Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:
Nosferatu.
Does this word not sound like the deathbird calling your name at midnight? Beware you never say it — for then the pictures of life will fade to shadows, and haunting dreams will climb forth from your heart and feed on your blood.
Happy Halloween.
Black Sabbath (UK)
Black Sabbath (USA)
Blood and Roses (France)
Blood and Roses (USA)
Blood Bath (USA)
Carrie (Spain)
Curse of the Demon (USA)
Twins of Evil (France)
Eyes Without a Face (France)
Kill, Baby . . . Kill! (USA)
Possession (Italy)
Rape of the Vampire (France)
Re-Animator (USA)
Rosemary’s Baby (USA)
Santo vs. the Vampire Women (Mexico)
The Shiver of the Vampires (France)
Shock (Italy)
Sleepaway Camp (USA)
Suspiria (Italy)
The Fury (Italy)
The Haunting (France)
The Innocents (Italy)
The Nude Vampire (France)
The Perfume of the Lady in Black (Italy)
The Psychic (USA)
The Tingler (Italy)
The Whip and the Body (Italy)
Tombs of the Blind Dead (Italy)
Vampire Lovers (Italy)
All the Colors of the Dark (Spain)
Black Sunday (Italy)
The Case of the Bloody Iris (Italy)
Suspiria (USA)
Blowhard, Esq.
Callowman
Sherbrooke
Eddie Pensier
Enzo Nakamura
Epaminondas
Fabrizio del Wrongo
Fenster
Brundle Guy
Glynn Marshes
Paleo Retiree
Atypical Neurotic
Question Lady
Sax von Stroheim
Sir Barken Hyena
The Mistaken
Uncouth Reflections 
That’s a great collection. Fun to note the standard elements of horror-movie advertising. The blood. The wobbly typography (does it indicate something like “Omigod, things are getting weird around here!”?). The weird green/corpse color. The wide-eyed dame. Love “Blood and Roses” the movie, btw. Are you a fan of it?
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Yeah, that’s a good one. No one ever talks about it, though.
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http://www.2blowhards.com/archives/2007/02/trashyarty_movi_1.html
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Nice! I like Vadim in general.
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You’d love this book, a glossy collection of cover art (back and front) from B horror rental tapes, mostly from the ’80s… and mostly direct-to-video:
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Wow, looks great. Adding it to the wish list. Thanks for the heads up.
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VHS covers are one of those under-loved areas of graphic design. Maybe people will pay attention to them in the future. Sort of how people pay attention to old pulp art now.
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I notice the posters / box covers from the ’80s don’t rely so much on the nudie appeal, focusing on the killer, the victim, or the scene of the crime / atmosphere. They’re also more likely to have a black background and brighter foreground.
Never seen The House At the Edge Of the Park, but like all of them, the cover alone makes you want to rent it for the night:
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