List of horror films of 1961

A list of horror films released in 1961.

Horror films released in 1961

Title	Director	Cast	Country	Notes
The Beast of Yucca Flats	Coleman Francis	Douglas Mellor, Larry Aten, Barbara Francis		[1]
The Brainiac	Chano Urueta	Abel Salazar, Ariadne Welter, David Silvia		[2]
Creature from the Haunted Sea	Roger Corman, Monte Hellman	Roger Corman, Edward Wain, E. R. Alvarez		[3]
The Curse of the Crying Woman	Rafael Baledon	Rosita Arenas, Abel Salazar, Rita Macedo		[4]
The Curse of the Werewolf	Terence Fisher	Clifford Evans, Oliver Reed, Yvonne Romain		[5]
Doctor Blood's Coffin	Sidney J. Furie	Hazel Court, Ian Hunter, Kieron Moore		[6]
Homicidal	William Castle	Glenn Corbett, Patricia Breslin, Jean Arless		[7]
The Innocents	Jack Clayton	Deborah Kerr, Megs Jenkins, Pamela Franklin		[8]
Konga	John Lemont	Michael Gough, Margo Johns, Jess Conrad		[9]
Maciste in the Land of the Cyclops	Antonio Leonviola	Gordon Mitchell, Chelo Alonso, Vira Silenti		[10]
The Mask	Julian Roffman	Paul Stevens, Claudette Nevins, Anne Collings		[11]
Mr. Sardonicus	William Castle	Guy Rolfe, Audrey Dalton, Oscar Homolka		[12]
The Pit and the Pendulum	Roger Corman	Vincent Price, John Kerr, Barbara Steele		[13]
Shadow of the Cat	John Gilling	André Morell, Barbara Shelley, William Lucas		[14]
Werewolf in a Girls' Dormitory	Paolo Heusch	Barbara Lass, Carl Schell, Curt Lowens		[15][16]

Notes

1. Binion, Cavett. "The Beast of Yucca Flats". Allmovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
2. Young 2000, p. 37.
3. Binion, Cavett. "Creature from the Haunted Sea". Allmovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
4. Firsching, Robert. "La maldicion del la llorona". Allmovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
5. Binion, Cavett. "The Curse of the Werewolf". Allmovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
6. Erickson, Hal. "Dr. Bloods Coffin". Allmovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
7. Erickson, Hal. "The Curse of the Werewolf". Allmovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
8. Erickson, Hal. "The Innocents". Allmovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
9. Brennan, Sandra. "Konga". Allmovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
10. Erlewine, Iotis. "Atlas in the Land of the Cyclops". Allmovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
11. Erickson, Hal. "The Mask". Allmovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
12. Legare, Patrick. "Mr.Sardonicus". Allmovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
13. Erickson, Hal. "The Pit and the Pendulum". Allmovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
14. Pavlides, Dan. "Shadow of the Cat". Allmovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
15. Curti 2015, p. 64.
16. Curti 2015, p. 65.

References

• Curti, Roberto (2015). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1957-1969. McFarland. ISBN 1476619891.
• Young, R. G. (2000). The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film: Ali Baba to Zombies. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 1-55783-269-2.