Monsters & Creatures Horror Movies of the 1930s

Monster movies bring beasts, creatures and shape-shifters out of the dark. Universal's monsters and German Expressionism's shadows made horror a genre. Standouts from the 1930s include Frankenstein, King Kong and Dracula.

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   Frankenstein (1931)

   Rated 7.5 on TMDB

   Obsessed scientist Dr. Henry Frankenstein attempts to create life by assembling a creature from deceased body parts.

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   King Kong (1933)

   Rated 7.6 on TMDB

   Adventurous filmmaker Carl Denham sets out to produce a motion picture unlike anything the world has seen before.

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   Dracula (1931)

   Rated 7.2 on TMDB

   A British estate agent travels to Transylvania to meet with the mysterious Count Dracula, who is interested in leasing a London castle.

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4. 

   Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

   Rated 7.5 on TMDB

   After recovering from injuries sustained in the mob attack upon himself and his creation, Dr. Henry Frankenstein falls under control of his former mentor, Dr.

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   Vampyr (1932)

   Rated 7.3 on TMDB

   Allan Gray, a young man fascinated by the supernatural, goes to a small village where he feels a sinister force descending upon him.

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   Dracula's Daughter (1936)

   Rated 6.0 on TMDB

   A countess from Transylvania seeks a psychiatrist’s help to cure her vampiric cravings.

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   Mark of the Vampire (1935)

   Rated 6.2 on TMDB

   Sir Borotyn, a prominent Prague resident, is discovered murdered in his home, with all indications pointing to a vampiric assault.

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   Drácula (1931)

   Rated 6.8 on TMDB

   A British estate agent travels to Transylvania to meet the mysterious Count Dracula, who is interested in leasing a London castle.

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9. 

   Werewolf of London (1935)

   Rated 6.1 on TMDB

   A strange animal attack turns a botanist into a bloodthirsty monster.

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10. 

    The Vampire Bat (1933)

    Rated 5.5 on TMDB

    In the superstitious European village of Kleinschloss, a wave of mysterious deaths take place where victims are found with neck wounds that elders and superstitious locals blame on vampires or bats.

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    Condemned to Live (1935)

    Rated 5.2 on TMDB

    After a series of murders, a man finds out that his mother was bitten by a vampire bat during her pregnancy, and he believes that he may be the vampire committing the murders.

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