There are a ton of black and white "classics" I know I haven't seen. Two I feel like should probably be a priority are Casablanca and Citizen Kane. Seems like they're frequently considered part of the "greatest movies of all time."

Other than those two, I'd like to see some of Hitchcock's black and white movies. Not sure I've seen any outside of Psycho and Strangers on a Train.

Scratch one off the list with my first viewing of Diabolique (1955). What a classy movie, but then again, those French are always about being classy, right? I guess I had to pay more attention to this than most movie, because I had to read the subtitles, but it was exceptionally well crafted. Worth the watch.

Tough one. I've seen Abbott And Costello Meets Frankenstein but none of the others like A & C Meet The Killer, Boris Karloff, A & C Meet The Invisible Man, A & C Meet The Mummy and A & C Go To Mars.

I have the "best of Abbott & Costello vol. 3", just because I couldn't find A&C Meet Frankenstein by itself, so I've watched a few of them. They're not bad movies, really. Generally amusing, but I still think A&C will be best remembered for uniting Frankenstein, Chaney's Wolfman, and Lugosi's Dracula (and Vincent Price's brief role as (the voice of) the Invisible Man).

Why Lugosi wanted to use the bumbling fat guy's brain for his evil bidding is beyond me!

What's weird is that these movies were about the only thing that could even pass for Horror at the time.

The war must have made people overly sensitive on dark subject material, so they felt they ought to make a joke out of these once horrifying monsters. Dracula and Frankenstein had people fainting in the theaters, and 17 years later, Frankenstein has to deal with Costello's fat ass sitting on him, and Glenn Strange still never does anything worthwhile in the movie. The dude was in 3 Universal Frankenstein roles, and he doesn't do shit in any of them. And Lugosi? His only return to the role, and it's a complete joke. At least he fights the wolf man in it, for no good reason.

I don't think the 40s had any great horror films.

In general, It really didn't.

The Wolfman is probably the true classic of that decade.

People just weren't afraid of those kind of monsters when faced with WW2.

It would take atomic age 50's horror that reflected fears of the cold war to reinvent and push forward horror.

I've been watching a lot of Twilight Zone lately, and that show is filled with cold war themes, coming out during the tail end of the 50s. Even the 1950s horror wasn't great, but the sci-fi era introduced a lot of new ideas to audiences. Especially when stuff like the Twilight Zone came out. That wasn't particularly "horror" as much as it was supernatural, somewhat unsettling, and unthought of at the time.

I suppose that's what people needed. There were too many real monsters in the world at the time, so the fake ones were starting to look a bit like sock puppets, maybe.

Wolfman probably is the most notable horror film to come out of the 40s, me thinks. And while I love it, it's hardly a milestone. It wasn't even Universal's first werewolf movie.

Many times, I've heard the 40's referred to as "the golden age of Horror". I always thought I was missing something cuz all I know of is House Of Frankenstein, Frankenstein Vs. The Wolfman, the only one I really like, The Body Snatcher, and then years of fucking nothing. Maybe there's just a lot of people out there that don't know what they're talking about when it comes to old Horror.

Oh well the 40s seemed also a bit of a transition period in horror just like the 90s. The Wolf Man is good but I do think the best one is Cat People. Just the way Simone Simon portrays the cat lady is so impressive!

More obscure but with a sublime Peter Lorre:
The Beast with Five Fingers (1946)

I may be the only person who ever graced the IMDB horror board or here that hasn't seen the original "Psycho."
I've seen the 1988 remake though. Does that count?

No, that doesn't count at all.

There's just something legit about Hitchcock's take on it, and while Vince Vaughn recently won over my heart with Cell Block 99, he ain't a fit for Norman Bates at all. Do yourself a favor and watch the original. It's one of the best movies ever.

It's actually on my agenda for this month.

This is the first challenge I have actively participated in outside the horror challenge. Pretty stupid of me.
I've seen some movies that I really enjoy (like the Torchy Blane movies) that I would have never heard of or even thought about watching otherwise.

There is 2 on that list I haven't seen myself

Dead of Night (1945): it's one I had heard about and I was actually wondering if I had seen it but reading the premise I'm positive I haven't. It does indeed sound like an anthology where everything is coming together in the end. This one I definitely want to check out.
Casablanca (1942): Something tells me I'm not going to like it or care for it. Sounds very dialog driven, slow, and probably boring.

I like the other movies. Can't remember much of The Elephant Man, not that it was bad but rather inaccurate compared to the story of the real 'elephant man' Merrick. It's probably the most 'normal' movie of Lynch given that it is a more straightforward story and very little surreal elements. Let's say I like the other movies I have seen on that list much more.

If you liked the original Phantom of the Opera you will probably like The Hunchback too. Phantom is more horror and atmospheric though.

The Innocents and The Haunting are among my favorite paranormal movies. THose I like to revisit and still get that idea of discovering something I had not notice/understood before.

Metropolis I consider still very impressive on both drama and sci-fi front.

The Night of the Hunter: well I have to say that the first part is very atmospheric and close to horror. The second part it loses that unpleasant creepy feeling a bit. Still I liked the movie for what it was.

Diablolique: as much as I love Psycho, I prefer this one over it.

Eyes without a Face: actually pretty graphical a few times, very atmospheric!

The Body Snatcher: well I would say it's more of a mind game between the 2 protagonists. Focus is more on drama than on horror. Not bad but it's not one I would consider revisiting any time soon.

As for me well I think the classics I wanted to see I must have but I'm always excited to find out something. I remember I never finished Vampyrs. I think I watched about 45 minutes and still had no clue what it was about and eventually found myself bored, annoyed and gave up. Maybe one day I might give it anoher shot.

Vampyr was a very boring movie. It gets praised for its atmosphere, but that doesn't carry the movie as much as it needs to. The rest is painfully dull, and I think I fell asleep during it. One day, I might finish it as well, but there's no rush.

Some great movies there, the only two I haven't seen are The Hunchback of Notre Dame and The Body Snatcher. I rate most of the others at least 8/10.

Would love to have taken part in this month's challenge but just don't have the time to watch movies at the moment and am sticking with TV shows for now..

Haven't seen The Uninvited (1944) or Diabolique (1955). Will probably get to both this October.

The Elephant Man is great (like everything Lynch has done minus Dune). Get it watched!

From your list I haven't seen: Diabolique, Metropolis, Casablanca & The Body Snatcher.

There's a lot I haven't seen including:
Citizen Kane
Schlinder's List
Sunset Boulevard
Sabrina
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The Uninvited
Whatever Happened to Baby Jane
La Dolce Vita
Rashomon... too many to name