Focus Features' official synopsis of Nosferatu reads: "Robert Eggers' Nosferatu is a gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake."

With the reverential early-horror tribute that is "Nosferatu," Robert Eggers has crafted more than just a remake, but somehow less than a fully satisfying filmgoing experience. Visually striking as it is,

Robert Eggers may have intended to direct his passion project Nosferatu immediately following his excellent 2015 horror outing The Witch, but you can't keep a good vampire down. As the film's eerie marketing campaign continues to remind us: he is (finally!