Péter Lichter
THE THING IN THE COFFIN (A dolog a koporsóban)
Ungheria 2026, 62'
The Thing in the Coffin is an experimental horror film made entirely from digital and analogue footage of old vampire movies. Dozens of Dracula adaptations - including 35mm, 16mm, Super 8, and digital prints - are used and transformed through various forms of material decay and distortion, such as film rot, dyeing, glitch effects, digital manipulation, reprinting, and re-filming. The resulting abstract flow of images offers a unique, sensuous reinterpretation of Bram Stoker’s gothic novel, amplifying its spectral eroticism and haunting aesthetic. Evoking the visual language of silent cinema, The Thing in the Coffin unfolds through intertitles (taken from the literary text) and is accompanied by an original score. In the end credits, the list of the films ’cited’ is impressive, making Lichter’s work an archive of film history in itself.
Péter Lichter is a Hungarian experimental filmmaker and writer. He studied film history and theory at ELTE University in Budapest. He has been making found footage films and experimental features since 2002. His films have been screened at prestigious festivals and venues all over the world. Lichter is also an editor at Prizma and a prolific author of books on experimental cinema, film history, and crime novels.
Music and Sound Design: Bence Kovács-Vajda
Additional Music: Anna Bölöni
Edited by: Péter Lichter
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