We take a look at the little known other remake of Nosferatu that surfaced last year, directed by David Lee Fisher and starring Doug Jones as Graf Orlock!
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Sunday, 9 March 2025
HYPNOGORIA 280 - Nightmares of Nosferatu Part X
Sunday, 19 June 2022
Hypnogoria 216 - Nightmares of Nosferatu Part IX - The Apocryphal Orlock
In the final chapter of Nightmares of Nosferatu we examine the influence of Orlock on Salem's Lot, the semi-sequel to Herzog's remake Vampire in Venice (1988) starring Klaus Kinski, and finally look at Shadow of The Vampire (2000) a movie that poses the question - what if Max Schreck was actually one of the undead?
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Sunday, 12 June 2022
HYPNOGORIA 215 - Nightmares of Nosferatu Part VIII - The Afterlife of Orlock
In this chapter we look at the various cinematic resurrections of Nosferatu. Firstly we uncover the rare re-edited sound version from 1930, and then explore the classic Werner Herzog remake from 1979 starring Klaus Kinski, Bruno Ganz and Isabelle Adjani.
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Thursday, 26 May 2022
HYPNOGORIA 214 - Nightmares of Nosferatu Part VII - The Occult Orlock
In this final chapter on the original silent classic, we examine the occult connections in Nosferatu and unearth the long forgotten secrets of Graf Orlock...
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Saturday, 21 May 2022
Quick Announcement!
Due to the final part of my Nosferatu series turning out be to be somewhat longer than usual, this week's show will be a couple of days late... but on the upside, it may well end up being a double length episode! In the mean time, here's my version of Graf Orlock to keep you company...
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Sunday, 8 May 2022
HYPNOGORIA 213 - Nightmares of Nosferatu - An Interlude - The Historical Vampire
In a little sidestep we have a brief delve into historical vampirism, uncovering reports of actual vampire outbreaks and hearing from leading scholars of yesteryear on the subject.
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Sunday, 1 May 2022
HYPNOGORIA 212 - Nightmares of Nosferatu Part V - The Plague of Orlock
In this podcast we examine how Nosferatu portrays vampirism, seeing how Orlock differs from Stoker's Dracula, and delving into accounts and reports of the undead in history.
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Sunday, 24 April 2022
HYPNOGORIA 211 - Nightmares of Nosferatu Part IV - Unlocking Orlock
In this chapter we take a deep dive in the world of Nosferatu, exploring its relationship with Bram Stoker's Dracula, and examining the portrayal of Orlock himself.
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Sunday, 10 April 2022
HYPNOGORIA 210 - Nightmares of Nosferatu Part III - Orlock Unleashed
In this chapter we untangle the twisted tale of Nosferatu's rampage in cinemas, and chronicle how the vile Graf Orlock faced his most deadly foe, Florence Stoker, who very nearly succeeded in having the film destroyed by fire forever!
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Sunday, 27 March 2022
HYPNOGORIA 209 - Nightmares of Nosferatu Part II - Orlock on Screen
In this chapter of our celebration of Nosferatu (1922), we meet the screenwriter Henrik Galeen, the mysterious Max Schreck , and learn how the film was shot!
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Sunday, 20 March 2022
HYPNOGORIA 208 - Nightmares of Nosferatu Part I - Dark Origins
In this chapter of our celebration of the centenary of silent classic Nosferatu, we discover the origins of the word "nosferatu" itself, meet the director F.W. Murnau, and reveal the unsung mastermind behind the production, Albin Grau.
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Sunday, 13 March 2022
HYPNOGORIA 207 - Nightmares of Nosferatu - A Prelude
To open a new podcast series celebrating the centenary of seminal movie Nosferatu (1922), we unearth an almost forgotten remake - a radio version of the silent classic!
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Wednesday, 23 March 2016
TOMB OF THE TRUMPS #22 - Dracula Pack VII
Welcome dear fiends once more to that subterranean home of terrible old horror tat - the Tomb of the Trumps! Now then after the somewhat obscure goings-on of last episode, this week we are back in classic territory - on terror firma as it were! Heh! Heh! Heh!
Now then, do I really have to explain who The Hangman is? Well, on the off chance you don't know, this green faced sadist is actually the great Lon Chaney in the classic 1925 silent version of The Phantom of the Opera! Behold!
Now for me, and indeed for many movie buffs, the Chaney version of Phantom of the Opera is still easily the best screen adaptation of the classic novel by Gaston Leroux. Not only is it the most faithful, but still, nearly a century later, no one has bettered Chaney's own self-created make-up for the disfigured Erik.
However as much as I'd like to sit and gush about the 1925 Phantom - seriously folks, if you've not seen it, do seek it out - we have other business with this card! For as is traditional with these old Horror Top Trumps, there's more than one source being used here in this Hangman tableaux. For yes, his victim is lifted from a still from an old horror flick too. And it's from another classic too! Yes, the Hangman's victim is poor old Dr. Marcus (played by John Carson) in that cult collaboration between Hammer and Brian Clemens Captain Kronos Vampire Hunter (1974)!
Although, that being said, at first I did heavily suspect the Hangman's victim was none other than Christopher Matthews in anopther Hammer flick of the same vintage, Scars of Dracula! However I think that's just down to our Unknown Artist squashing the head a bit and colouring the hair blonde!
However we're still on a classic tip with our next card too... Hang onto your hats... and your noggins too, for it's Headhunter!
Now then despite the fearsome appearance of this card, Headhunter doesn't hail from some forgotten green hell horror flick full of savages and tropical blood rites! Rather like his deck mate Cannibal, this fearful brute is actually based on a pic from a non-horror movie. Yes, Headhunter is actually the genie - played by Rex Ingram - from the classic fantasy flick The Thief of Baghdad, made in 1940 by cinema legends Alexander Korda and Michael Powell.
However once again, our work here is not yet done. For does not that out-of-scale little white noggin ring a distant bell or two? Well, it certainly always looked vaguely familiar to me too. And at first from the somewhat different style of inking used, I suspected that this little white bonce was perhaps a lift from a horror comic. But then, a penny suddenly dropped - the heavy crude lines weren't due to it being a steal from a comic-book, but because it was taken from a blurry old still. And noting the wonky ears, the one quizzically raised eyebrow, and the beaky snooze, there was only one place this could have come from - Nosferatu (1922)!
Yes, I heavily suspect that Headhunter's trophy is actually based on this still from the classic silent horror masterpiece. And I'm guessing from the heavy lines used by our Unknown Artist, he was working from a poorly printed and/or much magnified picture of the face of Graf Orlock as seen in this famous shot. Hence it's something of a loose likeness I grant you, but there are clear similarities, and too many to be a mere coincidence methinks.
Of course, as usual if you have any better idea, do let me know! Next week we discover an unlikely pairing of a killer monkey and a puddle of goo!
Of course, as usual if you have any better idea, do let me know! Next week we discover an unlikely pairing of a killer monkey and a puddle of goo!
Tuesday, 23 September 2008
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