This is a list of horror anthology films.
History
The influential Dead of Night (1945) popularized the format for horror anthology films, which had existed as far back as 1919's Unheimliche Geschichten and Fritz Lang's 1921 Der müde Tod. Like those two, 1924's Waxworks came out of the Weimar Republic; they included some of the top actors of the day, such as Conrad Veidt, Lil Dagover, and Emil Jannings. British company Amicus made several such films in the 1960s and 1970s. From Beyond the Grave (1974), Trilogy of Terror (1975), Heavy Metal (1981), Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983), Creepshow (1982), The Company of Wolves (1984), Creepshow 2 (1987), Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) and Tales from the Hood (1995) are various horror-themed anthologies from the '70s to the '90s.
List Title Segmentswithout "Intro"/"Preface"; "End"/"Epilogue" or "Frame" Director(s) Actors Premiere Country Notes / Ref. Unheimliche Geschichten ( Uncanny Stories; English international title: Eerie Tales) "The Apparition" "The Hand" "The Black Cat" (after Edgar Allan Poe) "The Suicide Club" (after Robert Louis Stevenson) "Der Spuk" ("The Spectre") Richard Oswald Conrad VeidtAnita BerberReinhold Schünzel 1919 Weimar Republic Unheimliche Geschichten, filmportal.de Der müde Tod ( Weary Death; English international title: Destiny) "The Story of the First Light" "The Story of the Second Light" "The Story of the Third Light" Fritz Lang Lil DagoverWalter JanssenBernhard Goetzke 1921 Weimar Republic Das Wachsfigurenkabinett (Waxworks) "Harun al-Rashid" "Ivan the Terrible" "Jack the Ripper" Paul Leni Leo Birinski Emil JanningsConrad VeidtWerner KraussWilliam Dieterle 1924 Weimar RepublicWorkman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 282. .Waxworks with Mike Patton, Scott Amendola, Matthias Bossi and William Winant . sffs.com. Retrieved March 29, 2013 Dead of NightMark H. Harris, 21 Best Horror Anthology Movies, liveabout.com "The Hearse Driver" after E. F. Benson "The Christmas Party" "The Haunted Mirror" "The Golfer's Story" after H. G. Wells's "The Ventriloquist’s Dummy" Basil Dearden Alberto Cavalcanti Robert Hamer Charles Crichton Roland Culver Judy Kelly Sally Ann Howes Ralph Michael 1945 United Kingdom Jerry Vermilye The Great British Films, 1978, Citadel Press, pp 85–87, The Devil's Messenger combining 3 episodes of the 1959 Swedish television series 13 Demon Street Herbert L. Strock Lon Chaney Jr. Karen Kadler John Crawford Michael Hinn 1961 Sweden United States Tales of Terrorwritten by Richard Matheson, based on stories by Edgar Allan Poe "Morella" "The Black Cat" "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar" Roger Corman Vincent Price Peter Lorre Basil Rathbone Debra Paget 1962 United States Spotlight: Tales of Terror from Turner Classic MoviesRoger Corman & Jim Jerome, How I Made a Hundred Movies in Hollywood and Never lost a Dime, Muller, 1990, , p 84Box office information for Roger Corman films in France at Box Office Story I tre volti della paura (Black Sabbath) "Il telefono" after F.G. Snyder "I Wurdalak" after A. Tolstoy "La goccia d'acqua" after Anton Cehov Mario Bava Michèle Mercier Boris Karloff Mark Damon Jacqueline Pierreux 1963 Italy Curti, Roberto (2015). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1957–1969. McFarland. . p. 79 Kwaidan (怪談) "The Black Hair" "The Woman of the Snow" "Hoichi the Earless" "In a Cup of Tea" Masaki Kobayashi * Tatsuya Nakadai Rentarō Mikuni Tetsurō Tamba Keiko Kishi Michiyo Aratama Misako Watanabe Yoichi Hayashi Katsuo Nakamura Osamu Takizawa Haruko Sugimura Nakamura Kan'emon Nakamura Ganjirō II 1964 Japan Dr. Terror's House of Horrors "Werewolf" "Creeping Vine" "Voodoo" "Disembodied Hand" "Vampire" Freddie Francis Neil McCallum Ann Bell Roy Castle Christopher Lee Max Adrian 1965 United Kingdom Torture Garden "Enoch" after Robert Bloch "Terror Over Hollywood" "Mr. Steinway" "The Man Who Collected Poe" Freddie Francis Jack Palance Burgess Meredith Peter Cushing 1967 United Kingdom Ed. Allan Bryce, Amicus: The Studio That Dripped Blood, Stray Cat Publishing, 2000 p 50-55 Spirits of the Dead "Metzengerstein" after Edgar Allan Poe "William Wilson" "Toby Dammit" Roger Vadim Louis Malle Federico Fellini Jane Fonda Peter Fonda Alain Delon Brigitte Bardot Terence Stamp 1968 France Italy George Porcari – Fellini's Forgotten Masterpiece: Toby Dammit (CineAction Magazine, January 2007)Night Gallery (film)"The Cemetery" "Eyes"
"The Escape Route"Boris Sagal Steven Spielberg
Barry ShearRoddy McDowall Joan Crawford
Richard Kiley1969United States The House That Dripped Blood "Method For Murder" "Waxworks" "Sweets to the Sweet" "The Cloak" Peter Duffell Denholm Elliott Peter Cushing Christopher Lee 1971 United Kingdom Hallenbeck, Bruce G. (2015), The Amicus Anthology, Midnight Marquee Press, . p.93 Asylum "Frozen Fear" by Robert Bloch "The Weird Tailor" "Lucy Comes To Stay" "Mannequins of Horror" Roy Ward Baker Peter Cushing Britt Ekland Robert Powell 1972 United Kingdom Tales from the Crypt "...And All Through the House" "Reflection of Death" "Poetic Justice" "Wish You Were Here" "Blind Alleys" Freddie Francis Joan Collins Peter Cushing 1972 United Kingdom Encounter with the Unknown "The Heptagon" "The Darkness" "The Girl on the Bridge" Harry Thomason Robert GinnavenGary BrocketteJohn Leslie 1972 United States Tales That Witness Madness "Clinic link episodes" "Mr. Tiger" "Penny Farthing" "Mel" "Luau" Freddie Francis Donald Pleasence Joan Collins Kim Novak Jack Hawkins 1973 United Kingdom Ed. Allan Bryce, Amicus: The Studio That Dripped Blood, Stray Cat Publishing, 2000 p 93Milne, Tom. Willemin, Paul. Hardy, Phil. (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Horror, Octopus Books, 1986. p 284 The Vault of Horror "Midnight Mess" "The Neat Job" "This Trick’ll Kill You" "Bargain in Death" "Drawn and Quartered" Roy Ward Baker Terry Thomas Curd Jürgens 1973 United Kingdom From Beyond the Grave "The Gatecrasher" "An Act of Kindness" "The Elemental" "The Door" Kevin Connor Peter Cushing Donald Pleasence Ian Bannen 1974 United Kingdom Ed. Allan Bryce, Amicus: The Studio That Dripped Blood, Stray Cat Publishing, 2000 p 126-137 Trilogy of Terror "Julie" by Richard Matheson "Millicent and Therese" by Richard Matheson "Amelia" by Richard Matheson Dan Curtis Karen Black John Karlen Frank Welker 1975 United States Dead of Night "Second Chance" by Jack Finney "No Such Thing as a Vampire" by Richard Matheson "Bobby" by Richard Matheson Dan Curtis Ed Begley Jr. Patrick Macnee Lee Montgomery 1977 United States The Uncanny "Montreal 1977", "London 1912", "Quebec 1975" and "Hollywood 1936" by Michel Parry Denis Héroux Peter Cushing Ray Milland Samantha Eggar Joan Greenwood Donald Pleasence 1977 United Kingdom Canada The House of the Dead (Alien Zone) Four stories Sharron Miller John EricsonIvor FrancisJudith NovgrodBurr DeBenning 1978 United States Screams of a Winter Night various scary stories James L. Wilson Matt Borel Gil Glasgow Patrick Byers Mary Agen Cox 1979 United States The Monster Club "The Shadmock" "The Vampires" "The Ghouls" Roy Ward Baker Vincent Price Donald Pleasence John Carradine 1981 United Kingdom Creepshow "Father’s Day" after Stephen King "The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill" "Something to Tide You Over" "The Crate" "They're