Nosferatu
Robert Eggers’Nosferaturemake is a masterclass in honoring gothic horror tradition.
It also has literary and cultural origins which explain theterror of vampire lore used inNosferatu.
A key part of Knock’s madness is his fixation on blood.
There has even been a clinical vampire syndrome named after Renfield.
Knock is based on Renfield from the original novel.
His essential story is the same however, his estate agent origins are not stated in the novel.
The quote appears in Dr. Seward’s diary.
Unlike the many movie adaptations ofDracula,Renfield does not shout the words in the novel.
The blood is the life!'"
Nosferatu is a remake of the 1922 silent film of the same name from director F. W. Murnau. Robert Eggers is crafting his own version of the story for the reboot as writer and director, with Bill Skarsgård stepping into the shoes of Count Orlok. Nosferatu tells the tale of a young woman who falls victim to a vampire utterly infatuated with her.
The continued repetition of the phrase emphasizes Renfields obsessive state of mind and mental decline.
This is missing fromNosferatubecause of the setting change established in F. W. Murnau’sNosferatu: A Symphony of Horror.
Eggers' remake is true to the original in that he set the narrative in 1838.
She wants blood, and blood she must have or die."
Although Lucy receives blood transfusions from multiple male characters, Arthur’s blood is described as special.
The novel chillingly demonstrates how these inheritances are monstrously perverted through biological, social, and legal transmission.
It is intrusive and intrinsic, manifesting in both beneficial and detrimental ways.
Eggers further underscores this inversion, especially withNosferatu’s makeup which took a team of six to apply.
Orlok is not a fallen angel, but a manifestation of pure evil.
Ellen also subverts the religious image with her own self-sacrifice, which she weaponizes, akey difference betweenNosferatuandDracula.
Nosferatu tells the tale of a young woman who falls victim to a vampire utterly infatuated with her.
