Halfway to Danger

Herzog Ferrantes Ende

November 1922 •German

In medieval Italy, a group of men plot to kill a cruel and despotic duke.

The Golem

January 1915 •German

This mostly lost film is often confused with director Paul Wegener third and readily available interpretation of the legend; Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam (1920). In this version of the golem legend, the golem, a clay statue brought to life by Rabbi Loew in 16th century Prague to save the Jews from the ongoing brutal persecution by the city's rulers, is found in the rubble of an old synagogue in the 20th century. Brought to life by an antique dealer, the golem is used as a menial servant. Eventually falling in love with the dealer's wife, it goes on a murderous rampage when its love for her goes unanswered.

Viy

November 1909 •

Based on a the horror novella of the same name. First Russian horror film.

Alraune

January 1918 •Hungarian

It is a variation on the original legend of Alraune in which a Mad Scientist creates a beautiful but demonic child from the forced union between a woman and a Mandrake root. Not to be confused with the 1918 German version of Alraune.

The Dungeon

May 1922 •English

Myrtle Downing, an African-American woman, is coerced into marrying a corrupt would-be politician named Gyp Lassiter, even though she is really in love with Stephen Cameron, a young lawyer. When she discovers that her husband has conspired to support segregationist policies in exchange for support by white political power brokers, she objects to his crooked dealings and gets herself imprisoned in a secret dungeon where her husband had murdered his previous wives. Presumed to be a lost film.

A Son of Satan

October 1924 •English

A Son of Satan is a 1924 silent race film directed, written, produced and distributed by Oscar Micheaux. The film follows the misadventures of a man who accepted a bet to spend a night in a haunted house. Micheaux shot the film in The Bronx, New York, and Roanoke, Virginia. A Son of Satan ran into distribution problems when state censorship boards rejected the film based on its contents. New York censors objected to the film’s depiction of violence, particularly against women and animals (a cat is killed onscreen in one scene, a Ku Klux Klan leader is slain and a man chokes his wife to death), while Virginia censors complained the film’s references to miscegenation would "prove offensive to Southern ladies". In at least one state the film was banned for its title alone No print of the film is known to exist and it is presumed to be a lost film.

Something in the Basement

June 1986 •English

A youth waits for his brother to return home from a bloody war. He encounters something very nasty and evil in the basement of his house, claiming his older brother has in fact died.

Nailed

January 1913 •Russian

Nox Aeternus - Die Nacht der Hexen

January 1987 •German

A lost extreme splatter film from Liechtenstein about a group of teenagers in the forest who stumble upon a party of witches, who sacrifice children, skins traitors alive and eat their innards. The teens try to escape from the witches, and most end up getting killed in the most indiscriminate manner. The police even get involved but are of no use as they are tortured by the witches. The only surviving teen must take matters into his own hands to stop the evil witches. Having gone insane, he later steals his father's gun, goes on a killing spree and then ends his own life.

Yotsuya nana fushigi

January 1919 •Japanese

Hunted

January 1982 •German

The first film ever made by infamous German director Andreas Schnaas, which has since been lost. The film showcases two young men ruthlessly murdering an elderly man.

Yongary, Monster from the Deep

August 1967 •Korean

Earthquakes in central Korea turn out to be the work of Yongary, a prehistoric gasoline-eating reptile that soon goes on a rampage through Seoul.

London After Midnight

December 1927 •

The abandoned Balfour House, the owner of which was found dead five years earlier, comes back to life with the arrival of two suspicious sinister-looking tenants. This film was lost in the 1965 MGM vault fire; only a few stills exist.

The Book of Murder

March 1974 •English

Much-married and once successful writer Henry T. Aythecliff, now heavily in debt, summons his three ex-wives to his mansion, planning to extort a sizable amount of money from each. When he is discovered dead, clues indicate that each of his four wives had motive and opportunity to murder him, and a young detective must sift through some ingeniously devised evidence.

A Chant of Silence

May 1973 •English

A murdering skyjacker parachutes to safety and poses as a novice monk in an isolated New Mexico monastery.

Murder and the Computer

December 1973 •English

After coming under suspicion for a computer technician's murder, six hackers team up to try to find the real killer.

The Murderers

November 1973 •English

A reformed criminal is blackmailed when three girls are murdered.

Three Tales of Terror

January 1912 •German

The hypnotist Svengali makes an artist's model sing, but cannot force her love.

A Blind Bargain

December 1922 •English

Chaney plays two roles: mad scientist Arthur Lamb and Lamb's "experiment", known only as the Ape Man. This hideous creature was the result of Lamb's attempts to transplant animal glands into human beings. A lost film.

While Paris Sleeps

January 1923 •English

When a sculptor falls in love with his model but finds his love unrequited, he plans to kill his love rival with the help of the owner of a Horror Wax museum. The film is considered lost.