Nosferatu director's head stolen from grave in Germany
In what sounds like a scene from one of his legendary horror films, the head of Nosferatu director FW Murnau, who died in 1931, has been stolen from his family plot in a cemetery in Germany. The grave-robbing occurred in Stahnsdorf, about 12 miles south-west of central Berlin, according to Variety . The graves of Murnau’s brothers were reportedly not disturbed. Wax residue is said to have been found near the grave, suggesting that candles had been lit, and a possible occult motive for the theft. Murnau was best known for the expressionist classic 1922 black-and-white vampire horror, later remade by Werner Herzog . He also directed Sunrise , which won several Oscars at the first-ever Academy awards. Murnau died in a car crash aged 42 in California and was buried in his native Germany . Der Spiegel reports that the cemetery overseers are considering whether to seal Murnau’s grave . They added that this is not the first time that it has been disturbed.