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Horror movies have always used ghosts, vampires, zombies, and the most grotesque monsters that can be imagined by the human mind to talk about something that’s personal to the storyteller or a bigger societal issue. Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror was about immigration. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (the ‘56 one) was about fascism. The Exorcist was about religion. Heck, even Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday was about family ties. That said, while there was some semblance of balance between the themes and the gore, with budding filmmakers spending their limited budgets on the latter to at least give the people some cheap thrills, the rising popularity of what’s called “elevated horror” has shifted the scales. Now you have low-budget horror flicks using their money on “bettering” their social commentary instead of spending it on sticky special effects and gnarly visual effects. Of course, you have exceptions like Terrifier,...

A few weeks ago, I was watching a video essay from a YouTube channel called DanBoyWonder titled “The Lost Art of Action Cartoons!,” which basically stated that we aren’t getting action-oriented shows like Batman: The Animated Series, Ben 10, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Teen Titans, Swat Kats, Gargoyles, Samurai Jack, Justice League, etc., any more. He argued that recent reboots of older animated shows or the overall landscape of animated shows made in America is really bland. He did say that stuff like Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man and Invincible are decent but not as amazing as the stuff from the good old days. And you know what? I almost agreed with him. But then I realized that any discourse on the current state of American animation is incomplete without bringing up the work that Adi Shankar and his collaborators have done in this space. Castlevania’s four-season run is spectacular.

For a long time, Doctor Who has been a stalwart expression of Hollywood’s undying love for sci-fi fantasy. The BBC series may have launched to a relatively smaller audience market, but it quickly grew in both fandom and ratings after the show’s unique story arc found a foothold in pop culture.

Doctor Who [Credit: BBC]

But despite the audience’s growing love for the cult-classic sci-fi show, Doctor Who suffers from one glaring shortcoming that was as prominent when it first launched in 2005 as it is today. And while the Doctor has shed his visage time and again and his companions have changed through the years, the showrunners behind Who refuse to change one troubling aspect in its creative structure.

Doctor Who – a relic of the future? Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor in Doctor Who [Credit: BBC]

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Nosferatu is coming — the hit gothic horror movie was released on Christmas Day, and landed VOD platforms last month. It’s available to rent or buy on streaming services like Prime Video and Apple TV.

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Fans of physical media can pick up the Blu-ray when it releases on Feb. 18, or pre-order it now. It’s available on 4K Uhd Blu-ray, HD Blu-ray,...

Nosferatu Worldwide Box Office Crossed $170M Mark( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Robert Eggers’ gothic horror drama Nosferatu continues its commercially successful run at the worldwide box office. It has achieved two new feats globally by surpassing Scream 2. The film has thrived at the US box office since it was released despite facing PG, big-budget movies in the theatres. The horror flick was reportedly made on a budget of $50 million, and it has grossed over three times the significant cost of production.

Scream 2 is a slasher film in the Scream franchise, released in 1997. Directed by Wes Craven, the movie featured David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jamie Kennedy, Laurie Metcalf, Jerry O’Connell, Jada Pinkett, and Liev Schreiber in crucial roles. It follows the character of Sydney Prescott and the other survivors of the Woodsboro massacre. It was a critically and commercially successful movie.

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Robert Eggers has zero plans to make contemporary movies, featuring modern-day inventions and technology.

The Nosferatu director recently told Rotten Tomatoes that the idea of making such projects makes him feel “ill.”

“The idea of having to photograph a car makes me ill,” Eggers said. “And the idea of photographing a cellphone is just death. And to make a contemporary story you have to photograph a cellphone — it’s just how life is — so no [I won’t be making any modern-set films].”

The filmmaker has helmed several projects that have spanned periods from 1630s and 1890s New England to the Viking Era, including 2015’s The Witch, 2019’s The Lighthouse and 2022’s The Northman, respectively. Most recently, Nosferatu, starring Lily-Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult and Bill Skarsgård, was set in 1830s Transylvania.

Elsewhere in the interview, Eggers was asked exactly how modern he would potentially go for a project. He responded, “I don’t know. I might go potentially...

Robert Eggers has teased he might be working on a new ‘Labyrinth’ movie.Reports the ‘Nosferatu’ director, 41, was set to helm a sequel to the 1986 fantasy cult classic first began to surface earlier this week, and Eggers has not denied the speculation, instead saying he “always [has] a ton of things in development”.When asked about the ‘Labyrinth’ rumours by ComicBook.com, Eggers said: “The thing is, I always have a ton of things in development because you need to survive this industry, and you don’t know what is going to hit next. But I definitely want the next film I make to be an original movie.” Deadline has since reported Eggers is indeed set to direct a new ‘Labyrinth’ film for TriStar Pictures, which the outlet claims will be a sequel instead of a remake of Jim Henson’s original movie.While plot details about the movie are currently unknown,...

