But Murnau’s vampire, Count Orlok (Max Schreck), cemented the tropes inherent in vampire allegory, including the undead being ...

Robert Eggers' Nosferatu successfully reinvents the classic vampire for a new generation. How does his version compare to F.W ...

Max Schreck’s vampire in F.W. Murnau’s 1922 “Nosferatu” is one of the most iconic actor transformations and horror movie creatures in cinema history. It’s an image that captivated director Robert ...

It is a fictionalized account of the making of Nosferatu in 1922, with the amusing premise that Max Schreck was a real vampire, cast by F.W. Murnau for authenticity. John Malkovich played Murnau, and ...

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Friedrich Gustav Max Schreck (September 6, 1879 – February 20, 1936) was a German actor. He is most often remembered today for his lead role in the film Nosferatu ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - The first screen portrayal of Dracula was so eerie, some critics asked whether the actor himself could be a vampire. But since his death, little has been done to resurrect Max ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — His very name meant ``ultimate terror.'' Decades after his death, German silent-film actor Max Schreck has become the ultimate mystery ...