Historical Horror Films

Dramatic stills from historical or horror films, featuring eerie themes and engaging character interactions amidst suspenseful settings.

Leonardo da Vinci historical reenactment.

ALAN CUMMING in X2 (2003), directed by BRYAN SINGER.

PLANET OF THE APES (1968), directed by FRANKLIN J. SCHAFFNER.

PETER BOYLE in YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (1974), directed by MEL BROOKS.

MICHAEL KEATON in BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE (2024), directed by TIM BURTON.

The Lost World: Jurassic Park , 1993 directed by Steven Spielberg Universal Pictures

scary man behind window with spider nets at night Halloween horror background

CHRISTOPHER LLOYD, ANJELICA HUSTON and RAUL JULIA in THE ADDAMS FAMILY (1991), directed by BARRY SONNENFELD.

TIM BURTON'S NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (1993), directed by HENRY SELICK.

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa , Planet of the Apes , 2001 directed by Tim Burton Twentieth Century Fox Film Corpo

VIRGINIA MADSEN in CANDYMAN (1992), directed by BERNARD ROSE.

STAY TUNED (1992), directed by PETER HYAMS. Copyright: Editorial use only. No merchandising or book covers. This is a publicly distributed handout. Access rights only, no license of copyright provided. Only to be reproduced in conjunction with promotion of this film.

Clown performing.

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST (2006), directed by GORE VERBINSKI.

Europe, Czech Republic, Cent. Bohemia, Prague (Praha) Old Town; souvenirs; puppets

RON PERLMAN in BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (1987), directed by GUS TRIKONIS, THOMAS J. WRIGHT, ALAN COOKE, PAUL LYNCH and CHRISTOPHER LEITCH.

CHILD'S PLAY (1988), directed by TOM HOLLAND.

BRIDE OF CHUCKY (1998), directed by RONNY YU.

BRANDON LEE in THE CROW (1994), directed by ALEX PROYAS.

ROGER DALTREY in TOMMY (1975), directed by KEN RUSSELL.

PAYASO - 2007. Author: JORGE GALINDO. Location: GALERIA SOLEDAD LORENZO. MADRID. SPAIN.

CHARLTON HESTON in PLANET OF THE APES (1968), directed by FRANKLIN J. SCHAFFNER.

OLIVER REED in THE WOLFMAN (1961) -Original title: THE CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF-, directed by TERENCE FISHER.

Skeleton, skeleton, pirate treasure, on tourist ship, excursion boat, pirate ship Arabella, Thessaloniki Pirates, Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece, Europe

THE INCREDIBLE MELTING MAN (1977), directed by WILLIAM SACHS.

JACKIE COOGAN in THE ADDAMS FAMILY (1964).

BEAVIS & BUT-HEAD in BEAVIS AND BUTT-HEAD DO AMERICA (1996), directed by MIKE JUDGE.

Portrait of an Aboriginal man with traditional facial and body paint, playing a digeridoo, busking in the street, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australi...

BABE: PIG IN THE CITY (1998), directed by GEORGE MILLER.

THE ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO (1996), directed by STEVE BARRON.

JUAN LUIS GALIARDO in LISISTRATA (2002), directed by FRANCESC BELLMUNT.

KEVIN PETER HALL in BIGFOOT AND THE HENDERSONS (1987) -Original title: HARRY AND THE HENDERSONS-.

MICHAEL CHIKLIS in FANTASTIC FOUR (2005), directed by TIM STORY.

YAKOUBA TRIBAL DANCE, IVORY COAST. Traditional dance. .

HUNTER CARSON in INVADERS FROM MARS (1986), directed by TOBE HOOPER.

Arnold Schwarzenegger , Batman & Robin , 1997 directed by Joel Schumacher (Warner Bros. Pictures)

THEY LIVE (1988), directed by JOHN CARPENTER.

MICHAEL JACKSON in MICHAEL JACKSON'S THRILLER (1983), directed by JOHN LANDIS.

THE EXORCIST (1973), directed by WILLIAM FRIEDKIN.

LOS TELEÑECOS in MUPPET TREASURE ISLAND (1996), directed by BRIAN HENSON.

Original Film Title: MUNSTERS, THE-TV. English Title: MUNSTERS, THE-TV. Year: 1964. Stars: YVONNE DE CARLO; FRED GWYNNE.

MALCOLM MCDOWELL in A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (1971), directed by STANLEY KUBRICK.

Total Recall , 1990 directed by Paul Verhoeven (TriStar Pictures)

PEPE VIYUELA and BENITO PORCINO in MORTADELO & FILEMON: THE BIG ADVENTURE (2003) -Original title: LA GRAN AVENTURA DE MORTADELO Y FILEMON-, directed by JAVIER FESSER.

