Hello Uglies: Nosferatu's Queer Legacy in the 21st Century

Tom Brassington

doi:10.2307/j.ctv33b9w04.15

Hello Uglies: Nosferatu's Queer Legacy in the 21st Century

Tom Brassington

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Abstract

When connections between queerness and vampirism are drawn, Nosferatu’s (1922) Count Orlok rarely receives attention. Anne Rice’s vampires, J. Sherdian LeFanu’s Carmilla and her adapted descendants, and Hammer’s deluge of lesbian vampires more often spring to mind. Yet, Orlok has been taken up within queer artistic media on multiple occasions, suggesting this vampire too has a certain queer flair. Sasha Velour dragged him on Instagram (2019) in honour of F. W. Murnau’s sexuality. Velour also produced, ‘a bald vampire—a force of incredible power and kindness, but also a bit unpredictable, chaotic’ for her international tour Smoke and Mirrors (2019-20), citing Orlok via her bald head and gold encrusted ears (Velour, 2019: 49) as much as she rewrites the vampire.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Nosferatu in the 21st Century
Subtitle of host publication	A Critical Study
Editors	Simon Bacon
Place of Publication	Liverpool
Publisher	Liverpool University Press
Chapter	15
Pages	111-126
Number of pages	15
Edition	1st
ISBN (Print)	1800856407, 9781800856400
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv33b9w04.15
Publication status	Published - 5 Jan 2023

Keywords

Vampire
Queer
Gothic
sexuality
beauty

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