卡里加里博士的小屋德国小镇,面目狰狞的卡里加里博士(沃纳·克劳斯 Werner Krauss饰)终于获准表演催眠术。大学生弗朗西斯(弗里德里希·费赫尔 Friedrich Feher饰)和艾伦(汉斯·海因里希 Hans Heinrich von Twardowski饰)也来观看。疯狂的卡里加里博士向众人展示他是如何催眠和控制他的搭档凯撒(康拉德·韦特 Conrad Veidt饰),并向众人宣布:凯撒可以回答大家提出的所有问题。好奇的艾伦问道:我能活多久?病态的凯撒回答:活到明天凌晨。弗朗西斯并不相信,可艾伦却是满脸惊恐。随之,艾伦真的被杀害了。弗朗西斯把消息告诉了好朋友珍妮(丽尔·达戈沃 Lil Dagover饰)和她的医生父亲。他们展开了多方追捕,可惊人的秘密却丝丝入扣,到底谁才是真正的凶手? 本片是世界电影史上被谈论得最多的影片之一,是德国表现主义电影的里程碑之作。影片以其怪诞的表现主义风格,成为以后西方恐怖片为之效仿的鼻祖。1958年本片在比利时布鲁塞尔由26个国家117位电影史家评选为“世界电影12佳作”的第12名。
MercuryFive friends, all affected in some way by a mercury poisoning incident are partying when a freak accident put them on a collision course with an entity that is in no mood to forgive their misgivings.
未知者马戏团团长的女儿由于长的美丽,经常受到男人的骚扰,她痛恨男人的双臂,痛恨男人用他们的脏手碰她,渐渐地形成了心理障碍。她只爱马戏团里的无臂人,可惜无臂人是个故意藏起双臂的逃犯,这个假无臂人也爱她,但是要想永远的得到她,必须真的削去双臂……但是,真的削了双臂,她却变了心……
Tales Of Mild InterestEighteen very different stories are told in this horror anthology film, as we get to see time travel, robots, aliens, murder, killer dolls and even the apocalypse.
懸念Abandoned by her maidservant in an isolated country house, a mother must protect herself and her baby from an invading tramp while her husband races home in a stolen car to save them.
Village of the Plagued2 grave robbers find a town put under a curse by a witch, which causes the residents to have weak immune systems.
The Man with Wax FacesA man does not know what fear is. His good friend dares him to spend one night in a scary place. A house of wax will get the job done.
Dracula's DeathThe film is about a woman who experiences frightening visions after visiting an insane asylum where one of the inmates claims to be Count Dracula (here following the Hungarian spelling Drakula). She has trouble determining whether the inmate's visions are real or merely nightmares.
Unknown TreasuresA poor man refrains from proposing to the woman he loves until he can secure the fortune left him by his uncle. Believing the treasure awaits in his uncle's abandoned mansion, he begins searching... only to uncover mystery, murder, and a killer ape.
A Strong ManBielecki becomes determined to become a famous writer, but the means he employs in achieving his goal are far from ethical. Bielecki discourages his friend Jerzy Gorski by telling him his new work is rather poor, driving him into despair. But Bielecki is such a good friend that he even provides Gorski with the morphine so he can overdose too. With Gorski out of the way, Bielecki can now peddle his friend's book as his own. However, it doesn't take long for Bielecki's evil ways to catch up to him.