The Cave of the Demons (French: La Caverne maudite) is an 1898 French
short silent film directed by Georges Méliès.
The film was one of Méliès's early forays into themes that would
later be linked to horror cinema (his The Haunted Castle, made in
1896, is sometimes labeled the first horror film).[2] The Cave of the
Demons is also believed to be the first film in which Méliès used
the cinematic technique of multiple exposure.[3]
The film was released by Méliès's
Star Film Company

Star Film Company and is numbered
164 in its catalogues. It is currently presumed lost.[1]
See also[edit]
List of ghost films
References[edit]
^ a b Malthête, Jacques; Mannoni, Laurent (2008), L'oeuvre de Georges
Méliès, Paris: Éditions de La Martinière, p. 339,
ISBN 9782732437323
^ Dixon, Wheeler W. (2010), A History of Horror, New Brunswick, NJ:
Rutgers University Press, p. 4, ISBN 9780813547961
^ Powell, Helen (2012), Stop the Clocks!: Time and Narrative in
Cinema, London: I.B. Tauris, p. 47,
ISBN 978-1-84885-175-7
External links[edit]
The Cave of the Demons on IMDb
v
t
e
Georges Méliès
Films
1896–1899
Actualities (1896–1900)
Playing Cards (1896)
Conjuring (1896)
Watering the Flowers (1896)
Arrival of a Train at Vincennes Station

Arrival of a Train at Vincennes Station (1896)
The Rag-Picker (1896)
Post No Bills (1896)
The Rescue on the River (1896)
A Terrible Night
.jpg/440px-Méliès,_Une_nuit_terrible_(Star_Film_26,_1896).jpg)
A Terrible Night (1896)
A Lightning Sketch (1896)
Conjurer Making Ten Hats in Sixty Seconds (1896)
A Serpentine Dance (1896)
Miss de Vère (English Jig) (1896)
The Vanishing Lady (1896)
The Haunted Castle (1896)
A Nightmare
.jpg/440px-Méliès,_Le_cauchemar_(Star_Film_82,_1896).jpg)
A Nightmare (1897)
Comedian Paulus Singing

Comedian Paulus Singing (1897)
A Funny Mahometan (1897)
An Hallucinated Alchemist (1897)
The Haunted Castle (1897)
On the Roofs
_screenshot.jpg/440px-On_the_Roof_(1897_film_)_screenshot.jpg)
On the Roofs (1897)
Reconstructed newsreels (1897–1902)
The Last Cartridges

The Last Cartridges (1897)
The Surrender of Tournavos
.jpg/440px-Méliès,_La_prise_de_Tournavos_(Star_Film_106,_1897).jpg)
The Surrender of Tournavos (1897)
Sea Fighting in Greece

Sea Fighting in Greece (1897)
Gugusse and the Automaton (1897)
Between Calais and Dover (1897)
The Laboratory of Mephistopheles (1897)
The Bewitched Inn (1897)
After the Ball (1897)
Divers at Work on the Wreck of the "Maine"
.jpg/440px-Méliès,_Visite_sus-marine_du_Maine_(Star_Film_147,_1898).jpg)
Divers at Work on the Wreck of the "Maine" (1898)
The Magician (1898)
The Famous Box Trick

The Famous Box Trick (1898)
Pygmalion and Galatea (1898)
Adventures of William Tell

Adventures of William Tell (1898)
The Astronomer's Dream

The Astronomer's Dream (1898)
The Cave of the Demons (1898)
The Four Troublesome Heads
.jpg/440px-Méliès,_Un_homme_de_têtes_(Star_Film_167_1898).jpg)
The Four Troublesome Heads (1898)
The Temptation of Saint Anthony (1898)
Robbing Cleopatra's Tomb (1899)
The Devil in a Convent
_3.jpg/440px-Méliès,_Le_diable_au_couvent_(Star_Film_185-187)_3.jpg)
The Devil in a Convent (1899)
The Pillar of Fire
.jpg/440px-Méliès,_La_danse_du_feu_(Star_Film_188,_1899).jpg)
The Pillar of Fire (1899)
The Clown and Automobile

The Clown and Automobile (1899)
A Mysterious Portrait (1899)
Christ Walking on the Water (1899)
The Dreyfus Affair (1899)
Cinderella (1899)
The Mysterious Knight
.jpg/440px-Méliès,_Le_chevalier_mystere_(Star_Film_226-227,_1899).jpg)
The Mysterious Knight (1899)
Films
1900–1905
Addition and Subtraction (1900)
The Cook's Revenge (1900)
The Misfortunes of an Explorer
.jpg/440px-Méliès,_Infortunes_d'un_explorateur_(frammento,_Star_Film_234,_1900).jpg)
The Misfortunes of an Explorer (1900)
Paris Exposition, 1900 (1900)
The One-Man Band
_02.jpg/440px-Méliès,_L'homme-orchestre_(Star_Film_262-263,_1900)_02.jpg)
The One-Man Band (1900)
Joan of Arc (1900)
The Rajah's Dream