Robert Eggers made his directorial debut in 2015 with The Witch. Nosferatu was a longtime passion project for the director, and was supposed to be his second film, but he later decided to wait, and the decision paid off.

Following his directorial debut, Eggers directed the 2019's The Lighthouse and 2022's The Northman, both of which received positive reviews from the critics. The Lighthouse was his first project to receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Achievement in Cinematography, and making Nosferatu his fourth film paid off. The horror gothic has broken a new record for Eggers, receiving four Oscar nominations at the 97th Academy Awards.

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Focus Features' Nosferatu enters its next phase of life after scaring up big bucks at the box office over Christmas.

The gothic horror, which premiered on Christmas day, has been a resounding success. Now, it has received...

Robert Eggers is working on a 13th century werewolf horror movie.The 'Nosferatu' filmmaker - who has already tackled vampires with his recent blockbuster hit - is moving onto another horror creature as he continues to explore the genre.According to the Hollywood Reporter, he has co-written upcoming film 'Werwulf', which will be his next big screen flick.The movie - which will be backed by Universal's art house branch Focus Features - is set to be released on Christmas Day, 2026 in a similar move to 'Nosferatu'.Eggers has reunited with 'The Northman' collaborator Sjón for the script, with details being kept under wraps.However, insiders told the outlet the story will be set in 13th century England, with dialogue "true to the time period".Translations and annotations will be provided for those who don't understand Old English, but Eggers has now decided against shooting...

With Nosferatu now on more than $150m at the global box office Focus Features and Robert Eggers are reteaming on his next film, Werwulf.

Focus Features will produce and finance and distribute in the US on December 25, 2026.

Eggers will direct from a screenplay he co-wrote with Sjón, with whom he co-wrote on The Northman. Both Eggers and Sjón will produce alongside Focus Features, while Maiden Voyage’s Chris and Eleanor Columbusserve as executive producers.

Nosferatu has grossed just over $90m in North America, making it the studio’s second highest grossing release behind Downton Abbey on just shy of $97m.

Robert Eggers’ intriguing new gothic horror film, Nosferatu, has arrived on video-on-demand, although its visual brilliance and intense atmospheric presentation warrant a watch on the big screen. A remake of Murnau’s 1922 cult classic, Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror, the film follows Ellen and Thomas Hutter, a loving newlywed couple whose lives are suddenly thrown upside down because of an old curse and the presence of a terrible supernatural presence. Overall, Nosferatu is definitely a great film driven by the rich visuals and acting performances and is a must-watch for every horror fan.

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Nosferatu begins with a young woman praying to some guardian angel she reveres very passionately, as tears roll down her cheeks and make the intense nature of her plea very evident. She prays for the angel, or the spirit, to come to her and bring her comfort, and her calls...

With films like “The Witch” (2015) and “The Lighthouse” (2019), filmmaker Robert Eggers has already strengthened his reputation as a critically celebrated auteur. And in “Nosferatu” (2024), he replaces the expressionist wonder of “Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror” (1922) with the somber moodiness of his craft that shapes up the fictional town of 1830s Germany, called Wisburg, which is unaware of the oncoming of evil. In it resides realtor Thomas Hutter (Nicholas Hoult) and his newlywed wife, Ellen Hutter (Lily-Rose Depp). There’s also their friends Friedrich Harding (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), a rich merchant, and Anna Harding (Emma Corrin), who are happily married to each other with two daughters.

“Nosferatu” (2024) is dark and aggressively sensual but Eggers’ vision of the material is more of a treatise on power and evil. He makes the classic story of a real estate agent, Thomas Hutter, going up to the Pennsylvanian hills to secure a property deal with the...

Robert Eggers' Nosferatu delivers a gothic horror masterpiece, but one common horror trope negates a substantial amount of the feature's fear factor. Eggers' recent remake diverts the source material for the story's conclusion, but this has little bearing on the film's success, as Nosferatu hits a box office milestone by entering the highest-grossing horror movie charts. This makes the classic vampire tale the director's most lucrative project to date, far surpassing the performances of The Northman and The Lighthouse. The horror tale continues to pick up steam in theaters, which is impressive considering the opposing high-budget releases at present.

Nosferatu is very different from the original 1922 silent film, but it is clear that Eggers draws plenty of inspiration from Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror. In addition to this, the director takes a range of lore from across a number of sources, and uses the retelling of Dracula to combine his own,...

