Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922)
When I first began to explore silent film, one of the earliest movies to convince me of the power of the silents was 1922's landmark horror film, Nosferatu, a Dracula adaptation in all but name. I say in all but name because the film was intended to be an adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula, but the studio could not obtain the rights the story. A few name changes and plot tweaks and wala! A brand new story ... sort of. Nosferatu is one of the great silent films and is still one of the great horror films, relying on a…