Night of the Living Dead
Seven people trapped in a rural farmhouse are besieged by a growing group of reanimated, flesh-eating ghouls in George A. Romero's genre-defining masterpiece.
6 Preserved Horror Masterpieces Cataloged
Vintage horror represents some of the most innovative periods of film history. Operating with extreme budget restrictions, directors in the early and mid-20th century invented complex camera tricks, pioneering practical makeup, and shadow-casting techniques that forever defined the visual grammar of cinematic suspense. Because of failures by mid-century distributors to renew copyrights or attach legal notices, several of these monumental gothic and zombie titles entered the public domain immediately upon release.
Curator Commentary: Here, we gather legally host-embedded horror masterpieces, including George A. Romero’s genre-defining Night of the Living Dead (1968), Herk Harvey’s haunting Carnival of Souls (1962), and Lon Chaney’s legendary silent features. These films are highly valued resources for academic studies on camera work, sound design, and societal anxieties.
Seven people trapped in a rural farmhouse are besieged by a growing group of reanimated, flesh-eating ghouls in George A. Romero's genre-defining masterpiece.
In this highly influential silent horror masterpiece, the vampire Count Orlok expresses interest in a new residence and real estate agent Hutter's young wife.
An eccentric millionaire offers $10,000 to five guests if they can survive a single night locked inside his spooky, rented haunted mansion.
A deranged hypnotist uses a sleepwalking somnambulist to commit a series of brutal murders in a small German town, leading to a shocking psychological twist.
A disfigured phantom haunts the Paris Opera House, causing murder and mayhem in an attempt to force the management to make the woman he loves a star.
After surviving a drag race accident, a young church organist moves to a new town, where she is stalked by a pale, phantom-like stranger and drawn to an abandoned pavilion.