Since the early twentieth century, the experience of horror and science fiction has largely been mediated through the language of cinema. Archive.org has made available a number of classic titles that have fallen into the public domain, ranging from the very best of the genre, such as Nosferatu and The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, to the very worst, such as Manos: The Hands of Fate and Plan 9 from Outer Space, both of which routinely vie for the title of worst film ever made. Below are some of the best and worst genre movies of from the twentieth century that now belong to the public domain.
FRANKENSTEIN (1910)
DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE (1913)
THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI (1919)
NOSFERATU (1922)
THE LOST WORLD (1925)
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1925)
WHITE ZOMBIE (1932)
THE WHITE GORILLA (1945)
PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE (1959)
THE HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL (1959)
THE BAT (1959)
THE KILLER SHREWS (1959)
THE PHANTOM PLANET (1961)
THE TERROR (1963)
DEMENTIA 13 (1963)
THE LAST MAN ON EARTH (1964)
MANOS: THE HANDS OF FATE (1966)
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968)
DON'T LOOK IN THE BASEMENT (1973)