The Rajah's Dream (1900)
The Two Blind Men (1900)
Thanking the Audience (1900)
The Christmas Dream

The Christmas Dream (1900)
Fat and Lean Wrestling Match (1900)
A Fantastical Meal

A Fantastical Meal (1900)
Going to Bed Under Difficulties (1900)
The Doctor and the Monkey

The Doctor and the Monkey (1900)
China Versus Allied Powers (1900)
The Brahmin and the Butterfly (1900–01)
Red Riding Hood (1900–01)
The Magician's Cavern (1901)
Excelsior! (1901)
The Sacred Fountain (1901)
Bluebeard (1901)
The Man with the Rubber Head

The Man with the Rubber Head (1901)
The Eruption of Mount Pelee

The Eruption of Mount Pelee (1902)
The Catastrophe of the Balloon "Le Pax"

The Catastrophe of the Balloon "Le Pax" (1902)
A Trip to the Moon

A Trip to the Moon (1902)
The Shadow-Girl (1902)
The Coronation of Edward VII

The Coronation of Edward VII (1902)
The Treasures of Satan (1902)
Gulliver's Travels Among the Lilliputians and the Giants (1902)
Robinson Crusoe (1902)
The Enchanted Well

The Enchanted Well (1903)
The Inn Where No Man Rests

The Inn Where No Man Rests (1903)
The Oracle of Delphi (1903)
A Spiritualistic Photographer (1903)
The Melomaniac

The Melomaniac (1903)
The Monster (1903)
The Kingdom of the Fairies

The Kingdom of the Fairies (1903)
The Infernal Cauldron

The Infernal Cauldron (1903)
The Damnation of Faust (1903)
A Wager Between Two Magicians, or Jealous of Myself (1904)
Faust and Marguerite (1904)
The Barber of Seville (1904)
The Wonderful Rose-Tree
.jpg/440px-Le_Rosier_miraculeux_(1904).jpg)
The Wonderful Rose-Tree (1904)
The Impossible Voyage

The Impossible Voyage (1904)
The Christmas Angel

The Christmas Angel (1904)
The Living Playing Cards (1905)
The Palace of the Arabian Nights

The Palace of the Arabian Nights (1905)
An Adventurous Automobile Trip

An Adventurous Automobile Trip (1905)
Rip's Dream (1905)
The Inventor Crazybrains and His Wonderful Airship

The Inventor Crazybrains and His Wonderful Airship (1905)
Films
1906–1912
A Mix-up in the Gallery (1906)
The Chimney Sweep (1906)
A Desperate Crime

A Desperate Crime (1906)
The Merry Frolics of Satan (1906)
The Mysterious Retort (1906)
Robert Macaire and Bertrand (1906)
Under the Seas

Under the Seas (1907)
How Bridget's Lover Escaped (1907)
Tunnelling the English Channel (1907)
The Eclipse, or the Courtship of the Sun and Moon (1907)
Hamlet (1907)
Shakespeare Writing "Julius Caesar"

Shakespeare Writing "Julius Caesar" (1907)
Satan in Prison

Satan in Prison (1907)
Humanity Through the Ages (1908)
Why That Actor Was Late (1908)
Long Distance Wireless Photography

Long Distance Wireless Photography (1908)
A Fake Diamond Swindler (1908)
The Miser (1908)
A Love Tragedy in Spain

A Love Tragedy in Spain (1908)
Mishaps of the New York–Paris Race

Mishaps of the New York–Paris Race (1908)
The Woes of Roller Skaters (1908)
French Cops Learning English (1908)
Fun With the Bridal Party (1908)
Buncoed Stage Johnnie (1908)
Honeymoon in a Balloon

Honeymoon in a Balloon (1908)
Fortune Favors the Brave (1908)
Seein' Things (1908)
The Diabolic Tenant (1909)
Whimsical Illusions (1909)
The Spider and the Butterfly (1909)
Baron Munchausen's Dream (1911)
Cinderella or the Glass Slipper (1912)
The Conquest of the Pole

The Conquest of the Pole (1912)
The Knight of the Snows (1912)
The Voyage of the Bourrichon Family (1912)
Related
Filmography
Bibliography
Georges Méliès

Georges Méliès in culture
Le Grand Méliès (1952 documentary)
The Invention of Hugo Cabret (2007 book)
Hugo (2011 film)
Jehanne d'Alcy (wife)
Gaston Méliès (brother)
This article related to a French film of the 1890s is a stub. You can
help by expandi