Count Orlok's Nightmare Gallery
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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]
History
The 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
The gallery begins with a display themed around the titular
slasher movie villains. Life masks of actors such as Bela Lugosi and directors such as Alfred Hitchcock are also displayed.[1]
References
- ^ 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.