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Jonathan Rigby

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Jonathan Rigby is an English actor and film historian who has written several books on horror cinema, including English Gothic: Classic Horror Cinema 1897-2015 (2000, 2015), American Gothic: Six Decades of Classic Horror Cinema (2007, 2017), Euro Gothic: Classics of Continental Horror Cinema (2016), and Studies in Terror: Landmarks of Horror Cinema (2011), as well as biographical studies of Christopher Lee (2001) and Roxy Music (2005). He was series consultant on the BBC documentaries A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss (2010) and its sequel Horror Europa (2012), and In Search of Dracula with Mark Gatiss (2020). In 2020 he was inducted into the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards Hall of Fame.

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Title Year IMDb Rating
1920
**** The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari 1920 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) on IMDb
1927
*** The Cat and the Canary 1927 The Cat and the Canary (1927) on IMDb
1933
*** Murders in the Zoo 1933 Murders in the Zoo (1933) on IMDb
1935
*** The Black Room 1935 The Black Room (1935) on IMDb
1937
*** Night Key 1937 Night Key (1937) on IMDb
1939
*** The Cat and the Canary 1939 The Cat and the Canary (1939) on IMDb
1940
*** Before I Hang 1940 Before I Hang (1940) on IMDb
*** Black Friday 1940 Black Friday (1940) on IMDb
*** The Ghost Breakers 1940 The Ghost Breakers (1940) on IMDb
1941
*** Horror Island 1941 Horror Island (1941) on IMDb
1942
*** The Boogie Man Will Get You 1942 The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942) on IMDb
1944
*** The Climax 1944 The Climax (1944) on IMDb
1946
*** The Cat Creeps 1946 The Cat Creeps (1946) on IMDb
1950
*** The Desert Hawk 1950 The Desert Hawk (1950) on IMDb
1954
*** The Mad Magician 1954 The Mad Magician (1954) on IMDb
1957
*** The Curse of Frankenstein 1957 The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) on IMDb
*** The Monolith Monsters 1957 The Monolith Monsters (1957) on IMDb
1958
*** Blood of the Vampire 1958 Blood of the Vampire (1958) on IMDb
*** Dracula 1958 Dracula (1958) on IMDb
*** Lake of the Dead 1958 Lake of the Dead (1958) on IMDb
*** The Revenge of Frankenstein 1958 The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958) on IMDb
*** The Whole Truth 1958 The Whole Truth (1958) on IMDb
1959
*** The Hound of the Baskervilles 1959 The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959) on IMDb
*** The Mummy 1959 The Mummy (1959) on IMDb
*** The Tingler 1959 The Tingler (1959) on IMDb
*** Uncle Was a Vampire 1959 Uncle Was a Vampire (1959) on IMDb
1960
*** The City of the Dead 1960 The City of the Dead (1960) on IMDb
*** Suspect 1960 Suspect (1960) on IMDb
*** The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll 1960 The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960) on IMDb
1961
*** Cash on Demand 1961 Cash on Demand (1961) on IMDb
1962
*** The Phantom of the Opera 1962 The Phantom of the Opera (1962) on IMDb
1963
*** Dr. Crippen 1963 Dr. Crippen (1963) on IMDb
1964
*** The Evil of Frankenstein 1964 The Evil of Frankenstein (1964) on IMDb
*** Nightmare 1964 Nightmare (1964) on IMDb
1965
*** Catacombs 1965 Catacombs (1965) on IMDb
1966
*** The Brides of Fu Manchu 1966 The Brides of Fu Manchu (1966) on IMDb
1967
*** A Challenge for Robin Hood 1967 A Challenge for Robin Hood (1967) on IMDb
*** Frankenstein Created Woman 1967 Frankenstein Created Woman (1967) on IMDb
*** The Vengeance of Fu Manchu 1967 The Vengeance of Fu Manchu (1967) on IMDb
1968
*** The Blood Beast Terror 1968 The Blood Beast Terror (1968) on IMDb
*** Corruption 1968 Corruption (1968) on IMDb
*** Twisted Nerve 1968 Twisted Nerve (1968) on IMDb
1970
*** The Man Who Haunted Himself 1970 The Man Who Haunted Himself (1970) on IMDb
*** The Mind of Mr. Soames 1970 The Mind of Mr. Soames (1970) on IMDb
**** The Nude Vampire 1970 The Nude Vampire (1970) on IMDb
*** Scream and Scream Again 1970 Scream and Scream Again (1970) on IMDb
*** The Vampire Lovers 1970 The Vampire Lovers (1970) on IMDb
1971
*** Countess Dracula 1971 Countess Dracula (1971) on IMDb
*** Die Screaming Marianne 1971 Die Screaming Marianne (1971) on IMDb
*** Hands of the Ripper 1971 Hands of the Ripper (1971) on IMDb
*** The House That Dripped Blood 1971 The House That Dripped Blood (1971) on IMDb
*** Incense for the Damned 1971 Incense for the Damned (1971) on IMDb
*** Twins of Evil 1971 Twins of Evil (1971) on IMDb
1972
*** The Flesh and Blood Show 1972 The Flesh and Blood Show (1972) on IMDb
*** Vampire Circus 1972 Vampire Circus (1972) on IMDb
1974
*** The Big Scare 1974 The Big Scare (1974) on IMDb
*** Dark Places 1974 Dark Places (1974) on IMDb
1976
*** Dracula and Son 1976 Dracula and Son (1976) on IMDb
*** House of Mortal Sin 1976 House of Mortal Sin (1976) on IMDb
1977
**** Full Circle 1977 Full Circle (1977) on IMDb
*** Prey 1977 Prey (1977) on IMDb
1978
*** The Comeback 1978 The Comeback (1978) on IMDb
1980
*** Death Ship 1980 Death Ship (1980) on IMDb
*** Hammer House of Horror 1980 Hammer House of Horror (1980) on IMDb
1982
** Battletruck 1982 Battletruck (1982) on IMDb
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