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This is a list of first horror films by country.

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CountryYearTitleOriginal titleDirector(s)Notes
Argentina 1942 A Light in the Window Una luz en la ventana Manuel Romero with Narciso Ibáñez Menta, Irma Córdoba, Juan Carlos Thorry [1]
Austria [Note 1] 1918 Alraune Alraune Michael Curtiz, Edmund Fritz with Géza Erdélyi; lost film [2] [3] [ better source needed ]
Brazil 1963 At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul À Meia-Noite Levarei Sua Alma José Mojica Marins with José Mojica Marins [4] [5] and the first installment of the "Coffin Joe trilogy". [6] [7]
Canada 1961 The Mask (Eyes of Hell)Julian Roffmanwith Paul Stevens, Claudette Nevins, Bill Walker [8]
Czechoslovakia [Note 1] 1936 Golem Le Golem Julien Duvivier with Harry Baur, Roger Karl, Ferdinand Hart; Czechoslovak-French monster movie [9] [10]
South Korea 1960 The Housemaid Hanyeo (하녀) Kim Ki-young with Lee Eun-shim, Ju Jeung-nyeo and Kim Jin-kyu. [11] [12] [13]
Denmark 1916 Blind Justice Hævnens nat Benjamin Christensen with Benjamin Christensen, Karen Caspersen, Ulla Johansen[ citation needed ] [14]
France 1896 The House of the Devil Le Manoir du diable Georges Méliès with Jehanne D'Alcy. [15]
Germany 1913 [16] The Student of Prague Der Student von Prag Stellan Rye, Paul Wegener with Paul Wegener, John Gottowt, Grete Berger. [17] Critic Roger Ebert considers the film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) "the first true horror film". [18]
Hungary [Note 1] 1918 Alraune Alraune Michael Curtiz, Edmund Fritz with Géza Erdélyi; lost film [2]
India 1946 Khooni ख़ूनीK. L. Kahanwith Raj Rani, Navin Chandra, Hari Mohan, Baburao Pahalwan [19] [20] See also: Mahal (1949) [21]
Italy 1911 Dante's Inferno L'Inferno Francesco Bertolini, Adolfo Padovan, Giuseppe De Liguorowith Salvatore Papa, Arturo Pirovano, Giuseppe de Liguoro, Augusto Milla [22]
Japan 1898 Resurrection of a CorpseShinin No Soseiwritten by Eijiro Hatta [23] [ citation needed ] See also Bake Jizo (Jizo the Spook, 1898)
The Netherlands 1909 The Grip De GreepLeon Boedelswith Louis Bouwmeester, Ko van Sprinkhuysen; Dutch film [24]
Pakistan 1964 MadmanDeewanaMubarak MalikDeewana is a first Pakistani horror film.
Philippines 1959 Terror Is a Man Gerardo de León, Eddie Romero with Francis Lederer, Greta Thyssen, Richard Derr; Filipino/American film [25] [26] [27]
Poland 1970 Lokis Lokis Janusz Majewski with Józef Duriasz, Edmund Fetting. [28] See also: Rosemary’s Baby (1968) - American film by Polish director Roman Polanski. [29]
Romania 1992 Miss Christina Domnișoara ChristinaViorel Sergovici Adrian Pintea, Mariana Buruiană, Irina Petrescu
Russia 1909 Viy Вий Vasili Goncharov I. Langfeld, A. Platonov, V. Dalskaya [30] [31]
United Kingdom 1897 The X-Rays [32] [33] George Albert Smith with Tom Green, Laura Bayley.[ citation needed ]
Serbia 1969 The Gifts of My Cousin Maria Darovi moje rođake Marije Đorđe Kadijević with Ljiljana Krstić, Neda Spasojević, Slobodan Perović [34] [35]
Spain 1934 The Tower of the Seven Hunchbacks La Torre de los Siete Jorobados Edgar Neville With Antonio Casal, Isabel de Pomés. It is based on a novel of the same title by Emilio Carrere. [36] [37]
United States 1908 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Otis Turner (unconfirmed)16 minutes; with Hobart Bosworth, Betty Harte [38] [39]
Sweden 1921 The Phantom Carriage Körkarlen Victor Sjöström with Hilda Borgström [40]
Yugoslavia 1969 The Gifts of My Cousin Maria Darovi moje rođake Marije Đorđe Kadijević with Ljiljana Krstić, Neda Spasojević, Slobodan Perović [34] [35]

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  13. ↑ Others Korean horror movies: A Devilish Homicide (살인마, Salinma, 1965), The Hole (올가미; Olgami, 1997) Korean horror#Influential Korean horror films
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