List of horror films:1940s

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A list of horror films released in the 1940s.

Title Director Cast Country Notes
1940
The Ape William Nigh Boris Karloff, Maris Wrixon Flag of the United States
Before I Hang Nick Grinde Boris Karloff, Evelyn Keyes, Bruce Bennett Flag of the United States
Black Friday Arthur Lubin Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Stanley Ridges Flag of the United States
The Devil Bat Jean Yarbrough Bela Lugosi, Suzanne Kaaren, Dave O'Brien Flag of the United States
The Door with Seven Locks Norman Lee Leslie Banks, Lilli Palmer, Romilly Lunge Flag of the United Kingdom
Dr. Cyclops Ernest B. Schoedsack Albert Dekker, Thomas Coley, Janice Logan Flag of the United States
The Invisible Man Returns Joe May Cedric Hardwicke, Vincent Price, Nan Grey Flag of the United States
The Mummy's Hand William Christy Cabanne Dick Foran, Peggy Moran, Wallace Ford Flag of the United States
You'll Find Out David Butler Kay Kyser, Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi Flag of the United States
1941
The Black Cat Albert Rogell Basil Rathbone, Hugh Herbert, Broderick Crawford, Bela Lugosi, Gale Sondergaard Flag of the United States
The Devil Commands Edward Dmytryk Boris Karloff, Richard Fiske, Amanda Duff Flag of the United States
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Victor Fleming Spencer Tracy, Ingrid Bergman, Lana Turner Flag of the United States
Invisible Ghost Joseph H. Lewis Bela Lugosi, Polly Ann Young, John McGuire Flag of the United States
King of the Zombies Jean Yarbrough Joan Woodbury, Dick Purcell, Mantan Moreland Flag of the United States
Man Made Monster George Waggner Lionel Atwill, Lon Chaney, Jr., Anne Nagel Flag of the United States
The Monster and the Girl Stuart Heisler Ellen Drew, Robert Paige, Paul Lukas Flag of the United States
Spooks Run Wild Phil Rosen Bela Lugosi, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bobby Jordan Flag of the United States
The Wolf Man George Waggner Lon Chaney, Jr., Warren William, Claude Rains, Ralph Bellamy, Evelyn Ankers Flag of the United States
1942
The Boogie Man Will Get You Lew Landers Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre, Jeff Donnell Flag of the United States
Cat People Jacques Tourneur Simone Simon, Kent Smith, Tom Conway, Jane Randolph Flag of the United States
The Corpse Vanishes Wallace W. Fox Bela Lugosi, Luana Walters, Tristram Coffin Flag of the United States
Dr. Renault's Secret Harry Lachman J. Carrol Naish, John Shepperd, Lynne Roberts, George Zucco Flag of the United States
The Ghost of Frankenstein Erle C. Kenton Lon Chaney, Jr., Cedric Hardwicke, Ralph Bellamy, Lionel Atwill, Bela Lugosi Flag of the United States
The Mad Monster Sam Newfield Johnny Downs, George Zucco, Anne Nagel Flag of the United States
The Mummy's Tomb Harold Young Lon Chaney, Jr., Dick Foran, Elyse Knox, Turhan Bey Flag of the United States
Night Monster Ford I. Beebe Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwill, Irene Hervey, Ralph Morgan Flag of the United States
The Undying Monster John Brahm James Ellison, Heather Angel, John Howard, Bramwell Fletcher Flag of the United States
1943
The Ape Man William Beaudine Bela Lugosi, Wallace Ford, Louise Currie, Minerva Urecal Flag of the United States
Captive Wild Woman Edward Dmytryk Evelyn Ankers, Acquanetta, John Carradine Flag of the United States
Carnival of Sinners Maurice Tourneur Antoine Balpêtré, Pierre Fresnay, André Bacque Flag of France
Dead Men Walk Sam Newfield George Zucco, Mary Carlisle, Ned Young, Dwight Frye Flag of the United States
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man Roy William Neill Lon Chaney, Jr., Ilona Massey, Patric Knowles, Lionel Atwill, Bela Lugosi Flag of the United States
I Walked with a Zombie Jacques Tourneur Tom Conway, Frances Dee, James Ellison, Edith Barrett Flag of the United States
