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| 1 |  | Island of Lost Souls (1933) |  3.2053 18 reviews | NA | Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Romance | N/A | After his ship goes down, Edward Parker is rescued at sea. Parker gets into a fight with Captain ...more about Island of Lost Souls starring Charles Laughton and Richard Arlen |
| 2 |  | Bride of Frankenstein (1935) | 3.1701 73 reviews | NA | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi |
$12.95
| As Dr. Frankenstein is on his deathbed a colleague forces him to help create another monster, this ...more about Bride of Frankenstein starring Colin Clive and Valerie Hobson |
| 3 |  | Black Cat, The (1934) | 3.1677 36 reviews | NA | Adventure, Thriller, Horror, Crime |
$21.22
| Honeymooning in Hungary, Joan and Peter Allison share their train compartment with Dr. Vitus ...more about Black Cat starring Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff |
| 4 |  | Frankenstein (1931) | 3.1514 82 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Horror, Sci-Fi |
$12.95
| Scientist Dr. Frankenstein creates and reanimates a creature compiled from various parts of the ...more about Frankenstein starring Colin Clive and Mae Clarke |
| 5 |  | Invisible Man, The (1933) | 3.0934 41 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Horror, Sci-Fi, Comedy |
$15.69
| A scientist turns himself invisible. However, the formula slowly drives him insane, causing him to ...more about Invisible Man starring Claude Rains and Gloria Stuart |
| 6 |  | Freaks (1932) | 3.0689 108 reviews | NA | Drama, Horror |
$12.71
| A carnival barker displays a sideshow freak called the Feathered Hen and tells her story. ...more about Freaks starring Wallace Ford and Leila Hyams |
| 7 |  | Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932) | 3.0558 11 reviews | Not Rated | Horror, Crime, Mystery |
$17.91
| In 19th Century Paris, the maniacal Dr. Mirakle abducts young women and injects them with ape blood ...more about Murders in the Rue Morgue starring Sidney Fox and Bela Lugosi |
| 8 |  | Hound of the Baskervilles, The (1939) | 3.0349 12 reviews | NA | Thriller, Horror, Crime, Mystery |
$14.99
| On his uncle's death Sir Henry Baskerville returns from abroad and opens up the ancestral hall on ...more about Hound of the Baskervilles starring Richard Greene and Basil Rathbone |
| 9 |  | Dracula (1931) | 3.0347 90 reviews | NA | Drama, Fantasy, Horror |
$12.95
| After a harrowing ride through the Carpathian mountains in eastern Europe, Renfield enters castle ...more about Dracula starring Bela Lugosi and Helen Chandler |
| 10 |  | White Zombie (1932) | 3.0251 19 reviews | NA | Horror |
$5.00
| Young couple Madeleine and Neil are coaxed by acquaintance Monsieur Beaumont to get married on his ...more about White Zombie starring Bela Lugosi and Madge Bellamy |
| 11 |  | Murders in the Zoo (1933) | 2.9713 12 reviews | NA | Horror, Crime, Mystery | N/A | Eric Gorman returns with his wife Evelyn from a trip to the Orient collecting zoo animals, having ...more about Murders in the Zoo starring Lionel Atwill and Gail Patrick |
| 12 |  | Old Dark House, The (1932) | 2.9671 25 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Horror, Comedy |
$14.61
| Seeking shelter from a pounding rainstorm in a remote region of Wales, several travellers are ...more about Old Dark House starring Boris Karloff and Melvyn Douglas |
| 13 |  | Son of Frankenstein (1939) | 2.9618 15 reviews | NA | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi |
$8.89
| Wolf Frankenstein, son of Henry Frankenstein, returns with his wife, to his fathers estate to claim ...more about Son of Frankenstein starring Basil Rathbone and Boris Karloff |
| 14 |  | Mummy, The (1932) | 2.9241 17 reviews | Not Rated | Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance |
$12.95
| In 1921 a field expedition in Egypt discovers the mummy of ancient Egyptian prince Im-Ho-Tep, who ...more about Mummy starring Boris Karloff and Zita Johann |
| 15 |  | Dracula's Daughter (1936) | 2.9142 40 reviews | NA | Horror |
$8.89
| Prof. Van Helsing is in danger of prosecution for the murder of Dracula...until a hypnotic woman ...more about Dracula's Daughter starring Otto Kruger and Gloria Holden |
| 16 |  | Most Dangerous Game, The (1932) | 2.9050 25 reviews | NA | Adventure, Thriller, Horror, Mystery |
