Best Horror Movies & TV Series of the 1940s

Looking for the best Horror movies and TV series of the 1940s? These 22 are the highest-rated on 3eyedraven, weighted by vote count so a handful of glowing reviews never beats a proven favourite.

The Picture of Dorian Gray 1945 ★ 7.1

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein 1948 ★ 7.1

The Wolf Man 1941 ★ 7.0

Cat People 1942 ★ 6.9

The Time of Their Lives 1946 ★ 7.2

The Uninvited 1944 ★ 6.9

I Walked with a Zombie 1943 ★ 6.8

Hold That Ghost 1941 ★ 6.8

Flesh and Fantasy 1943 ★ 7.1

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad 1949 ★ 6.5

The Ghost Breakers 1940 ★ 6.5

Man-Made Monster 1941 ★ 6.2

Phantom of the Opera 1943 ★ 6.2

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man 1943 ★ 6.2

Invisible Agent 1942 ★ 5.8

Spooks Run Wild 1941 ★ 5.1

Son of Dracula 1943 ★ 5.8

The Mummy's Hand 1940 ★ 5.7

The Ghost of Frankenstein 1942 ★ 5.8

The Mummy's Ghost 1944 ★ 5.6

The Mummy's Curse 1944 ★ 5.5

House of Dracula 1945 ★ 5.5