Looking for a good scary movie to watch this Halloween? Herzog's Nosferatu is a good choice.
Werner Herzog's version of Nosferatu is haunting and memorable.
The imagery is dark and moody.
Klaus Kinski plays Count Dracula.
Kinski's makeup and costume design is an imitation of the silent original "Nosferatu," made in 1922 by F. W. Murnau.
Homages to the original can be seen throughout the film.
Herzog has said that the original film is the finest movie to ever come out of Germany.
Isabelle Adjani plays Lucy Harker.
Kinski is mesmerizing as the forlorn vampire.
He had to spend approximately four hours per day getting in make-up.
Some of the scenes are super scary.
Kinski was notoriously intense and difficult to work with on set.
Nosferatu the Vampyre is on many "movies you must see before you die" lists.
Check it out--unless you are too scared.