Nosferatu is the stuff of exquisitely erotic nightmares

True. It is not really scary, but personally I don't think I've ever found any adaptation of DRACULA to actually be scary except maybe for a few moments in SALEM'S LOT but that was only slightly a Dracula story and I was a little kid when I saw it on television.

My favorite adaptation is the Coppola DRACULA film, and it was much more entertaining and more of a Gothic Romantic adventure - like the novel - than a horror movie. In fact, watching NOSFERATU, I felt it was much more similar to Coppola's film than either the Murnau original from the silent era or the 70's remake by Herzog.

In the end, it felt more tragic and melodramatic than horrifying and though Orlock might be the most disgusting and possibly dreadful depiction of a vampire on film, he was far from the most frightening. Nevertheless, it was a compelling performance and all the actors played their parts well - especially Depp and Dafoe.