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TopTenREVIEWS top Horror movie of all time is I Walked with a Zombie.

Top 1940's Horror Movies

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1Movie reviews for I Walked with a Zombie (1943)I Walked with a Zombie (1943)Movie critics combined give I Walked with a Zombie a score of 3.0962 out of 4
3.0962
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PGDrama, Thriller, Horror, Romance $12.71 A young Canadian nurse is hired to care for the wife of a plantation owner in the West Indies. Many ...more about I Walked with a Zombie  starring James Ellison and Frances Dee
2Movie reviews for Cat People (1942)Cat People (1942)Movie critics combined give Cat People a score of 3.0924 out of 4
3.0924
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PGDrama, Thriller, Horror, Romance $12.71 Irena Dubrovna, a beautiful and mysterious Serbian-born fashion artist living in New York City, ...more about Cat People  starring Simone Simon and Kent Smith
3Movie reviews for Dead of Night (1945)Dead of Night (1945)Movie critics combined give Dead of Night a score of 3.0715 out of 4
3.0715
31
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NAHorror, Mystery $19.91 Architect Walter Craig, seeking the possibility of some work at a country farmhouse, soon finds ...more about Dead of Night  starring Mervyn Johns and Roland Culver
4Movie reviews for Wolf Man, The (1941)Wolf Man, The (1941)Movie critics combined give Wolf Man a score of 3.0331 out of 4
3.0331
40
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NADrama, Fantasy, Horror $12.95 Upon the death of his brother, Larry Talbot returns from America to his ancestral home in Wales. He ...more about Wolf Man  starring Claude Rains and Warren William
5Movie reviews for Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)Movie critics combined give Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein a score of 3.0202 out of 4
3.0202
57
reviews
NAHorror, Sci-Fi, Comedy $12.82 The world of freight handlers Wilbur Grey and Chick Young is turned upside down when the remains of ...more about Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein  starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
6Movie reviews for Spiral Staircase, The (1946)Spiral Staircase, The (1946)Movie critics combined give Spiral Staircase a score of 2.9809 out of 4
2.9809
21
reviews
NADrama, Thriller, Horror, Mystery $4.99 Beautiful young mute Helen is a domestic worker for old ailing Mrs. Warren. Mrs. Warren's two sons, ...more about Spiral Staircase  starring Dorothy McGuire and George Brent
7Movie reviews for Beast with Five Fingers, The (1946)Beast with Five Fingers, The (1946)Movie critics combined give Beast with Five Fingers a score of 2.9679 out of 4
2.9679
15
reviews
NAHorrorN/ALocals in an Italian village believe evil has taken over the estate of a recently deceased pianist ...more about Beast with Five Fingers  starring Robert Alda and Andrea King
8Movie reviews for I Married a Witch (1942)I Married a Witch (1942)Movie critics combined give I Married a Witch a score of 2.9588 out of 4
2.9588
16
reviews
NAFantasy, Horror, Romance, ComedyN/AAfter a ancestor of Wallace Wooley has burned Jennifer, a witch and her father, they cursed his ...more about I Married a Witch  starring Veronica Lake and Robert Benchley
9Movie reviews for Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)Movie critics combined give Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man a score of 2.9181 out of 4
2.9181
40
reviews
NAHorror, Sci-Fi $8.89 Graverobbers open the grave of the Wolfman and awake him. He doesn't like the idea of being ...more about Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man  starring Ilona Massey and Patric Knowles
10Movie reviews for Body Snatcher, The (1945)Body Snatcher, The (1945)Movie critics combined give Body Snatcher a score of 2.9157 out of 4
2.9157
20
reviews
NADrama, Thriller, Horror $12.71 In Edinburgh, renowned surgeon and now teacher of anatomy Dr. MacFarlane, has been paying John ...more about Body Snatcher  starring Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi
11Movie reviews for Phantom of the Opera (1943)Phantom of the Opera (1943)Movie critics combined give Phantom of the Opera a score of 2.8769 out of 4
2.8769
42
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NADrama, Thriller, Horror, Music $12.87 Pit violinist Claudin hopelessly loves rising operatic soprano Christine Dubois (as do baritone ...more about Phantom of the Opera  starring Nelson Eddy and Susanna Foster
12Movie reviews for Curse of the Cat People, The (1944)Curse of the Cat People, The (1944)Movie critics combined give Curse of the Cat People a score of 2.8730 out of 4
2.8730
30
