How the Original Nosferatu Changed Vampire Horror Forever
ComicBook.comStory 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