Nosferatu at 100 and other iconic horror films - in pictures


  • This scene of Count Orlok (Max Schreck) in 'Nosferatu', directed by Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau, is a classic. Ullstein bild via Getty Images
    This scene of Count Orlok (Max Schreck) in 'Nosferatu', directed by Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau, is a classic. Ullstein bild via Getty Images
  • Schreck as the vampire Count Orlok being destroyed by sunlight in a still from the 1922 film based on Bram Stoker's novel 'Dracula'. Hulton Archive/Getty Images
    Schreck as the vampire Count Orlok being destroyed by sunlight in a still from the 1922 film based on Bram Stoker's novel 'Dracula'. Hulton Archive/Getty Images
  • The 'here's Johnny's' scene in 'The Shining' is another iconic moment from a horror film in history. Photo: Warner Bros
    The 'here's Johnny's' scene in 'The Shining' is another iconic moment from a horror film in history. Photo: Warner Bros
  • Unforgettable portrait of American actor Robert Englund as 'Freddy Krueger' of the 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' series of movies, circa 1989. Hulton Archive/Getty Images
    Unforgettable portrait of American actor Robert Englund as 'Freddy Krueger' of the 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' series of movies, circa 1989. Hulton Archive/Getty Images
  • Christopher Nolan’s Batman can trace his origins to Count Orlok. Photo: Warner Bros
    Christopher Nolan’s Batman can trace his origins to Count Orlok. Photo: Warner Bros
  • Francis Ford Coppola's 'Dracula' from 1992. Photo: Colombia Pictures
    Francis Ford Coppola's 'Dracula' from 1992. Photo: Colombia Pictures
  • Who can forget Michael Myers, masked up and knife held aloft in 'Halloween'? Photo: Compass International Pictures
    Who can forget Michael Myers, masked up and knife held aloft in 'Halloween'? Photo: Compass International Pictures
  • Robert Eggers, who also directed 'The Witch', pictured, is remaking 'Nosferatu' for modern day. Photo: A24
    Robert Eggers, who also directed 'The Witch', pictured, is remaking 'Nosferatu' for modern day. Photo: A24
  • Eggers also directed 'The Lighthouse', another of the finest examples of horror in recent times. Photo: A24
    Eggers also directed 'The Lighthouse', another of the finest examples of horror in recent times. Photo: A24