Category Archives: 1920s

New Nosferatu “Silent Screamer” from Mezco

I’m always on the lookout for new horror and science fiction toys and figures for my collection. I’m pretty picky and tend to like the more realistic rather than the lighter and fun types (e.g., Funko). A new figure from Mezco Toyz caught my eye recently thanks to an article in Rue Morgue magazine. It’s […]

Interview with W. Scott Poole on “Wasteland: The Great War and the Origins of Modern Horror”

Scott Poole is one of the more interesting writers on horror today, and he has been interviewed here previously on his book In the Mountains of Madness, Satan in America, and Monsters in America. We are privileged to have him back to discuss his new book Wasteland: The Great War and The Origins of Modern […]

“Nosferatu” director’s stolen head, and occult ritual?

In a previous post I discussed an article in Fortean Times that mentioned connections between Western esotericism and an individual connected to the classic silent horror film Nosferatu. Just yesterday the media, in places like The Guardian, reported about a grave robbery in the form of someone stealing the head from the corpse of Nosferatu‘s […]

The Esoteric “Nosferatu”

The May 2015 issue of Fortean Times caught my eye when I was in the bookstore on Friday. On the cover was Max Shrek made up as Count Orlok in the silent horror film classic Nosferatu as the illustration for a story by Brian Robb titled “Nosferatu: The Vampire and the Occultist.” As a scholar […]

The Skeleton Dance T-Shirt

Already the hint of Autumn and Halloween are in the air, and with that comes the opportunity to enjoy the artistic and the macabre. A perfect way to do this comes in a new t-shirt line, the Disney Artist Collection, one of which features The Skeleton Dance animated short film from 1929. This was one […]

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