Creeping Up on You!" George A. Romero Ed Harris Leslie Nielsen Ted Danson Hal Holbrook Adrienne Barbeau 1982 United States Screamtime "Killer Punch" "Dreamhouse" "Garden of Blood" Michael Armstrong Stanley A. Long Jean Anderson Robin Bailey Dora Bryan Ann Lynn Ian Saynor David Van Day 1983 United Kingdom United States Twilight Zone: The Movie "Time Out" "Kick the Can" "It's a Good Life" "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" John Landis Steven Spielberg Joe Dante George Miller Burgess Meredith Kathleen Quinlan John Lithgow 1983 United States The Dungeonmaster(aka Ragewar: The Challenges of Excalibrate or Digital Knights) 7 segments Dave AllenRichard BandJohn Carl BuechlerSteven FordPeter ManoogianTed NicolaouRosemarie Turko Jeffrey ByronRichard MollLeslie WingPhil Fondacaro 1984 United States Cat's Eye "Quitters, Inc." by Stephen King "The Ledge" "The General" Lewis Teague Drew Barrymore James Woods 1985 United States Siskel, Gene (April 15, 1985). "King's 'Cat's Eye' trio dogged by limp pause". Chicago Tribune. Section 5, p. 4. Deadtime Stories (Freaky Fairy-Tales, The Griebels from Deadtime Stories) 3 segments Jeffrey Delman Scott Valentine Nicole Picard Matt Mitler Cathryn de Prume Melissa Leo 1986 United States Creepshow 2 "Old Chief Wood'nhead" after Stephen King "The Raft" "The Hitch-hiker" Michael Gornick Lois Chiles George Kennedy Dorothy Lamour 1987 United States Thomas, Kevin (May 5, 1987). "'Creepshow 2': Tales as Exciting as Leftovers". Los Angeles Times. Part VI, p. 5. Tales from the QuadeaD Zone "Food for" "The Brothers" "Unseen Vision" Chester Novell Turner W.J. Rider Keefe L. Turner John W. Jones 1987 United States After Midnight "The Old Dark House" "A Night on the Town" "All Night Operator" Ken and Jim Wheat Pamela Segall Marc McClure 1989 United States Grim Prairie Tales 4 western stories Wayne Coe James Earl JonesBrad DourifWill HareMarc McClure 1990 United States Tales from the Darkside: The Movie "Lot 249" "Cat from Hell" "Lover's Vow" John Harrison Deborah Harry Steve Buscemi William Hickey 1990 United States Creepshow 3/Tales from the Darkside: The Movie relationship Body Bags "The Gas Station" "Hair" "Eye" John Carpenter Tobe Hooper Stacy Keach David Warner Sheena Easton Debbie Harry Mark Hamill Robert Carradine 1993 United States Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics"The Theatre" - story by Rod Serling, written by Richard Matheson "Where The Dead Are" - story and written by Rod SerlingRobert MarkowitzAmy Irving Gary Cole
Jack Palance
Patrick Bergin1994United States Tales from the Hood "Rogue Cop Revelation" "Boys Do Get Bruised" "KKK Comeuppance" "Hard-Core Convert" Rusty Cundieff Clarence Williams III Rosalind Cash Rusty Cundieff 1995 United States Campfire Tales "The Hook" "The Campfire" "The Honeymoon" "People Can Lick Too" "The Locket" Matt Cooper Martin Kunert David Semel James Marsden Christine Taylor Amy Smart Ron Livingston 1997 United States Type of Work: Motion Picture Registration Number: PAu002158222 Title: Campfire tales. Copyright Claimant: Campfire, LLC Other Title: All American campfire horror stories, Fear Cocatalog.loc.gov. 1997-02-04 The Mirror (怪談之魔鏡; Guai tan: Mo jing) five unrelated segments Siu Wing Nicholas Tse, Ruby Lin Law Lan 1999 Hong Kong Bangkok Haunted(ผีสามบาท)"Legend of the Drum""Black Magic Woman""Revenge"Pisut PraesangeamOxide PangPimsiree PimseePramote SeangsornDawan Singha-WeeKalyanut SriboonruengPete Thong-Jeur2001ThailandStrange Frequency"Disco Inferno" "My Generation" "Room Service" "More Than a Feeling"Mary Lambert Bryan SpicerMartin Cummins Christopher Masterson Brandy Ledford Danny Masterson2001United States