1931 · Full movie
Dracula
The vampire gains a voice. This version opens our sound-era shelf and invites comparison with the silent Orlok.
HIRNFLIMMERN // 1931–1945
The monsters find their voices
17 black-and-white films from the 1930s and 1940s: great monsters, unfamiliar bodies and detours beside the classics.
Dracula, Frankenstein and the Mummy sit beside films that organise fear differently: through exclusion, an unseen body or a possible transformation. The Jekyll and Orlac versions invite comparison across eras. For smaller laboratory nightmares, take the detour to The Devil Bat or The Monster Maker. Full films and trailers are clearly separated. The Mummy currently has a trailer assignment; the other versions were reviewed as complete archive films.
Open as a ready-made film night ↗
1931 · Full movie
Frankenstein
Artificial life becomes a monster tragedy: our entry into classic laboratory cinema, alongside the short Frankenstein of 1910.
1931 · Full movie
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The divided self returns in sound cinema: a companion for comparing the silent version of 1920.
1932 · Full movie
Freaks
A circus setting and a dangerous game of exclusion. Our film night asks who labels whom a monster.
1932 · Full movie
White Zombie
Before the modern undead horde comes the fear of outside control: an early zombie detour in our monochrome programme.
1932 · Full movie
The Old Dark House
An old house becomes a shared space of fear: our choice for uncanny atmosphere mixed with black humour.
1932 · Full movie
Island of Lost Souls
Experiments shift the boundary between humans and animals: an evening where scientific megalomania becomes the threat.
1932 · Trailer
The Mummy
This classic belongs on the monster shelf. A reviewed trailer is currently provided; a full version awaits an unambiguous assignment.
1933 · Full movie
The Invisible Man
The threat escapes sight: our selection for a monster evening shaped by the power of the invisible.
1933 · Full movie
King Kong
Expedition, creature and metropolitan spectacle meet: our bridge from early screen creatures to a shelf of giant monsters.
1935 · Full movie
Bride of Frankenstein
The creature and the longing for companionship: our programme’s companion to a Frankenstein evening.
1935 · Full movie
Mad Love
The fear of alien hands returns in a new form: our suggestion for comparing The Hands of Orlac from 1924.
1933 · Full movie
The Vampire Bat
Vampire suspicions meet mad science: a detour for viewers looking beyond the biggest monsters towards smaller genre crossings.
1942 · Full movie
Cat People
Fear of transformation thrives on uncertainty: an evening where atmosphere can matter more than an open monster parade.
1940 · Full movie
The Devil Bat
Bat menace and scientific megalomania for a smaller monster night: our find among this programme’s more familiar faces.
1944 · Full movie
The Monster Maker
A sinister scientist returns the programme to bodily change: our smaller laboratory detour from the 1940s.
1945 · Full movie
Dead of Night
Several uncanny tales turn the evening into a collection: our finale for anyone seeking another shadow after the last monster.