10 Best Horror Films of 1937

by nauru-1 • Created 11 years ago • Modified 7 years ago

With a change in ownership at Universal, a ban in Great Britain, and the genre waning a little in popularity, horror movies essentially went into hibernation for a couple years. Chillers suddenly became scarce, and the result is a challenge to form any kind of top 10 horror list. With lenient criteria, there's enough here, and this year fares better than its successor. This year is notable for some very early Asian entries into the genre.

Notable Films sometimes labelled as horror:
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Night Key

Notable Films that didn't make the cut:
Ticket of Leave Man, Symphony of Lianhua, The Queen of Spades, The Super Madman, Witches' Night

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1. Night Must Fall
19371h 56mApproved
7.2 (3.2K)
When a rich but cantankerous dowager on an isolated estate hires an engaging handyman, her niece/companion becomes suspicious of his motives.
DirectorRichard ThorpeStarsRobert MontgomeryRosalind RussellMay Whitty
2. Song at Midnight
19372h 4mNot Rated
6.1 (1K)
China's first horror film, this is loosely based on The Phantom of the Opera. A disfigured musical genius roams a traditional Chinese opera house, punishing those who offend him.
DirectorWeibang Ma-XuStarsMenghe GuPing HuShan Jin
3. Lonesome Ghosts
19379mApprovedShort
7.5 (3.7K)
Mickey, Donald and Goofy run the "Ajax Ghost Exterminators" agency. They receive a call from lonely and bored ghosts to come to their house where they are scared silly by the hilarious haunts and taunts of these spirited pranksters.
DirectorBurt GillettStarsBilly BletcherPinto ColvigWalt Disney
4. A Night of Terror
19371h 26mApproved
6.5 (714)
A lottery winner breaks up with her fiancé and marries a fortune hunter who proves to be dangerous.
DirectorRowland V. LeeStarsAnn HardingBasil RathboneBinnie Hale
5. Skeleton Frolic
19377mGShort
6.9 (325)
The skeletons in a graveyard come alive at the stroke of midnight and stage a concert.
DirectorUb Iwerks
6. The Case of the Stuttering Pig
19378mApprovedShort
7.0 (583)
Porky and his family are the target of a monster who wants their inheritance.
DirectorFrank TashlinStarsMel BlancSara BernerBilly Bletcher
7. It's Never Too Late to Mend
19371h 10m
5.8 (286)
An evil prison administrator cruelly abuses the inmates at his prison, until one day the tables are turned.
DirectorDavid MacDonaldStarsTod SlaughterJack LiveseyMarjorie Taylor
8. The Thirteenth Chair
19371h 6mApproved
6.3 (341)
Inspector investigates a murder in Calcutta by holding a seance attended by suspects. The medium, unexpectedly, attempts to solve the case, revealing ulterior motives.
DirectorGeorge B. SeitzStarsMay WhittyMadge EvansLewis Stone
9. Sh! The Octopus
193754mApproved
5.4 (699)
Kelly and Dempsey, along with strangers, are trapped in a lighthouse, terrorized by a killer octopus and a criminal mastermind named after the same creature. Their objective is to survive and uncover the truth behind the sinister events.
DirectorWilliam C. McGannStarsHugh HerbertAllen JenkinsMarcia Ralston
10. The Hound of the Baskervilles
19371h 22m
5.9 (197)
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson look into reports that a huge, vicious hound has killed Lord Charles Baskerville and that Lord Henry Baskerville is the next to be killed.
DirectorKarel LamacStarsPeter VoßFriedrich KayßlerAlice Brandt