#nosferatu: a symphony of horror

[hussarbynight]

Ugh. I had decently high hopes for this one too because Nosferatu (1924) is actually good about their relationship. The only Count Orlok seduction in Nosferatu should be the super homoerotic scene when he comes on to Hutter in the castle.

So my father sent me a trailer for the new Nosferatu, which actually looks well worth watching, only I can already tell it's going to center Mina's dark attraction to Dracula and sideline Jonathan... again. Still planning on watching it but man. My father chose violence and brother, that's why I sleep with a gun

Anyway. What this conversation really made me realize (I mean I already knew this but it made me re-remember it) is that we are such minority of the audience out there for Dracula films. Most people like and want to see a dark romance between Mina and Dracula with Jonathan cuckolded on the side. They look for it when engaging in Dracula media, even. And you know what? More power to them. We're not the Dracula media police. You can like fanon more than canon, if that's what people like, fine. But what it does mean for us is we are never going to get a big mainstream creative project made with the adaptation choices we find interesting. There's just no market for it in comparison to the Mina and Dracula audiences. I wish there was. I would love to sit in a movie theater and really enjoy a good filmed adaptation. But it's not going to happen. We have to do it ourselves, and we have to take care of our own. Last I checked the Holmwood Foundation was at 74.62% of their total goal. That's less than $8,000 to go, less than £6,000. I've updated my pledge and I think if you are financially able to, it's something you should consider doing too. They have 4 days. If we all just doubled the amount of our original pledge surely we could get them there. I just. It's a small thing but I need something to look forward to in 2025; I suspect we all do. No one else is going to get this done for us except us.

[newwavesylviaplath]

nosferatu the vampyre (1979) dir. werner herzog

[thefugitivesaint]

''The Monster Times'', #27, 1973 Source

[collinsportmaine]

Here’s a link to the trailer for “Nosferatu”. It’s a remake of the 1922 silent film “Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror” which was an unauthorized telling of Bram Stoker’s “Dracula”.

Nicholas Hoult plays the stand-in for Jonathan Harper, Willem Dafoe in the Van Helsing role, and Lily-Rose Depp as Lucy.

Bill Skarsgård has been cast as the Vampire Count Orlok but no images of him yet.

It’s scheduled to be released on Christmas Day 2025.

[brokehorrorfan]

Time is an abyss with Dismay Design's Nosferatu poster. 18x24 matte prints, signed and numbered out of 75, are available for $29.

[lady-dulcinea]

Jonathan Thomas travels back to Wisborg while Mina Ellen senses his approach. They reunite & are ready to leave the horros behind.

Nosferatu – Eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922)

[masochismustango]

hear me out cake from insta, ‘cause yeah

[filmjunky-99]

n o s f e r a t u: a s y m p h o n y o f h o r r o r, 1922 🎬 dir. f. w. murnau 'Hutter Arrives Home'

[mtonino]

Werner Herzog mentre libera 11.000 topi nelle strade di Schiedam durante le riprese di "Nosferatu il vampiro" (1979).

[edgar-allan-possum]

Doug Jones as Count Orlok in Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (2024)

[deuterosapiens]

My mother and I have a tradition of going to the movies on certain Holidays. Namely, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Today's film was the remake of Nosferatu. Picture this: Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is out, Moana 2 is still playing, Wicked is still playing, and Mufasa is out. Should be a nice quiet experience. After all, who's going to go watch a remake of a 1922 German Vampire film (that itself was plagiarized from Bram Stoker's Dracula and subsequently sued into oblivion) when there's so many other, more enticing films to take your family to?

It turns out, everyone.

I have been to a theater this crowded once before, and that was for Aquaman 2. It was such a dsmn bizarre experience. I'm talking huge crowded families. I'm smelling pepperoni pizza and dill pickles (I'm from Texas; that's a thing here) while the plague made manifest is endeadening everything with a pulse.

If you have seen any of Eggers' previous films (The Northman, The Lighthouse, The VVitch), you will be prepared for the sort of authentic atmosphere this film provides. In modern vampire films, the vampie (spelled deliberately) is sexy, seductive. The Blood Curse torments you with side effects such as being too damn sexy for sunlight. Nosferatu here remembers that a vampire is virus, an infection. It's not sexy, it's the plague. A thing of death.

Nosferatu obliges your desire to be disgusted and mortified. Most Dracula adaptations do not disturb me. This one, rather thankfully, disturbs me.

I don't know too much about Lily Rose-Depp. I know her by way of her father, and her small role in Tusk. I can't be surprised I liked her here. After all, Robert Eggers doesn't use an actor who can't pull their weight. She's the emotional weight of this film and does a damn good job of it. To be fair, everyone works incredibly well here.

Bill Skarsgård has thrice now taken on a role in a film that's a remake or reimagining of a previous film. He's been Pennywise the Daaaancing Clown, he's been Eric Draven, and now he's Count Orlok. I'm not saying anything, but it's interesting he's done this many remakes. This one, however, is far more uncomfortable than his sanitized Pennywise ever could have been. In IT we've got a glimpse or two of what he can do. Here, he gives so, so much more (if you can ignore the mustache).

Like I always say, not for everyone, but this was certainly for me.

[thewarmestplacetohide]

Freaky Facts: Nosferatu – Eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922)

(My Review) (My Screenshots)

[st-guliks-fnord]

Rip to Thomas Hutter but if Count Orlok moved to suck the blood off of my thumb I would simply let him

[splatteronmywalls]

[d4db0ddyk3]

While I appreciate the Radiohead Nosferatu synced screenings I will be dedicating all of my energy and resources for the foreseeable future to I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love Nosferatu

[brokehorrorfan]

Nosferatu's Count Orlok is getting the Funko Pop treatment. Priced at $12, the 4.5" vinyl figure is due out in November with a black-and-white chase variant.