Edgar Wallace Movies: Release Order
The Edgar Wallace films featured here are specifically the German Krimi productions from 1959 to 1972, which created a popular and distinctive subgenre of crime cinema. This series began with Der Frosch mit der Maske and sparked a cultural phenomenon in Germany that lasted over a decade.
While each film tells a standalone mystery story, they share a consistent gothic atmosphere, recurring cast members like Joachim Fuchsberger and Klaus Kinski, and the iconic opening "Hallo, hier spricht Edgar Wallace." The early black-and-white films established the classic style, while later color productions and Italian co-productions gradually moved away from the original formula before the series concluded in 1972.
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Fellowship of the Frog
Scotland Yard and an amateur American sleuth pursue a master criminal known as The Frog, who wears a distinctive bulging-eyed mask and marks his henchmen with frog tattoos. The investigation leads to a mysterious country manor where romance, murder, and kidnapping complicate the hunt for the elusive villain.

The Red Circle
A mysterious red circle appears on a man's neck after he's saved from execution, becoming a family curse that haunts each generation. The strange mark leads to a cycle of blackmail and murder as the family struggles with its dark legacy.

The Avenger
A serial killer terrorizes London by decapitating victims and taunting Scotland Yard with the severed heads.

The Terrible People
A vengeful spirit returns from beyond the grave to exact revenge on those who wronged him in life.

The Green Archer
When American emigre Abel Bellamy returns to his English country estate, the ghost of the Green Archer—a legendary 14th century Robin Hood figure—begins terrorizing the manor once again. As Bellamy's niece arrives to live in the adjacent mansion, mysterious events unfold around this spectral figure's true identity and motives.

Dead Eyes of London
A disfigured killer with distinctive white eyes carries out murders to help an insurance agent-doctor collect victims' life insurance payouts.

The Devil's Daffodil
A Chinese detective investigates a drug smuggling operation that uses an ingenious method of hiding heroin in daffodil stems, while also hunting for a mysterious killer known as the "Daffodil Killer".

The Forger of London
A wealthy playboy becomes the prime suspect when counterfeiters flood the country with fake money, but his claimed amnesia complicates the investigation.

The Strange Countess
Fortune hunters become entangled in a mysterious murder case in this Edgar Wallace mystery thriller.

Secret of the Red Orchid
Rival Chicago gangsters relocate to London and target wealthy British citizens in an extortion scheme.

The Door with Seven Locks
A wealthy man's inheritance hinges on seven mysterious keys distributed among his friends, with only one capable of unlocking a fortune.

The Inn on the River
A serial killer known as The Shark terrorizes London, using a speargun to kill his victims before escaping through the city's sewer system in scuba gear.

The Curse of the Yellow Snake
A Chinese cult seeks world domination through their belief in a mystical idol called The Golden Reptile, which they think will grant them ultimate power.

The Squeaker
Scotland Yard investigates a series of mysterious murders where victims are killed by snake venom poisoning.

The Black Abbot
Employees searching for hidden treasure at a haunted former abbey find themselves stalked by a mysterious hooded killer who seems determined to protect the secret.

The Indian Scarf
When a wealthy man's greedy relatives gather at his isolated castle to claim their inheritance, they must spend a week together as stipulated in his will. One by one, the family members begin dying under mysterious circumstances, each killed with the same distinctive weapon.

Death Drums Along the River
A British colonial policeman in Africa travels upriver to investigate a mysterious murder at a remote hospital.

Room 13
A detective investigates a series of murders targeting women at a nightclub, but finds himself navigating through a web of gangsters while trying to catch the killer before they strike again.

The Curse of the Hidden Vault
Mobsters plot to steal treasure from a rival criminal's elaborate booby-trapped vault in this 1960s crime caper.

The Mysterious Magician
Inspector Higgins of Scotland Yard attempts to capture the elusive criminal "The Hexer" by using his sister's murder as bait for a trap. As bodies begin to pile up, it becomes a deadly game of cat and mouse between the inspector and the mysterious fugitive.

Traitor's Gate
A businessman devises an elaborate scheme to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London in this British heist thriller.

