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Horrorphile - November 2007

POSTER GALLERY 7

November 30th 2007 02:16
The Brain Eaters
Nearly missed my monthly post on horror movie posters! Sheeesh, can’t have that. Especially since Cibbuano, Orble’s veteran movie critic, plugged last month’s poster post so wonderfully. Thanks Cibby!

So here they are in their fabulous grotesque glory, thirteen (horrorphile’s list rule of thumb) movie posters for past, present and very-near-future releases. I tend to gravitate toward the retro styling, simply because they look more interesting than so many of the contemporary ones.

Blood on Satan's Claw (1971)
Actually that’s not entirely true, I’ve included several recent, or soon to be released, so I’d be a hypocrite if I said I post mostly old designs. In fact, nearly half of these are newbies, so go figure.

I must admit I haven't seen half of these (unsual I know), and chances are some of them might be utter shite, but the poster art looks great, and that's what this post is all about.

I have noticed over the past few years that DVD releases of cult classics sometimes feature better, or at least, intriguingly different, artwork than the original poster did. For example, the DVD cover art for Blood on Satan’s Claw (1971) is much more evocative than the poster art. But this is more of an exception than the rule.

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1919)
Curious to note is a new English-language version of one of horror’s most important movies; The German expressionism masterpiece The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari which was made a couple of years ago. Apparently the director digitally inserted new actors into the original 1919 film and created an entirely new experience. Very curious indeed, but I hold reservations on how successful it actually is. The artwork is starkly effective though. I’ll be reviewing the original sometime in the weeks to come, and will keep an eye out on this “re-boot” (for want of a better description) on the DVD shelves.

Carnival of Souls (1962)

Madhouse (1974)

Black Christmas (1974)

Alice Sweet Alice (1976 aka Communion)

Demon Seed (1977)

Alligator (1980)

Haute Tension (2003, High Tension)

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (2005)

The Breed (2006)

Skinwalkers (2006)

The Strangers (2007)

Vacancy (2007)

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)



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Comment by katyzzz

November 30th 2007 02:51


Photography Tips
Health Focus
Poetry Lighthouse
MS Paint Art
You crossing into my territory Bryn?, you're welcome, so this is Christmas.

Comment by Bryn

November 30th 2007 03:02


Horrorphile
... and what territory is that pray tell, katyzzz?

Comment by Damo

November 30th 2007 04:48


For the Sake of Argument
My Apologetics
The Brain Eaters poster has me curiuous.
It looks 70's.

I remember Aligator. The poster was terrofic but the film?
Crunch, crunch, crunch, giggle.
Hill Street Blues did it better with a fake aligator.
All great posters.


Comment by Bryn

November 30th 2007 05:04


Horrorphile
Damo,
I forgot to add the year to Brain Eaters. 1958.
Alligator was scripted by John Sayles (Piranha), so yeah, it was actually a black comedy. I haven't seen it in years, but I rememeber some good gore. And of course the conspiracy theory: parents flushing their children's pet alligators down the toilet during the 70s, so that there are big hungry fuckers dwelling in the sewers (Hill St. Blues episode was based on that same concept, right?)

Comment by Damo

November 30th 2007 06:30


For the Sake of Argument
My Apologetics
Hill Street Blue was based upon news reports at the time, just like Alligator, about the flushing baby away and it coming back as Godzilla.
They ent the SWAT team to search the sewers for any giant Gaters. My favorite episode.
Monsters in the sewer. It is so Night Stalker.

Comment by Bryn

December 1st 2007 08:56


Horrorphile
Night Stalker!!! Ha ha! I'd forgotten about that little late night telly gold!

Comment by Cibbuano

December 3rd 2007 03:32


20/20 Filmsight
Science News
Hunt Famous
Orble Post of the Day
Fat Cult
Techbreak
posters are still big business, but with all the computer work, the newer ones rarely catch my eye. Bring back the hand-painted!


Comment by Bryn

December 3rd 2007 06:14


Horrorphile
Cibby, true indeed, I noticed in retrospect that my selection this month was made up of mostly photographic based designs ... I agree though the illustrated designs are classic ... How's that original Dr. Caligari one!

Comment by Miswanderlust

December 14th 2007 03:35


Killer Beats
Ramble On
Hipnotherapy
Bryn and Damo
NIght stalker used to scare the crap out of me. It used to be televised in reruns on the weekend when I was a teenager.
Mis

Love these posts

Comment by Bryn

December 14th 2007 04:25


Horrorphile
Mis, yeah I remember eps as well, also, i love the poster galleries too ... cheers

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