Nosferatu North America Box Office: Robert Eggers Career Total Attains A New Milestone (Photo Credit – Instagram)

American filmmaker Robert Eggers worked as a production designer for years before becoming a filmmaker. His latest release, Nosferatu, is winning hearts worldwide, which has led Robert’s career total to cross a significant milestone at the box office in North America. Scroll below for the deets.

Eggers became famous for writing and directing The Witch [2015] and The Lighthouse [2019]. He is recognized for maintaining historical authenticity in his films, often blending elements of horror, folklore, and mythology. This 2024 release is a gothic horror and a remake of Fw Murnau’s 1922 movie Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror, which is again based on Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel Dracula.

Nosferatu, released by Focus in the United States, has strongholds despite several PG films in cinemas, as per Luiz Fernando. It has collected a strong $659K on its 4th Thursday,...

F.W. Murnau probably didn't know he'd wind up changing how vampires are perceived when he crafted Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror. A century later, it's considered to be one of the best vampire films ever made, and that's only been solidified with Robert Eggers's chilling remake, which is currently gathering critical acclaim and reaping box office rewards. But Eggers and other filmmakers very nearly never got the chance to put their own unique take on Count Orlok. Florence Stoker, the widow of original Dracula author Bram Stoker, filed a lawsuit against Murnau, claiming that he was committing copyright infringement with his take. Despite this, Nosferatu has managed to survive, and become an essential contribution contributing to the cinematic vampire mythos. But how did Florence Stoker's lawsuit serve as the unlikely groundwork for Nosferatu's legacy, and how did that lead to Eggers' masterful reworking of the story?...

In December 2024, acclaimed director and writer Robert Eggers brought back a story that is over one hundred years old, that being Nosferatu. The character and the story have had a long and fascinating past filled with legal troubles and surviving legacies, resulting in the original 1922 film, Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror, becoming an all-time classic. The film's cast is filled with massive names, from Lily-Rose Depp, Bill Skarsgård, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Willem Dafoe and Nicholas Hoult. Hoult, particularly, has already had an amazing past with horror cinema with movies like Warm Bodies and The Menu, but one film in particular from 2023 holds a special connection between Nosferatu and that film.

Renfield, a movie inspired by the evil sidekick to Dracula, tells the sympathetic tale of how Renfield wishes to live a life of his own free of blood and murder. Nicholas Hoult plays the titular character alongside Nic Cage's Dracula, a...

Warning: This article contains Spoilers for Nosferatu (2024).

While 2024’s Nosferatu sees director Robert Eggers pick and choose different elements of vampire lore from various sources and cultures, one change to Count Orlok’s appearance is tough to countenance. Nosferatu is very different from 1922’s iconic silent horror movie Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror, but director Robert Eggers clearly holds this classic in high regard. His retelling of the Dracula story borrows from both director F.W Murnau’s influential movie and Bram Stoker’s novel while also adding a few new elements of his own to the mix. Most notably, the ending is almost entirely unrecognizable.

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Horror maven Robert Eggers returns with his spin on the classic film, Nosferatu, and here are a ton of terrifying details about the remake.

However, that is not the only thing that viewers might deem tough to recognize.

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While not all of Nosferatu’s changes to the Dracula story work, the decision to combine two previously unrelated characters was inspired. There are many differences between 2024’s Nosferatu and 1922’s original Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror, and even more differences between the new movie and Bram Stoker’s original novel Dracula. Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror changed the ending of Dracula and 2024’s Nosferatu alters the story’s conclusion once again, giving Lily-Rose Depp’s Ellen a more active role to play in the title character’s eventual defeat. This is one of the movie's many notable divergences.

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Horror maven Robert Eggers returns with his spin on the classic film, Nosferatu, and here are a ton of terrifying details about the remake.

However, on the level of characterization, Nosferatu makes many more alterations to both texts.

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Although some of Nosferatu’s changes to the original Dracula story come from its 1922 predecessor, some of director Robert Eggers’ alterations work to strengthen the story of Lily-Rose Depp’s character Ellen. There are many differences between 2024’s Nosferatu and 1922’s Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror, and even more differences between Bram Stoker’s original novel Dracula and this recent, loose adaptation. The setting of the novel is updated to Germany, and director Robert Eggers’ 2024 remake substantially fleshes out the cast of characters introduced in the shorter, less complex plot of Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror.

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Horror maven Robert Eggers returns with his spin on the classic film, Nosferatu, and here are a ton of terrifying details about the remake.

However, not all of Nosferatu’s changes serve to complicate the source story. Eggers’ movie blends two characters from Dracula,...

