'Nosferatu' starring Lily-Rose Depp, Bill Skarsgård being called 'hypnotically scary'

Lily-Rose Depp and Bill Skarsgård’s horror flick Nosferatu has been receiving loud cheers from its first reviewers.

The horror classic directed by Robert Eggers is a remake of the 1922 film of the same name, originally starring Max Schreck, Greta Schroder, John Gottowt and Alexander Granach.

The all-new 2024 movie features It actor playing vampire Count Orlok, who has deep affection for Lily; portraying a young haunted woman.

Nosferatu received a score of 95% on Rotten Tomaotoes, which dropped at the time of writing, but it still has a 93% rating from multiple critics.

The Hollywood Reporter penned a review calling it 'hypnotically scary'.

"It’s thrilling to experience a movie so assured in the way it builds and sustains fear, so hypnotically scary as it grabs you by the throat and never lets go."

Meanwhile, another popular publication Independent believes that "Nosferatu not only revitalises a classic monster, it reminds us why they matter at all."

"This is an elaborate, detailed love letter to the original, intelligently respectful and faithful”, reviewed by Guardian.

Distributed by Universal Pictures, the upcoming scary flick also stars Nicholas Hault, Emma Corrin, Willem Dafoe and Ralp Ineson.

Nosferatu is set to release in theaters on December 25, 2024.