"Just the name Nosferatu conjures up horrific images in our collective psyche-of rats, wolves, and a preternaturally hideous but horribly seductive undead monster. With Halloween just around the corner and Robert Eggers' terrifying remake of the film Nosferatu fresh in people's minds, it's the perfect time to gain a more-than-fang-deep understanding of this famous vampiric villain. Join Professor Michael Chemers, a scholar of monsters and horror who has extensively"
"Nosferatu is the province of a particular kind of horror, a thrilling yarn of dark eroticism and power plays in which the villain, Count Orlok, invites the other characters into a unique dance of seduction and disgust. Innocence is tainted and must be sacrificed. Evil attracts even as it repels. Women, in particular, must succumb to the chauvinism of incompetent and malevolent men until they save the day, as both bait and trap."
Nosferatu originated as F.W. Murnau's Germanified adaptation of Dracula and evolved into an independent powerhouse of horror over the last century. The figure of Count Orlok exemplifies a specific horror of dark eroticism and manipulative power, drawing characters into a dance of seduction and disgust where innocence is tainted and sacrificed. Evil exerts an ambiguous pull that attracts even as it repels. Female characters are often depicted as both bait and savior, forced to navigate chauvinistic, malevolent forces. The actor-monsters who have portrayed Nosferatu sustain a uniquely unsettling, sexy menace distinct from lighter Hollywood vampires.
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