when was the first horror movie made in america
1910
title: Horror film text: by an atomic bomb test. Other creature films include "It Came from Beneath the Sea" (1955), "Tarantula" (1955), and "The Giant Behemoth" (1959). Hollywood directors and producers found ample opportunity for audience exploitation through gimmicks. "House of Wax" (1953) used the advent of 3-D film to draw audiences, while "The Tingler" (1959) to scare audiences in their theater seats. Filmmakers continued to merge elements of science fiction and horror over the following decades. Considered a "pulp masterpiece" of the era was "The Incredible Shrinking Man" (1957), based on Richard Matheson's existentialist novel. The film conveyed the fears of living in title: Horror film text: 1960s began to influence horror films in the 70s, as the youth involved in the counterculture began exploring the medium. Wes Craven's "The Hills Have Eyes" (1977) and "The Last House on the Left" (1972) along with Tobe Hooper's "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" (1974) (based on the Ed Gein case) recalled the Vietnam War; while George A. Romero satirized the consumer society in his zombie sequel, "Dawn of the Dead" (1978). Meanwhile, the subgenre of comedy horror re-emerged in the cinema with "The Abominable Dr. Phibes" (1971), "Young Frankenstein" (1974), "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" (1975), and "An American title: Horror film text: said of the film, "I have tried to create sets so stylized that they evidence no idea of reality." "Waxworks" was director Paul Leni’s last film in Germany before he heading to Hollywood to make some of the most important horror films of the late silent era. Though the word "horror" to describe the film genre would not be used until the 1930s (when Universal Pictures began to release their initial monster films), earlier American productions often relied on horror themes. Many of these early films were considered dark melodramas because of their stock characters and emotion-heavy plots that focused title: Horror film text: Satanic make-up for Lugosi in the independently produced "White Zombie" (1932). After the release of "The Mummy", Universal followed a trilogy of films based on the tales of Edgar Allan Poe; "Murders in the Rue Morgue" (1932), "The Black Cat" (1934), and "The Raven" (1935), the latter two of which teamed Lugosi with Karloff. Universal then began releasing sequels including "Bride of Frankenstein" (1935) and "Dracula's Daughter" (1936). They also made the first mainstream werewolf picture, "Werewolf of London" (1935) which wasn't a box office triumph during release despite being revered by audiences today. Other studios followed Universal's lead. MGM's title: The Amityville Horror (1979 film) text: Horror" was a major commercial success for American International Pictures, grossing over $80 million in the United States and going on to become one of the highest-grossing independent films of all time. It received mostly negative reviews from critics, though the film has been contemporarily noted by film scholars as a classic of the horror genre. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score by composer Lalo Schifrin and Kidder also earned a Saturn Award nomination for Best Actress. A remake was produced in 2005. In the early morning hours on November 13, 1974, Ronald DeFeo