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Nosferatu

As if the mouthful of razor-sharp teeth, spidery, talon-tipped fingers and unquenchable lust for blood wasn't enough, this nosferatu's got attitude!

Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror turns 100 years old this year. Actor Max Shreck would have turned 143 this year, for those of you keeping score.

The Nosferatu Vampire has Arterial Motives this Halloween! Original character hand drawn by David Baker of Art From The Blue Room.

The Nosferatu Vampire say’s, “You’re My Type” this Halloween. Original character hand drawn by David Baker of Art From The Blue Room.

The Nosferatu Vampire is committed to being “A Pain In The Neck” this Halloween! Original character hand drawn by David Baker of Art From The Blue Room.

The Nosferatu Vampire has a motto this Halloween: “Hang Out With Your Fangs Out.” Original character hand drawn by David Baker of Art From The Blue Room.

The Nosferatu Vampire would love to have you for dinner this Halloween! Original character hand drawn by David Baker of Art From The Blue Room.

The Nosferatu Vampire is feeling FANGTASTIC this Halloween. Original character hand drawn by David Baker of Art From The Blue Room.

For my Mod Pop Art tribute to the groundbreaking German silent horror film Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens, I created a dark, minimal 2-tone feel inspired by the grim but stark look of the movie and painted my rendition of three of its most iconic images, then combined them into one piece. To contrast the simplistic near-black brushwork, I created a vivid colorful graphic background with my signature gradient banding in greyscale, a Halloween-like rainbow of sorts. Then I fit everything nicely into an oval with a grainy vignette to sort of fuse vintage and modern into one look and tie it all together.

I love the scene in Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens after Count Orlok bites Ellen Hutter's "lovely neck." As Orlok slowly looks up, with his twisted claw wrapped around the head of his victim, he stares directly into the camera for a beat, which makes for one of the creepiest scenes ever. As I often do, I captured my own still of this scene for reference and tried to pay tribute to the moment by painting in a dark, minimal 2-tone feel inspired by the grim but stark look of the movie. To contrast the near-black brushwork, I created a graphic background with my signature gradient banding in greyscale. Then I fit everything into an oval with a grainy vignette to sort of fuse vintage and modern into one look and tie it all together.

The Nosferatu Vampire, always the gentleman, says “But of Corpse” this Halloween. Original character hand drawn by David Baker of Art From The Blue Room.

"Your wife has such a beautiful neck..." ink wash on brown paper

A Symphony of Horror

The Nosferatu Vampire invites you for supper this Halloween. Let’s Get A Bite! Original character hand drawn by David Baker of Art From The Blue Room.

Nosferatu Illustration - 1932. Handdrawn illustration of one of the bigget icons of horror films!

Nosferatu Illustration - 1932. Handdrawn illustration of one of the bigget icons

In this highly influential silent horror film, the mysterious Count Orlok (Max Schreck) summons Thomas Hutter (Gustav von Wangenheim) to his remote Transylvanian castle in the mountains. The eerie Orlok seeks to buy a house near Hutter and his wife, Ellen (Greta Schroeder). After Orlok reveals his vampire nature, Hutter struggles to escape the castle, knowing that Ellen is in grave danger. Meanwhile Orlok's servant, Knock (Alexander Granach), prepares for his master to arrive at his new home.

Nosferatu // Symphony of Horror

Lock up the kids when Count Orlok comes a knocking ...

Count Orlok engraving design

Count Orlok spreads fear to all those unfortunate enough to make his acquaintance.

A great icon of pop culture and symbol of horror movies. Count Orlok as you wish.

Bob Xenobonez recreating the classic scene from Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror, the iconic1922 movie. Well, count Orlok has survived the Sun this time.

Original FAMOUS WEIRDOS Art.

Vampire Design

Nosferatu

The cover of the Czech Exhibitor's book for F.W. Murnau's silent horror film classic "Nosferatu" an unauthorized film adaptation of Bram Stoker's "Dracula" novel; artwork by Murnau's art director, Albin Grau.

Count Orlok

The 4 OGs of bloodsuckers!!

A group collection of my Universal Classic Monsters from my Halloween 2016 project. Featuring Nosferatu, Frankenstein, The Wolf Man, The Phantom of the Opera, The Mummy, Dracula, The Bride of Frankenstein and the Creature from the Black Lagoon. All these pieces were created using ink, watercolour paint and white acrylic paint.

Nosferatu Horror Style Original Art

This count will only be counting his victims. Max Schreck, poor devil. Perfect obscure Halloween attire.

Nosferatu elevator symbol

Schreck it out, the classic Nosferatu shadow on a shirt. They say you can't hear pictures, but they are wrong about this one. It wa as silent picture so this conveys all the sights and sounds of the classic film.

A drawing from 2022.