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NADrama, Fantasy, Horror $12.71 This mostly unrelated sequel to Cat People (1942) has Amy, the young daughter of Oliver and Alice ...more about Curse of the Cat People  starring Simone Simon and Kent Smith
13Movie reviews for Scared to Death (1947)Scared to Death (1947)Movie critics combined give Scared to Death a score of 2.8727 out of 4
2.8727
7
reviews
NAHorror, Mystery $1.99 From a slab in the morgue, a dead young woman tells the bizarre tale of how she got there, through ...more about Scared to Death  starring Bela Lugosi and Roland Varno
14Movie reviews for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)Movie critics combined give Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde a score of 2.8623 out of 4
2.8623
23
reviews
NADrama, Horror, Sci-Fi $6.24 Dr. Jekyll believes good and evil exist in everyone. Experiments reveal his evil side, named Hyde. ...more about Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde  starring Spencer Tracy and Ingrid Bergman
15Movie reviews for Invisible Man Returns, The (1940)Invisible Man Returns, The (1940)Movie critics combined give Invisible Man Returns a score of 2.8409 out of 4
2.8409
11
reviews
NADrama, Thriller, Horror, Sci-Fi, Mystery $19.60 Framed for the murder of his brother, Geoffrey Radcliffe is scheduled to hang. After a visit from ...more about Invisible Man Returns  starring Cedric Hardwicke and Vincent Price
16Movie reviews for Ghost Breakers, The (1940)Ghost Breakers, The (1940)Movie critics combined give Ghost Breakers a score of 2.8233 out of 4
2.8233
9
reviews
NAHorror, Comedy $5.95 Mary Carter inherits her family's ancestral home, located on a small island off Cuba, and, despite ...more about Ghost Breakers  starring Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard
17Movie reviews for Corpse Vanishes, The (1942)Corpse Vanishes, The (1942)Movie critics combined give Corpse Vanishes a score of 2.8045 out of 4
2.8045
9
reviews
NAHorror, Sci-Fi $4.99 Dr. Lorenz, a mad scientist, wants to keep his elderly wife young. He does this by kidnapping young ...more about Corpse Vanishes  starring Bela Lugosi and Luana Walters
18Movie reviews for Bedlam (1946)Bedlam (1946)Movie critics combined give Bedlam a score of 2.8035 out of 4
2.8035
20
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NADrama, Thriller, Horror $12.71 Nell Bowen, the spirited protege of rich Lord Mortimer, becomes interested in the conditions of ...more about Bedlam  starring Boris Karloff and Anna Lee
19Movie reviews for Ghost of Frankenstein, The (1942)Ghost of Frankenstein, The (1942)Movie critics combined give Ghost of Frankenstein a score of 2.7913 out of 4
2.7913
19
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NAFantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi $8.89 Ygor resurrects Frankenstein's monster and brings him to the original doctor's son, Ludwig, for ...more about Ghost of Frankenstein  starring Cedric Hardwicke and Lon Chaney Jr.
20Movie reviews for Devil Commands, The (1941)Devil Commands, The (1941)Movie critics combined give Devil Commands a score of 2.7803 out of 4
2.7803
13
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NAHorror $10.50 ...more about Devil Commands  starring Boris Karloff and Richard Fiske
21Movie reviews for Lodger, The (1944)Lodger, The (1944)Movie critics combined give Lodger a score of 2.7640 out of 4
2.7640
10
reviews
NAThriller, HorrorN/AIn late Victorian London, Jack the Ripper has been killing and maiming actresses in the night. The ...more about Lodger  starring Laird Cregar and George Sanders
22Movie reviews for Seventh Victim, The (1943)Seventh Victim, The (1943)Movie critics combined give Seventh Victim a score of 2.7372 out of 4
2.7372
25
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NADrama, Horror, Mystery $44.96 Mary Gibson, a naive orphan, goes to Manhatten to find her missing sister Jacqueline. Her ...more about Seventh Victim  starring Tom Conway and Jean Brooks
23Movie reviews for Isle of the Dead (1945)Isle of the Dead (1945)Movie critics combined give Isle of the Dead a score of 2.7363 out of 4
2.7363
9
reviews
NADrama, Thriller, Horror, Mystery $12.71 On a Greek island during the 1912 war, several people are trapped by quarantine for the plague. If ...more about Isle of the Dead  starring Boris Karloff and Ellen Drew
24Movie reviews for Brute Man, The (1946)Brute Man, The (1946)Movie critics combined give Brute Man a score of 2.7357 out of 4
2.7357
7
reviews
NAThriller, Horror $7.99 Hal Moffat (Fred Colby before disfigurement, Rondo Hatton afterwards) who is taking wholesale ...more about Brute Man  starring Jan Wiley and Jane Adams
