Tag: Gothic Horror
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Nosferatu (1922)
F.W. Murnau's 1922 Nosferatu invented vampire cinema and still frightens a century later. A 9/10 landmark reviewed in depth at Master of Worlds. -
The Hunger (1983)
Tony Scott's The Hunger is one of the most beautiful and emptiest vampire films ever made. Catherine Deneuve and David Bowie in a stylish 6.5/10. -
Shadow of the Vampire (2000)
What if the actor in Nosferatu was a real vampire? Willem Dafoe is extraordinary in this clever 7.5/10 horror film reviewed at Master of Worlds. -
Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)
Werner Herzog remakes Murnau as a tragedy, and Klaus Kinski's Dracula is the genre's saddest monster. A haunting 8.5/10 reviewed at Master of Worlds. -
The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967)
Roman Polanski's affectionate Hammer parody is more gorgeous gothic fairy tale than laugh-out-loud comedy. A charming, uneven 6.5/10 reviewed at Master of Worlds. -
Dracula (1958)
Hammer's 1958 Dracula made the vampire physical, sexual, and bloody. Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing in a landmark 8/10 reviewed at Master of Worlds. -
Vampyr (1932)
Carl Theodor Dreyer's Vampyr abandons plot for pure dream logic and remains the eeriest vampire film ever made. A singular 8/10 reviewed at Master of Worlds. -
Black Sunday (1960)
Mario Bava's debut is one of the most visually ravishing horror films ever made and launched Italian gothic. A stunning 8/10 reviewed at Master of Worlds. -
The Vampire Lovers (1970)
Ingrid Pitt elevates Hammer's adaptation of Carmilla into a melancholy gothic. A flawed but atmospheric 6.5/10 reviewed at Master of Worlds. -
Count Yorga, Vampire (1970)
Count Yorga dropped an old-world vampire into 1970 Los Angeles and got there before the rest of the genre. An influential 6.5/10 reviewed at Master of Worlds.