“Nosferatu“ emerged during a particular artistic movement in German cinema known as expressionism. Taking place roughly in the interwar period, this movement was defined by exaggeration, aesthetically, thematically, and dramatically. Poetic, romanticized themes were set against purposefully artificial backdrops, told through fantastical scenarios, and played to the back row. The films of this era were often of a supernatural nature, helping create and define what we know today as the horror genre. Within many of these films were characters who commit acts of violence against their will.