The Best Movies and TV Shows Like Nosferatu and Where to Watch Them Online
This guide will show you the best movies and TV series to watch if you love the new Nosferatu movie by Robert Eggers. It will also show you where all the titles are streaming online right now.
Nosferatu is getting lots of buzz, not just in the horror community, but among film fans as a whole. The movie is being lauded for its great performances by Lily-Rose Depp, Bill Skarsgård, and Willem Dafoe – and for its fantastic visuals, haunting atmosphere, and lingering sense of terror. If you loved the way Nosferatu combined stylistic elements with vampire horror, check out these other great movies and series that are streaming online right now.
Vampire Movies and Shows Like Nosferatu
The original Nosferatu film was a silent, black-and-white movie that premiered back in 1922 and was inspired by the novel Dracula by Bram Stoker. So every Nosferatu fan should check out the original story that inspired it. Francis Ford Coppola’s 1992 movie Bram Stoker’s Dracula accurately portrays the original story and has a great cast including Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder.
Another iconic vampire film is Interview With the Vampire, which chronicles the life and (after)life of the vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac, and shows the inner conflicts he has with being a vampire who is forced to live off blood. AMC also has a series adaptation of the same name that’s become a hit for the network and its streaming service AMC+.
Gothic Movies and Shows Like Nosferatu
Nosferatu’s gothic style and setting help make the movie visually gorgeous and fills it with a sense of dread and despair. If you want more gothic vibes, a must-watch film is The Last Voyage of Demeter. The movie is inspired by an early chapter in the novel Dracula and centers around the crew of a merchant ship as they’re hunted by the infamous vampire while crossing the sea.
Another hit inspired by Dracula is Castlevania. The long-running horror video game series has been a favorite for decades and in recent years it’s received two popular television spin-offs with Castlevania and Castlevania: Nocturne. Another series with great gothic vibes is Penny Dreadful. The Showtime series brought together various characters from iconic gothic horror favorites like Dorian Gray, Van Helsing, Dr. Jekyll, and of course, Dracula.
For a more modern take, True Blood took the gothic style and Americanized with it the now-popular subgenre of “southern gothic”. Plus, it centers around vampires, so it’s giving Nosferatu fans everything they want.
Stylistic Movies and Shows Like Nosferatu
Part of what makes Nosferatu so compelling is its fantastic and stylistic cinematography, lighting, and aesthetic. But Nosferatu isn’t the first horror film to take a highly stylized approach. In fact, “art horror” is a well-established subgenre with lots of excellent films. Suspiria is a great example and it’s loaded with unique shots that blend Wes Anderson and Alfred Hitchcock vibes. Lars Von Trier’s Melancholia is another stylistic horror film. In the movie, a rogue planet is about to collide with Earth and one woman (Kirsten Dunst) has known it all along. A gripping orchestral score combined with beautiful visuals make Melancholia a terrifying yet bewitching film.
Fans of Nosferatu should also check out the HBO series Carnivale. Set during the Dust Bowl, the show follows a traveling carnival that finds itself trapped in the middle of a battle between good and evil. The show was praised for its impressive visuals and dark style, earning Emmy wins for costuming, cinematography, and more.
Where Can I Watch More Movies and Shows Like Nosferatu?
Check out our guide below to discover more great movies and shows that fans of Nosferatu will love, and find out where they’re streaming online right now.