The Mad Ghoul James Hogan David Bruce, Evelyn Ankers, George Zucco, Robert Armstrong Flag of the United States
Revenge of the Zombies Steve Sekely John Carradine, Robert Lowery, Gale Storm, Veda Ann Borg Flag of the United States
The Seventh Victim Mark Robson Kim Hunter, Tom Conway, Isabel Jewell Flag of the United States
Son of Dracula Robert Siodmak Lon Chaney, Jr., Robert Paige, Louise Allbritton, Evelyn Ankers Flag of the United States
1944
The Climax George Waggner Boris Karloff, Susanna Foster, Turhan Bey Flag of the United States
Cry of the Werewolf Henry Levin Nina Foch, Stephen Crane, Osa Massen Flag of the United States
House of Frankenstein Erle C. Kenton Boris Karloff, J. Carrol Naish, Lon Chaney, Jr., John Carradine Flag of the United States
The Lady and the Monster George Sherman Vera Ralston, Richard Arlen, Mary Nash, Sidney Blackmer Flag of the United States
The Monster Maker Sam Newfield J. Carrol Naish, Ralph Morgan, Tala Birell Flag of the United States
The Mummy's Curse Leslie Goodwins Lon Chaney, Jr., Peter Coe, Virginia Christine Flag of the United States
The Mummy's Ghost Reginald Le Borg Lon Chaney, Jr., John Carradine, Ramsay Ames, Robert Lowery Flag of the United States
The Return of the Vampire Lew Landers Bela Lugosi, Frieda Inescort, Nina Foch, Roland Varno Flag of the United States
The Uninvited Lewis Allen Ray Milland, Ruth Hussey, Donald Crisp, Cornelia Otis Skinner Flag of the United States
Voodoo Devil Drums William Beaudine Bela Lugosi, John Carradine, George Zucco Flag of the United States Also known as Virgin Brides of Voodoo
Voodoo Man William Beaudine Bela Lugosi, John Carradine, George Zucco Flag of the United States Short film
Weird Woman Reginald Le Borg Lon Chaney, Jr., Anne Gwynne, Evelyn Ankers, Ralph Morgan Flag of the United States
1945
The Body Snatcher Robert Wise Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Henry Daniell, Edith Atwater, Flag of the United States
Dead of Night Alberto Cavalcanti, Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden, Robert Hamer Mervyn Johns, Michael Redgrave, Sally Ann Howes, Mary Merrall Flag of the United Kingdom
House of Dracula Erle C. Kenton Lon Chaney, Jr., John Carradine, Martha O'Driscoll, Lionel Atwill Flag of the United States
Isle of the Dead Mark Robson Boris Karloff, Ellen Drew , Marc Cramer, Katherine Emery Flag of the United States
The Picture of Dorian Gray Albert Lewin George Sanders, Hurd Hatfield, Donna Reed, Angela Lansbury Flag of the United States
The Vampire's Ghost Lesley Selander John Abbott, Charles Gordon, Peggy Stewart Flag of the United States
Zombies on Broadway Gordon Dines, Gordon M. Douglas Alan Carney, Bela Lugosi, Wally Brown, Anne Jeffreys, Sheldon Leonard Flag of the United States
1946
The Beast with Five Fingers Robert Florey Robert Alda, Andrea King, Peter Lorre Flag of the United States
The Cat Creeps Erle C. Kenton Noah Beery, Jr., Lois Collier, Paul Kelly Flag of the United States
The Catman of Paris Lesley Selander Carl Esmond, Lenore Aubert, Adele Mara Flag of the United States
The Devil Bat's Daughter Frank Wisbar Rosemary La Planche, John James, Michael Hale Flag of the United States
The Flying Serpent Sherman Scott George Zucco, Ralph Lewis, Hope Kramer Flag of the United States
House of Horrors Jean Yarbrough Robert Lowery, Martin Kosleck, Rondo Hatton Flag of the United States
The Mask of Diijon Lew Landers Erich Von Stroheim, Jeanne Bates, William Wright Flag of the United States
She-Wolf of London Jean Yarbrough Don Porter, June Lockhart, Sara Haden Flag of the United States
Valley of the Zombies Philip Ford Robert Livingston, Adrian Booth, Ian Keith Flag of the United States
1947
Scared to Death William Christy Cabanne Bela Lugosi, Douglas Fowley, Joyce Compton Flag of the United States
1948
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1949
The Ghost of Yotsuya Keisuke Kinoshita Kinuyo Tanaka, Ken Uehara, Haruko Sugimura Flag of Japan
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