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As awards season kicks off, so too does viral, film-inspired merch. Whereas nothing will beat the “Saltburn” bathtub water candle from final yr, this yr’s revolutionary cinephile product is a Nosferatu candle holder, whose design casts an eerie shadow of Rely Orlok — an ideal piece of decor for Halloween, or a present for the horror fanatic in your life.
The candle holder, which is promoting quick on Amazon, is simply $7 on Amazon. The retailer additionally has different merch and merchandise impressed by the movie akin to canvas prints and t-shirts.
Robert Eggers’ vampire horror movie, which launched final month, is a retelling of F.W. Murnau’s unique 1922 silent movie, starring Lily Rose-Depp because the doomed damsel and Invoice Skarsgard because the demonic Spock-eared clown. The movie sunk its tooth into a powerful $100 million on the world field workplace after solely 10 days in theaters, a smashing success for an arthouse movie.
The movie was simply as profitable with critics. In his overview of the movie, Selection movie critic Peter DeBruge writes that “in re-creating what got here earlier than, Eggers is conscious of Murnau’s distinctive type, however is simply too gifted merely to imitate.”
“As an alternative,” he continues, “the meticulously detail-oriented director presents his tackle the traditional, treating almost each body as a murals unto itself, whereas additional embellishing the story’s Romantic features — which could have succeeded, if not for the solid.”
The unique “Nosferatu” is accessible to stream on “Philo,” presently providing a 7-day free trial. In the meantime, the Eggers remake will possible hit streaming companies within the month.