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The Lighthouse: the authors, books and films that inspired Robert Eggers' eerie new chiller

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Sean Wilson
Posted on Feb 4, 2020 12:00:00 AM

1. Nosferatu

2. The Shining

3. Moby Dick

4. H.P. Lovecraft

5. The Birds

6. Prometheus

7. Fritz Lang

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