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poster A Cadaver Christmas

A Cadaver Christmas

85mn - Comedy, Horror

Unconventional heroes band together against an army of reanimated corpses in a cadaver lab on Christmas, as the undead rapidly recruit new members in this darkly comedic holiday horror.

poster Tit-for-Tat

Tit-for-Tat

An entomologist guilty of trying to capture rare insects is condemned to be pinned on a giant cork.

poster Nightmare in Wax

Nightmare in Wax

The disfigured curator of a wax museum murders his enemies and then uses their bodies as exhibits in his museum.

poster Modern Sculptors

Modern Sculptors

5mn - Animation, Fantasy

The first scene presents before the astonished eyes of the spectators a solid piece of marble, which the minute it is placed on a table seems to take life, and one can follow a snake-like line branding on…

poster Robert Macaire and Bertrand

Robert Macaire and Bertrand

11mn - Comedy, Crime

Robert Macaire (Chevalier Macaire) was a noted criminal and assassin who appears in French plays. His name is renowned in French culture as that of the archetypal villain.

poster Searching Ruins on Broadway, Galveston, for Dead Bodies

Searching Ruins on Broadway, Galveston, for Dead Bodies

1mn - Documentary

This shows the heart of one of the tremendous drifts in the east end of Galveston. Hundreds of dead bodies are concealed in these immense masses, and at the time the picture was taken the odor given out c…

poster Le fils de Locuste

Le fils de Locuste

The son of Emperor Nero's poisoner drinks the fatal potion prepared by his mother.

poster The Merry Skeleton

The Merry Skeleton

1mn - Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

A skeleton dances joyously, often collapsing into a heap of bones and quickly putting itself back together.

poster A Desperate Crime

A Desperate Crime

7mn - Thriller, Drama, Crime

A man is murdered and the killer brought to justice by guillotine. This film is partly lost.

poster Horror Express

Horror Express

Mysterious and unearthly deaths start to occur while Professor Saxton is transporting the frozen remains of a primitive humanoid creature he found in Manchuria back to Europe.

poster Dead Body

Dead Body

85mn - Horror, Mystery

Nine high school graduates celebrating at a remote cabin play a deadly game of Hide & Seek called 'Dead Body,' but when party guests start turning up actually murdered, they must unmask the real killer am…

poster Le goûter des bébés

Le goûter des bébés

1mn - Documentary

poster The Musgrave Ritual

The Musgrave Ritual

18mn - Mystery, Crime

Reginald Musgrave’s maître d’hôtel has disappeared! Called to the rescue, Sherlock Holmes goes immediately to his friend, to inspect the premises. He finds a stolen jewel in the new maître d’hôtel’s jacke…

poster Unusual Cooking

Unusual Cooking

3mn - Animation, Comedy, Fantasy

A chef comes into the kitchen and throws a lot of rags on the floor: he then casts a spell over them, and immediately they take the form of human beings, and dance a wild saraband around the place. After …

poster Léonce Loves Morels

Léonce Loves Morels

A photogenic Partie de campagne with Léonce looking for mushrooms! A nice prestation by Poupette Suzanne Le Bret and a nice little fantasy.

poster The Disappearance of Onésime

The Disappearance of Onésime

When Onésime gets declared dead by drowning, the supposed-widow consults a private detective specialized in missing persons.

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A customs agent follows a jewel smuggler's trail of corpses from Paris to New York.

poster The Living Playing Cards

The Living Playing Cards

poster Danse macabre

Danse macabre

8mn - Drama, Horror, Music

The Black Death is ravaging Spain. As Camille Saint-Saëns's "Danse Macabre" plays on the soundtrack, a mix of animation and acted scenes tells the story of Youth and Love meeting one night. They dance, em…

poster Aquarium

Aquarium

1mn - Documentary

Different species of fish and frogs, inside an aquarium.

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