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NOSFERATU

Full Details, Trailer For Newly-Restored 'Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror'!!

Movies
Posted by MrDisgusting on October 04, 2013 @ 11:59am
Category: Movies / Home Video

Eureka! Entertainment have announced home video releases of an eagerly awaited new restoration of F. W. Murnau’s legendary silent cinema horror classic Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922), expertly restored in Germany by the world-renowned Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung.

The earliest adaptation of Bram Stoker’s “Dracula” has become one of the most iconic and of all horror films – and silent films – in the history of cinema, ranked #21 in Empire magazine’s 2010 poll of the 100 greatest films in world cinema and included in the recent Critic’s Poll by Sight & Sound magazine as one of the 250 greatest films ever made. With an incomparable lead performance as the vampire by Max Schreck — whom some believe to have been an actual vampire, it is the film behind E. Elias Merhige’s John Malkovich-starring Shadow of the Vampire and the inspiration behind Werner Herzog’s Klaus Kinski-starring 1979 feature adaptation, released theatrically by the BFI in the UK on November 1, 2013.

Following a UK & Eire theatrical run where it will open in cinemas nationwide from Friday October 25, 2013, Blu-ray, Dual Format (Blu-ray + DVD) SteelBook and DVD editions featuring a raft of special features to be announced nearer the release date, will be released as part of Eureka! Entertainment’s award-winning The Masters of Cinema Series on November 18, 2013. READ MORE

I Dare You To Name All The Horror Movies Used In This Lyric Video

Music
Posted by JonathanBarkan on April 09, 2013 @ 1:30pm
Category: Music / Videos

Finnish punk rock band Snow White’s Poison Bite has released a lyric video for their track “Will You Meet Me In The Graveyard?”. The clip mixes lyrics into scenes from a wide variety of classic horror films, including Deep Red, The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari, Nosferatu, and much more. It’s honestly almost a game trying to identify each horror movie before the clip moves on.

Also, and on a complete side note, does anyone else think the chorus reminds them of “Killer Klowns From Outer Space” from The Dickies?

Give it a watch below, try to see how many you can recognize, and leave a comment with your list. The person who figures out the most will win my undying adoration. What a treat! READ MORE

[Editorial] The Wolfman Takes On Remakes!!

Movies
Posted by EvanDickson on January 20, 2013 @ 1:03pm
Category: Movies / Editorials

By The Wolfman (@TheWolfmanCometh – on the boards).

You’re sitting there in the movie theater with your Junior Mints, or in the case of psychopaths, sitting there with Dots, waiting for the movie to start. You have a terrifying debate with yourself for ten seconds while you try to determine whether the lights in the theater are actually dimming or maybe you’re having a stroke. Once that bright green screen pops up, proving that your brain does indeed have enough oxygen, you catch a glimpse of some of Hollywood’s newest garbage. Between romantic comedies and animated adventures starring pop singers, it all looks like the same old stuff. Unexpectedly, a trailer pops up that seems to be pretty creepy, have some decent actors in it, and the credits tell you it’s from people who helped make other horror movies that you absolutely love. When the title is revealed, the entire audience groans, followed by nudging the person next to you and saying, “Can you believe they’re even making that movie?” Or maybe you went to this movie alone and angrily took out your phone to post your disdain on Twitter for everyone (read: not really anyone) to see. No folks, the title didn’t reveal that the trailer you just enjoyed was an M. Night Shyamalan joint, but instead, the movie is a remake, adaptation of, or sequel to something else. No matter what the source material is, nothing seems to cause fanboys to angrily roll their eyes more then finding out their favorite movie/book is getting a remake/adaptation/sequel. My advice to all of you is to quit your complaining about something you had absolutely no involvement in making and should focus your energy on revisiting the source material.

More inside… READ MORE

[This Day In Horror] F.W. Murnau, Director Of 'Nosferatu', Is Born!

Movies
Posted by EvanDickson on December 28, 2012 @ 1:00pm
Category: Movies / Editorials

December 28th, 1888.

On this day, 124 years ago, F.W. Murnau was born in Bielefeld, Germany. If you’re not entirely familiar with his name, he directed Nosferatu, an iconic (and unauthorized) adaptation of Bram Stoker’s “Dracula”. He would later to go on to direct films for Fox after moving to Hollywood, though none of those resonate as much in today’s culture.

Of course, Nosferatu would be a tough act to follow for anyone. Changing the names (and a few plot points) from “Dracula”, it introduced us to Max Schreck’s indelible performance as Count Orlok, aka Nosferatu. The film was of course silent, so the onus was on Murnau and Schreck to create a villain that would not only be visually striking, but sympathetic as well. Of course, they succeeded. Nosferatu is one of the most famous vampire designs ever and, for my money, it’s a much more interesting take on the creature than what would become the standard modus operandi of just slapping some fangs on an actor and powdering down his face with foundation. It’s also worth noting that Nosferatu depicted sunlight as being lethal to vampires, while in the book “Dracula” the sun merely weakens them. I’m not entirely sure if this is the first instance of that revisionist biology or if Murnau lifted it from elsewhere, but it’s regarded as the first time this type of demise was depicted on film. Needless to say this helped cement the role sunlight would play in subsequent vampire lore.

