#vampire!ellen

[beeandthescreen]

Sneak peek into my In Unholy Matrimony Drafts because I’m impatient

[chrollc]

cause the best parts of a vampire besides the fangs are the (tender) hands

print available;

[slothliart]

You are my affliction 🪻

Prints!

[descendinight]

‘‘ I am unclean ’’ from Nosferatu 草图

[tuserlivia]

COUNT ORLOK + tags

[staff]

Tumblr Tuesday: Nosferartu

Gothic vampire art, let's go! Nosferatu hit the big screens, and you hit your drawing boards. The art is creepy, dark, and delicious. And there's lots of it!

(this post may contain mild spoilers and mild gore, please proceed with caution if you dislike these things)

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[softstrawberrycreamcake]

“But she will rave all night!”

“Then rave she must!”

[gabitzart]

Nice stache bro

[barbara-on-myspace]

[margonika00]

The bride of a dead man. 🥀

[clambatch]

be kind to thy neighbor

[the-crooked-library]

i think i've mentioned it before in passing but it still fucks me up how Orlok is a physical manifestation of every "wrong and sinful" desire that Ellen tries to repress, as well as the panic that is associated with them.

the first sexual urges of her puberty (he claims her "ever-eternally"). the desire to dominate her husband (he dominates Thomas at the castle, demanding the subservience she never could). her queerness (he drinks from Anna, long and deep, and destroys Harding's family). the desperate longing for companionship, regardless of how dark and abnormal she believes herself to be (he answers her call from miles away, crosses an ocean for her, wants her, wants her, wants her - but she cannot imagine being wanted without repercussions, and so he brings the plague with him, a punishment for the sin of receiving what she craves).

Ellen is a mess of crushing guilt. she only ever sees ugliness in herself and i think it's so compelling to see her being desired above all else - not despite, but because of that ugliness, y'know?..

[ghostofharrenhals]

Vampires are by nature creatures of deep sensuality. Their origins in literature can be primarily traced back to Carmilla (a story where vampirism is used as a metaphor for homosexuality) and Dracula (a work that reflects the xenophobia of the later Victorian era and forbidden desire). They were literally created to be alluring in a creepy way. Hence I struggle to comprehend why there’s people shocked by the fact that the new Nosferatu is rooted in eroticism.

[descendinight]

"I abhor you" from Nosferatu

[tuserlivia]

"And thought you I would not return? Thought you I would not?" — NOSFERATU (2024), dir. Robert Eggers

[garlandedspirits]

Nosferatu (2024) dir. Robert Eggers

Death and Life (1894) by Edvard Munch