# List of horror anthology films

This is a list of horror anthology films.

## History

Dead of Night (1945) helped to popularize the format for horror anthology films—although they had existed as far back as Unheimliche Geschichten(1919) or Waxworks (1924)—and British company Amicus made several such films in the 1960s and 1970s. From Beyond the Grave (1974), Trilogy of Terror (1975), Heavy Metal (1981), Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983), Creepshow (1982), The Company of Wolves (1984), Creepshow 2 (1987), Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) and Tales from the Hood (1995) are various horror themed anthologies from the 70s to the 90s.

## List

| Title | Segments | Director(s) | Actors | Premiere | Country |
| Unheimliche Geschichten (lit. Uncanny Stories; English international title: Eerie Tales) | "The Apparition" "The Hand" "The Black Cat" (after Edgar Allan Poe) "The Suicide Club" (after Robert Louis Stevenson) "Der Spuk" ("The Spectre") | Richard Oswald | Conrad Veidt Anita Berber Reinhold Schünzel | 1919 | Weimar Republic |
| Der müde Tod (lit. Weary Death; English international title: Destiny) | "The Story of the First Light" "The Story of the Second Light" "The Story of the Third Light" | Fritz Lang | Lil Dagover Walter Janssen Bernhard Goetzke | 1921 | Weimar Republic |
| Das Wachsfigurenkabinett (Waxworks) | "Harun al-Rashid" "Ivan the Terrible" "Jack the Ripper" | Paul Leni Leo Birinski | Emil Jannings Conrad Veidt Werner Krauss William Dieterle | 1924 | Weimar Republic |
| Dead of Night | "The Hearse Driver" after E. F. Benson "The Christmas Party" "The Haunted Mirror" "The Golfer's Story" after H. G. Wells's "The Ventriloquist’s Dummy" | Basil Dearden Alberto Cavalcanti Robert Hamer Charles Crichton | Roland Culver Judy Kelly Sally Ann Howes Ralph Michael | 1945 | United Kingdom |
| The Devil's Messenger | combining 3 episodes of the 1959 Swedish television series 13 Demon Street | Herbert L. Strock | Lon Chaney Jr. Karen Kadler John Crawford Michael Hinn | 1961 | Sweden United States |
| Tales of Terror | "Morella" "The Black Cat" "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar" | Roger Corman | Vincent Price Peter Lorre Basil Rathbone Debra Paget | 1962 | United States |
| I tre volti della paura (Black Sabbath) | "Il telefono" after F.G. Snyder "I Wurdalak" after A. Tolstoy "La goccia d'acqua" after Anton Cehov | Mario Bava | Michèle Mercier Boris Karloff Mark Damon Jacqueline Pierreux | 1963 | Italy |
| Kwaidan (怪談) | "The Black Hair" "The Woman of the Snow" "Hoichi the Earless" "In a Cup of Tea" | Masaki Kobayashi | * Tatsuya Nakadai Rentarō Mikuni Tetsurō Tamba Keiko Kishi Michiyo Aratama Misako Watanabe Yoichi Hayashi Katsuo Nakamura Osamu Takizawa Haruko Sugimura Nakamura Kan'emon Nakamura Ganjirō II | 1964 | Japan |
| Dr. Terror's House of Horrors | "Werewolf" "Creeping Vine" "Voodoo" "Disembodied Hand" "Vampire" | Freddie Francis | Neil McCallum Ann Bell Roy Castle Christopher Lee Max Adrian | 1965 | United Kingdom |
| Torture Garden | "Enoch" after Robert Bloch "Terror Over Hollywood" "Mr. Steinway" "The Man Who Collected Poe" | Freddie Francis | Jack Palance Burgess Meredith Peter Cushing | 1967 | United Kingdom |
