NOSFERATU 100th Anniversary! -with David J Skal!

Legendary film historian David J Skal talks with us about the 1922 silent film: NOSFERATU! He tells us about the occult origins of the movie, how Bram Stoker's wife won a lawsuit to have all prints destroyed, and how a few hidden copies made their way back into circulation...much like a vampire rising from the dead! Nosferatu is the beginning of the Vampire Genre in film, and is still directly influencing vampire stories 100 hundred years later!
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[@VierthalerStudios]

Rest in peace, David J. Skal. 😞

[@codeblue89]

RIP David 🖤🥀🦇

[@boombap_specialist]

In all honesty, the first time I ever seen/heard of Nosferatu was on an "Are You Afraid of the Dark" episode during the 90s, in my childhood...I remember me and my brothers would turn off all the lights and close the doors to watch the show every Saturday evening, but I distinctly remember how scary this episode was...As an adult, I never forgot about Nosferatu and decided to watch the original film, as I was intrigued...To no surprise, I found Murnau's creation to be a stuning Masterpiece

[@TheVampiresCastle]

Excellent origin story. I agree 100% with your findings. :)

[@RobollieG]

When I was about five (1967), I walked into the living room as my mom was watching NOSFERATU, and it was at the moment when Count Orlok was entering Hutter's bedroom. Scared the heck out of me, and I'd hide under my blankets at night thereafter.

[@TheVampiresCastle]

Yaaassss! That's now my favorite story of how someone discovered Nosferatu. :)

[@izabellaSands]

This Masterpiece IS one of My favorite Vampire movie ❤

[@TheVampiresCastle]

Me too, Izabella. You clearly have good taste. :)

[@izabellaSands]

Young Max Schreck was a very Handsome man .❤My favorite Nosferatu 🦇🍷🖤

[@TheVampiresCastle]

Cheers to that!

[@frogman72davitto94]

"Should we not spend a little time together, my very dear friend?
Sunrise is far away and during the day I have to sleep, my friend, I will be in a very deep sleep indeed.. completely dead to the world.."

[@TheVampiresCastle]

Excellent, David. Excellent.

[@toothpickings9218]

Awesome interview! I just today realized you had this CZcams channel; very cool! Nice to see Grau getting his due

[@TheVampiresCastle]

OMG, you came! I'm fan-girling out, here! Thanks for watching, my man! And yeah, I'm not surprised you were already familiar with Grau. This is the first time I've heard anything about him other than his name. Also the first time I'd seen most of his artwork. And the pieces of his I had seen, I just figured were modern. I had no idea they were hand-made by the producer of Nosferatu a hundred years ago! Blew my mind.

[@Dan-ky5es]

A really terrific interview! Please release that extra interview material soon! :)

[@TheVampiresCastle]

You got it, Dan! Thanks!

[@jamessheridan4306]

It would be interesting if we could discover how many prints were originally struck. Also I recall that in the 1980's MOMA had a vhs edition of the film available at my local video store. It had a short prologue showing a hand taking a large book down from a shelf, "The Diary of Dr. Cavallus" or some such. We also see the hand opening the book and turning the pages; something I haven't seen in any other edition.

[@TheVampiresCastle]

Oh reeeeally? I don't remember reading that anywhere, and yet, it kinda rings a bell...
Very interesting, James. Thank you.

[@pgasnow]

wow this is fascinating, how cool is it to be someone known for writing books about vampires lol
thank you

[@TheVampiresCastle]

Right?!

[@Nataloff]

One hundred is nothing, considering that it is undead. Great tubecast! Skal is the best.

[@TheVampiresCastle]

Thanks! Yeah, he's quite the gentleman scholar, isn't he?

[@patriciomartinotti5694]

Please release the 1930 version!!!! Let's everybody mail Cinémathèque Française asking for a "Die zwölfte Stunde, Eine Nacht des Grauens" release

[@TheVampiresCastle]

Sweet.

[@izabellaSands]

Herra Ylppö ( he's a Finnish musician ) could play Nosferatu 🦇🍷

[@jimUkay]

Can your next video be about possible weaponry upgrade besides using stakes and hammer, holy gun, garlic, etc.?

[@TheVampiresCastle]

Oooo...that's not a bad idea.

[@AizaBreathe]

nosferatu is in spongebob squarepants :D

[@TheVampiresCastle]

That's right!

[@butterflySmiles2]

We should have showed up 666.view. oh yeah!

[@TheVampiresCastle]

Ha!