Classic Collection Artwork!!

[Mike Scott]

Those two look great! 

[crissrudd4554]

The covers I've made use for thus far.



Anyways I figured I might do something fun here. Some may be curious what I use for some of my covers especially when I've yet to complete my search for the textless artworks. So here's a list of what I have used. Keep in mind I can't keep track of everything I've used so some things may be left out. For example, most of the back cover stills I've found from a variety of places (Google, eBay, monster sites, etc) so I'll likely leave most of those out unless necessary. I'm also gonna leave the Abbott & Costello covers I did out of this list. Anyways here it goes.


DVD Template (used on all covers)

Universal Monsters Classic Collection banner and front/back MCA/Universal logo- Bride of Frankenstein US VHS cover (source: retro-daze.org)*

Side view plaque- The Raven UK VHS cover (source: eBay.co.uk)

Side view MCA/Universal logo and DVD logos (all sides): Google search

Top Hat- font used for back cover text


Dracula (1931)

Front/side view artwork and Dracula logos- Dracula Japan LD cover


Frankenstein (1931)

Front/side view artwork- Frankenstein Japan LD cover

Frankenstein logos- Google search

Back cover still- Tumblr


Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)

Front/side view artwork- Textless artwork (source: dvdtoile.com)

Murders in the Rue Morgue logos- Murders in the Rue Morgue US VHS cover (source: vhscollector.com)

Back cover still- Bela Lugosi Franchise Collection DVD cover


The Mummy (1932)

Front/side view artwork and The Mummy logos- The Mummy Japan LD cover


Island of Lost Souls (1932)

Front/side view artwork- Textless artwork

Island of Lost Souls logos- Island of Lost Souls US VHS cover

Back cover template including still- Textless template (source: dvdtoile.com)


The Invisible Man (1933)

Front/side view artwork- The Invisible Man Japan LD cover

The Invisible Man logos- The Invisible Man action figure card (source: fanpop.com)


The Black Cat (1934)

Front/side view artwork- Textless artwork (source: horrortalk.com)

The Black Cat logos- The Black Cat US VHS cover*


The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

Front/side view artwork and Bride of Frankenstein logos- Bride of Frankenstein Japan LD cover (source: biglobe.ne.jp)


Werewolf of London (1935)

Front/side view artwork- Textless artwork (source: customaniacs.org)

Werewolf of London logos- Werewolf of London US Laserdisc cover (source: ebay.com)

Back cover still- Google search


The Raven (1935)

Front/side view artwork- Textless artwork (source: horrortalk.com)

The Raven logos- The Raven UK VHS cover (source: ebay.co.uk)


Dracula's Daughter (1936)

Front/side view artwork- Textless artwork (source: commeaucinema.com)

Dracula's Daughter logos- Dracula's Daughter US VHS (source: ebay.com)

Back cover template including still- Textless template (source: commeaucinema.com)


Son of Frankenstein (1939)

Front view artwork including Son of Frankenstein logo- Combination textless artwork (source: customaniacs.org) and Son of Frankenstein US VHS cover (source: ebay.com)

Side view Son of Frankenstein logo- Son of Frankenstein US VHS cover (source: ebay.com)

Back cover still- toutlecine.challenges.fr


Tower of London (1939)

Front view artwork and Tower of London logos- image found at cs626416.vk.me

Back cover still- Tower of London US VHS cover (source: vhscollector.com)


The Invisible Man Returns (1940)

Front/side view artwork- Textless artwork (source: customaniacs.org)

The Invisible Man Returns logos- The Invisible Man Returns US VHS cover (source: ebay.com)

Back cover still- virtual-history.com


The Invisible Woman (1940)

Front/side view artwork- Textless artwork (source: customaniacs.org)

The Invisible Woman logos- The Invisible Woman US VHS cover

Back cover still- Heritage Auctions (ha.com)


The Wolf Man (1941)

Front/side view artwork and The Wolf Man logos- The Wolf Man Japan LD cover


The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)

Front/side view artwork- Textless artwork (source: customaniacs.org)

The Ghost of Frankenstein logos- The Ghost of Frankenstein US VHS cover (sources: ebay.com and vhscollector.com)


Invisible Agent (1942)

Front/side view artwork- Textless artwork (source: customaniacs.org)

Invisible Agent logos- Invisible Agent US VHS cover


The Mummy's Tomb (1942)

Front/side view artwork- Textless artwork (source: customaniacs.org)

The Mummy's Tomb logos- The Mummy's Tomb US VHS cover


Frankenstein meets the Wolf Man (1943)

Front/side view artwork- Textless artwork (source: customaniacs.org)

Frankenstein meets the Wolf Man logos-  Frankenstein meets the Wolf Man US VHS cover


Phantom of the Opera (1943)

Front view artwork- Combination US VHS cover, UK VHS cover (including Phantom of the Opera logo), and Italian VHS cover