25Movie reviews for Before I Hang (1940)Before I Hang (1940)Movie critics combined give Before I Hang a score of 2.7292 out of 4
2.7292
8
reviews
NAHorror, Sci-Fi, Crime $8.41 A demented scientist kills a man while experimenting with an aging serum. He is quickly arrested, ...more about Before I Hang  starring Boris Karloff and Evelyn Keyes
26Movie reviews for Bluebeard (1944)Bluebeard (1944)Movie critics combined give Bluebeard a score of 2.7155 out of 4
2.7155
16
reviews
NAThriller, Horror, Crime $3.48 ...more about Bluebeard  starring John Carradine and Jean Parker
27Movie reviews for Invisible Agent (1942)Invisible Agent (1942)Movie critics combined give Invisible Agent a score of 2.7031 out of 4
2.7031
5
reviews
NAAdventure, War, Thriller, Horror, Sci-Fi, Comedy $19.60 Frank Raymond, grandson of the original Invisible Man, still has the old formula but considers it ...more about Invisible Agent  starring Peter Lorre and Cedric Hardwicke
28Movie reviews for Woman in Green, The (1945)Woman in Green, The (1945)Movie critics combined give Woman in Green a score of 2.6894 out of 4
2.6894
12
reviews
NADrama, Horror, Crime, Mystery $4.99 Holmes and Watson investigate a series of bizarre and apparently unconnected murders, and the death ...more about Woman in Green  starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce
29Movie reviews for Picture of Dorian Gray, The (1945)Picture of Dorian Gray, The (1945)Movie critics combined give Picture of Dorian Gray a score of 2.6886 out of 4
2.6886
20
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NADrama, Fantasy, HorrorN/AHandsome, young, but morally corrupt Dorian Gray has his portrait made. As the years pass, he does ...more about Picture of Dorian Gray  starring George Sanders and Hurd Hatfield
30Movie reviews for Son of Dracula (1943)Son of Dracula (1943)Movie critics combined give Son of Dracula a score of 2.6821 out of 4
2.6821
14
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NAHorror $8.89 Carpathian Count Alucard is invited to the U.S. by a young "morbid" heiress (Katherine Caldwell). ...more about Son of Dracula  starring Robert Paige and Louise Allbritton
31Movie reviews for Devil Bat, The (1940)Devil Bat, The (1940)Movie critics combined give Devil Bat a score of 2.6534 out of 4
2.6534
13
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NAHorror, Sci-Fi, Crime, Mystery, Comedy $2.87 Dr. Carruthers feels bitter at being betrayed by his employers, Heath and Morton, when they became ...more about Devil Bat  starring Bela Lugosi and Suzanne Kaaren
32Movie reviews for House of Frankenstein (1944)House of Frankenstein (1944)Movie critics combined give House of Frankenstein a score of 2.6186 out of 4
2.6186
12
reviews
NAFantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi $8.89 After escaping from an asylum the mad Dr. Niemann (Boris Karloff) and his hunch back assistant (J. ...more about House of Frankenstein  starring Boris Karloff and John Carradine
33Movie reviews for Zombies on Broadway (1945)Zombies on Broadway (1945)Movie critics combined give Zombies on Broadway a score of 2.6026 out of 4
2.6026
4
reviews
NAFantasy, Horror, ComedyN/ATwo inept press agents are ordered to the island of St. Sebastian to get a zombie for an opening ...more about Zombies on Broadway  starring Wally Brown and Alan Carney
34Movie reviews for Bowery at Midnight (1942)Bowery at Midnight (1942)Movie critics combined give Bowery at Midnight a score of 2.5817 out of 4
2.5817
11
reviews
NAThriller, Horror, Sci-Fi, Crime $4.99 Kindly soup kitchen operator and professor of criminology Bela Lugosi uses his soup kitchen as a ...more about Bowery at Midnight  starring Bela Lugosi and John Archer
35Movie reviews for Amazing Mr. X, The (1948)Amazing Mr. X, The (1948)Movie critics combined give Amazing Mr. X a score of 2.5588 out of 4
2.5588
6
reviews
NAThriller, Horror $3.48 On the beach one night, Christine Faber, two years a widow, thinks she hears her late husband Paul ...more about Amazing Mr. X  starring Turhan Bey and Lynn Bari
36Movie reviews for House of Dracula (1945)House of Dracula (1945)Movie critics combined give House of Dracula a score of 2.5554 out of 4
2.5554
13
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NAFantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi $21.99 Dracula arrives at Dr. Edelman's office asking for a cure to his vampirism. However, this is a ruse ...more about House of Dracula  starring John Carradine and Martha O'Driscoll
37Movie reviews for Unknown Island (1948)Unknown Island (1948)Movie critics combined give Unknown Island a score of 2.5131 out of 4
2.5131
5
reviews
NAAdventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Romance $7.99 Adventure-seeker Ted Osborne has convinced his finacee Carole to finance his expedition to an ...more about Unknown Island  starring Virginia Grey and Barton MacLane
