Top 10 best horror-movies from the forties

Based on MovieMeter ratings, these are the 10 best horror-movies from the forties

This is a list of the best 10 horror-movies from the forties and highly rated on MovieMeter.

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Top 10 best horror-movies from the forties

1	La Main du Diable (1943) Alternative title: The Devil's Hand Horror 78 minutes	3,55(21)
2	Dead of Night (1945) Horror, Mystery 103 minutes	3,43(167) 3
3	The Lodger (1944) Horror, Thriller 84 minutes	3,41(37) 3
4	The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) Horror, Drama 110 minutes	3,38(76) 3
5	Cat People (1942) Horror, Drama 73 minutes	3,36(207) 3

6	The Body Snatcher (1945) Alternative title: Robert Louis Stevenson's The Body Snatcher Drama, Horror 78 minutes	3,36(134) 3
7	The Ghost Breakers (1940) Comedy, Horror 82 minutes	3,24(25) 3
8	The Beast with Five Fingers (1946) Horror 88 minutes	3,24(21)
9	The Wolf Man (1941) Horror 70 minutes	3,21(237) 3
10	I Walked with a Zombie (1943) Horror 69 minutes	3,20(125) 2