A significant wave of horror films emerged from Germany during the Expressionist movement. The films were shot with an unnatural look that sought to exclude the natural In the early 1900s, some silent horror movies were made in America, for example, The Black Bird in 1926 and London After Midnight, but largely the horror film genre received a negative reaction in the United States. However the success of Dracula on Broadway in 1927 led to greater confidence in the potential of these films and the popularity of the horror film began to increase in popularity. The film version of Dracula directed by Tod Browning premiered in New York in 1931.