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Stop Making Sexy Vampires
Will Robert Eggers’ “Nosferatu” put this obnoxious trend in a coffin once and for all?
Robert Eggers’ long-awaited Nosferatu is almost upon us, and I only have one thing to ask of this film — please slay the idea of sexy vampires.
Luckily, Eggers is keen on this mission. In an interview with the Hollywood Reporter, the filmmaker said:
“The evolution of the cinematic vampire, from Max Schreck to Edward Cullen [Robert Pattinson’s character in the Twilight series] … vampires are no longer scary. These early folk vampires were not suave, pale-skinned aristocrats in dinner jackets. They were bloated, nasty, rotten corpses.”
As a fan of Eggers’ work, I think he’s more than up for the task of stripping the vampire of its dashing demeanor and recognizing it for what it truly is — a fucking monster.
I sure hope so, because I’ve got my own gripes with sexy vampires.
