The Cave of the Demons (1898)

Original title

La caverne maudite

Directed by

Georges Méliès

Genre

silent film, horror film

Country

France

Runtime

1 min

Rating

2.0 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

In this silent film from 1898, characters enter a cave filled with demons. The movie uses special effects to show the supernatural beings.

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What happens

The Accursed Cave (French: La Caverne maudite) is an 1898 French silent trick film directed by Georges Méliès. The film was one of Méliès's early forays into themes that would later be linked to horror cinema (his The Haunted Castle, made in 1896, is sometimes labeled the first horror film). The Cave of the Demons is also believed to be the first film in which Méliès used the cinematic technique of multiple exposure. The film was released by Méliès's Star Film Company and is numbered 164 in its catalogues. It is currently presumed lost. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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