 | The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (Restored Authorized Edition)
Buy new: $15.99 / Used from: $10.59 The first major surviving horror movie and the film that established german exprassionism.
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 | The Phantom of the Opera - The Ultimate Edition (1925 Original Version and 1929 Restored Version)
Buy new: $22.49 / Used from: $11.48 The best version. Starring the most talented actor who ever lived.
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 | Dracula (75th Anniversary Edition) (Universal Legacy Series)
Buy new: $22.99 / Used from: $5.98 Started the Universal golden age of horror, made Bela Lugosi a star, and established the horror movie as a serious and profitable genre.
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 | Frankenstein (75th Anniversary Edition) (Universal Legacy Series)
Buy new: $21.49 / Used from: $5.99 The best version. Launched Boris Karloff to stardom (he would become the genre's most famous, prominet, and possibly most talented icon). Gave us the Frankenstein design that we use today.
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 | The Bride of Frankenstein
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $5.97 Perhaps the greatest sequel of all time.
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 | The Wolfman (Special Edition) (Universal Legacy Series)
Buy new: $24.49 The definitive Werewolf movie.
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 | The Invisible Man
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $7.47 Made a star out of Claude Rains. Features revolutionary special effects.
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 | King Kong (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Buy new: $26.98 / Used from: $3.99 This is the film that made me fall in love with movies. Outstanding beyond belief. The ultimate movie in special effects history. Almost all fx artists in Hollywood were inspired by this.
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![Mad Love (1935) [VHS]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/419XP67DBFL._SL75_.jpg) | Mad Love (1935) [VHS]
Buy used from: $3.50 Peter Lorre's first Hollywood movie. Also his first conventional horror project.
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 | House of Wax
Buy new: $12.49 / Used from: $4.25 Made a star out of Vincent Price. He would go on to be the best of the new generation of horror actors.
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![Gojira / Godzilla Deluxe Collector's Edition (Gojira/Godzilla [1954] / Godzilla, King of the Monsters [1956])](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51HEXHBZ4VL._SL75_.jpg) | Gojira / Godzilla Deluxe Collector's Edition (Gojira/Godzilla [1954] / Godzilla, King of the Monsters [1956])
Buy new: $15.99 / Used from: $9.98 The first Godzilla movie. It established the kaju genre, which has been Japan's biggest export since 1956.
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 | Creature From the Black Lagoon
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $8.98 The last of the great Universal Monsters.
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 | The Curse of Frankenstein
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $4.16 Made a star out of Christopher Lee, who is still making movies (Star Wars 2,3, Lord of the Rings 1,2, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory). First of the modern horror movies, with lots more sex and blood than was ever shown before.
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 | Psycho (Special Edition) (Universal Legacy Series)
Buy new: $20.99 / Used from: $12.49 Established that horror movies could be truly terrifying and deal with serious issues in serious ways (like psychos and serial killers). Made a star out of Anthony Perkins.
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