| Spirits of the Dead | "Metzengerstein" after Edgar Allan Poe "William Wilson" "Toby Dammit" | Roger Vadim Louis Malle Federico Fellini | Jane Fonda Peter Fonda Alain Delon Brigitte Bardot Terence Stamp | 1968 | France Italy |
| Night Gallery (film) | "The Cemetery" "Eyes" "The Escape Route" | Boris Sagal Steven Spielberg Barry Shear | Roddy McDowall Joan Crawford Richard Kiley | 1969 | United States |
| The House That Dripped Blood | "Method For Murder" "Waxworks" "Sweets to the Sweet" "The Cloak" | Peter Duffell | Denholm Elliott Peter Cushing Christopher Lee | 1971 | United Kingdom |
| Asylum | "Frozen Fear" by Robert Bloch "The Weird Tailor" "Lucy Comes To Stay" "Mannequins of Horror" | Roy Ward Baker | Peter Cushing Britt Ekland Robert Powell | 1972 | United Kingdom |
| Tales from the Crypt | "...And All Through the House" "Reflection of Death" "Poetic Justice" "Wish You Were Here" "Blind Alleys" | Freddie Francis | Joan Collins Peter Cushing | 1972 | United Kingdom |
| Encounter with the Unknown | "The Heptagon" "The Darkness" "The Girl on the Bridge" | Harry Thomason | Robert Ginnaven Gary Brockette John Leslie | 1972 | United States |
| Tales That Witness Madness | "Clinic link episodes" "Mr. Tiger" "Penny Farthing" "Mel" "Luau" | Freddie Francis | Donald Pleasence Joan Collins Kim Novak Jack Hawkins | 1973 | United Kingdom |
| The Vault of Horror | "Midnight Mess" "The Neat Job" "This Trick’ll Kill You" "Bargain in Death" "Drawn and Quartered" | Roy Ward Baker | Terry Thomas Curd Jürgens | 1973 | United Kingdom |
| From Beyond the Grave | "The Gatecrasher" "An Act of Kindness" "The Elemental" "The Door" | Kevin Connor | Peter Cushing Donald Pleasence Ian Bannen | 1974 | United Kingdom |
| Trilogy of Terror | "Julie" by Richard Matheson "Millicent and Therese" by Richard Matheson "Amelia" by Richard Matheson | Dan Curtis | Karen Black John Karlen Frank Welker | 1975 | United States |
| Dead of Night | "Second Chance" by Jack Finney "No Such Thing as a Vampire" by Richard Matheson "Bobby" by Richard Matheson | Dan Curtis | Ed Begley Jr. Patrick Macnee Lee Montgomery | 1977 | United States |
| The Uncanny | "Montreal 1977", "London 1912", "Quebec 1975" and "Hollywood 1936" by Michel Parry | Denis Héroux | Peter Cushing Ray Milland Samantha Eggar Joan Greenwood Donald Pleasence | 1977 | United Kingdom Canada |
| The House of the Dead (Alien Zone) | Four stories | Sharron Miller | John Ericson Ivor Francis Judith Novgrod Burr DeBenning | 1978 | United States |
| Screams of a Winter Night | various scary stories | James L. Wilson | Matt Borel Gil Glasgow Patrick Byers Mary Agen Cox | 1979 | United States |
| The Monster Club | "The Shadmock" "The Vampires" "The Ghouls" | Roy Ward Baker | Vincent Price Donald Pleasence John Carradine | 1981 | United Kingdom |
| Creepshow | "Father’s Day" after Stephen King "The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill" "Something to Tide You Over" "The Crate" "They're Creeping Up on You!" | George A. Romero | Ed Harris Leslie Nielsen Ted Danson Hal Holbrook Adrienne Barbeau | 1982 | United States |
| Screamtime | "Killer Punch" "Dreamhouse" "Garden of Blood" | Michael Armstrong Stanley A. Long | Jean Anderson Robin Bailey Dora Bryan Ann Lynn Ian Saynor David Van Day | 1983 | United Kingdom United States |
