Ten Essential Classic Horror Films Free on YouTube, Part 1

A curated collection of ten essential classic horror films available for you to watch for free and study on YouTube.

NOSFERATU (1922), directed by F.W. Murnau.

It’s remarkable what film-lovers can find on YouTube. In this article, I’ve curated for you ten classic horror films I consider essential for anyone who loves the genre or cinema.

These films span five decades of horror on the big screen, ranging from early silent adaptations of gothic novels (the predecessors to the legendary Universal Monsters), some of the first talkie “chillers”, Cold War monster films, campy standards, atmospheric psychological thrillers, and the first (and greatest) zombie film ever made.

Enjoy!

(Note: Some of these may be region-locked, depending upon where you are in the world. Apologies if this proves to be the case).

NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968), directed by George Romero.

THE INNOCENTS (1961)

THE INNOCENTS will terrify the living shit out of you, while showing you almost nothing. This is a beautiful restoration, too.