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“It is reality which has changed horror; the real horror of the reality which surrounds us has been substituted in horror cinema for the desire to dream …” --- Michele Soavi ::::::::::: MY CRITERIA FOR DISCUSSION ENCOMPASSES THE HORROR GENRE AND BEYOND, SO I USE THE TERM "NIGHTMARE MOVIES". SPOILERS CAN OCCUR WITH OR WITHOUT WARNING. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK.

POSTER GALLERY 5

September 16th 2007 23:49
It’s exhibition time again: thirteen examples of cool, stylish, trashy, enigmatic, outlandish, and altogether striking poster art exhibiting a horror movie. More often than not it’s the graphic design and artwork that I’m putting the spotlight on, than the actual movie itself. But I’ve seen all but two of these movies below, and there’s only two or three whose poster outshines the movie by a long shot.

My Poster Galleries are ultimately about the celebration of the artwork.

Night of the Living Dead (1968) movie poster

Cat People (1942) movie poster

Rabid (1977) movie poster

Phantasm (1978) soundtrack cover art

Tenebre (1980) movie poster

Eyes of Laura Mars (1984) movie poster

Prince of Darkness (1987) movie poster

Nekromantik (1987) movie poster

Audition (1999) movie poster

The Grudge (2003) movie poster

Dawn of the Dead (2004) movie poster

Zombies (aka Wicked Little Things, 2006)

El Orfanato (The Orphanage, 2007)

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Comment by Damo

September 17th 2007 03:08
Nekromantic?
I nearly died laughing at that one.

Zombie looks very gothic and disturbing.
love the look of it.

Cat People was certainly a very good film.

Phantasm
I think we had another poster in the original Australian release. It had the ball on it and the tall man I think. Long time ago, memory is fading.
Yet this is also minimal and cool.

All good selections.

Comment by Cibbuano

September 17th 2007 05:41
what's that last one?

I've seen Nekromantik 2. It's not meant to be a 'horror'... it is quite funny. And disturbing, of course.

bleugh!

Ah, Audition... that's a great poster.

Comment by Chic Critique

September 17th 2007 09:21
As always, I love the retro posters......especially Night of the Living Dead and Cat People. I remember when Phantasm was out on VHS at the store thinking it was a weird cover....makes you look twice...

The scariest poster is definitely The Grudge......creepy....

Cheers
CC

Comment by Miswanderlust

September 17th 2007 23:44
Bryn
I am with Damo about Nekromantik.... HAHAHAHA. I am going to try to find it to rent! Love your poster posts!
Mis

Comment by Bryn

September 18th 2007 03:06
Hi everyone,
cheers for the comments ...
I'm a bit under the hammer at the moment, and so haven't been able to post every day ... and when I have it has been done rather hastily
Damo, yeah, the Aussie title was actually The Never Dead, I wanted to find that poster image but couldn't ...

Cibby, the last one is a film called The Orphanage, yet to be released down under.

Mis, you'd be very very lucky to find Nekromantik in your local video store, it's banned in a lot of countries.

Comment by D. Armenta

September 19th 2007 23:30
Sweet posters, Bryn!! I loved them all!

"The Audition"--that was the movie I couldn't think of before. Thanks!

Comment by Tracy

November 3rd 2007 03:12
Scary stuff, Bryn....great selection,

Tracy

Comment by Bryn

November 6th 2007 02:43
Tracy, thanks, I do like my graphic design ...

Comment by Tracy

November 6th 2007 03:39
I can see why, these tell a story in itself...

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