Episode 220: Nosferatu (2024)

This week at The Film Club we’re concluding our Nosferatu Month with the latest remake, Nosferatu! We’re joined by our first guest of the year and friend of the podcast Jack! The film follows a young teenager named Ellen who is lonely and pleads out to the universe for a companion, her cries awaken an immortal creature who makes her pledge herself to him for all eternity. Time passes and as Ellen grows older she marries a kind young man named Thomas Hutter who works as an estate agent. Thomas’ boss Herr Knock gives Thomas an assignment to bring documentation to a new client who is planning on moving to their town of Wismar. Thomas must travel to Transylvania to deliver these contracts to Count Orlok , however when he tells Ellen about his new assignment she begs him not to leave but Thomas just can’t let this opportunity to help them financially slip through his fingers. Thomas leave’s Ellen in the care of their wealthy friends Friedrich and Anna Harding but it is not too long until Ellen begins having nightmares, sleepwalks, convulsions, and has visions. Thomas makes it to Orlok’s castle and immediately regrets his decision but he fights his fears in the hopes of a big payoff. Join us for this fun guest episode as we dive into the world of Nosferatu.