Vampires in Silent Cinema

By: Gary D. Rhodes

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Hardcover | 12 January 2024

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Despite the enormous cultural impact of Nosferatu (1922) on modern entertainment, the history of vampires in silent film is largely unknown.

Vampires in Silent Cinema covers the subject from 1896-1931, reclaiming a large array of forgotten films from countries ranging from the United States and France to Hungary and Russia. Drawing on thousands of primary sources, Rhodes explores vampirism in all of its manifestations, from the supernatural undead to the natural vamp.

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Vampires in Silent Cinema is an invaluable resource for aficionados and scholars of early cinema. Rhodes' extensive research leaves no stone unturned and has shed light on many mysteries and misconceptions around the birth of the vampire genre. It is among the most illuminating and original books on vampires in recent memory.

--Robert Eggers, Director of The Witch and Nosferatu

At last, an account of the vampire in silent cinema that is fully researched! From Theda Bara's sexy "vamp"; Musidora's criminal Irma Vep; a lost Hungarian film; through to Murnau's Nosferatu and the lead-up to Lugosi's "talkie," Rhodes combines the enthusiasm of a fan with the care of a scholar.

--Tom Gunning, University of Chicago
Gary D. Rhodes has done his due diligence as a researcher and is set on doing some scholarly house-cleaning, devoting his first chapter to righting the historical record. Should you be a detail-oriented fan consumed by the trials, tribulations, and transformations of the undead -- a term the good professor spends some time unpacking -- Vampires in Silent Cinema comes recommended.--Mario Naves "The New York Sun"

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