How the Original Nosferatu Changed Vampire Horror Forever

Story by Nicole Drum

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How the silent horror classic 'Nosferatu' revolutionized vampire lore and endures as a cinematic landmark.

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Director F.W. Murnau's 1922 'Nosferatu' introduced the game-changing idea that vampires are fatally weakened by sunlight, a trope that's now central to the genre.
The iconic visual design of 'Nosferatu's' lead vampire, Count Orlok, has gone on to inspire countless other bloodsuckers in film, TV, and gaming, cementing the film's lasting influence.

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Bram Stoker, Florence Stoker, F.W. Murnau, Albin Grau, Steven Moffat, Mark Gatiss, Robert Eggers, BBC, Vampire: The Masquerade, Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror, Dracula, What We Do in the Shadows, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Salem's Lot

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