Held live on Saturday, 19 February, 2022, this inaugural HORROR REVERIE symposium on Nosferatu features three panels on topics including filming locations, actor histories, re-scoring and restoration, queer readings, and more. Panelists include filmmakers, musicians, silent film historians, and horror film scholars.
A recording and transcript of the symposium, with a critical framing text by Nosferatu scholar Cristina Masaccesi (Devil's Advocates: Nosferatu, 2015, Auteur Press), is available in the June 2022 issue of the online, open-access journal, Monstrum.
PROGRAM
Saturday, 19 February, 1pm-4pm EST
1:00 – 1:10 — Introductory remarks
1:10 – 1:55 — Panel 1: The Legacy of Nosferatu
Chair: Gary D. Rhodes
Speakers: E. Elias Merhige, Stephen Bissette, Argyle Goolsby
2:00 – 2:45 — Panel 2: Historical and Other Contexts
Chair: Erica Tortolani
Speakers: Steve Choe, Lokke Heiss, Murray Leeder, Milly Williamson
3:00 – 3:45 — Panel 3: Style, Theme, Politics, Aesthetics
Chair: Robert Singer
Speakers: John Edgar Browning, Mario DeGiglio-Bellemare, Sorcha Ní Fhlainn
3:45 – 4:00: Closing Remarks