Allegedly the first great horror film, “Nosferatu” (1922), is coming to the Flying Monkey Movie House and Performance Center for one night only. Appropriately, that night is also Halloween.
“Nosferatu” stars Max Schreck as Count Orlock. The film, an unofficial adaption of Bram Stokers “Dracula”, was once thought lost to time after prints of the film were destroyed as a settlement with Stoker’s widow.
The film is accompanied with live music by highly regarded silent film musician Jeff Rapsis. Rapsis, a New Hampshire based artist, says in a press release that in putting, “the whole experience back together, you can see why people first fell in love with the movies.”
Rapsis uses a digital synthesizer to simulate the feeling of a complete orchestra. Although the film itself is close to a century old, Raspis says, “the original “Nosferatu” is a film that seems to get creepier as more time goes by.”
This is certainly true as the grainy black and white film stock and absurd lighting and camera angles help give the film an eerie and nightmarish quality that still enraptures modern viewers.
As Rapsis himself states in the press release, “it’s a great way to celebrate Halloween and the power of silent film to transport audiences to strange and unusual places.”
“Nosferatu” will be playing for one night only on Thurs., Oct. 31 at 6:30 p.m. at The Flying Monkey with an admission price of $10 per person.
More information can be found at www.flyingmonkeynh.com or at (603) 536-2551. More information about musician Jeff Rapsis can be found at www.jeffrapsis.com.