The First Psychological Horror Movie Can you believe that the first psychological horror thriller movie ever made was released 100 years ago? I certainly can’t get over it. Watching some of the most amazing psychological horrors like Psycho (1960), The Silence Of The Lambs (1991) or the recent Get Out (2017), one wonders about the inception of the genre. Well, I did wonder about it. Its inception was through a 1920 German Film titled The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari. And even after 100 years, This film remains equally terrifying, thought-provoking, and undeniably interesting. But what makes it so significant? Let’s find out! The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari Dr. Caligari is a mysterious person who has a show in a fair about somnambulism. Caligari claims to his audience that the somnambulist will tell them their future. Well, when we hear claims like this what is the first question we have? “How long will I live?’’ asks Alan to the somnambulist, the friend of our hero and narra...
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