Nosferatu: How scary is the new Dracula movie from the director of The Witch?

For die-hards, no horror movie can be too scary. We’ve put together a highly scientific and mostly spoiler-free system for rating new horror movies, comparing them with classics along a 10-point scale. The new Nosferatu finds Skarsgård trying to match writer-director Robert Eggers’ freak, which is no small task given the auteur is known for his signature blend of creepy folklore, horror, and, simply put, delightfully weird shit. The Grand Guignol in Nosferatu isn’t frequent or fundamental to the plot like it is in some other horror franchises, but whenever it does come time to get grisly, Eggers goes for broke. 2024 has offered no shortage of creative horror flicks, like Nicolas Cage’s viral Longlegs, the riveting social commentary The Substance, the high-concept Late Night With the Devil, and the daring Hugh Grant vehicle Heretic, not to mention international standouts like South Korea’s Exhuma and France’s MadS.