In 1979 Werner Herzog (Grizzly Man) directed a remake of the film called Nosferatu The Vampire that used the character names from “Dracula” but adhered more closely to Murnau’s plot beats and creature design. In 2000 Shadow Of The Vampire depicted a heavily fictionalized (ie Schreck is actually a vampire) account of Nosferatu‘s filming with John Malkovich playing Murnau and Willem Dafoe portraying Schreck. It’s kind of like The Girl but willfully dumb instead of unintentionally so.

Murnau was mortally wounded in a car accident on the PCH in 1931. He is pictured inside. READ MORE

Exclusive

[Interview] Metallica's Kirk Hammett Talks 'Too Much Horror Business' Plus Possibility Of Next Book

Music
Posted by JonathanBarkan on October 08, 2012 @ 1:45am
Category: Music / Exclusives

Bloody-Disgusting is thrilled to bring you an exclusive interview with Kirk Hammett, the legendary lead guitarist of Metallica! We got the opportunity to ask Kirk a few questions about Metallica before we dove into the world of horror and his book Too Much Horror Business (Amazon). We also get to hear stories of Kirk’s childhood as well as a bit about Cliff Burton and his love of horror. You can read this exclusive interview below! READ MORE

Amazing New 'Nosferatu' Poster Available Tomorrow

Movies
Posted by EvanDickson on September 12, 2012 @ 10:39am
Category: Movies / News

The amazing original vampire classic Nosferatu is getting a new print courtesy of Changethethought artist and founder Christopher Cox. It’s pretty great, so we figured we’d give you a heads up.

You can follow @ChangeThought for the sale announcement and head to their site to pick it up. It goes on sale at a random time tomorrow. READ MORE

Take The Expanded Ultimate Horror Challenge!!! How Do You Rank Now?

Movies
Posted by EvanDickson on July 06, 2012 @ 2:04pm
Category: Movies / News

We have heard your cries! MANY of you felt that the The Ultimate Horror Challenge wasn’t comprehensive enough! So we included an additional 20 films that round it out a bit more. Many of these are from your suggestions! But this still isn’t a list of every horror movie ever made. And it still doesn’t contain every major work of every horror auteur (there’s still no John Carpenter’s They Live or Wes Craven’s The Last House On The Left).

The next update will be the Ultimate Horror Challenge: Final Edition – where we take your best new suggestions and use them to get up to 101 films that every horror fan should see! So in addition to your ranking, let us know which films should make the cut! Should newer fan favorites like Frozen or The Devil’s Rejects be included? Should we go back and pick up a few more old-school slashers? You’re shaping the Final 20! Discuss and vote and I’ll tally it up!

There are now 81 Films listed below the jump. Each film you’ve seen earns you 1 Point. Count out how many you’ve seen and let us know which category you fall into!

1-10 Points: Soccer Mom

11-20 Points: Mildly Adventurous

21-30 Points: Casual Fan

31-40 Points: Enthusiast

41-50 Points: Hardcore

51-60 Points: Unstable

61-70 Points: Need Meds

71-80 Points: Psychopath

81 Points: Special Circle Of Hell

Head inside to take the challenge! The films are listed in no particular order. This is NOT a ranking! READ MORE

Take The Ultimate Horror Challenge!!! What's Your Score?

Movies
Posted by EvanDickson on June 28, 2012 @ 6:00am
Category: Movies / News

This isn’t a list of every horror movie ever made. Nor does it contain every major work of every horror auteur (you’ll notice we didn’t include John Carpenter’s They Live or Wes Craven’s The Last House On The Left). Rather, this is a compendium of films that we feel – in one way or another – are essential viewing for every horror fan. Some are mainstream (Poltergeist), some aren’t (Cannibal Holocaust). It’s a broad sampling of key films from the genre.

But you don’t have to be a horror die-hard to take the challenge! If you’re comfortable being a “Soccer Mom”, simply clock how many of these you have (or haven’t) seen and let us know! There are 61 Films listed below the jump. Each film you’ve seen earns you 1 Point. Count out how many you’ve seen and let us know which category you fall into. You can give us your specific count in the comments or yell at us for the films we’ve left out!! The categories are:

1-10 Points: Soccer Mom

11-20 Points: Mildly Adventurous

21-30 Points: Casual Fan

31-40 Points: Hardcore

41-50 Points: Unstable

51-60 Points: Psychopath

61 Points: Special Circle Of Hell

Head inside to take the challenge! The films are listed in no particular order. This is NOT a ranking! READ MORE

Viper Comics 'Re-Imagining' 'Nosferatu' For An Original Graphic Novel?

Comics
Posted by THEoDEAD on July 30, 2010 @ 1:22am
Category: Comics / News

Today news broke that Indie publisher Viper Comics are planning on releasing an original graphic novel this year titled ‘NOSFERATU’. Wait. The same “NOSFERATU” from the 1922 silent film classic you ask? Yes. Yes it is. In what they are calling a ‘re-imagining’ the company plan to do a bit of an makeover on certain plot elements as well as adding some new players. Sound scary? That’s what I thought, too. Read on for the skinny.

Nosferatu

Posted by The Schlockfinder General on March 04, 1922 @ 12:00am
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Vampire Count Orlok expresses interest in a new residence and real estate agent Hutter’s wife. Silent classic based on the story “Dracula.”