$5.00
| A cabin cruiser is shipwrecked off the coast of a remote island, and its three passengers manage to ...more about Most Dangerous Game starring Leslie Banks and Fay Wray |
| 17 |  | Son of Kong, The (1933) | 2.8847 17 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Horror, Comedy |
$8.68
| After the disastrous results of his last expedition, Carl Denham leaves New York aboard a ship to ...more about Son of Kong starring Robert Armstrong and Helen Mack |
| 18 |  | Mad Love (1935) | 2.8635 8 reviews | NA | Horror, Romance |
$25.98
| In Paris, the great surgeon Dr. Gogol falls madly in love with stage actress Yvonne Orlac, and his ...more about Mad Love starring Peter Lorre and Frances Drake |
| 19 |  | Mask of Fu Manchu, The (1932) | 2.8127 18 reviews | NA | Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi |
$25.98
| Englishmen race to find the tomb of Ghengis Khan. They have to get there fast, as the evil genius ...more about Mask of Fu Manchu starring Boris Karloff and Lewis Stone |
| 20 |  | Mark of the Vampire (1935) | 2.7836 20 reviews | NA | Horror, Mystery |
$25.98
| Sir Karell Borotyn appears to have been killed by Count Mora, a vampire believed to haunt the local ...more about Mark of the Vampire starring Lionel Barrymore and Elizabeth Allan |
| 21 |  | Devil-Doll, The (1936) | 2.7792 20 reviews | NA | Horror, Sci-Fi |
$25.98
| Paul Lavond was a respected banker in Paris when he was framed for robbery and murder by crooked ...more about Devil-Doll starring Lionel Barrymore and Maureen O'Sullivan |
| 22 |  | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) | 2.7733 22 reviews | NA | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi |
$6.24
| Based on the story by Robert Louis Stevenson, Dr. Henry Jekyll believes that there are two distinct ...more about Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde starring Miriam Hopkins and Rose Hobart |
| 23 |  | Vampire Bat, The (1933) | 2.7522 15 reviews | NA | Horror |
$3.00
| When the villagers of Klineschloss start dying of blood loss, the town fathers suspect a resurgence ...more about Vampire Bat starring Lionel Atwill and Fay Wray |
| 24 |  | Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933) |  2.7319 22 reviews | NA | Thriller, Horror |
$3.68
| In London, sculptor Ivan Igor struggles in vain to prevent his partner Worth from burning his wax ...more about Mystery of the Wax Museum starring Lionel Atwill and Fay Wray |
| 25 |  | Doctor X (1932) | 2.6976 16 reviews | NA | Thriller, Horror |
$25.98
| A monster lurks as New York newspaperman Lee Taylor investigates one of the "Moon Killer" murders, ...more about Doctor X starring Lionel Atwill and Fay Wray |
| 26 |  | Invisible Ray, The (1936) | 2.6452 6 reviews | NA | Horror, Sci-Fi |
$17.91
| Visionary scientist Janos Rukh convinces a group of scientists and supporters to mount an ...more about Invisible Ray starring Bela Lugosi and Frances Drake |
| 27 |  | Supernatural (1933) | 2.6099 8 reviews | NA | Horror, Mystery | N/A | In New York city, Ruth Rogan is convicted of killing 3 of her lovers and sentenced to be executed. ...more about Supernatural starring Carole Lombard and Vivienne Osborne |
| 28 |  | Revolt of the Zombies (1936) | 2.5922 9 reviews | NA | Horror |
$6.99
| On the Franco-Austrian Frontier during WW I, an oriental priest, chaplain of a French colonial ...more about Revolt of the Zombies starring Dorothy Stone and Dean Jagger |
| 29 |  | Mystery of the Marie Celeste, The (1935) | 2.5771 5 reviews | NA | Drama, Horror, Mystery |
$11.01
| ...more about Mystery of the Marie Celeste starring Bela Lugosi and Shirley Grey |
| 30 |  | Man Who Changed His Mind, The (1936) | 2.5679 5 reviews | NA | Horror, Sci-Fi |
$14.04
| Dr. Laurence, a once-respectable scientist, begins to research the origin of the mind and the soul. ...more about Man Who Changed His Mind starring Boris Karloff and Anna Lee |
| 31 |  | Tower of London (1939) | 2.5296 5 reviews | NA | Drama, History, Horror |
$17.37
| In the 15th century Richard Duke of Gloucester, aided by his club-footed executioner Mord, ...more about Tower of London starring Basil Rathbone and Boris Karloff |
| 32 |  | Bat Whispers, The (1930) | 2.4953 18 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime, Mystery, Comedy |
