Nosferatu Review: Gothic Horror at Its Finest
ComicBook.comStory by Patrick Cavanaugh
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Legendary director Robert Eggers reinvents the iconic Nosferatu with a chilling gothic masterpiece, blending centuries of vampire lore and captivating performances.
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- Lily-Rose Depp delivers a layered, emotionally complex portrayal of Eleanor, transforming the traditional damsel-in-distress into a tragic, tormented figure.
- Bill Skarsgård's Orlok is a mesmerizing fusion of classic vampire archetypes, blending Murnau's monstrous ghoul and Lugosi's alluring seduction for a truly singular vision of terror.
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F.W. Murnau, Bram Stoker, Bela Lugosi, Robert Eggers, Thomas Hutter, Eleanor Hutter, Count Orlok, Nicholas Hoult, Lily-Rose Depp, Bill Skarsgård, Willem Dafoe, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Corrin, Simon McBurney, Ralph Ineson, Hammer Films, Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror, Dracula, The Witch, The Lighthouse, The Northman