🩸 Silent Film Horror Movies

Explore 5 silent film horror films in the ScreamDesk Vault. From classics to modern gems — the definitive silent film movie guide.

5 Films
1922–1927 Span
Häxan (1922)

Häxan (1922)

Documentary Horror

Grave robbing, torture, possessed nuns, and a satanic Sabbath: Benjamin Christensen's legendary film uses a series of dramatic vignettes to explore th...

The Cat and the Canary (1927)

The Cat and the Canary (1927)

Silent Film

Rich old Cyrus West's relatives are waiting for him to die so they can inherit. But he stipulates that his will be read 20 years after his death. On t...

The Penalty (1920)

The Penalty (1920)

Silent Film

Blizzard, deranged from a childhood operation in which both his legs were needlessly amputated after an accident, becomes a vicious criminal, and even...

The Phantom Carriage (1921)

The Phantom Carriage (1921)

Supernatural Horror

An alcoholic, abusive ne'er-do-well is shown the error of his ways through a legend that dooms the last person to die on New Year's Eve before the clo...

The Unknown (1927)

The Unknown (1927)

Silent Film

On the lam, criminal Alonzo hides in the circus as The Armless Wonder – a performer who uses his feet to hurl knives. Alonzo keeps the arms he really ...

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