It’s not hyperbole to suggest that Robert Eggers has spent decades thinking about Nosferatu. In elementary school in New Hampshire, the filmmaker saw a picture of Max Schreck as Count Orlok in F.W. Murnau’s 1922 silent classic Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror and “lost my mind.” After he became obsessed with the film on VHS, a teenage Eggers directed a black-and-white stage version of Nosferatu, complete with actors painted in black and white. In 2016, after Eggers’ breakout film, The Witch, immediately made him a name to watch among cineastes, Eggers said he hoped to make Nosferatu his follow-up feature.

However, almost a decade passed before Eggers made Nosferatu. The wait has been worth it for the filmmaker and fans.

“The reaction has been pretty overwhelming. Even before the movie was released, it has just been a lot bigger than anything I’ve ever been involved with in terms of marketing,...

Robert Eggers' Nosferatu remake is a masterclass in honoring gothic horror tradition. One of many nods to the 1922 Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror is having Knock (played by Simon McBurney in 2024) exclaim: "The blood is the life!" This is a great homage to the German expressionist classic, in which Knock similarly says "Blood is life!" It also has literary and cultural origins which explain the terror of vampire lore used in Nosferatu.

On the surface, it may seem like an obvious reference to the essential commonality in vampire lore: a vampire drinking blood to sustain their vitality in their immortal life. However, the background of Bram Stoker's original novel and real history makes the quote multilayered and all the more satisfying. Its potency in Eggers' adaptation is part of what has made vampires truly gothic again, contributing to the relief of Nosferatu's great box office success following the woefully under-appreciated The Northman.

The vampire Nosferatu is one of the most iconic figures in horror cinema, most recently in Robert Eggers' Nosferatu. It is no wonder why, from his recognizable rat-like appearance, to his controversial similarities to Bram Stoker's Count Dracula. Over the decades, Nosferatu has appeared in several adaptations since his creation in Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror, the 1922 film directed by German filmmaker, F.W. Murnau.

Though many directors have chosen to adapt Murnau's film, few expanded upon the story as deeply as Robert Eggers does in his new adaptation. Eggers' hit film stays true to Murnau's original story of Nosferatu, but notable details and changes are added in to provide extra character development and immerse audiences in the haunting tale of Count Orlok. It is clear that Eggers' additional touches resonate with audiences, with Nosferatu breaking 2024 box office records by already grossing $40.3 million domestically. Still, it's fun to compare it...

Throughout his life span, Jimmy Carter has lived through many important events in history. But on top of being a former president and a Nobel-winning humanitarian, the actor was also apparently a film buff, which wouldn’t be the first for a U.S. President. Having apparently screened over 400 movies in the White House during his term in office, it’s safe to conclude that Carter was fond of the medium.

Jimmy Carter | Credit: Tuntematon?Cc-pd-Mark/Wikimedia Commons

This further makes the fact that he died while Lily-Rose Depp’s Nosferatu was screening in theatres all the way more poetic, especially considering that he was there for all of the movie adaptations.

Jimmy Carter was there for Nosferatu‘s debut on American soil

Considering the late president was born in 1924, the 38th U.S. president was alive to witness the U.S. premiere for the original 1929 Nosferatu, 1979’s Nosferatu the Vampyre,...

In a recent interview with Josh Horowitz for the Happy Sad Confused podcast, actress Lily-Rose Depp confidently addressed how she handles negative talk about her “Nepo Baby” status. The actress is promoting her new film Nosferatu and shared how she takes on haters.

The Lighthouse fame director Edward Eggers starred Depp as his new heroine for his next horror thriller. From the initial stage, Eggers took her side to be the ideal star to take on his portrayal of the classic character.

Lily-Rose Depp in Nosferatu | Credits: Mayden Voyage Pictures, Studio 8, and Birch Hill Road Entertainment

The Idol star is the daughter of acclaimed actor Johnny Depp and singer-actor Venessa Paradis. The proud daughter calls her parents two incredible people, who had immense influence on her growing up. Depp might be a talented actress but sometimes her status sets off a hindrance in accessing the industry.

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This article contains spoilers for Nosferatu, now playing in theaters.

Robert Egger's 2024 horror film, Nosferatu, was nothing short of a Christmas miracle. As is typical of the director, Nosferatu is visceral and captivating, reminiscent of his feature film debut, The Witch. With such great attention to detail to the era and a wildly talented cast bringing its characters to life, even the most jaded viewer cannot deny how effective the film is.

Bringing horror back to the vampire genre, Nosferatu isn't just a win for Eggers. Vampires have been a popular subject matter as long as cinema has been around, but recent years have given the monsters a glamorous makeover. Egger's take on Count Orlok may have the juice to revitalize the blood and mayhem these creatures were originally known for. No one knows this more than Stephen King, whose follow-up to Carrie was Salem's Lot, a terrifying...

Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the scripts behind awards season’s most talked-about movies continues with Nosferatu, Focus Features’ gothic horror from writer-director Robert Eggers. Set in 1830s Baltic Germany, Eggers reimagines the tale with Bill Skarsgård as Count Orlok, a fictional character who originally appeared in the 1922 silent film Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror directed by F.W. Murnau.

Focus Features released the film on Christmas Day, since becoming Eggers’ highest-grossing movie at the domestic box office with $53 million and counting. It picked up five Critics Choice nominations among its recognition this season among critics groups.

In Eggers’ Nosferatu, estate agent Thomas Hutter (Nicholas Hoult) travels to Transylvania for a fateful meeting with Orlok, a vampiric prospective client. Ellen (Lily-Rose Depp), Hutter’s new bride, is left under the care of their friends Friedrich and Anna Harding (Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Emma Corrin) in his absence. Plagued by visions...

Robert Eggers’ vampire horror Nosferatu opens in 624 UK-Ireland cinemas this weekend through Universal, having made an excellent start since New Year’s Day.

Nosferatu took £1.3m on Wednesday, January 1 from 574 sites at a £2,247 location average; with a further £870,000 on Thursday for £2.2m already banked in previews.It could become Eggers’ highest-grossing film by the end of the weekend, ahead of the totals of 2022’s The Northman(£4.7m), 2020’s The Lighthouse (£1.4m) and 2016’s The Witch (£1.2m).

The £1.3m Wednesday figure was the highest-grossing single day for a horror title in the territory since Disney’s Alien: Romulus opened with £1.4m...

Robert Eggers’ new movie Nosferatu is a chilling, gorgeous vampire film based on the 1922 film Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror, which is an unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula. If you’re craving more takes on Stoker's classic novel after watching Nosferatu, you need to watch the BBC One miniseries Dracula, now streaming on Netflix. Like Nosferatu, it roughly follows the story beats of Stoker’s novel while adding its own embellishments. BBC One's Dracula was developed by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, the latter of whom also plays Renfield, and stars Claes Bang (The Northman), whose charismatic and charming performance makes this interpretation of Stoker's most famous vampire stand out among the rest.

The horror genre might have had a shaky time in the past year, but it certainly made its mark before the year ended. Robert Eggers' latest film, Nosferatu, was released recently, and the film has gone on to establish itself as one of the highest-grossing horror films of 2024. Eggers offered his take on one of the most iconic vampire stories in film history, with the adaptation of the classic 1922 German film, Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror, having some notable differences. The film stars Bill Skarsgård as the eerie and fearsome Count Orlok with the adaptation written and directed by Eggers.

Nosferatu's Count Orlok is one of the darkest depictions of vampires to date. He's definitely a departure from romanticized versions of the monster, particularly the glamorized Cullen family from the Twilight movies.

Director Robert Eggers said Nosferatu is his response to "sympathetic vampires" like Edward Cullen. Speaking to Radio Times, Eggers asserted the need to bring back truly evil vampires in modern adaptations. "As the cinematic vampire has evolved, he's become more and more and more sympathetic," he mused. "You know, first sort of sad and isolated, and then an anti-hero, and finally, climaxing with like Edward Cullen kind of stuff where he's not threatening. And so, how do you make a vampire scary again? And I said, well, I guess I'm gonna have to find out what vampires were like when people actually believed that they were real."

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Robert Eggers’ new Gothic horror movie Nosferatu is a masterclass in dread and fear, but it has an unusual connection to a classic kids’ show from Nickelodeon. The American film-maker’s fourth feature film is a remake of the iconic silent German film Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror, which is itself a retelling of Bram Stoker’s Dracula. It has generated acclaim from both critics and audiences alike along with a box office return well above initial projections, and there has even been some chatter about major award nominations for the horror movie.

Oddly enough, Robert Eggers has already made special note of Nosferatu’s connection to another Nickelodeon show. The director called out the fact that younger moviegoers might have learned about the original Nosferatu from one quick scene in Spongebob Squarepants, the long-running animated show which featured an appearance from Max Schreck’s Count Orlok as in a...

With the release of Nosferatu last week, cinephiles and casual horror fans alike may be wondering just how scary Robert Eggers’ latest film is. Written and directed by Eggers, Nosferatu is a remake of the 1922 silent film Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror and stars Bill Skarsgård as the ominous Count Orlok, who preys on a troubled young woman and the residents of the fictional German town of Wisborg. While the answer to this question generally depends on your level of tolerance for horror, don't go into Nosferatu expecting a gorefest or an abundance of jump scares, but rather slow-burn, atmospheric, and erotic horror. The horror of Nosferatu lies largely in the film's pervasive sense of dread and impending doom as Count Orlok claims more and more victims, and those familiar with Eggers' previous work should expect a level of horror similar to that of his debut feature The Witch.

