Best Horror Movies of 1945

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The films listed below include 1945 horror movies; including movies shown in movie theaters ranked in order of best to worst.

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List of horror movies released in 1945 list sorted by popular, most voted, and alphabetical order. Check out which movie was the top grossing movie of 1945.

Best Horror Movies of 1945

5). The Vampire's Ghost (1945) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

Score: 5.51/10 | IMDB Rating: 5.9/10 | IMDB Votes: 675 | MPAA Rating: R

Plot / Synopsis: In a small African port, a tawdry bar is run by a old man named Webb Fallon. Fallon is actually a vampire, but he is becoming weary of his "life" of the past few hundred years. Tagline: Slave of the blood lust!!!...

Director: Lesley Selander
Stars: John Abbott, Charles Gordon, Peggy Stewart, Grant Withers, Emmett Vogan

4). Isle of the Dead (1945) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

Score: 7.75/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.5/10 | IMDB Votes: 5,525 | Rotten Tomatoes: 9.0/10 | MPAA Rating: R

Mystery, Psychological, Survival, Cursed, Haunted, Virus

Plot / Synopsis: On a Greek island during the 1912 war, several people are trapped by quarantine for the plague. If that isn't enough worry, one of the people, a superstitious old peasant woman, suspects one young girl of being a vampiric kind of demon called a vorvolaka. Tagline: SHE ISN'T DEAD yet she's BURIED ALIVE! (original half-sheet poster)...

Director: Mark Robson
Stars: Boris Karloff, Ellen Drew, Marc Cramer, Katherine Emery, Helene Thimig

3). The Body Snatcher (1945) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

Classic

Plot / Synopsis: A ruthless doctor and his young prize student find themselves continually harassed by their murderous supplier of illegal cadavers. Tagline: INVADED!...the sanctuary of the Dead!...by the Hero of Horror!...and the Master of Menace!...

Director: Robert Wise
Stars: Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Henry Daniell, Edith Atwater, Russell Wade

2). Dead of Night (1945) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

Score: 8.5/10 | IMDB Rating: 7.5/10 | IMDB Votes: 15,199 | Rotten Tomatoes: 9.5/10 | MPAA Rating: Approved

Classic, Classic Mystery, Classic Thriller, Featured Classic

Plot / Synopsis: An architect senses impending doom as his half-remembered recurring dream turns into reality. The guests at the country house encourage him to stay as they take turns telling supernatural tales...

Directors: Alberto Cavalcanti, Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden …
Stars: Mervyn Johns, Roland Culver, Mary Merrall, Googie Withers, Frederick Valk

1). The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

Classic

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Plot / Synopsis: A corrupt young man somehow keeps his youthful beauty, but a special painting gradually reveals his inner ugliness to all. Tagline: His life was a muddy morass into which he dragged all who knew him! Such was Dorian Gray, the man who wanted eternal youth, and bartered his soul to get it!...

Director: Albert Lewin
Stars: George Sanders, Hurd Hatfield, Donna Reed, Angela Lansbury, Peter Lawford

Horror Movies of 1945 List

1). Dead of Night (1945) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

Score: 8.5/10 | IMDB Rating: 7.5/10 | IMDB Votes: 15,199 | Rotten Tomatoes: 9.5/10 | MPAA Rating: Approved

Classic, Classic Mystery, Classic Thriller, Featured Classic

Directors: Alberto Cavalcanti, Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden …
Stars: Mervyn Johns, Roland Culver, Mary Merrall, Googie Withers, Frederick Valk

2). The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

Classic

The Picture of Dorian Gray is Streaming on HBO Max

Director: Albert Lewin
Stars: George Sanders, Hurd Hatfield, Donna Reed, Angela Lansbury, Peter Lawford

3). The Body Snatcher (1945) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

Classic

Director: Robert Wise
Stars: Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Henry Daniell, Edith Atwater, Russell Wade

4). Isle of the Dead (1945) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

Score: 7.75/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.5/10 | IMDB Votes: 5,525 | Rotten Tomatoes: 9.0/10 | MPAA Rating: R

Mystery, Psychological, Survival, Cursed, Haunted, Virus

Director: Mark Robson
Stars: Boris Karloff, Ellen Drew, Marc Cramer, Katherine Emery, Helene Thimig

5). The Vampire's Ghost (1945) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

Score: 5.51/10 | IMDB Rating: 5.9/10 | IMDB Votes: 675 | MPAA Rating: R

Director: Lesley Selander
Stars: John Abbott, Charles Gordon, Peggy Stewart, Grant Withers, Emmett Vogan

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5 List of 1945 Horror Films Worth Watching!

Looking for the best 1945 horror movies? Included in our best horror movies of 1945 list are "Dead of Night (1945), The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945), The Body Snatcher (1945), Isle of the Dead (1945), and The Vampire's Ghost (1945)." Our top list is an average of our review scores, our movie fans and movie viewers like you, and a few other sources.

The best horror film of 1945 is Dead of Night (1945) scoring 8.5/10 stars with our combined scores. IMDB already has over 15,200 votes for this movie. Starring in Dead of Night (1945) is Mervyn Johns, Roland Culver, Mary Merrall, Googie Withers, and Frederick Valk. Co-directors Alberto Cavalcanti, Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden, and Robert Hamer did a phenomenal job treating us with this 1945 best horror film which was remarkable.Dead of Night (1945) is in Horror, Drama, Mystery, and Fantasy movie genres.

The next best 1945 horror movie is The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) with a score of 7.8/10 stars. George Sanders, Hurd Hatfield, Donna Reed, Angela Lansbury, and Peter Lawford star in "The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)". The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) is directed by Albert Lewin and has over 15,370 IMDB votes. You can find The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) in Horror, Thriller, Drama, Mystery, Fantasy, and Romance movie genres.

These are the best horror films of 1945, and we hope you enjoy the 5 movies on our list of good 1945 horror movies sorted best to worst.

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