Nosferatu (1922), Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)

In episode 78, we started our on-going Twice Told Tales segment, featuring the first two versions of Invasion of the Body Snatchers. In this episode, with the recent release of Robert Eggers long awaited version of Nosferatu, we’re going back to the original, one of cinema’s first true monsters, in F. W. Murnau’s Nosferatu, then following it up with Werner Herzog’s Nosferatu the Vampyre.

As in our first Twice Told Tales episode, this isn’t a comparison as to which one is better, but to dig deep into each film, discussing why we think the impact it has made is still felt today, for both versions. We’ll point out the differences, the similarities, as well as some other behind-the-scenes on the films and filmmakers as well. 

There is a reason the original film, one that was supposed to be completely destroyed, has still lived on, almost like the undead title character. There is a reason you’ll see a photo from Nosferatu in almost every book on the horror film genre. And some might think for Herzog to dare make his own version of this iconic classic was utter nonsense. Until you see the film.

Join us on a little journey back over a century into the past, to the very beginning of horror cinema, and an incredible new take on this tale.

Films mentioned in this episode:

The 400 Blows (1959), Bicycle Thieves (1948), Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992), Breathless (1960), The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), Count Dracula (1970), Dracula (1931), Dracula (1979), Dracula Blows His Cool (1979), Friday the 13th (1980), For a Few Dollars More (1965), The Great Silence (1968), Love at First Bite (1979), Horror of Dracula (1958), Nocturna (1979), Nosferatu (1922), Nosferatu (2024), Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979), Salem’s Lot (1979), Shadow of the Vampire (2000), Thirst (1979), Vampire (1979), Vampire in Venice (1988)