Beast of Blood/Curse of the Vampires – US combo poster
Just look at it. A thing of comedically macabre beauty.
Berberian Sound Studio – UK poster
Not an obscure movie by any means, but nonetheless, I cannot forbid such a gorgeous movie poster from being ignored simply because the movie in question achieved some popularity. I don't even want to say anything about it. Just look at it.
Sweet Movie – German poster
Dusan Makavejev's Sweet Movie is the epitome of a divisive film. It also happens to be a personal favourite of mine, mixing the evocative with the funny, intense and plain gross.
Simon, King of the Witches – US poster
I shan't deny my interest in Occultsploitation and Simon, King of the Witches is a truly odd gem. . This poster is also an absolute delight, featuring a strange mix between Hammer-style composition with an early-70s acid-drenched colour scheme and pattern.
Black Eye – US poster
I am in deep love with this poster for the 1974 Blaxploitation gem Black Eye. It somehow exists in a design space at once utterly unhinged yet elegantly restrained.
High Priestess of Sexual Witchcraft – US poster
I thought I'd launch 2015's Poster of the Week series with a bang by presenting this gorgeously stylised design for Beau Bachanan's 1973 occult sleaze fest, High Priestess of Sexual Witchcraft.
New Wave Hookers – US poster
The New Wave Hookers series became quite popular in the mid-eighties and still enjoys a certain cult following. The content of the films in question is not as important to my designer mind as the posters.
Autopsy aka The Victim – US poster
This poster for Armando Crispino's 1975 Giallo Autopsy (aka The Victim) is beautifully executed. I particularly love the circular motif used for the O.
The best way to convince your sister to marry you is to give her a bear
ATOR: The Fighting Eagle teaches the viewer many vital lessons about how one should approach common life scenarios. Case in point: watch how Ator carefully broaches the topic of an incestuous marriage with his sister by first offering her a bear.
I Am a Ghost – US poster
In general, I don't tend to spruik modern movie posters because flashy modern designs rarely work for me, but this is a case of a modern design embracing the vintage look that I still, no matter how grating others are starting to find it, love.
Seven Blood-Stained Orchids – Italian poster
Just a nice traditional Italian giallo poster this week. Lenzi was a master of his craft and the below poster is a perfect summation of the giallo film poster aesthetic.
