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VAMPIRES: Pt 3 - Nosferatu (1922) & Vampyr (1932)

The Evolution of Horror

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The Shadow Undigging a Grave

Every element of a filming bodis o chaos, of a complete reversal of what's natural. Everything is completely out of control and the wrong way round. Even in situation on the surface seem to call for darkness. But no, insend, it's white backgrounds. You know, you see the shadow undigging a grave. Ye, that's very strange, isn't it? Yey. And i feel this, everything about this form, you'll write, the light, the editing, it feels designed to kind of completely disorientate you. I think. Now it's its, it's utterly singular. He didn't direct any of a film that looks anything like this

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