NINA FOCH and MATT WILLIS in RETURN OF THE VAMPIRE (1943), directed by LEW LANDERS.

RODRIGO SANTORO in 300 (2006), directed by ZACK SNYDER.

Enormous monster holding naked man in luna park, illustration

Traditional Folklore Puppet, Prague, Old Town, Czech Republic

STAR WARS: EPISODE V-THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980), directed by IRVIN KERSHNER.

Rui Polonah, Charley Boorman, on-set of the Film, "The Emerald Forest", Embassy Pictures, 1985

CEDRIC HARDWICKE and NAN GREY in THE INVISIBLE MAN RETURNS (1940), directed by JOE MAY.

UNDERGROUND (1995), directed by EMIR KUSTURICA.

POLI CANTERO in FILM HISTORY: EFECTOS ESPECIALES. Special effects in cinema.

MALCOLM MCDOWELL in A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (1971), directed by STANLEY KUBRICK.

FILM HISTORY: EFECTOS ESPECIALES. Special effects in cinema.

The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American musical fantasy film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; and the most well-known and commercially successful adaptation based on the 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum.2 The film stars Judy Garland

A Cuban artist gives instructions to a nude performance artist covered in body paint.

ROB SCHNEIDER in THE ANIMAL (2001), directed by LUKE GREENFIELD.

DAVID WENHAM in LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS: THE OWLS OF GA'HOOLE (2010), directed by ZACK SNYDER.

GOKUDO KYOFU DAI-GEKIJO: GOZU (2003), directed by TAKASHI MIIKE.

EMILIO ESTEVEZ in MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE (1986), directed by STEPHEN KING.

GIL ROGERS in THE CHILDREN (1980), directed by MAX KALMANOWICZ.

STAR WARS: EPISODE IV-A NEW HOPE (1977), directed by GEORGE LUCAS.

MICHAEL KEATON in BEETLEJUICE (1988), directed by TIM BURTON.

ROBIN WILLIAMS in FLUBBER (1997), directed by LES MAYFIELD.

TONY TODD in CANDYMAN (1992), directed by BERNARD ROSE.

Photo collection Government information service. Poppent theater Guido van Deth. undated

Halloween night , Costumes, Holidays, Halloween. Edmund L. Mitchell Collection

PETER CUSHING in DALEKS INVADE EARTH 2150 A. D. (1966) -Original title: DALEKS' INVASION EARTH: 2150 A. D.-, directed by GORDON FLEMYNG.

MACAULAY CULKIN in HOME ALONE (1990), directed by CHRIS COLUMBUS.

MALCOLM MCDOWELL in A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (1971), directed by STANLEY KUBRICK.

CHRISTOPHER LLOYD in BACK TO THE FUTURE (1985), directed by ROBERT ZEMECKIS.

ROBERT HAYS in AIRPLANE! (1980), directed by JIM ABRAHAMS and DAVID ZUCKER.

ALFRED MOLINA in SPIDER-MAN 2 (2004), directed by SAM RAIMI.

ERIC LLOYD in DUNSTON CHECKS IN (1996), directed by KEN KWAPIS.

ZARDOZ (1974), directed by JOHN BOORMAN.

SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE (2000), directed by ELIAS MERHIGE. Copyright: Editorial use only. No merchandising or book covers. This is a publicly distributed handout. Access rights only, no license of copyright provided. Only to be reproduced in conjunction with promotion of this film.

HEAVY METAL (1981), directed by JOHN HALAS, JIMMY T. MURAKAMI and JOHN BRUNO.

STAR WARS: EPISODE VI-RETURN OF THE JEDI (1983), directed by RICHARD MARQUAND.

JACK BLACK in NACHO LIBRE (2006), directed by JARED HESS.

LOS TELEÑECOS in THE MUPPET MOVIE (1979), directed by JAMES FRAWLEY.

ADRIAN LYNE in LOLITA (1997), directed by ADRIAN LYNE.

THE ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO (1996), directed by STEVE BARRON.

JACK BLACK and HECTOR JIMENEZ in NACHO LIBRE (2006), directed by JARED HESS.

Cartoon funny green zombie monster and werewolf

TOM CRUISE and MIA SARA in LEGEND (1985), directed by RIDLEY SCOTT.

JACK BLACK and CESAR GONZALEZ in NACHO LIBRE (2006), directed by JARED HESS.

TEAM AMERICA: WORLD POLICE (2004), directed by TREY PARKER.

MARCELLO MASTROIANNI in THE SKIN (1981) -Original title: LA PELLE-, directed by LILIANA CAVANI.

FAIRYTALE: A TRUE STORY (1997), directed by CHARLES STURRIDGE.

SAM NEILL in THE FINAL CONFLICT (1981), directed by GRAHAM BAKER.

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