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1950's - Top 45 Horror Movies

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  • Kevin McCarthy and Dana Wynter in Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

    1. Invasion of the Body Snatchers

    19561h 20mApproved92Metascore
    7.7 (57K)
    A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.
    DirectorDon SiegelStarsKevin McCarthyDana WynterLarry Gates
  • Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)

    2. Creature from the Black Lagoon

    19541h 19mG68Metascore
    6.9 (36K)
    A strange prehistoric beast lurks in the depths of the Amazonian jungle. A group of scientists try to capture the animal and bring it back to civilization for study.
    DirectorJack ArnoldStarsRichard CarlsonJulie AdamsRichard Denning
  • The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)

    3. The Hound of the Baskervilles

    19591h 27mApproved
    6.9 (13K)
    When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.
    DirectorTerence FisherStarsPeter CushingAndré MorellChristopher Lee
  • Diabolique (1955)

    4. Diabolique

    19551h 57mNot Rated
    8.1 (72K)
    The wife and mistress of a loathed school principal plan to murder him with what they believe is the perfect alibi.
    DirectorHenri-Georges ClouzotStarsSimone SignoretVéra ClouzotPaul Meurisse
  • Ishirô Honda and Takashi Shimura in Godzilla (1954)

    5. Godzilla

    19541h 36mNot Rated79Metascore
    7.6 (43K)
    After a dinosaur-like beast - awoken from undersea hibernation by atom bomb testing - ravages Tokyo, a scientist must decide if his similarly dangerous weapon should be used to destroy it.
    DirectorIshirô HondaStarsTakashi ShimuraAkihiko HirataAkira Takarada
  • Grant Williams in The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)

    6. The Incredible Shrinking Man

    19571h 21mApproved73Metascore
    7.6 (21K)
    After Scott Carey begins to shrink because of exposure to a combination of radiation and insecticide, medical science is powerless to help him.
    DirectorJack ArnoldStarsGrant WilliamsRandy StuartApril Kent
  • Henry Jones, Nancy Kelly, and Patty McCormack in The Bad Seed (1956)

    7. The Bad Seed

    19562h 9mApproved51Metascore
    7.4 (17K)
    Rhoda Penmark seems like your average, sweet eight-year-old girl. After her rival at school dies in mysterious circumstances at the school picnic, her mother starts to suspect that Rhoda was responsible.
    DirectorMervyn LeRoyStarsNancy KellyPatty McCormackGage Clarke
  • Dana Andrews and Peggy Cummins in Curse of the Demon (1957)

    8. Curse of the Demon

    19571h 36mApproved
    7.4 (16K)
    American professor John Holden arrives in London for a parapsychology conference, only to find himself investigating the mysterious actions of Devil-worshipper Julian Karswell.
    DirectorJacques TourneurStarsDana AndrewsPeggy CumminsNiall MacGinnis
  • Christopher Lee in Horror of Dracula (1958)

    9. Horror of Dracula

    19581h 22mApproved67Metascore
    7.2 (30K)
    When Jonathan Harker rouses the ire of Count Dracula for accepting a job at the vampire's castle under false pretenses, his friend Dr. Van Helsing pursues the predatory villain.
    DirectorTerence FisherStarsPeter CushingChristopher LeeMichael Gough
  • Them! (1954)

    10. Them!

    19541h 34mApproved74Metascore
    7.2 (26K)
    The earliest atomic tests in New Mexico cause common ants to mutate into giant man-eating monsters that threaten civilization.
    DirectorGordon DouglasStarsJames WhitmoreEdmund GwennJoan Weldon
  • House of Wax (1953)

    11. House of Wax

    19531h 28mPG68Metascore
    7.0 (21K)
    An associate burns down a wax museum with the owner inside, but he survives only to become vengeful and murderous.
    DirectorAndré De TothStarsVincent PriceFrank LovejoyPhyllis Kirk
  • The Vampire (1957)

    12. The Vampire

    19571h 35m
    6.9 (1.2K)
    A Mexican girl returns home for an aunt's funeral. She hears town rumors about vampires. She suspects her other aunt and neighbor are involved with vampires.
    DirectorFernando MéndezStarsAbel SalazarAriadne WelterCarmen Montejo
  • A Bucket of Blood (1959)

    13. A Bucket of Blood

    19591h 6mApproved
    6.7 (8.5K)
    A dimwitted busboy at a beatnik cafe passes off a cat he accidentally killed and covered in plaster as a sculpture, prompting a demand for more art that compels him to commit murders.
    DirectorRoger CormanStarsDick MillerBarboura MorrisAntony Carbone
  • The Mummy (1959)