Coast of Skeletons
A former district officer joins a team of diamond prospectors in this adventure thriller, where greed and betrayal among the crew lead to dangerous consequences in their search for treasure.

Again the Ringer
Arthur Milton, known as Der Hexer (The Magician), is forced to return to London when his calling card is discovered at a murder scene, making him the prime suspect in a crime he didn't commit.

The Sinister Monk
A hooded serial killer terrorizes victims with a whip while police desperately try to track down the murderer before he strikes again.

Circus of Fear
A circus becomes the setting for a deadly game of greed and murder when stolen loot attracts dangerous criminals to the big top.

The Hunchback of Soho
A woman becomes the target of criminals who kidnap her and steal her identity in order to claim her inheritance.

The Trygon Factor
A Scotland Yard detective investigating a series of robberies and murder discovers connections to a wealthy English family who share their estate with a group of nuns. As he delves deeper, he begins to suspect that both the family and the nuns are hiding dark secrets.

Creature with the Blue Hand
Scotland Yard hunts for a serial killer known as The Blue Hand, named after his distinctive method of murder.

The College Girl Murders
Police investigate a series of murders committed by a hooded killer who uses acid and poison gas to eliminate victims in this German crime thriller.

Five Golden Dragons
An American tourist in Hong Kong accidentally becomes entangled in a dangerous conflict between an international crime syndicate called the Five Golden Dragons and local gangsters.

The Horror of Blackwood Castle
Scotland Yard investigates a series of mysterious murders at Blackwood Castle, where victims are being killed by a monstrous dog.

The Zombie Walks
A serial killer known as "The Laughing Corpse" terrorizes victims while dressed in a skeleton costume, using a deadly scorpion-shaped ring as his weapon of choice.

Gorilla Gang
Inspector David Perkins investigates a series of elderly victims found in the Thames, believing a criminal organization known as the gorilla gang has resumed their activities. With the help of Sergeant Pepper and language expert Susan MacPherson, they follow clues including African characters found on a doll to track down the gang's leader.

The Man with the Glass Eye
Inspector Perkins investigates a series of mysterious murders in London, starting with a hotel guest found dead with a knife in his chest and a strange glass eye in his pocket. The investigation leads to a deadly conspiracy involving a dancer and a secret billiard club where a glass eye serves as an admission ticket.

Double Face
A businessman whose unfaithful wife appears to die in a car accident becomes entangled with mysterious figures who claim she's still alive.

The Devil Came from Akasava
When a mysterious mineral that can transform metal into gold or humans into zombies is stolen, secret agents are dispatched to recover this dangerous substance.

Angels of Terror
An Australian woman travels to London to find her sister, only to discover she's involved with a heroin smuggling operation that's being systematically targeted by a mysterious assassin.

What Have You Done to Solange?
When Catholic schoolgirls are brutally murdered, a teacher having an affair with one of his students becomes the prime suspect. As more killings occur, he must uncover the truth behind the murders to clear his name.

Seven Blood-Stained Orchids
A serial killer known as the Half-Moon Killer is systematically murdering victims while leaving mysterious half-moon lockets at each crime scene. A survivor must help uncover the killer's identity and sinister motives before he completes his plan to claim seven victims.
Other Film Series
Alex Cross
Film adaptations of James Patterson's detective novels featuring forensic psychologist Alex Cross, spanning two connected films and a standalone reboot.
Bryan Edgar Wallace
A series of German crime thrillers produced by CCC Filmkunst in the 1960s-70s, marketed under the name of Edgar Wallace's son Bryan, featuring standalone mysteries with gothic atmosphere and masked killers.
Millennium
Film adaptations of Stieg Larsson's bestselling novels featuring journalist Mikael Blomkvist and hacker Lisbeth Salander, spanning Swedish and Hollywood productions with different casts and continuities.
Saw
A horror franchise centered on the elaborate death traps and moral philosophy of serial killer John Kramer, known as Jigsaw.
Scream
A meta-horror franchise following Sidney Prescott and others as they face various Ghostface killers, known for its self-aware commentary on slasher film tropes.
Sherlock Holmes
Feature films based on Arthur Conan Doyle's legendary detective, spanning multiple eras, actors, and interpretations across nearly a century of cinema.