That’s what makes the success of Robert Egger’sNosferaturemake so exciting.
This shows that contrary to popular wisdom, there is still an audience for these kinds of classic chillers.
That’s why the stage is perfect for Hammer Horror’s return.
For every great movie likeThe Devil Rides OutorQuatermass and the Pit, there were shoddier efforts likeScars of Dracula.
There was alsoa new wave of grounded horror movies likeThe Exorcistthat left Hammer’s Gothic offerings looking very passe.
In hindsight,their 1980 horror anthology TV seriesHammer House of Horroralmost felt like a farewell to loyal viewers.
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Many of these attempts crashed and burned, with the most infamous being Universal’s Dark Universe.
Tim Burton has labeled Hammer’s delightfully campyDracula AD 1972as one of his all-time favorite movies.
Nosferatu tells the tale of a young woman who falls victim to a vampire utterly infatuated with her.
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