Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)

In 19th century Paris, a maniac abducts young women and injects them with ape blood in an attempt to prove ape-human kinship but constantly meets failure as the abducted women die.

Genres: Horror, Mystery, Crime

What to watch after Murders in the Rue Morgue

• Mark of the Vampire (1935) — Same feel: dark, menacing
• Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) — Bela Lugosi appears in both
• White Zombie (1932) — Same subject: pre-code
• The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942) — Same feel: dark, menacing
• The Raven (1935) — Edgar Allan Poe wrote the source material both are based on
• The Mummy (1932) — Same feel: menacing, mysterious