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January 19, 2010
Evolution of Horror Movie Poster Designs: 1922 — 2009
Above, 'Nosferatu" (1922). Below, "Frankenstein" (1931), "Rosemary's Baby" (1968), "The Shining" (1980), "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991), "28 Weeks Later" (2007).
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It was fun looking at those posters.
I would semi-strenuously disagree with "Rosemary's Baby" and "The Silence of the Lambs" getting labeled horror movies, though, especially SOTL - thriller yes, horrible subject and images, yes, but not horror.
The website describes the Nosferatu poster as "dreadful art work" - now, I'm not sure if that's describing the art work standing alone, or the subject and art work, or mostly the subject, as dreadful, but if it's meant to describe the poster's art work as badly done, then I violently disagree. It's not a precise representation of the movie's vampire - it's a great representation of Murnau's German Expressionist film. The out-of-propotion-ness of it intensifies the chiaroscuro, like it oughta. I think it's one of the best of the posters.
Posted by: Flautist | Jan 20, 2010 12:17:09 AM
That's great!
Posted by: Brandon T | Jan 19, 2010 5:11:02 PM
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