$25.99
| Despite advance warning to the police, who seal off the area, The Bat, a master criminal, steals a ...more about Bat Whispers starring Una Merkel and Richard Tucker |
| 33 |  | Walking Dead, The (1936) | 2.4656 4 reviews | NA | Horror, Sci-Fi, Crime | N/A | A gang of racketeers frames down-on-his-luck John Elman for murder. After a trial finds him guilty, ...more about Walking Dead starring Boris Karloff and Ricardo Cortez |
| 34 |  | Ghoul, The (1933) | 2.4017 10 reviews | NA | Horror |
$9.99
| ...more about Ghoul starring Boris Karloff and Cedric Hardwicke |
| 35 | | Condemned to Live (1935) | 2.3987 3 reviews | NA | Horror |
$4.99
| After a series of murders, a man finds out that his mother was bitten by a vampire bat during her ...more about Condemned to Live starring Maxine Doyle and Pedro de Cordoba |
| 36 | | Ghost Goes West, The (1935) | 2.3903 6 reviews | NA | Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Comedy | N/A | An American businessman's family convinces him to buy a Scottish castle and disassemble it to ship ...more about Ghost Goes West starring Robert Donat and Jean Parker |
| 37 |  | Svengali (1931) | 2.2702 9 reviews | NA | Drama, Horror |
$6.06
| Sinister music maestro Svengali can control the actions of women through hypnotism and his ...more about Svengali starring John Barrymore and Marian Marsh |
| 38 |  | Maniac (1934) | 2.2627 15 reviews | NA | Horror |
$25.99
| An ex-vaudeville actor is the assistant to a doctor with Frankenstein aspirations. After murdering ...more about Maniac starring Horace B. Carpenter and Ted Edwards |
| 39 | | Mad Genius, The (1931) |  2.2465 4 reviews | NA | Drama, Horror | N/A | A crippled puppeteer rescues an abused young boy and turns the boy into a great ballet dancer. ...more about Mad Genius starring John Barrymore and Marian Marsh |
| 40 |  | Man They Could Not Hang, The (1939) | 2.2282 3 reviews | NA | Horror, Sci-Fi, Crime |
$8.41
| Mad Scientist, Dr. Henryk Savaard, is obsessed with bringing the dead back to life. The police are ...more about Man They Could Not Hang starring Boris Karloff and Lorna Gray |
| 41 |  | Behind the Mask (1932) | 2.2099 1 reviews | NA | Horror, Mystery | N/A | Jack Holt plays a federal agent who goes undercover to infiltrate a drug smuggling operation headed ...more about Behind the Mask starring Jack Holt and Constance Cummings |
| 42 |  | Drums of Jeopardy, The (1931) | 2.1917 1 reviews | NA | Drama, Horror |
$4.99
| ...more about Drums of Jeopardy starring Warner Oland and June Collyer |
| 43 |  | Black Room, The (1935) | 2.1643 3 reviews | NA | Horror, Crime |
$8.41
| Prophecy has it that younger twin Anton will kill brother Gregor in the castle's Black Room. Anton ...more about Black Room starring Boris Karloff and Marian Marsh |
| 44 | | Jeepers Creepers (1939/II) | 2.1369 1 reviews | NA | Horror, Comedy, Family, Animation, Short | N/A | Police officer Porky is called to investigate strange noises at a house that might be haunted. ...more about Jeepers Creepers |
| 45 |  | Murder by Television (1935) | 2.1095 1 reviews | NA | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Mystery |
$3.48
| James Houghland, inventor of a new method by which television signals can be instantaneously sent ...more about Murder by Television starring Bela Lugosi and June Collyer |
| 46 | | Ouanga (1936) | 2.1095 1 reviews | NA | Horror | N/A | ...more about Ouanga starring Fredi Washington and Philip Brandon |
| 47 | | Face at the Window, The (1939) | 2.1004 1 reviews | NA | Horror, Crime |
$4.99
| ...more about Face at the Window starring Tod Slaughter and John Warwick |
| 48 | | Kongo (1932) | 2.0730 3 reviews | NA | Drama, Horror | N/A | This remake of _West of Zanzibar (1928)_ (qv) made four years later tries to outdo the Lon Chaney ...more about Kongo starring Walter Huston and Lupe Velez |
| 49 |  | King of the Wild (1931) | 2.0547 1 reviews | NA | Adventure, Horror | N/A | Richard Grant, imprisoned in India for a crime he did not commit, escapes and makes his way to ...more about King of the Wild starring Nora Lane and Dorothy Christy |
| 50 | | They Drive by Night (1938) | 2.0547 1 reviews | NA | Horror, Crime | N/A | ...more about They Drive by Night starring Emlyn Williams and Ernest Thesiger |
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