Released 114 Years Ago

Méliès film La Chaudron Infernal or The Infernal Boiling Pot was released 114 years ago today.  It is now considered one of the earliest horror films, made by the man who is credited with making the very first horror film back in the 1890's. Happy Early Halloween! 

Horror Movies Still Of The Day

This is absolutely confirmed to come from Melies La Manoir du Diable AKA House Of The Devil AKA The Haunted Castle dating from 1896.

A Halloween You Tube Mystery

There is some controversy over whether tinted film above is actually British film maker George Albert Smith's 1897 remake of the 1896 black and white Melies film below or not.  The main confusion seems to come in with the title card on the above remastered film showing Melies film studio stamp, but this could be have been added later by some mistake or other.  They don't look the same to me!  Either way they represent two of the very earliest horror films every made.  Happy Spooks!!

Melies

Smith

Countdown To Halloween Movie Celebration

I know I posted this last year, but I'm such a Melies fan, I figured, what the hell....re-post!  This represented one of the earliest horror movies.  Happy Early Halloween

The man himself.

Silent Horror Image Of The Day

From Melies 1896 The Devil's Castle AKA The House Of The Devil

A Trip To The Moon (1902)

This is the original Le voyage dans la lune or The Trip to the Moon fro 1902 by cinematic pioneer of the "trick film" Georges Melies.  Happy Halloween!