POSTER GALLERY 2
June 12th 2007 23:32
Movie poster art is a very cool thing. I used to collect them when I was a student, but over the years, moving out of home and into my first shared-accommodation, then into another flat, then into an apartment block, back to a house, then the move overseas, many of the posters have inexplicably vanished from my possession.
I had some particularly stylish original 1970s editions that I bought at a local cinema sale. The owners (who had sold the business) filled the auditorium with these original posters, all lying spread out over the seats and in boxes in the aisles. All the hard core collectors were there. It was a shit fight. I scored some gems though; giant posters of Jaws (1975) and Dressed to Kill (1980), and I remember the glee of securing a Suspiria (1977) poster, before I’d even seen the movie, but knowing I’d struck dark gold!
So here is my next selection of horror movie posters which have in one way or another impressed me with their use of film imagery, graphic art, and tagline. Artwork that captures the essence of the movie - whether it be the horror or the terror - or projects something subtle which the movie itself doesn’t elude to so obviously ... or it simply looks great as the high art and/or the deep trash of horror movies!
I had some particularly stylish original 1970s editions that I bought at a local cinema sale. The owners (who had sold the business) filled the auditorium with these original posters, all lying spread out over the seats and in boxes in the aisles. All the hard core collectors were there. It was a shit fight. I scored some gems though; giant posters of Jaws (1975) and Dressed to Kill (1980), and I remember the glee of securing a Suspiria (1977) poster, before I’d even seen the movie, but knowing I’d struck dark gold!
So here is my next selection of horror movie posters which have in one way or another impressed me with their use of film imagery, graphic art, and tagline. Artwork that captures the essence of the movie - whether it be the horror or the terror - or projects something subtle which the movie itself doesn’t elude to so obviously ... or it simply looks great as the high art and/or the deep trash of horror movies!
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Comment by D. Armenta
The Florida Keys and Everglades
The Black Sheep Chronicles
What constitutes bad manners?
The male mystique
Debate Fan
L.A.M.P.
I'm particularly proud of my "Blade Runner" poster...
Comment by Damo
Alien was such a simple statement in one poster.
Wasn't there another poster for Near Dark mentioning the soundtrack by Tangerine Dream?
Yes I would die for a genuine Bladerunner Poster to decorate my office.
Comment by Bryn
Horrorphile
Comment by David
I'd never seen the poster for Poltegeist. At first I thought, Why is Bryn advertising Big Brother on his Blog.
David ...
Comment by Cibbuano
Hunt Famous
Orble Post of the Day
Fat Cult
Techbreak
There's almost a theme among most of your posters. Minimal, solitary figures...?
Comment by Bryn
Horrorphile
Cibby, ha! you know, I'm not surprised, often when I make lists I unconsciously group selections ... I hadn't noticed that solitary figure symbolism outright, but no doubt it was there in my mind ... And yeah, Perfume as a movie was disappointing, but that poster art is fantastic! Pity the movie didn't push the envelope like the novel did so beautifully and grotesquely!
Comment by KylieW
Celebrity Obsession
That reminds me. My stepmothers step-brother (wow, that's a mouthful) bought a house in Tasmania. The people that he bought the house from had previously owned an old movie theatre. A couple years later when he was cleaning out the house he discovered all these rolls of original movie posters from the 20's and 30s onwards in the attic. His brother told him that he'd sell them. So he advertised in the paper. The stepbrother got suspicious when someone bought the few that they advertised straight away and was really keen to try and get any more that they had (they were selling them for a couple hundred bucks). So the stepbrother decided to call an auction house (either Sothebys or Christies). Once he told them what he had, they told him that the posters were worth (conservatively) about $60,000.
Not bad for a find in an attic!
Comment by Nickoftime's Sanity Corner
what a great collection here! My favorite is The Fly...pretty eerie but I love it...
LOL
Terrific post as usual!
Take care,
Nick
Comment by Bryn
Horrorphile