| Twilight Zone: The Movie | "Time Out" "Kick the Can" "It's a Good Life" "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" | John Landis Steven Spielberg Joe Dante George Miller | Burgess Meredith Kathleen Quinlan John Lithgow | 1983 | United States |
| The Dungeonmaster (aka Ragewar: The Challenges of Excalibrate or Digital Knights) | 7 segments | Dave Allen Richard Band John Carl Buechler Steven Ford Peter Manoogian Ted Nicolaou Rosemarie Turko | Jeffrey Byron Richard Moll Leslie Wing Phil Fondacaro | 1984 | United States |
| Cat's Eye | "Quitters, Inc." by Stephen King "The Ledge" "The General" | Lewis Teague | Drew Barrymore James Woods | 1985 | United States |
| Deadtime Stories (Freaky Fairy-Tales, The Griebels from Deadtime Stories) | 3 segments | Jeffrey Delman | Scott Valentine Nicole Picard Matt Mitler Cathryn de Prume Melissa Leo | 1986 | United States |
| Creepshow 2 | "Old Chief Wood'nhead" after Stephen King "The Raft" "The Hitch-hiker" | Michael Gornick | Lois Chiles George Kennedy Dorothy Lamour | 1987 | United States |
| Tales from the QuadeaD Zone | "Food for" "The Brothers" "Unseen Vision" | Chester Novell Turner | W.J. Rider Keefe L. Turner John W. Jones | 1987 | United States |
| After Midnight | "The Old Dark House" "A Night on the Town" "All Night Operator" | Ken and Jim Wheat | Pamela Segall Marc McClure | 1989 | United States |
| Grim Prairie Tales | 4 western stories | Wayne Coe | James Earl Jones Brad Dourif Will Hare Marc McClure | 1990 | United States |
| Tales from the Darkside: The Movie | "Lot 249" "Cat from Hell" "Lover's Vow" | John Harrison | Deborah Harry Steve Buscemi William Hickey | 1990 | United States |
| Body Bags | "The Gas Station" "Hair" "Eye" | John Carpenter Tobe Hooper | Stacy Keach David Warner Sheena Easton Debbie Harry Mark Hamill Robert Carradine | 1993 | United States |
| Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics | "The Theatre" - story by Rod Serling, written by Richard Matheson "Where The Dead Are" - story and written by Rod Serling | Robert Markowitz | Amy Irving Gary Cole Jack Palance Patrick Bergin | 1994 | United States |
| Tales from the Hood | "Rogue Cop Revelation" "Boys Do Get Bruised" "KKK Comeuppance" "Hard-Core Convert" | Rusty Cundieff | Clarence Williams III Rosalind Cash Rusty Cundieff | 1995 | United States |
| Campfire Tales | "The Hook" "The Campfire" "The Honeymoon" "People Can Lick Too" "The Locket" | Matt Cooper Martin Kunert David Semel | James Marsden Christine Taylor Amy Smart Ron Livingston | 1997 | United States |
| The Mirror (怪談之魔鏡; Guai tan: Mo jing) | five unrelated segments | Siu Wing | Nicholas Tse, Ruby Lin Law Lan | 1999 | Hong Kong |
| Bangkok Haunted (ผีสามบาท) | "Legend of the Drum" "Black Magic Woman" "Revenge" | Pisut Praesangeam Oxide Pang | Pimsiree Pimsee Pramote Seangsorn Dawan Singha-Wee Kalyanut Sriboonrueng Pete Thong-Jeur | 2001 | Thailand |
| Strange Frequency | "Disco Inferno" "My Generation" "Room Service" "More Than a Feeling" | Mary Lambert Bryan Spicer | Martin Cummins Christopher Masterson Brandy Ledford Danny Masterson | 2001 | United States | |
| Three (쓰리, อารมณ์ อาถรรพณ์ อาฆาต, 三更) | "Memories" "The Wheel" "Going Home" | Kim Jee-woon Nonzee Nimibutr Peter Ho-Sun Chan | Jeong Bo-seok Kim Hye-soo Choi Jeong-won Suwinit Panjamawat Kanyavae Chatiawaipreacha Pornchai Chuvanon Leon Lai Eugenia Yuan Eric Tsang | 2002 | South Korea Thailand Hong Kong |
