The Lost Art Of The Horror Movie Poster

When was the last time you saw a movie poster and thought, "Damn that's cool as shit! I gotta see this flick!"? A little while huh? What happened? Movie posters from the seventies and eighties were bright, vivid, graphic and imaginative. Nowadays you get screen shot that's been ran through a filter.
What ever happened to using fucked up images to draw us in? Even if the film was awful, and you knew it was awful, if the poster was cool, you watched that shit.

See that? You wanna watch that shit now don't ya? Yeah you do, and who could blame ya, it seems like it would be a pretty decent viewing. But it seems like the golden age of movie posters is behind us. Why? Maybe our imaginations have gone soft on us. Or maybe society is attempting to make the younger generation soft? That a discussion for another day. So lets check out some movie posters shall we?

Now tell me you wouldn't watch those movies based just on those posters. They are awesome and memorable, just as they should be. But sadly it seems the hayday of horror art in movie posters are behind us. That's not to say good movie posters aren't out there. Most foreign posters are fucking epic.

Pretty gnarly correct? There are also fan made posters called mondo and minimalist posters which are in my opinion the coolest ones. I mean who better to draw in fans of a film then actual fans of the damn film? Here are a few examples:

Wicked right? It just shows that fans know fans best. So next time you see a bad ass movie poster, soak it in, movie posters are that little view in to the film they are advertising and good ones don't come around too often. √ Some Guy

Let's start at the beginning shall we?

Welcome to 'Some Guy's Horror Blog'. Here is where i will post all my thoughts and such in regards to anything horror related. Everything from music, book and movie reviews to horror memes. I will be your guide through this wonderful slice of the internet. I am a huge horror buff. I have been since the first time i put my parents 'a nightmare on elm St 3: dream warriors ' VHS in the VCR back when i was maybe 8 or 9. I'm 27 right now. My favorite horror movie is the original 'Evil Dead' followed very closely by the original 'a nightmare on elm street'. A few of my favorite bands are: iwrestledabearonce, cannibal corpse, king diamond, insane clown posse, twiztid, dark half, kittie. My favorite book is 'the damnation game' by Clive Barker. My favorite film studio is either lions gate films or after dark. My favorite type of horror is found footage. I hope you enjoy all you find here.
-some guy