Happy German Halloween!

Halloween has just become a little more spooky with hurricane Sandy lurking around the corner. If boredom strikes you  on this unplanned day off, you should check out some German movies made to to get your adrenaline pumping.

Nosferatu (to the left) is one of the first horror movies ever. It is considered one of  the best horror movies of all time and the best adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula. It was made in 1922 and it was long under wraps as director F.W. Murnau did not have the rights to make a film version of Dracula. He had to learn the hard way that changing a name and

some details here and there is still considered plagiarism. The movie is silent and black and white. One more fun fact: The actor playing Nosferatu (Dracula) is Max Schreck. Schreck is the German word for "scare."

If you like this movie, you may also like: "Das Kabinet des Dr. Caligari." This 1920 movie is the paragon for German expressionism and has been an inspiration for many movies and artists to this day. Tim Burton's early films pay tribute to this movie and the Red Hot Chilli Peppers as well as Rob Zombie have used the movie as inspiration for their music videos.

Happy Halloween!!

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