| Darna Mana Hai | "On the Way" "No Smoking" "Homework" "Apples" "Ghostly Lift" "Stop/Move" | Prawaal Raman | Saif Ali Khan Vivek Oberoi Nana Patekar Boman Irani Sanjay Kapoor Shilpa Shetty | 2003 | India |
| Three... Extremes | "Dumplings" "Cut" "Box" | Fruit Chan Park Chan-wook Takashi Miike | Bai Ling Tony Leung Ka-fai Lee Byung-hun | 2004 | Hong Kong Japan South Korea |
| Creepshow 3 | "Alice" after Stephen King "The Radio" "Call Girl" "The Professor's Wife" "Haunted Dog" | Ana Clavell James Dudelson | Roy Abramsohn Kris Allen Magi Avila | 2006 | United States |
| Darna Zaroori Hai | "Imaginary Ghost" "Spirits Do Come" "Accidents are Never Predicted" "Ghostly Audition" "A Bride's Revenge" "The Ending" | Sajid Khan Ram Gopal Varma Prawaal Raman Vivek Shah Jiji Philip J. D. Chakravarthy Manish Gupta | Amitabh Bachchan Arjun Rampal Anil Kapoor Mallika Sherawat Sunil Shetty | 2006 | India |
| Hood of Horror | "Crossed Out" "The Scumlord" "Rapsody Askew" | Stacy Title | Snoop Dogg Ernie Hudson Danny Trejo | 2006 | United States |
| Wag Kang Lilingon | "Uyayi" "Salamin" | Quark Henares Jerry Lopez Sineneng | Anne Curtis Kristine Hermosa | 2006 | Philippines |
| Fear(s) of the Dark | Six stories | Christian "Blutch" Hincker Charles Burns Marie Caillou Pierre di Sciullo Lorenzo Mattotti Richard McGuire | Aure Atika Guillaume Depardieu Louisa Pili François Creton Christian Hecq Arthur H | 2007 | France |
| 4bia (Phobia 1 สี่แพร่ง) | "Loneliness" "Deadly Charm" "The Man In The Middle" "Flight 244" | Youngyooth Thongkonthun Paween Purikitpanya Banjong Pisanthanakun Parkpoom Wongpoon | Maneerat Kham-uan Apinya Sakuljaroensuk Nattapong Chartpong Laila Boonyasak | 2008 | Thailand |
| Phobia 2 (ห้าแพร่ง; lit. Five-Way Intersection) | "Novice" "Ward" "Backpackers" "Salvage" "In the End" | Paween Purijitpanya Visute Poolvoralaks Songyos Sugmakanan Parkpoom Wongpoom Banjong Pisanthanakun | Jirayu Laongmanee Worrawech Danuwong Charlie Trairat Nicole Theriault Marsha Wattanapanich | 2009 | Thailand |
| Trick 'r Treat | "Principal" "Halloween School Bus Massacre" "Surprise Party" "Sam" | Michael Dougherty | Dylan Baker, Rochelle Aytes, Anna Paquin, Brian Cox | 2009 | United States |
| Cinco | "Braso" "Paa" "Mata" "Mukha" "Puso" | Frasco Mortiz Enrico C. Santos Ato Bautista Nick Olanka Cathy Garcia-Molina | Sam Concepcion AJ Perez Robi Domingo Jodi Sta. Maria Maja Salvador Rayver Cruz Mariel Rodriguez Pokwang Zanjoe Marudo | 2010 | Philippines |
| Chillerama | "Wadzilla" "I Was a Teenage Werebear" "The Diary of Anne Frankenstein" "Zom-B-Movie" | Adam Rifkin Tim Sullivan Adam Green Joe Lynch | Adam Rifkin Sarah Mutch Sean Paul Lockhart Gabby West | 2011 | United States |
| Grave Tales | "One Man’s Meat" "Callistro’s Mirror" "The Hand" "Dead Kittens" | Don Fearney | Brian Murphy Damien Thomas Edward de Souza | 2011 | United Kingdom |
| Little Deaths | "House and Home" "Mutant Tool" "Bitch" | Sean Hogan Andrew Parkinson Simon Rumley | Luke de Lacey Jodie Jameson | 2011 | United Kingdom |
| The ABCs of Death | 26 segments "A is for Apocalypse" "B is for Bigfoot" "C is for Cycle" ... | Srdjan Spasojevic Timo Tjahjanto Lee Hardcastle | Ingrid Bolsø Berdal Iván González Kyra Zagorsky Lucy Clements | 2012 | United States |
