Robert Eggers is working on a 13th century werewolf horror movie. The 'Nosferatu' filmmaker - who has already tackled vampires with his recent blockbuster hit - is moving onto another horror creature as he continues to explore the genre.

Celebrated modern horror filmmaker Robert Eggers will be moving from vampires to werewolves with his next movie.

Robert Eggers has lined up his next movie - and it's another period piece about a violent horror character. The upcoming pic is titled Werwulf, which will be set in 13th-century England. Eggers is set to direct and co-wrote the script with Sjón,

Robert Eggers' Nosferatu hopes you'll invite it into your home when it arrives on digital and disc next month with a new extended cut of the film.

However, if there’s another thing we know Eggers loves, it’s meticulous historical research, which will again come into play for Werwulf. Sources tell THR that “the story is set in 13th century England” and the script “features dialogue that was true to the time period and has translations and annotations for those uninitiated in Old English.

Death and desire collide with seductive, shivering power in Robert Eggers ’ “ Nosferatu ,” a grandly Gothic reinterpretation of F.W. Murnau’s silent-film classic that channels the dark, psychosexual energies at the core of vampire mythology into a haunting tale of obsession.

Eggers, whose Nosferatu has grossed nearly $156 million worldwide after debuting in last year’s not-usually-macabre Christmas window, will reportedly follow up his vampire redux with another straight-faced horror movie: Werewulf,

Robert Eggers' 'Nosferatu' will screen in 35mm at Film at Lincoln Center as part of the "Conjuring 'Nosferatu': Robert Eggers Presents" program.

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Robert Eggers is tackling another monstrous creature after the box-office success of Nosferatu. In the wake of his star-studded vampire horror, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed the filmmaker is set to direct Werwulf, a werewolf movie he co-wrote with Icelandic poet and screenwriter Sjón.

Of course, it’s my duty as a film critic to point out that the famous line is never actually said in the original 1931 “Dracula.” Nor is it said in “Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror,” the 1922 film that inspired this month’s review.