    14. The Mummy

    19591h 28mUnrated62Metascore
    6.6 (12K)
    In 1895, British archaeologists find and open the tomb of Egyptian Princess Ananka with nefarious consequences.
    DirectorTerence FisherStarsPeter CushingChristopher LeeYvonne Furneaux
  • The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)

    15. The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms

    19531h 20mApproved
    6.6 (9.3K)
    A ferocious dinosaur awakened by an Arctic atomic test terrorizes the North Atlantic and, ultimately, New York City.
    DirectorEugène LouriéStarsPaul HubschmidPaula RaymondCecil Kellaway
  • Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, and Adele Jergens in Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)

    16. Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

    19511h 22mApproved
    6.6 (6.4K)
    Two bumbling private eyes help a man, wrongly accused of murder who has become invisible, to clear his name.
    DirectorCharles LamontStarsBud AbbottLou CostelloNancy Guild
  • Richard Carlson, Charles Drake, Kathleen Hughes, and Barbara Rush in It Came from Outer Space (1953)

    17. It Came from Outer Space

    19531h 21mApproved68Metascore
    6.5 (12K)
    A spaceship from another world crashes in the Arizona desert and only an amateur stargazer and a schoolteacher suspect alien influence when the local townsfolk begin to act strangely.
    DirectorJack ArnoldStarsRichard CarlsonBarbara RushCharles Drake
  • John Agar and Mara Corday in Tarantula (1955)

    18. Tarantula

    19551h 20mApproved
    6.4 (11K)
    A spider escapes from an isolated Arizona desert laboratory experimenting in gigantism and grows to tremendous size as it wreaks havoc on the local inhabitants.
    DirectorJack ArnoldStarsJohn AgarMara CordayLeo G. Carroll
  • The Blob (1958)

    19. The Blob

    19581h 26mApproved58Metascore
    6.3 (31K)
    An alien lifeform consumes everything in its path as it grows and grows.
    DirectorsIrvin S. Yeaworth Jr.Russell S. Doughten Jr.StarsSteve McQueenAneta CorsautEarl Rowe
  • Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)

    20. Earth vs. the Flying Saucers

    19561h 23mApproved
    6.3 (9.6K)
    Extraterrestrials traveling in high-tech flying saucers contact a scientist as part of a plan to enslave the inhabitants of Earth.
    DirectorFred F. SearsStarsHugh MarloweJoan TaylorDonald Curtis
  • Godzilla: King of the Monsters! (1956)

    21. Godzilla: King of the Monsters!

    19561h 20mApproved61Metascore
    6.3 (9.3K)
    An American reporter visiting Tokyo becomes a witness to the city's destruction by a dinosaur-like beast awoken from undersea hibernation by atom bomb testing.
    DirectorsIshirô HondaTerry O. MorseStarsRaymond BurrTakashi ShimuraMomoko Kôchi
  • William Hopper and Joan Taylor in 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957)

    22. 20 Million Miles to Earth

    19571h 22mApproved
    6.3 (8.6K)
    The first U.S. spaceship to Venus crash-lands off the coast of Sicily on its return trip. A dangerous, lizard-like creature comes with it and quickly grows gigantic.
    DirectorNathan JuranStarsWilliam HopperJoan TaylorThomas Browne Henry
  • Lola Albright and Grant Williams in The Monolith Monsters (1957)

    23. The Monolith Monsters

    19571h 17mApproved
    6.3 (4.3K)
    Rocks from a meteor which grow when in contact with water threaten a sleepy Southwestern desert community.
    DirectorJohn SherwoodStarsGrant WilliamsLola AlbrightLes Tremayne
  • Gloria Talbott in I Married a Monster from Outer Space (1958)

    24. I Married a Monster from Outer Space

    19581h 18mApproved
    6.3 (3.3K)
    Aliens arrive on Earth to possess the bodies of humans. One of their first victims is a young man, whose new wife soon realizes something is wrong with him.
    DirectorGene Fowler Jr.StarsTom TryonGloria TalbottPeter Baldwin
  • Five (1951)

    25. Five

    19511h 33mApproved
    6.3 (1.8K)
    The world is destroyed in a nuclear holocaust. Only five Americans survive, including a pregnant woman, a neo-Nazi, a black man and a bank clerk.
    DirectorArch ObolerStarsWilliam PhippsSusan Douglas RubesJames Anderson

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