The actor’s brilliantly tortured performance matches the feral gothic atmosphere of this remake of Fw Murnau’s 1922 silent classic

The American director Robert Eggers has a gift for cinema that goes beyond storytelling, instead tipping into the creation of whole immersive worlds. Watch The Lighthouse (2019) and you can almost feel the sea spray flaying your skin and fraying the edges of your sanity. His 2015 debut, The Witch, was so steeped in 17th-century folkloric rituals that you could practically taste the wood smoke, superstition and terror. These films etch themselves into your subconscious. But even by his usual standards, Nosferatu, a remake of Fw Murnau’s 1922 German expressionist silent film Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror, is an unsettlingly atmospheric and richly realised work. There’s something about the macabre sensuality and mossy, crepuscular gloom of this retelling of the vampire legend that leaves a mark on the audience. It’s...

One of the buzziest films on this year's Christmas release docket was Robert Eggers' long-anticipated Nosferatu (2024). Starring the likes of Lily-Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult, and Bill Skarsgård in the titular role, Nosferatu (2024) is a remake of the 1922 silent German classic Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror. The original was an unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula.

Despite Stoker's family's attempts to have all copies destroyed, Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror survived and went on to become a seminal blueprint for the horror genre. Thus, in re-vamping (pun intended) and paying homage to such an influential piece of cinema, Eggers truly had his work cut out for him. So, how specifically does Nosferatu (2024) draw from its source material, and what are the major differences between them?

A Rather Faithful Adaptation

Generally, Eggers adheres rather diligently to the source material. It pays homage to the visual landscape established by the parameters of the time,...

Warning: Major spoilers ahead for NosferatuRobert Eggers' Gothic horror movie Nosferatu revived one of cinema's oldest and most iconic monsters, which is itself an interpretation of the classic vampire Dracula, and in doing so invited comparisons between the two horror icons. As the titular vampire, Bill Skarsgård brought a completely new look and personality to the well-established character, reigniting the terror that pervades vampire lore. The scream king's interpretation is vastly different from the other actors who have played Count Orlok, and calls into question how far off it is from the baseline character of Dracula.

While Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror and, by extension, Count Orlok, are based off the novel Dracula, the original iteration of the bat-like Transylvanian nobleman had several noticeable differences from the literary vampire, both in appearance and in ability. Robert Eggers' Count Orlok maintains many of the traits from F.W. Murnau's original Orlok,...

Robert Eggers's latest film, Nosferatu, does so many things that either pay homage to or honor the original Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror film that was released a little over 100 years ago. However, there is one key element that differentiates the film (besides the fact that it isn't silent): the lack of black-and-white cinematograph. While the original film was shot that way out of pure necessity, black-and-white cinematography has become a stylistic choice more than anything.

In an interview with the New York Times, Eggers explained the creative choice to use color in the film and the desaturation he instead decided to aim for, saying:

"I never wanted to. It’s romanticism, not expressionism — and it’s been done very well in black and white before! Obviously, it’s a very desaturated movie, and I think some scenes have a kind of strength in expressing a colorless world,...

Robert Eggers’ lushly gothic remake of “Nosferatu” is a loving homage to silent films, with its dramatic black-and-white scenes and overpowering sense of creeping dread.

The eerie images of Count Orlok (Bill Skarsgård) hand sweeping over the entire city of London and — in one of the film’s most striking shots — the face of his obsession, Ellen (Lily-Rose Depp), is a nod to F. W. Murnau’s original 1922 film, in which Count Orlok’s shadow falls across his victims before the monster himself enters the frame.

If you’re ready to do a deeper dive into the classics that influenced Eggers, start with these seven films.

Max Schreck in the 1922 version of “Nosferatu” Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922)

Long before Bela Lugosi donned a cape to play Dracula, German director F.W. Murnau brought his terrifying bat-eared, clawed monster Count Orlok to the screen. The character, whose name was changed to...

Warning: The following contains major spoilers for Nosferatu (2024).

Bram Stoker’s Dracula is arguably the most important and well-known horror text in modern history. Originally published in 1897, this epistolary novel follows a young solicitor and his wife as they’re attacked by an ancient vampire attempting to move from his isolated castle to the bustling UK. Stoker’s gothic story was itself adapted from centuries of folklore describing a night-dwelling beast who seduces then sucks the blood of innocent victims. Twenty-five years after publication, F.W. Murnau brought Stoker’s novel to the screen in the 1922 silent film Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror. Set in 1838, this loose and unauthorized retelling chronicles a similar vampiric plague in the fictional town of Wisborg, Germany. More than a century later, Robert Eggers tackles these two classic texts while adding his particular brand of feminist mysticism. Rather than a helpless victim corrupted by darkness, his...

