  Director: George Melies  1896  A bat flies into an ancient castle and transforms itself into Mephistopheles himself.  o o The House of the Devil

  Director: George Melies  1898  A young woman stumbles across a cave that is populated by the spirits and skeletons of people who died there under mysterious circumstances. The Cave of the Demons

  Director: Thomas Edison (The Light bulb Guy)  1895  The 18-second-long film was produced by Thomas Edison and directed by Alfred Clark and may have been the first film in history to use trained actors, as well as one of the first to use editing for the purposes of special effect.  The Execution of Mary: Queen of Scots

  Director: J. Searle Dawley  1910  Frankenstein, a young medical student, trying to create the perfect human being, instead creates a misshapen monster.  Frankenstein

  Director: John. S. Robertson  1920  Dr. Henry Jekyll experiments with scientific means of revealing the hidden, dark side of man and releases a murderer from within himself.  Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

  Director: F.W. Murnau  1922  Vampire Count Orlok expresses interest in a new residence and real estate agent Hutter's wife. Silent classic based on the story "Dracula."  Nosferatu

  Director: Rupert Julian  1925  A mad, disfigured composer seeks love with a lovely young opera singer.  Phantom of the Opera