Nosferatu: Studies in the Horror Film

  • Written by Jerad Walters
  • ISBN: 9780971205147
  • Format: Hardcover, 460pp
  • Publish Date: December 2005
  • Dimensions: 8" x 12"
  • Original Price: US$250
  • Genre: Non-Fiction Film Studies
  • Publication Type: Novel
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One of the greatest and most influential horror films ever made, Nosferatu has been scaring audiences for over eighty years The finest scholarship and background information on this classic has been collected into one massive, oversized hardcover volume with nearly a hundred stills and frame enlargements, the largest selection ever collected in one volume ssays include virtually all of the great scholars of the horror film, including Lotte H.

Eisner, Siegfried Kracuaer, Lane Roth, David J kal, Robin Wood, and many more, discussing every possible critical angle on Nosferatu Bound in black and red cloth with a 2-color cloth slipcase.

Ranslucent overlays, ribbon marker, limited to 500 copies The signed copies, which were signed by David J kal, Gregory Waller, Thomas Elsaesser, Andrew Williams, Lane Roth, Judith Mayne, Robin Wood, Ira Konigsberg, Nina Auerbach, Lloyd Michaels, and Werner Herzog, are now sold out.

Edition Details
  • Bound in black, the book features elegant craftsmanship and attention to detail.
  • Presented in a two-color cloth slipcase that protects and enhances the volume's presentation.
  • Includes a ribbon marker for easy reference while reading.
  • Features translucent overlays that add visual depth to the presentation.
  • This edition was limited to 300 numbered copies, making it a highly sought-after collector's item.
  • Richly illustrated with numerous stills and frame enlargements that bring the film to life on the page.
  • Contains a reprint of the complete 20th Century Fox media guide to Nosferatu.
  • Signed copies were autographed by David J. Skal, Gregory Waller, Thomas Elsaesser, Andrew Williams, and Werner Herzog, making them particularly valuable collector's items.
Contents:
  • Background
    • The German Cinema by Roger Manvell & Heinrich Fraenkel
    • The Symphonies of Horror by Lotte Eisner
    • From Caligari to Hitler: A Psychological History of the German Film by Siegfried Kracauer
    • Florence Stoker and Nosferatu by David J. Skal
    • Light and Shadow by John Barlow
    • Narration and Editing: Nosferatu by Thomas Elsaesser
    • The Classic Vampire by Janet M. Todd
    • From Wagner to Murnau by Jo Leslie Collier
  • Sexual Politics
    • Film Society and Ideas: Nosferatu and Horror of Dracula by Lane Roth
    • Burying the Undead: The Use and Obsolescence of Count Dracula by Robin Wood
    • Dracula: A Vampire of Our Own by Nina Auerbach
    • The Sacrifice of the Pure-Hearted Seer by Gregory A. Waller
    • The Silent Threat by Andrew P. Williams
    • The Terror of Music by Rona Unrau
  • Criticism & Interpretation
    • Dracula in the Twilight: Murnau's Nosferatu by Judith Mayne
    • Nosferatu and Painting by Angela Dalle Vacche
    • The Dark Mirror: Murnau's Nosferatu by Robin Wood
    • Framing the Underworld by Evans Lansing Smith
    • How Many Draculas Does It Take to Change a Lightbulb by Ira Konigsberg
    • Nosferatu, or the Phantom of the Cinema by Lloyd Michaels
    • Herzog, Murnau and the Vampire by Judith Mayne
    • Six Degrees of Nosferatu by Thomas Elsaesser
  • Acknowledgments
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