As an ideal endorsement for the progressing, Nosferatu-mania, writers/researchers Nige Burton and Jamie Jones have quite the parasitic treat to share: a Classic Monsters of the Movies Nosferatu (Eine Symphonie des Grauens) 1922 Ultimate Guide.
Most fans know that all prints of F.W. Murnau's (unlicensed) adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula were to be destroyed, per a legal outcome that favored Stoker's widow, but of course, the German-Gothic masterpiece survived purgation and has since gone on to influence other submissions in the vampire/Dracula canon, with actor Max Shreck's frightful, rodent semblance having become a stand-out in sheer, creep-out terror.
Burton and Jones cover the necessary bases with their 36-page volume, including how Murnau and his deft associates constructed the movie, in addition to listing satisfying biographies on its once elusive players, not only Schrek, but Greta Schroeder, Gustav von Wagenheim, John Gottowt, Alexander Granauch, Ruth Lanschoff ... and Max Nemetz.
Among the supplemental facts, the vast, expressionistic impact of Murnau's creation is essayed at length by the authors, who also detail the movie's important restorations, which have further entrenched it as one of the most frightful productions of any era. (Really, how many modern fright-fests even come close?)
As special bonuses, this commemorative, 36-page issue contains delicious quotes, insightful trivia, rare photos and colorful, publicity materials, which in their own right, match the movie's avant-garde allure. (It would now be beyond grand if Burton and Jones tackled Werner Herzog/Klaus Kinski's acclaimed, 1979 remake. Hint, hint, my scholarly friends.)
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