Black-and-White Classic Was Just Ranked 'the Most Universally Beloved Vampire Movie' Ever
For over a century, vampiremovies have proven to be a hit with audiences. Recently, the publication Collider released a list of the eight most universally beloved films involving the blood-sucking creatures.
The ranking, published on April 23, included popular vampire films like Interview with the Vampire from 1994, the 2014 comedy, What We Do in the Shadows, and the acclaimed 2008 movie, Let the Right One In.
The 1922 black-and-white silent film, Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror, starring Max Schreck as the startling Count Orlok, took home the list's top spot. Collider reported that Nosferatu is the most universally beloved vampire film because of the grotesque, threatening nature of Count Orlok and the movie's influential, iconic imagery.
Robert Eggers Released His Version of 'Nosferatu' in 2024
In 2024, Robert Eggers released his remake of Nosferatu. During a 2024 interview with ScreenRant, Eggers explained he chose to adapt Nosferatu, originally written by Henrik Galeen, because he appreciated Ellen Hutter's (Greta Schröder) fatal victory over Count Orlok. Eggers said he decided to make his version of Nosferatu pull more focus onto Ellen (Lily-Rose Depp), as he found her more interesting than her husband, Thomas Hutter, the original film's protagonist.
"Something that I really loved about the film is that it ends with the female protagonist being the heroine and I thought that it would be potentially more exciting if the whole film is told through her eyes. Because it had the potential to be more emotionally and psychologically complex than an adventure story about a real estate agent," said Eggers.
In addition, he said, while Nosferatu is a horror movie, it is also a "Gothic romance."
"It's a tale of love and a tale of obsession and through her eyes I think we can really get into that more, without it becoming like the tragic anti-hero story of a love lorn vampire, which I'm also less interested in," said the Witch director while speaking to ScreenRant.
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This story was originally published April 23, 2026 at 5:02 PM.