Public Domain Horror Movies (Listed by Year of Release)

All the horror movies listed below are commonly believed to be in the public domain. Public domain refers to the body of creative works and knowledge in which no person, government or organization has any proprietary interest such as a copyright. These works are considered part of the public cultural heritage and may be freely used by all.  However please be aware that although the movies may be in the public domain, the summaries are not. I wrote them, they are copyright protected, and should not be copied and used elsewhere.

The links below lead to pages that contain more information about the movies, and there is a player embedded into each page so that you can watch the movie, for free.

Please Note: This page lists public domain horror movies by the year of release. If you want to see the movies listed in alphabetical order click here.

1800 — 1899

1896 — Le Manoir du Diable

1899 — Le Diable au Convent (The Devil In a Convent)

1897 — L’auberge-ensorcelée (The Bewitched Inn)

1900 — 1909

1909 — The Sealed Room

1910 — 1919

1910 — A Christmas Carol

1910 — Frankenstein

1913 — Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

1920 — 1929

1920 — The Cabinet of Dr Caligari

1922 — Nosferatu

1923 — The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1928 — La Chute de la Maison Usher

1928 — The Fall of the House of Usher

1930 — 1939

1932 — White Zombie

1933 — The Vampire Bat

1936 — Revolt of the Zombies

1940 — 1949

1940 — The Ape

1941 — Invisible Ghost

1942 — Black Dragons

1942 — The Corpse Vanishes

1946 — Shock

1947 — Scared to Death

1948 — The Amazing Mr X

1950 — 1959

1955 — Dementia (aka Daughter of Horror)

1958 — I Bury the Living

1958 — Plan 9 from Outer Space

1958 — The Screaming Skull

1959 — A Bucket of Blood

1959 — Attack of the Giant Leeches

1959 — House on Haunted Hill

1959 — The Bat

1959 — The Killer Shrews

1959 — The Wasp Woman

1960 — 1969

1960 — Atom Age Vampire

1960 — Horror Hotel

1960 — Horrors of Spider Island

1960 — The Amazing Transparent Man

1960 — The Last Woman on Earth

1960 — The Little Shop of Horrors

1961 — Creature from the Haunted Sea

1961 — The Beast of Yucca Flats

1962 — Carnival of Souls

1963 — Dementia 13

1963 — The Terror

1964 — The Last Man on Earth

1965 — Nightmare Castle

1968 — Night of the Living Dead

1971 — 1980

1979 — Driller Killer