What was the first horror movie you ever owned? In my case it was a brand new, mint condition copy of A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2, in a large VHS rental box that had been purchased by my parents from a mail order company. If memory serves it was Christmas 1986, I was …
I posted an article a few weeks ago where I talked a little about my love for the classic ‘Kenner Aliens’ action figures. They were crazy little critters but I just can’t help admiring the imaginative designs and the sheer madness involved in the creation of a very child friendly toy line based on one …
This week’s horror art interview is with a man who has created some of the most dazzling and intense images I have ever seen. Dennis Willman uses a combination of classic art techniques and digital painting, with the end results being spectacular … and several will be featured here today. I originally contacted Dennis because …
As I sit here writing up this post, my house is filled with the soothing sounds of Roberto Donati’s soundtrack to the insanely gory 1981 Italian horror flick Cannibal Ferox, a.k.a. Make Them Die Slowly. It’s the latest vinyl offering from One Way Static Records, one of the leading companies in the recent resurgence of …
The art of Graham Humphreys has lived in my memory for as long as I can remember. Some pieces more vividly than others, but show me anything from his horror movie poster/promo work and I instantly get transported back to Saturday afternoons throughout the early 1980s. The musty smell of my local VHS rental store, …
Several months back, I jokingly made a remark on Twitter that someone should make a found footage movie in 3D, due to the recent surge in popularity of both storytelling devices – or gimmicks, if you prefer. What I didn’t realize, and what I was soon informed of, was that pre-production had at the time …
Is Jason’s mask the most iconic and legendary horror mask of them all? … Probably. A certain Michael Myers might argue the point. The energetic individuals who wore the Ghostface hood might raise their hands. But when the dust has settled I believe you just can’t beat the hockey mask. It’s such a simple idea …
From the year 2000 until about 2008, it was a great time to be a fan of comic books AND Michael Myers. It was a decade that saw several companies have a ‘stab’ at creating interesting and visually attractive stories featuring characters from the Halloween universe and for the most part, they did a good …
What happened to movie posters? Did Hollywood executives just sit down one day and decide that posters no longer needed to capture your imagination and be something you would be proud to display on a wall in your home? In my youth I had posters everywhere: Several from the Elm Street movies, posters for Friday …
In my last action figure photography article we looked at some incredible shots created by Ben Sottak, who would take his figures out into the open world and when he found the right location at the right time of day the end results were stunning. This week we continue the outdoor theme by looking at …