| V/H/S | "Tape 56" "Amateur Night" "Second Honeymoon" "Tuesday the 17th" "The Sick Thing That Happened to Emily When She Was Younger" "10/31/98" | Adam Wingard David Bruckner Ti West Glenn McQuaid Joe Swanberg Radio Silence | Lane Hughes Hannah Fierman Joe Swanberg Norma C. Quinones Helen Rogers Chad Villella | 2012 | United States |
| V/H/S/2 | "Tape 49" "Phase I Clinical Trials" "A Ride in the Park" "Safe Haven" "Slumber Party Alien Abduction" | Simon Barrett Adam Wingard Eduardo Sanchez Gregg Hale Gareth Huw Evans Timo Tjahjanto Jason Eisener | Lawrence Levine Kelsey Abbott L.C. Holt Adam Wingard Hannah Al Rashid Oka Antara | 2013 | United States Canada Indonesia |
| ABCs of Death 2 | 26 segments "A is for Amateur" "B is for Badger" "C is for Capital Punishment" ... | Jim Hosking Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen Julian Barrett Rodney Ascher Kristina Buožytė Larry Fessenden Aharon Keshales Bill Plympton Vincenzo Nata etc. | Andy Nyman Béatrice Dalle Laurence R. Harvey etc. | 2014 | United States |
| V/H/S: Viral | "Vicious Circles" "Dante the Great" "Parallel Monsters" "Bonestorm" "Gorgeous Vortex" | Marcel Sarmiento Gregg Bishop Nacho Vigalondo Justin Benson Aaron Moorhead Todd Lincoln | Patrick Lawrie Emilia Ares Justin Welborn Emmy Argo Gustavo Salmeron | 2014 | United States Spain |
| A Christmas Horror Story | Four segments | Grant Harvey Steven Hoban Brett Sullivan | William Shatner George Buza Rob Archer | 2015 | Canada |
| Volumes of Blood | "Ghastly" "13 After Midnight" "The Encyclopedia Satanica" "A Little Pick Me Up" "That’s a Wrap!" | P.J. Starks Jakob Bilinski Nathan Thomas Milliner John Kenneth Muir Lee Vervoort | Kristine Renee Farley Jason Crowe Jim O'Rear Roni Jonah | 2015 | United States |
| Southbound | "The Way Out", "Siren", "The Accident", "Jailbreak", "The Way In" | Radio Silence (The Way Out & The Way In) Roxanne Benjamin (Siren) David Bruckner (The Accident) Patrick Horvath (Jailbreak) | | 2015 | United States |
| Tales Of Halloween | "Sweet Tooth" "The Night Billy Raised Hell" "Trick" "The Weak and the Wicked" "Grim Grinning Ghost" "Ding Dong" "This Means War" "Friday the 31st" "The Ransom of Rusty Rex" "Bad Seed" | Dave Parker(Sweet Tooth) Darren Lynn Bousman (The Night Billy Raised Hell) Adam Gierasch (Trick) Paul Solet (The Weak and the Wicked) Axelle Carolyn (Grim Grinning Ghost) Lucky McKee (Ding Dong) Andrew Kasch and John Skipp (This Means War) Mike Mendez (Friday the 31st) Ryan Schifrin (The Ransom of Rusty Rex) Neil Marshall (Bad Seed) | Grace Phipps Booboo Stewart Adrienne Barbeau Lin Shaye Barry Bostwick Sam Witwer Greg Grunberg John Landis Joe Dante Barbara Crampton Pollyanna McIntosh James Duval Pat Healy Adam Green Alex Essoe Stuart Gordon Mick Garris Marc Senter Kristina Klebe Keir Gilchrist Clare Kramer Jose Pablo Cantillo John Savage Caroline Williams | 2015 | United States |
| ABCs of Death 2.5 | 26 segments "M is for Magnetic Tape" "M is for Maieusiophobia" ... | Tim Rutherford Christopher Younes Gigi Saul Guerrero Carles Torrens | diverși actori | 2016 | United States |
| Holidays | "Valentine's Day" "St. Patrick's Day" "Easter" "Mother's Day" "Father's Day" "Halloween" "Christmas" "New Year's Day" | Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer Gary Shore Nichola McCarthy Sarah Adina Smith Anthony Scott Burns Kevin Smith Scott Stewart Adam Egypt Mortimer | | 2016 | United States |
