Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu retells the story of a horror icon for a modern audience, but the vampire was first encountered by many Millennials and Gen Z in an unlikely setting—Spongebob Squarepants.

SpongeBob SquarePants has entertained viewers for over 20 years, and the best SpongeBob episodes carried the show to five Daytime Emmy Awards. SpongeBob SquarePants came to Nickelodeon in 1999 and ...