Director Robert Eggers acknowledged that many young people — whether millennials or members of Gen Z — may recognize the vampire Nosferatu not from the 1922 film but because of a children's cartoon.

From Bikini Bottom to Transylvania, here's how SpongeBob is linked to Nosferatu. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. There was a show ...

Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu retells the story of a horror icon for a modern audience, but the vampire was first encountered by many Millennials and Gen Z in an unlikely setting—Spongebob Squarepants.

Bet you never thought one of the most acclaimed directors of our time would be giving props to a certain yellow sponge for making audiences connect with his latest film. That's exactly what happened ...

Eggers is well aware that SpongeBob SquarePants was many fans' first exposure to the vampire tale—and he appreciates it. Reading time 1 minute You can drive a stake through the notion that the ...

Robert Eggers, the director of a new remake of the classic 1922 film “Nosferatu,” said he knows about Transylvanian vampire Count Orlok’s connection to Bikini Bottom. That kind of cultural reference ...