Considered the first horror movie — and arguably the first vampire movie — Le manoir du diable (aka The Devil’s Castle) is an 1896 Georges Melies film that runs for over 3 minutes, an astonishing length for the time.
The film has been known by a variety of alternate names — The Devil’s Manor, The Manor of the Devil, The House of the Devil, and The Haunted Castle — the latter is actually a different movie by Méliès, made 1 year later on the same set and with many of the same costumes. It is also notable for containing some of the earliest hand-tinting of images.
The Giddy 
October 3, 2012 at 10:59 am
That is just awesome!
The Haunted Castle is pretty impressive too
October 3, 2012 at 2:56 pm
Haha, I think so as well! 🙂
October 3, 2012 at 2:20 pm
How fun AND impressive. Thanks for sharing.
Aurora
October 3, 2012 at 2:56 pm
My pleasure, very happy you enjoyed 🙂
October 11, 2012 at 11:43 pm
Absolutely Fabulous!!! THANK YOU for sharing!
October 12, 2012 at 6:48 pm
My pleasure, very happy to hear you enjoyed 🙂
September 17, 2013 at 7:20 pm
I think this is so cool to see.