38Movie reviews for Dr. Cyclops (1940)Dr. Cyclops (1940)Movie critics combined give Dr. Cyclops a score of 2.4711 out of 4
2.4711
7
reviews
NAAdventure, Horror, Sci-FiN/AFour explorers are summoned to Peru by the brilliant physicist Dr Thorkel. They discover a rich ...more about Dr. Cyclops  starring Albert Dekker and Thomas Coley
39Movie reviews for Spooks Run Wild (1941)Spooks Run Wild (1941)Movie critics combined give Spooks Run Wild a score of 2.4443 out of 4
2.4443
3
reviews
NAHorror, Comedy $6.99 The boys are sent to a mountain camp. Stranded in a small rural town, they hear about a "monster ...more about Spooks Run Wild  starring Bela Lugosi and Leo Gorcey
40Movie reviews for Queen of Spades, The (1949)Queen of Spades, The (1949)Movie critics combined give Queen of Spades a score of 2.4382 out of 4
2.4382
7
reviews
NADrama, Horror $19.91 An elderly countess strikes a bargain with the devil and exchanges her soul for the ability to ...more about Queen of Spades  starring Anton Walbrook and Edith Evans
41Movie reviews for Mad Monster, The (1942)Mad Monster, The (1942)Movie critics combined give Mad Monster a score of 2.3804 out of 4
2.3804
3
reviews
NAHorror, Sci-Fi $4.95 Dr. Cameron (George Zucco) has succeeded in his expierments with a serum which will turn a man into ...more about Mad Monster  starring Johnny Downs and George Zucco
42Movie reviews for Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943)Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943)Movie critics combined give Sherlock Holmes Faces Death a score of 2.3774 out of 4
2.3774
3
reviews
NAHorror, Crime, Mystery $15.96 During WWII several murders occur at a convalescent home where Dr. Watson has volunteered his ...more about Sherlock Holmes Faces Death  starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce
43Movie reviews for Monster Maker, The (1944)Monster Maker, The (1944)Movie critics combined give Monster Maker a score of 2.3766 out of 4
2.3766
4
reviews
NAHorror $5.16 ...more about Monster Maker  starring Tala Birell and Wanda McKay
44Movie reviews for Dead Men Walk (1943)Dead Men Walk (1943)Movie critics combined give Dead Men Walk a score of 2.3720 out of 4
2.3720
6
reviews
NAHorror $4.99 We meet Doctor Lloyd Clayton at the funeral of his twin brother, evil magician Elwyn. Zolarr, ...more about Dead Men Walk  starring George Zucco and Mary Carlisle
45Movie reviews for Pearl of Death, The (1944)Pearl of Death, The (1944)Movie critics combined give Pearl of Death a score of 2.3652 out of 4
2.3652
4
reviews
NAHorror, Crime, Mystery $15.96 When a pearl with a sinister reputation for causing misfortune to its owners is stolen from a ...more about Pearl of Death  starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce
46Movie reviews for One Body Too Many (1944)One Body Too Many (1944)Movie critics combined give One Body Too Many a score of 2.3591 out of 4
2.3591
3
reviews
NAHorror, Mystery, Comedy $6.99 Insurance salesman Albert Tuttle arrives at the Cyrus J. Rutherford estate to sell the millionaire ...more about One Body Too Many  starring Jack Haley and Jean Parker
47Movie reviews for Lady of Burlesque (1943)Lady of Burlesque (1943)Movie critics combined give Lady of Burlesque a score of 2.3579 out of 4
2.3579
8
reviews
NAHorror, Mystery, Comedy, Music $6.99 Sassy Dixie Daisy is the hot new attraction at a former opera house that's been turned into a ...more about Lady of Burlesque  starring Barbara Stanwyck and Eddie Gordon
48Movie reviews for Dark Eyes of London, The (1940)Dark Eyes of London, The (1940)Movie critics combined give Dark Eyes of London a score of 2.3488 out of 4
2.3488
5
reviews
NADrama, Horror, Crime, Mystery $3.88 A series of strange deaths takes place in London. All are accidents but the victims are single men ...more about Dark Eyes of London  starring Bela Lugosi and Hugh Williams
49Movie reviews for Black Friday (1940)Black Friday (1940)Movie critics combined give Black Friday a score of 2.3309 out of 4
2.3309
7
reviews
NADrama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Crime $21.22 When his friend Professor Kingsely (Ridges) is at deaths door, brain surgeon Dr. Sovac (Karloff) ...more about Black Friday  starring Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi
50Movie reviews for Strange Case of Doctor Rx, The (1942)Strange Case of Doctor Rx, The (1942)Movie critics combined give Strange Case of Doctor Rx a score of 2.3287 out of 4
2.3287
1
reviews
NAHorror, MysteryN/AAfter five men previously acquitted of various criminal charges are murdered by a mysterious ...more about Strange Case of Doctor Rx  starring Patric Knowles and Lionel Atwill
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