nosferatu
In his novel Dracula, Bram Stoker defines this as the Romanian term for vampire, but it was either a mistranslation on his part or a savvy fabrication. "Nosferatu" seems related to Romanian terms for Satan.
epidemic
A widespread, rampant and fast-moving outbreak.
copyright infringement
The illegal use of copyrighted material for material gain by another without giving credit to the copyright holder.
foreboding
A sense of ominous and menacing threat soon to arrive.
dilapidated
In a state of disrepair due to long periods of neglect.
oppressions
Series of things which serve to limit the sense or expression of freedom.
somnambulistic
Sleepwalking; slow-moving and detached from surroundings as if in a trancelike state.
carnivorous
Characterized by a need or desire to consume meat
sanitarium
An infirmary, clinic or spa for the purpose of regaining one’s full health after sickness.
phantom
A figure lacking substance; an apparition.
diabolic
Fiendishly evil; hellish and characteristic of the devil.
unhallowed
A place not considered holy; unconsecrated and unblessed; impure.
trance
A dreamlike state of being; characterized by appearing as if in a stupor or lost in a daydream.
menace
A perilous threat posing a real physical danger
disembark
To exit from a vehicle of mass transport like ship, plane or horse-drawn coach.
cower
To physical pull back and inward in fear or disgust.
warily
Expressing signs of caution and suspicion.
baffled
Perplexed to the point of being confounded; utterly bewildered.
crypt
A tomb buried fully or partially underground.
plague
An epidemic of pestilence; a scourge often thought to be brought about as the result of a curse of the wrath of God. In this film, the specific plague is the bubonic plague, initially carried to various European port cities by infected rats on ships.
