Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922) KILL COUNT



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MUSIC!!

~~Logo/”The Numbers”~~
“U Make Me Feel” by MK2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSET1PSw8Ic

~~Introduction Section~~
“Darkest Child var A” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZ5YUa-96M

~~”The Kills”~~
“Slow Shock” by Silent Partner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKfWVymq5BQ

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46 thoughts on “Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922) KILL COUNT”

  1. I'm all for more horror history. What I liked about this one is that Ellen was ultimately the hero of the story. The sacrificial virgin trope is obviously dated, but still: she saves Hutter''s life with psychic power, and she lures Orlok into a trap, saving the rest of the village. It's not exactly progressive, but I found it a cool takeaway.

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  2. I saw Justin Long in the upcoming kill count and I got SOOO excited that you were finally covering Tusk (2014)!! I think it’d be such a great kill count to end off the year after having Society!!

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  3. This film was involved in at least three seperate papers during college as a Film History student – Glad to see such an important piece of art history get recognized more thanks to this video and the upcoming Robert Eggers film, and still grateful to this day the film managed to survive despite its age and being ordered to be destroyed when it was found guilty of copyright infringement

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  4. That’s EXACTLY how I feel about it! Watching Nosferatu is like time traveling! It is both eerie and beautiful as you realize that every one of the people you are watching are no longer alive!

    The entire film is silent, of course, except for the orchestra which Conducts your emotions down forbidden paths. After a while of listening to the sweeping music, it has an almost hypnotic effect on the audience, which I think serves the movie well.

    Don’t you dare relax though! One time I was starting to get cozy, and a little sleepy (the music had lulled me into a false sense of security)
    that is when Count Orlok appeared out of freaking no where and made me jump out of my skin!! My heart was racing! Which I did NOT expect.

    There is not a single jump-scare which is refreshing.
    Instead, Nosferatu deals in the lost art of subtlety and preys on your imagination. A testament to its timelessness and why people still watch it over a century later.

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  5. That’s EXACTLY how I feel about it! Watching Nosferatu is like time traveling! It is both eerie and beautiful as you realize that every one of the people you are watching are no longer alive!

    The entire film is silent, of course, except for the orchestra which Conducts your emotions down forbidden paths. After a while of listening to the sweeping music, it has an almost hypnotic effect on the audience, which I think serves the movie well.

    Don’t you dare relax though! One time I was starting to get cozy, and a little sleepy (the music had lulled me into a false sense of security)
    that is when Count Orlok appeared out of freaking no where and made me jump out of my skin!! My heart was racing! Which I did NOT expect.

    There is not a single jump-scare which is refreshing.
    Instead, Nosferatu deals in the lost art of subtlety and preys on your imagination. A testament to its timelessness and why people still watch it over a century later.

    Expect to surprised by this film. The special effects are also mind blowing considering when it was made. I highly recommend that EVERYONE should watch Nosferatu at some point in their lifetime.

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  6. An absolute timeless classic. The OG of horror films and it paved the way for Bela Lugosi and Lon Chaney and Lon Chaney JR and not to forget Boris Karloff. These old horrors never get old

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  7. Since we are talking about century-old horror movies, i feel compelled to spread the word about "Haxan" which aged extremely well and still hold up to this day (lots of off-screen torture and sex, possibly the first body horror scene, a good scenario, etc…).

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  8. One theory I like for the origin of "nosferatu" (though it is not widely accepted) is coming from the Greek "nosophoros" meaning "disease bringer" which given the long history of plagues abd disease being blamed on vampires would fit. From the plague in "Nosfetatu" to "Dracula" having metaphors to STDs to the New England vampire hysteria being triggered by terburculosis…

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  9. Count Orlok is still relevant AF.

    NECA Ultimate action figure & Toony Terrors figurine, Super7 Ultimates "colored" & black and white action figures, and the most recent: a Funko Pop!!

    I LOVE this movie, and its titular character. 🖤🤍

    (And Shadow of the Vampire is PHENOMENAL.)

    (I'm less of a fan of Herzog's version, lol.)

    (Also also wik, I'm very much looking forward to Eggers', however!)

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