Side view Phantom of the Opera logo- Phantom of the Opera Australian VHS cover (source: classicmoviemonsters.blogspot.com)

Back cover still- alamy.com


Son of Dracula (1943)

Front/side view artwork- Textless artwork (source: customaniacs.org)

Son of Dracula logos- Son of Dracula Australian VHS cover (source: classicmoviemonsters.blogspot.com)


The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944)

Front/side view artwork- Textless artwork (source: customaniacs.org)

The Invisible Man's Revenge logos- The Invisible Man's Revenge US VHS cover


The Mummy's Ghost (1944)

Front/side view artwork- Textless artwork (source: customaniacs.org)

The Mummy's Ghost logos- The Mummy's Ghost US VHS (source: ebay.com)

Back cover still- ebay.com


House of Frankenstein (1944)

Front/side view artwork- Textless artwork (source: customaniacs.org)

House of Frankenstein logos- House of Frankenstein/House of Dracula LD cover


The Mummy's Curse (1944)

Front/side view artwork- Textless artwork (source: customaniacs.org)

The Mummy's Curse logos- The Mummy's Curse US VHS (source: ebay.com)

Back cover still- thetelltalemind.files.wordpress.com


House of Dracula (1945)

Front/side view artwork- Textless artwork (source: commeaucinema.com)

House of Dracula logos- House of Dracula US VHS cover*

Back cover template including still- Textless template (source: commeaucinema.com)


Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)

Front/side view artwork and Creature from the Black Lagoon logos- Creature from the Black Lagoon UK LD cover


Revenge of the Creature (1955)

Front/side view artwork- Textless artwork (source: customaniacs.org)

Revenge of the Creature logos- Revenge of the Creature/Creature Walks Among Us LD cover


The Creature Walks Among Us (1956)

Front/side view artwork- Textless artwork (source: customaniacs.org)

The Creature Walks Among Us logos- The Creature Walks Among Us US VHS cover


*Some or all of this information may be incorrect.

[Mike Scott]

Those sure look nice, Criss!  What (if anything) do you put in the boxes?

[crissrudd4554]

DVD-R's mostly done by friend years back

[crissrudd4554]

Yes I'm still here. About a month ago a DVD of Tower of London was released in the UK which used the VHS artwork and font.



I decided to use this to update my VHS style DVD cover and here's what I got.



Sure it still has its imperfections but I think its an improvement over my previous version not to mention this has the correct TOL logo! I did have to partially use the VHS cover to remove the logos in the bottom left corner hence why that area is a bit grainier looking than the rest of the image. For comparison here's my previous TOL cover.

[Mike Scott]

I wonder if they saw your DVD covers?

[crissrudd4554]

I think I discovered something interesting about the Invisible Agent cover. Here's the photo that was sourced for the background.



Here's the cover art.



Note that this mustached Nazi is absent from the source photo (or is he??).



Also note that the Nazi who is second left in the original photo has been moved to the foreground just behind to the left of the Invisible Agent. However, you'll also notice that the mustached Nazi is in exactly the same spot that the foreground Nazi was in the original photo. Look closely at those two Nazis in the artwork.



While it could be argued that the mustached Nazi is from a separate photo, based on the evidence I'm presenting I do not believe thats the case. Looking closely I believe the mustached Nazi is simply the foreground Nazi with a simple mustache added and perhaps minor alterations done to his face to make him appear as a different person. Thoughts??

[Monsters For Sale]

Must be from the same pose.

You can see the foot of the person standing in the door in same place - hasn't moved.

[Mike Scott]

OK, who's the copied guy holding hands with? 

[crissrudd4554]

Must be from the same pose.

You can see the foot of the person standing in the door in same place - hasn't moved.

Also his arm band with the swastika on it was removed.

[Mike Scott]

Also his arm band with the swastika on it was removed.

It's actually being blocked by The Invisible Man's hat.

[crissrudd4554]

That's true for the most part but looking closer at your picture it actually looks it's still partially visible so I assume they just figured it'd be easier just to remove altogether.

[Mike Scott]

looking closer at your picture it actually looks it's still partially visible

Yeah, I guess the lower half of it is visible below that part of the hat.

[crissrudd4554]

Some updated covers. First is an updated Island of Lost Souls I made a while back that I'm not sure I posted. Next I made some updates to Son of Frankenstein and Revenge of the Creature. SOF I basically just redid the background on the front from scratch. ROTC I redid the whole back cover template and added some 'glow' to the characters which I think makes them stand out more (there's a similar glow on the VHS cover itself). Might still need some color tweaking though.





For comparison here's my previous versions.





Additionally I've added these to the gallery in my OneDrive account.

https://1drv.ms/f/s!Ao7ljwxhBJ_mgV5UyDpKAAZ2P7iR

[Mike Scott]

I like the glowy one!