SFGATE columnist Drew Magary was disappointed by the monster in Robert Eggers' adaptation of a silent horror classic.

Since the beginning of early cinema, Count Dracula has been featured in hundreds of movies. However, the first time audiences were introduced to Bram Stoker’s blood-sucking character was in F.W. Murnau’s unofficial silent film adaptation Nosferatu where the book’s names and details were changed.

Stoker’s heirs sued Nosferatu ’s producers, and a German court ruled that all copies of the film be destroyed. That didn’t quite happen — too many prints had made their way overseas by that point — but Murnau’s vision was almost wiped from the record,

Director Robert Eggers' highly-anticipated horror film "Nosferatu" will hit theaters on Christmas Day. The acclaimed director sat down with CBS Saturday Morning to talk about bringing the classic vampire tale to a new audience.