| Patient Seven | "The Body" "Undying Love" "The Sleeping Plot" "Death Scenes" "Evaded" "The Visitant" "Banishing" | Danny Draven Paul Davis Ómar Örn Hauksson Dean Hewison Joel Morgan Johannes Persson | Michael Ironside Jack Plotnick Drew Fonteiro | 2017 | United States |
| Galaxy of Horrors | "Eden" "Iris" "Flesh Computer" "Pathos" "Eveless" "They Will All Die in Space" "Entity" "Kingz" | Dennis Cabella Todd Cobery Javier Chillon etc. | Adam Buller Charles Hubbell Rob Kerkovich Dennis Cabella | 2017 | Canada |
| XX | "The Box" "The Birthday Party" "Don't Fall" "Her Only Living Son" | Jovanka Vuckovic Annie Clark Roxanne Benjamin Karyn Kusama | | 2017 | United States |
| An Hour to Kill | "An Hour To Kill" "Valkyrie's Bunker" "Assacre" | Aaron K. Carter | Mel Novak Aaron Guerrero Frankie Pozos | 2018 | United States |
| The Mortuary Collection | "Frame story, part 1" "Segment 1" "Segment 2: Unprotected" "Segment 3: Till Death" "Frame story, part 2" "Segment 4: The Babysitter Murders" "Frame story, part 3" | Ryan Spindell | Clancy Brown Caitlin Custer Christine Kilmer Jacob Elordi Ema Horvath Barak Hardley Sarah Hay | 2019 | United States |
| Ghost Stories | Four segments | Karan Johar Dibakar Banerjee Zoya Akhtar Anurag Kashyap | Sobhita Dhulipala Mrunal Thakur Avinash Tiwary Janhvi Kapoor | 2020 | India |
| An Horror Anthology | Four segments | Chris Rakotomamonjy | Anne Terret André Chomier Mehdi Sersoub | 2020 | France |
| Scare Package | "Rad Chad's Horror Emporium, Horror Hypothesis" "Cold Open" "One Time In The Woods" "M.I.S.T.E.R." "Girls Night Out Of Body" "The Night He Came Back Again! Part IV: The Final Kill" "So Much To Do" | Courtney Andujar Hillary Andujar Anthony Cousins Emily Hagins Aaron B. Koontz Chris McInroy Noah Segan Baron Vaughn | Jon Michael Simpson Luxy Banner Sydney Huddleston | 2020 | United States |
| V/H/S/94 | "Holy Hell" "Storm Drain" "The Empty Wake" "The Subject" "Terror" | Jennifer Reeder Chloe Okuno Simon Barrett Timo Tjahjanto Ryan Prows | | 2021 | United States |
| Dr. Saville's Horror Show | "Consume" "It's Complicated" "Break" | Kevin R. Phipps | Allen Valor Michael Hanelin Kristina Sabbagh Jedediah Jones Honda King Bry Lys Kirk Levingar Harley Queen Dylan Crow | 2022 | United States |
| KillRoy Was Here | | Kevin Smith | Azita Ghanizada Ryan O'Nan Harley Quinn Smith Chris Jericho Justin Kucsulain | 2022 | United States |
| V/H/S/99 | "Shredding" "Suicide Bid" "Ozzy's Dungeon" "The Gawkers" "To Hell And Back" | Johannes Roberts Vanessa & Joseph Winter Maggie Levin Tyler MacIntyre Flying Lotus | | 2022 | United States |
| Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities | "Lot 36" "Graveyard Rats" "The Autopsy" "The Outside" "Pickman's Model" "Dreams in the Witch House" "The Viewing" "The Murmuring" | Guillermo Navarro Vincenzo Natali David Prior Ana Lily Amirpour Keith Thomas Catherine Hardwicke Panos Cosmatos Jennifer Kent | | 2022 | United States Mexico |
| V/H/S/85 | "Total Copy" "No Wake" "God of Death" "TKNOGD" "Ambrosia" "Dreamkill" | David Bruckner Mike P. Nelson Gigi Saul Guerrero Natasha Kermani Scott Derrickson | | 2023 | United States |
| V/H/S/Beyond | "Stork" "Fur Babies" "Live and Let Dive" "Dream Girl" "Stowaway" "A Special Presentation" | Jordan Downey Christian Long and Justin Long Justin Martinez Virat Pal Kate Siegel Jay Cheel | | 2024 | United States |