1910 · Full movie
Frankenstein
An early Frankenstein adaptation: a short opening in which artificial life becomes a screen nightmare.
HIRNFLIMMERN // 1910–1928
When shadows learned to move
17 films: the 1920s, with a short prelude from 1910. From Nosferatu and Caligari to experimental visions of Poe.
Before monsters speak, bodies, spaces and shadows must tell their stories. This programme moves from artificial life and divided identities to vampires, haunted houses and prehistoric creatures. Alongside familiar names are detours such as The Unknown and the short American Usher adaptation. The short films from 1910 and 1928 are complete shorts. Silent means no spoken dialogue here. Archive versions may include music; intertitle language and presentation vary between copies.
Open as a ready-made film night ↗
1920 · Full movie
Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari
Crooked spaces, sleepwalking and uncertain perception: our entry into horror whose world already resembles a nightmare.
1920 · Full movie
Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam
An animated clay figure moves from protection to menace: a film night about power and the uncontrollable creature.
1920 · Full movie
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
One person, two identities: this silent version turns fear of the other self into physical transformation.
1921 · Full movie
Körkarlen
A spectral carriage and the weight of a life: our quieter detour into a haunted atmosphere.
1922 · Full movie
Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens
Count Orlok brings the vampire into silent cinema. Shadows and posture make this an opening for our monster night.
1922 · Full movie
Häxan
Witchcraft between investigation and staged nightmares: an unusual detour beyond straightforward early horror storytelling.
1924 · Full movie
Das Wachsfigurenkabinett
A waxworks links several tales: our suggestion for a silent evening that changes its imagery and mood.
1924 · Full movie
Orlacs Hände
Hands become an alien part of the body. This selection leads from bodily fear to uncertain identity.
1925 · Full movie
The Phantom of the Opera
A mask, an opera house and an underground refuge: an evening about concealment, desire and the supposed monster.
1925 · Full movie
The Lost World
An expedition encounters prehistoric creatures: our programme moves from uncanny people towards large screen beasts.
1926 · Full movie
Faust – eine deutsche Volkssage
A pact opens the door to dark fantasy: our suggestion for demonic temptation and grand silent imagery.
1927 · Full movie
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
Suspicion and fear of murder enter everyday life. The programme turns towards the question of whom to trust.
1927 · Full movie
The Unknown
Bodies, desire and deception lead into a circus setting: an especially unusual stop in our programme of human fears.
1927 · Full movie
The Cat and the Canary
An uncanny house becomes a playground of menace and comedy: our lighter detour among this programme’s dark images.
1928 · Full movie
The Man Who Laughs
A permanent smile becomes a mask that cannot hide suffering: our borderland between uncanny imagery and human melodrama.
1928 · Full movie
The Fall of the House of Usher
The short American version by James Sibley Watson and Melville Webber: an experimental Poe detour, distinct from the French film of the same year.