Count Orlok
Nosferatu (1922)
The lore
A rat-like vampire who brings plague and death to the German port of Wisborg.
The look
- Bald head
- Pointed ears
- Long claws
- Rat-like fangs
- Black coat
Behind the screams
Stoker’s widow sued and a court ordered every print destroyed, but some survived. Schreck’s surname means “fright” in German.
Credits
- Created by
- F. W. Murnau (director)
- Unauthorized Dracula adaptation
- Brought to life by
- Max Schreck (1922)
- Bill Skarsgård in Robert Eggers’s 2024 remake
