Horror movies you can find completely free on YouTube

Thanks to the fact that the law allows it, some horror films can be distributed completely free of charge on any site, platform or page, without being classified as piracy. Thus was born the conservation of works of art, and now many can have access to the great classics of the history of cinema, from the convenience offered by the YouTube search engine.

It is believed that these pieces can only be seen in specialized museums or galleries, when not, these horror movies are free on youtube. Although yes, there are some that belong to silent films or are subtitled, hopefully, in Spanish, but that shouldn’t be an obstacle to enjoying these works that are now an important part of art history.

Frankenstein from 1910

Directed by J. Searle Dawley and released in 1910, this is considered the first adaptation of Mary Shelley’s novel, produced by Thomas Alva Edison himself. This horror movie you can find it on YouTubeand has a duration of only 14 minutes, and belongs to silent cinema, moreover, it can be found in high-definition restorations.

The Spiders: The Diamond Ship

In a mixture of adventure and western, we have a completely free horror movie, which was published in two parts in 1920. It is about “The Spiders”, especially its second part “The Diamond Ship”. This is a film by director Fritz Lang, the same author of ‘Metropolis’, which tells the life of Kay Hoog, an adventurer who embarks on a journey to an island where his past and his dark demons manifest. Available on YouTube.

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Golem

Directed by Paul Wegener and Carl Boese, we have “The Golem”, a silent horror film from 1920, which got a remake in 2018, almost 100 years later. But it’s the horror classic that you can watch completely free, and it’s about a medieval rabbi who creates a giant warrior out of clay to protect his people, but the golem is used for other purposes.

Dante’s Inferno

Based on Dante Alighieri’s literary classic, ‘Dante’s Inferno’ is a 1911 film directed by Giuseppe de Liguoro and Francesco Bertolini. It is the adaptation of the story of Dante’s journey to the lowest part of hell. Furthermore, it is considered the first feature film made in Italy, as well as the oldest surviving in the world.

Nosferatu

Finally, the classic of German Expressionism, a work that was a before and after, not only of horror, but of cinema in general. First presented in 1922 and directed by FW Murnau. The story follows the vampire Count Orlok, who wants to get a new residence, and takes an interest in the real estate agent’s wife. The unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker’s “Dracula”.