RARE FRENCH NOSFERATU MAGAZINE

Back in 2017, I posted an article that discussed the origins of the very first monster magazine and what qualified for it. One of these, a so-called "photo-novel", was a 16-page 7" x 10" publication by the French film magazine, LE FILM COMPLET featuring a special issue on F.W. Murnau's 1922 silent classic horror film, NOSFERATU, A SYMPHONY OF HORROR.

Interestingly, it seems there were multiple editions and version of this very rare magazine. The first two came out around the time the film was released. On 13 November 2012, the pair was sold at auction for $1,015.75. Here is the lot description:

Nosferatu (Film Arts Guild, 1922). Le Film Complet Magazines (2) (Multiple Pages, 7" X 10").

This amazing lot contains two very rare editions of the French film magazine Le Film Complet dedicated to F.W. Murnau's legendary silent classic Nosferatu. The first edition of 3 March 1922 has 9 photos and a complete 13 page synopsis, perhaps the most complete one ever done. There is also an absolutely terrific 6 December 1922 issue with the entire magazine devoted to the second part of Nosferatu. The magazine has 9 great photos from the film, and again, a 15 page synopsis of the movie. The magazines show toning, loose interior pages, and light corner creases. Fine/Very Fine.

Currently listed on ebay is another edition of the Film Arts Guild publication, LE FILM COMPLET, this one from 12 June 1925. Since I have found no complete viewable copy of any three of these magazines, I can't tell if it is a reprint of one of the earlier issues or not. It's being offered for $560.

Here's the Ebay listing.