Folk horror master Robert Eggers' latest feature Nosferatu focuses on one of the oldest and most iconic movie monsters, and introduces a modern scream king as the latest incarnation of the unsettling Count Orlok. Bill Skarsgård's mustachioed Transylvanian nobleman is a terrifying and well-envisioned modern interpretation of the typically bald, pale vampire, and noticeably different from the other actors who have portrayed the character. While Count Orlok originated in F.W. Murnau's 1922 silent German Expressionist film Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror, the character has been seen in multiple movies over the last century.

While the character of Dracula has been adapted ad nauseam, Count Orlok hasn't generated the mainstream appeal of his more debonair counterpart. Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror is itself an adaptation of Bram Stoker's original gothic horror novel Dracula, and is distinct in a number of ways. Count Orlok is unique among vampire depictions, and...

Buckle up goth lovers, Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu has dropped just in time to haunt your holiday season. Flying into theaters on Christmas, the film is set to steal your attention with the tale of obsessive infatuation between a terrifying vampire and a young woman.

Lily-Rose Depp in Nosferatu | image: Universal Pictures

But as the iconic silent horror classic prepares to stir your deepest fears with a tale of dark obsession, one question lingers among fans—does this modern nightmare have anything sinister awaiting fans in the post-credits scene? So let’s dive into the mystery and discover if you should sit back as the credits roll and the screen fades to black.

Does Nosferatu have a post-credits scene?

For months, Robert Eggers’ gothic drama Nosferatu has been making headlines surrounding its plot, cast, and the hype created over the sinister tale of obsession. Finally, to put an end to people...

Nosferatu, the tale of a predatory Transylvanian vampire, remains one of the most iconic vampire stories in cinema history. The 1922 silent movie by F. W. Murnau established what horror could look like, with the shadowy figure of the titular vampire remaining of the cinema's most iconic images. Like all great stories, it has begat many remakes. Up until this year, the most famous follow-up was Werner Herzog's 1972 version starring Klaus Kinski as Nosferatu. But now, one of today's most idiosyncratic directors, Robert Eggers, brings us his own vision starring Bill Skarsgård as Count Orlok, luring the monster out of darkness and into the spotlight once again. While plenty of horror fans and moviegoers are champing at the bit to see Eggers' version of the vampire tale, many might not know that it's not the only Nosferatu remake that we're getting in 2024! Just a few months ago in October, David Lee Fisher...

While witches, lions, and hedgehogs fight over the holiday box office, one of fiction’s most legendary vampires, Count Orlok, lurks in the shadows, waiting to strike. Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu is in theaters now, but we have an alternate solution to satiating your desire for chilling cinema featuring a blood-thirsty phantom of the dead and dark. We’ve got a modernized version of F.W. Murnau’s Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror, complete with HD quality, color, and a modern score!

This presentation is exclusive to JoBlo.com for a limited time. The retooled version of Murnau’s classic horror tells the terrifying story of Count Orlok, an ancient vampire seeking residence in an abandoned manor, waiting to rise from his coffin and terrorize the people surrounding his new home. Adapted by Henrik Galeen from Bran Stoker’s “Dracula,” Nosferatu: Symphony of Horror brings out the best of the silent film era with unforgettable characters,...

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Nosferatu is now playing in theaters and, along with Count Orlok's unforgettable new look, the movie's ending is generating a great deal of discussion among horror fans. 

In the original 1922 classic, Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror, Ellen Hutter learns that only a pure-hearted woman can destroy a vampire. She must freely offer her blood to the monster and only then can it be killed. After she lures Count Orlok into her home, he feeds on Ellen in her bed and is so distracted that, when the sun rises, he's left with no time to hide and is destroyed in a puff of smoke. Ellen dies from her wounds.

In Robert Eggers' Nosferatu, armed with Professor Albin Eberhart Von Franz's knowledge, Ellen once again decides to enact a...

In 1922, Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror premiered. This silent movie was later colorized with music added. Here it is 102 years later, and we have a 2024 reinterpretation in theaters now. The new Nosferatu, directed by Robert Eggers, is based on the screenplay for the 1922 film, which itself was a thinly veiled adaptation of Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula with the names changed.

That means you may well be familiar with the basic shape of the story, and the main players. Bill Skarsgård makes a great Count Orlok in all his vampiric glory: hulking, decrepit, and ever commanding. Lily-Rose Depp, Johnny Depp’s daughter, portrays Ellen Hutter, the natural-born supernaturalist whom the Count is obsessed with. Thomas Hutter (Nicholas Hoult) is the young lawyer sent to Count Orlok's castle for a visit he'll never forget.

