After Sinners had such a gangbusters weekend, I got on a vampire kick. I have spent a few days watching all these dark, scary, and sometimes hilarious movies. I've steeped myself in the vampire genre and picked out some movies I think are the very best these bloodsuckers have to offer. Today, we're going to go over those titles and see how I rank them Let's dive in. 1. Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens) (1922)Director: F. W. MurnauWriter: Henrik Galeen (Adapted from Bram Stoker's Dracula, though unauthorized)Cast: Max Schreck (Count Orlok), Gustav von Wangenheim (Hutter), Greta Schröder (Ellen Hutter), Alexander Granach (Knock)Sometimes the first one is the best one. You could just watch this movie all day; it's haunting and creepy and has wonderful creature design. 2. Dracula (1931)Director: Tod Browning (with uncredited contributions from Karl Freund)Writer: Garrett Fort (Based on the play by Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston, which was adapted from Bram Stoker's Dracula)Cast: Bela Lugosi (Count Dracula), Helen Chandler (Mina), David Manners (John Harker), Dwight Frye (Renfield), Edward Van Sloan (Van Helsing)There's just something about Lugosi creeping down the stairs that sticks with you. I feel like this movie set all the tropes for everyone to follow, and it feels like people are just doing impressions after that. 3. Let the Right One In (Låt den rätte komma in) (2008)Director: Tomas AlfredsonWriter: John Ajvide Lindqvist (Based on his novel of the same name)Cast: Kåre Hedebrant (Oskar), Lina Leandersson (Eli), Per Ragnar...
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