarre occult rituals, the dead have risen to walk the Earth once more. In these three chilling tales of the living dead, no one is safe: Can you withstand the heart-pumping horror of The Dead Reborn?
The Inn Where No Man Rests (1903)A traveller is shown to a room in an inn. After a brief dispute with the hostess and a porter, he is left to himself. But strange things begin to happen in his room, and before long he has created a disturbance that has everyone running to his room to find out what is going on.
Kein CoverBeelzebub's Daughters (1903)Beelzebub, making fire on the tips of his fingers, develops a large blaze, from which three girls emerge, who commence a dance in the heart of the flames, while two devils shake burning torches; all disappear. This scene is the first of its kind and is quite magical in its effect.
Subsurface (2023)Trapped and alone, a young man must confront the pain he's ignored when he finds himself face-to-face with consequence.
