The mysterious Count Orlok (Dracula) summons Thomas Hutter (Jonathan Harker) to his remote Transylvanian castle in the mountains. The odd Count seeks to buy a house near Hutter and his wife, Ellen (Nina), in Bremen. When Orlok reveals his vampire nature, Hutter struggles to escape the castle, knowing that Ellen is in grave danger. Meanwhile, Orlok’s servant, Knock (Renfield), prepares for his master to arrive at his new home.
Nosferatu (1922) is an immensely influential silent horror film, much more so than its lackluster remake, Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979). Join us as we discuss the copyright controversy between the original and the Bram Stoker estate, and the similarities and differences of both German films—the former containing iconic imagery that still resonates and influences today, and the latter which further proves that remakes are most often unnecessary… even with silent films! Listen as Johnny Has the Keys journeys to the Carpathian Mountains of Transylvania in search of the very first vampire film.
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- Nosferatu (1922)
- 1922 original trailer???
- Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)
- 1979 original trailer
- Dracula by Bram Stoker
- copyright controversy
- Albin Grau
- F. W Murnau
- Max Schreck
- Werner Herzog
- Klaus Kinski
- Shadow of the Vampire (2000)
- Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)
- Nosferatu by Blue Oyster Cult
- Pied Piper
- 30 Days of Night (2007)
- Dracula, the play
- Anne Rice
- Penny Dreadful (2014)
- The Passage (2019)
- The Strain (2014)
- Blade (1998)
- Dracula (1979)
- Count Dracula w/ Kinkski Renfield (1970)
- Love at First Bite (1979)
- Nocturna (1979)
- Dracula Blows His Cool (1979)
- Thirst (1979)
- Salem’s Lot (1979)
- 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
- Get Tim’s Book!
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