What Nosferatu Does Better Than Every Other Recent Dracula Movie

Story by staff@slashfilm.com (Bill Bria)

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An unconventional Dracula tale that outshines recent adaptations with its bold visuals and eerie atmosphere.

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Director F.W. Murnau's 1922 silent masterpiece Nosferatu channels the book's gothic essence better than any vampire movie since, with its haunting shadows and chilling Count Orlok performance.
While not officially a Dracula adaptation, Nosferatu's unauthorized use of Bram Stoker's characters has it standing out as a more faithful and fresh take on the iconic bloodsucker than the latest Drac blockbusters.

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F.W. Murnau, Nosferatu