Count Orlok's Nightmare Gallery is a horror film museum in Salem, Massachusetts. The collection is owned by James Lurgio and includes life-sized sculptures of several horror movie monsters, as well as movie props and life masks of various horror actors and directors.[1]
_(11362743674).jpg) The Nightmare Gallery at its previous location at 285 Derby St, Salem, MA | |
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| Coordinates | 42°31′17″N 70°53′42″W / 42.5213°N 70.8949°W |
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| Type | Horror film memorabilia and sculpture |
| Website | www |
History
editThe museum opened in September 2007, with the collection previously being displayed at the Bayside Expo Center in 2005.[2]
In 2015, two thefts occurred at the museum. An unidentified woman and man stole a metal hat and the hand of a mummy figurine, respectively, on two separate occasions.[3]
Though initially hosted on Derby Street, the collection was moved to a new location on Essex Street in 2021.[4]
Collection
editThe gallery begins with a display themed around the titular Count Orlok of Nosferatu, before following the films featured in a rough chronological order. Character figurines range from Universal monsters to 80s slasher movie villains. Life masks of actors such as Bela Lugosi and directors such as Alfred Hitchcock are also displayed.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Count Orlok's Nightmare Gallery". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ "Meet James Lurgio of Count Orlok's Nightmare Gallery in Salem". Boston Voyager. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ Ostuni, Amanda (22 October 2015). "Two cherished items stolen from Count Orlok's Nightmare Gallery". The Salem News. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ "Nightmares Await You at This Museum in Salem, Massachusetts". 94.9 HOM. 15 February 2023.