The Desire of Horror

Charla's love of horror movies combine with Marty's love of psychoanalysis and history of religions. This is a review and analysis of horror movies and what they say about desire.

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The Desire of Horror

1. What does Nosferatu desire?

June 06, 2025 • Charla Ferguson and Martin Essig • Season 1 • Episode 1

Nosferatu 1922 originally came into being because Bram Stoker wouldn't come off the rights to Dracula. Dracula's aristocratic suavity was transmuted into Count Orlok's impish vulgarity to avoid a lawsuit. But the desire of both were for the blood of the living. When Orlok recently returned in 2024's, he appeared as the transmuted, self-consuming desire of a fourteen year old girl. What could this guy possibly want? Charla and Marty will figure it out together.