Mark Perro, co-founder of punk group The Men, will create an original, live musical score for the 1922 silent horror classic Nosferatu on Saturday, October 12 at Story Screen Cinema in Hudson, NY.
Perro, a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and songwriter, co-founded The Men, known for their genre-blending sound that spans punk, rock, and experimental music.
The evening is co-presented by Upstate New York-based film programmers Sleepover Trading Co., who will create an exclusive retro clip show featuring vintage trailers, commercials and other oddities that will
play before the feature. Based in Catskill, Sleepover Trading Co. is dedicated to retro VHS, toy and comic culture with the goal of recreating your perfect childhood sleepover, and are known for their custom made clip shows, presenting screenings of cult classic films throughout the Hudson Valley.
I’ve known Mark since The Men were a three piece playing the back room at Tommy’s Tavern. We are very excited for him to bring the noise to one of the world’s most famous silent films.
Sleepover Trading Co. co-founder Rob Ribar
This unique event is part of Story Screen’s month-long Story Scream HorrorShow X series, celebrating all things spooky and cinematic in the month of October. The live scoring also marks Perro’s first live score, having released nine albums and four EPs with The Men, including 2023’s New York City and 2024’s Manhattan Fire.
Nosferatu, directed by F.W. Murnau, is an unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, and continues to one of the most unsettling vampire films ever made. Portrayed by Max Schreck, the bald, spidery vampire has influenced countless incarnations throughout contemporary cinema in the century following its release. Famed critic Roger Ebert said of Nosferatu in 1997, “To watch F.W. Murnau’s “Nosferatu” (1922) is to seethe vampire movie before it had really seen itself. Here is the story of Dracula before it was buried alive in clichés, jokes, TV skits, cartoons and more than 30 other films. The film is in awe of its material. It seems to really believe in vampires.”
The screening and performance will take place at Story Screen Cinema, a community-focused movie theater located at 160 Fairview Ave, Hudson, NY. Story Screen also offers a full array of food, cocktails, non-alcoholic drinks and local beers plus an extensive pinball and arcade game collection. Known for its creative programming and love for cinema, Story Screen Cinema brings together film lovers and casual viewers alike for unforgettable experiences.
For more information and tickets, visit www.storyscreenhudson.com.
Additionally, the Crandell Theatre in Chatham, will go back to its roots on Friday, October 4 at 7 pm and screen Nosferatu with musician and silent film historian Ben Model accompanying the film on theater organ, brought in for one very special night, allowing the audience to experience the film just as it sounded upon its original release in 1922. Tickets are $25 and $20 for members.
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