Rose-Depp and Simon McBurney, who plays Thomas Hutter’s employer and vampire familiar Knock, do an excellent...

Bill Skarsgård may be the latest actor to terrify audiences as Count Orlok, but this year’s Nosferatu remake almost cast one of three other famous actors before him. Based on the 1992 silent film Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror, this latest reinterpretation sees Skarsgård assume the role first played by German film star Max Schreck. However, before being offered the role of the film’s titular vampire, Skarsgård had originally auditioned for and been offered Nicholas Hoult’s role of Thomas Hutter.

Speaking with Swedish film site Moviezine, Skarsgård explained that in the movie’s earliest incarnations, director Robert Eggers was considering several well-known actors to play Count Orlok. In addition to mentioning Daniel Day-Lewis and Mads Mikkelsen, Skarsgård also revealed that his co-star Willem Dafoe was also slated to play him before landing the role of Professor Albin Eberhart Von Franz. Check out a translation of his comments below:...

This article contains spoilers for Nosferatu.After a long journey that started with a teenage Robert Eggers directing and starring in a high school stage production of Nosferatu, the filmmaker opens up about why he decided to remake the classic silent film instead of adapting its source material. Based on Dracula, the epistolary 1897 novel by Bram Stoker, the original 1922 silent film Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror, or simply Nosferatu, follows Count Orlok, an ancient vampire who is obsessed with the wife of a real estate agent. Eggers is the latest director to remake the Nosferatu story, with Bill Skarsgård as Count Orlok.

Speaking with Screen Rant, Eggers explained why he chose to remake F.W. Murnau’s Nosferatu instead of adapting Stoker’s beloved novel. While Eggers adores the novel, he admitted that it’s too stuffed with the influence of the Victorian period it’s set in. He also says...

For many horror fans, Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu is the most anticipated movie of 2024, perhaps even of the decade so far. It has had a troubled history with many fits and starts along the way before finally reaching screens after nearly a decade in the making (Bloody Disgusting first reported on an Eggers helmed Nosferatu in July of 2015) this Christmas Day. There is much at stake and there are big shoes to fill for this movie but if the pre-release buzz is any indication, the film may well exceed its monumental expectations.

The history of Nosferatu reaches back over one hundred years and is one of the greatest and most consistent of all horror legacies. Ostensibly retellings of Dracula, the major Nosferatu films become something unique from the world’s most famous vampire with far more sinister underpinnings than the majority of “official” Dracula stories. Nosferatu in all its forms leans into the ideas of plague,...

The third significant version of the story, Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu proves to be a traditional gothic tale of horror that is simultaneously entertaining and beautiful as well.

The story centers around a young woman, played by Lily-Rose Depp, whose fiancé (played by Nicholas Hoult), is charged with selling a forgotten property to a mysterious Count (Bill Skarsgård) who happens to be a vampire obsessed with the aforementioned young woman.

Written by Eggers, the film captures the spirit of its forbearers – Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922) and Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979) – while also staking its own claim to a place of honor within the genre. Given the beauty and depth of the film, it is easy to envision it being studied as a work of some importance for years to come and perhaps inspiring future filmmakers to enter the fray themselves.

With this film, Eggers has now directed four wholly original and...

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The rules of the Dracula legend have been so mercilessly recycled within the vampire movie genre over the past century that they've lost all meaning. The Dracula character has become such a caricature that he is now a beloved cultural icon, like Santa Claus. What’s missing is a sense of realism and seriousness. Modern screen vampires are handsome and sleek when they would probably seem doomed, pathetic, and weary.

Werner Herzog’s great 1979 gothic horror film Nosferatu the Vampyre, which follows the design of F.W. Murnau’s 1922 film Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror while taking its basic story from Bram Stoker’s 1897 Dracula novel, wasn’t made for Creature Feature audiences. It’s a deliberate, solemn meditation on Dracula’s tragic loneliness,...

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Nosferatu (2024), starring Bill Skarsgard, Willem Dafoe, Lily-Rose Depp, and Nicholas Hault, is the latest in a long line of vampire tales to hit the big screen. While it is not a strict retelling of Bram Stoker's 19th-century novel Dracula, it is related to the work of literature and numerous subsequent adaptions of it. This is especially true of the 1922 horror film, Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror.

Alongside Nosferatu's connections with all things Dracula, the original movie and its complex history led to various variations. Lawsuits, copyright contests, and a desire to bring new life, so to speak, to the titular vampire all created the...