Showing posts with label Horror Posters. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Horror Posters. Show all posts

Horror Posters: Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)



We are not given much information here for Wes Craven's New Nightmare, but there is something dark and evil that comes through in this poster that just seems fitting to the film. Do you prefer this over the more colorful posters from earlier in the series?

Horror Posters: Freddy's Dead (1991)



The Nightmare series moves away from their traditional poster art in the Final Nightmare, electing, instead, for a more fitting design given the 3-D nature of the film. It wouldn't be long before Freddy would find his way back on screen, however, in Wes Craven's New Nightmare.

Horror Posters: A Nightmare on Elm Street 5 (1989)



If anything can be said about The Dream Child, it is that this poster is better than the majority of the film. That isn't entirely fair, because as much as fans tend to rip on this later sequel, director Stephen Hopkins does attempt to inject some interesting moments on the visual landscape, particularly in the Escherian ending.

Horror Posters: A Nightmare on Elm Street 4 (1988)



Even if the posters are beginning to become redundant and repetitive at this point, the lurid use of color and nightmarish visuals still stand out against many of the other prints of the time. Nightmare 4 introduces us to Alice, a shy and unassuming girl who must gather her strength and the strength of her fall friends to face off against Freddy Kruger in a final climactic showdown!

Horror Posters: A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 (1987)



The Dream Warriors prepare to face the infamous Freddy Kruger in this poster from A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 3! What do you like best about this poster over the others from the series?

Horror Posters: A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 (1985)



The next Nightmare poster gives us a clue as to the events that will unfold in the film. Jesse is an interesting character, a male lead who is truly playing the part of the 'Final Girl,' despite hardboring the evil spirit of Freddy Kruger within him. Another great poster from the series.

Horror Posters: A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)



Each of the posters from the Nightmare on Elm Street benefit from some incredible art designs that instantly draw attention to the eye. The poster from the original not only captures the essence of the film perfectly, but creates a sense of mystery, suspense, and horror entirely on its own.

Horror Posters: The Company of Wolves (1984)



A bag full of symbolic folklore about werewolves, or, rather, their sexual connotation can be found in 1984's The Company of Wolves. This beautifully-illustrated poster perfectly captures the whimsical nature of the film, which is an absolute must-see for any Fantasy Horror fan.

Horror Posters: Raw Meat (1973)



There's something pretty grisly going on under London in the Tube tunnels between Holborn and Russell Square. When a top civil servant becomes the latest to disappear down there Scotland Yard start to take the matter more seriously. Artistic as it may be, this poster couldn't possibly be any more confusing or entirely unlike the movie, itself. Bring on the cannibalism and gore!

Horror Posters: Man Bites Dog (1992)



A film crew follows a ruthless thief and heartless killer as he goes about his daily routine. But complications set in when the film crew lose their objectivity and begin lending a hand. Man Bites Dog is a controversial shocker filmed in the cinema verite format for increased effectiveness and realism. It comes highly recommended as part of the Criterion Collection of classic films.

Horror Posters: Return of the Living Dead (1985)



When a bumbling pair of employees at a medical supply warehouse accidentally release a deadly gas into the air, the vapors cause the dead to re-animate as they go on a rampage through the local cemetery! The zombie movie meets the punk rock movement head-on in Dan O'Bannon's classic horror/comedy, The Return of the Living Dead.

Horror Posters: The Mark of the Wolfman (1968)



A man suffers from the curse of lyncanthropy and seeks out the aid of a German doctor and his wife who are experts in the occult. Unknowingly, the cursed man has summoned two vampires instead, who have plans of their own for the werewolf. Paul Naschy stars as El Hombre Lobo for the first time in the Spanish classic, The Mark of the Wolfman!

Horror Posters: The People Under the Stairs (1991)



Two adults and a juvenile burglar break into a house occupied by a crazed brother and sister and their stolen children, but find it impossible to escape in The People Under the Stairs! An entertaining early 90s entry from A Nightmare on Elm Street director Wes Craven.

Horror Posters: The Mutilator (1985)



Now THAT is a poster! A teenager who accidentally committed matricide finds himself being hunted together with his girlfriend and mates by his now crazed father in The Mutilator!

Horror Posters: Q Tthe Winged Serpent (1982)



New York police are bemused by a spate of reports of a giant flying lizard that has been spotted around the rooftops of New York until it start eating the locals! Larry Cohen's creature feature takes to the skies in Q: The Winged Serpent from 1982!

Horror Posters: Murder Party (2007)



A random invitation to a Halloween party leads a man into the hands of a rogue collective intent on murdering him for the sake of their art, sparking a bloodbath of mishap, mayhem and hilarity. A fun poster to match the on screen insanity in Murder Party!

Horror Posters: House on Haunted Hill (1959)



A millionaire offers ten thousand dollars to five people who agree to be locked in a large, spooky, rented house overnight with he and his wife. A classic poster that perfectly demonstrates William Castle's genius as a film promoter and producer.

Horror Posters: May (2002)



May is a lonely young woman who has been traumatized by a difficult childhood, only to become increasingly desperate in her attempts to connect with the people around her. Lucky McKee makes an incredible mark on the Horror genre in his first feature film, May, from 2002.

Horror Posters: Christine (1983)



An understated and classy poster from John Carpenter's 1983 classic, Christine! Would this be enough to drive you into the theater, Horror fans?

Horror Posters: Bad Moon (1996)



Bad Moon boasts one of the most fantastic werewolf designs that have ever been created, as alluded to in this winning poster from the 1996 film. What makes this a winning Horror poster?