I still like 'The Vampire.' It very much set the tone for what was to follow and has been anthologised to death over the decades, often for that reason. My favourite 19th century vampire tale though is easily 'Wake Not The Dead!' by Ernst Raupach. A real gem.
I saw Nosferatu in the movie theater last week. Everything about it was well done, albeit a little over the top Hollywood level. I like the version in Deutsche by Werner Herzog much better.
This is the first Vampire story in English, but I wonder if there are other published works in other languages, like German or French, that might be earlier. As to the 2024 Nosferatu? I liked it, but I feel parts of it were told rather than shown, specifically in the case of Ellen Hutter. Her being told the final solution by DeFoe's character rather than her discovering it herself takes a bit of her own agency away, I think. Like it's something he almost guilt-saddled her with. The cinematography was good. It had the odd angles and shadows of German Expressionism (could have used more, I think) but there were also parts that reminded me a lot of old Hammer films, specifically the bloody scenes. There were also bits that looked like Coppola's Dracula, but then, that borrowed a lot from the Murnau original, so it's a bit cyclical.
It's a good question! The qualifier "in English" makes it seem like there must be one in another language that precedes, but I can't find it (at least not via the internet while writing the script for this video). Could just be the bibliographers hedging their bets. Byron himself mentions a vampire in his 1813 narrative poem "The Giaour," so it makes sense that he would use this monster for his supernatural story that night in 1816. Agreed, especially about the Expressionism--love it when the shadow is moving over the wall, and then turns the latch... so creepy! An homage to Murnau's 1922 original.
I still like 'The Vampire.' It very much set the tone for what was to follow and has been anthologised to death over the decades, often for that reason. My favourite 19th century vampire tale though is easily 'Wake Not The Dead!' by Ernst Raupach. A real gem.
Ooooh--excellent! Haven't heard of that one, will definitely check it out--thanks!
I also saw Nosferatu on New Years Eve .I thought it was the 💣💥💥💣💣
I saw Nosferatu in the movie theater last week. Everything about it was well done, albeit a little over the top Hollywood level. I like the version in Deutsche by Werner Herzog much better.
Love the Herzog version--I was hoping to find more footage that I could use for the voice-overs, but most didn't match up as well as the 1931 Dracula.
This is the first Vampire story in English, but I wonder if there are other published works in other languages, like German or French, that might be earlier.
As to the 2024 Nosferatu? I liked it, but I feel parts of it were told rather than shown, specifically in the case of Ellen Hutter. Her being told the final solution by DeFoe's character rather than her discovering it herself takes a bit of her own agency away, I think. Like it's something he almost guilt-saddled her with.
The cinematography was good. It had the odd angles and shadows of German Expressionism (could have used more, I think) but there were also parts that reminded me a lot of old Hammer films, specifically the bloody scenes. There were also bits that looked like Coppola's Dracula, but then, that borrowed a lot from the Murnau original, so it's a bit cyclical.
He doesn’t tell her. They both came to that conclusion consecutively. You missed that. I almost did too. Caught it on a second viewing.
It's a good question! The qualifier "in English" makes it seem like there must be one in another language that precedes, but I can't find it (at least not via the internet while writing the script for this video). Could just be the bibliographers hedging their bets.
Byron himself mentions a vampire in his 1813 narrative poem "The Giaour," so it makes sense that he would use this monster for his supernatural story that night in 1816.
Agreed, especially about the Expressionism--love it when the shadow is moving over the wall, and then turns the latch... so creepy! An homage to Murnau's 1922 original.
I think I missed that too!
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Thank you, much appreciated-more to come! :)
Damn. Now I have to look up all the principals, but laudanum as well. Kids in Europe, playing.
Each one is interesting in his or her own right-must’ve been a fun evening!
I saw Nosferatu New Year's Eve not as impressive as I thought it was going to be.
Agreed. As a fan of The Witch, I had high hopes. Visually impressive.
I watched it on New Year's Eve as well, and thought it to be a solid flick 📽️