Nosferatu!

by Marie Enger

I love Count Orlok. Like, a whole, whole lot. And what's not to love? He's a bootleg vampire, a passion project slated for destruction by Stoker's widow, kept alive by people smuggling his tapes to and from. Wretched, ugly, but with a really cool castle, Orlok's design has been integral in the design of all my work. Murnau intended Nosferatu to be a love letter to Dracula, and I like to think my project is a little love letter to Orlok. It's 43 illustrations along with captions from the movie with a weird... modern? Punk? Irreverent? Twist. It's a labor of love, just like Murnau's, what matter if it costs me some pain, or even a little blood?

Genres: Horror, Comics, Vampires

96 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2018

About the author

Marie Enger (it’s like ANGER but with an E) is a cartoonist and illustrator known for their comic work on Adventure Time (BOOM!), Dept. H (Dark Horse), and Regression(Image), as well as their illustrations and comics for bands like PUP and Dollar Signs. When Marie’s not working for someone else, they’re self-publishing the eldritch-stoner-comic Fhtagn and Loathing, the bleak short-horror collection We are in a Dark Place, I AM COMING HOME, IT SEEPS UP, THE BONES OF THIS PLACE and graphic retelling of the classic bootleg vampire film NOSFERATU! They are also the creator of the breakout hit TTRPG CASKET LAND.

Reviews

[Carol · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fantastic art, creepy and fun, and a wonderful remembrance of Dracula at every turn of the pages.

[P.T. · Rating 4 out of 5]

A cute little summary of the film, presented with silent film style title cards and scribbly art. Can be read in one sitting. I’m a bad horror fan and hadn’t seen the film, so it was cool to get the gist of the plot. It’s also a physically beautiful book to have on the shelf.

[Jorge Rosas · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun and short re telling of the known vampire, I loved the illustrations.

[Sara · Rating 3 out of 5]

An oddly charming little love letter to the classic silent film.

[Anthony · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great art, super spooky.

[Yuriy · Rating 5 out of 5]

i luv spooky vampire