Let's see your Movie Posters

[Farley Flavors]

Great poster/Theatrical one-sheet. I met Don Coscarelli in 2007 at a Fangoria Weekend of Horrors.
Super nice guy.

He really is. I met Don at Scarefest 2015 and got a Phantasm reprint poster signed by him and Reggie Bannister. As nice as that poster is, I only picked it because because A. Michael Baldwin, Bill Thornbury and Kat Lester were also signing that weekend (though I ended up passing on them due to price). However, this Phantasm II poster was always my favorite from the series. I think seeing it on the VHS cover at the video store as a kid was my first awareness of these movies, so it's cool to finally own an original one-sheet.

[marsattacks666]

He really is. I met Don at Scarefest 2015 and got a Phantasm reprint poster signed by him and Reggie Bannister. As nice as that poster is, I only picked it because because A. Michael Baldwin, Bill Thornbury and Kat Lester were also signing that weekend (though I ended up passing on them due to price). However, this Phantasm II poster was always my favorite from the series. I think seeing it on the VHS cover at the video store as a kid was my first awareness of these movies, so it's cool to finally own an original one-sheet.

Very cool.

[BRICK]

I finally got back to the vendors show, after a couple years absence. This was my haul this time. I have already framed The Mummy's Tomb; I just need to find frames (and space) for the rest of them. As usual, most of these have been restored and touched up by me. Over the years, I have acquired large posters for nearly every Universal horror film, in this way. So, if you happen to be hosting a monster/horror convention and need some extensive decor, please remember to look me up. 

[Mike Scott]

As usual, most of these have been restored and touched up by me.

They look great! I don't see any fold lines, or anything!

[BRICK]

They look great! I don't see any fold lines, or anything!

Thank you. I cleaned up all the fold lines, wear & tear, as well as any imperfections. And (in most cases) kicked the color up. I spend quite a while restoring each one of these; but the final product is really worth it!

[Mike Scott]

And (in most cases) 

Kicked the color up? Are we talking about original posters?

[BRICK]

Kicked the color up? Are we talking about original posters?

I start with the best hi-res digital image I can find and clean it up from there. In some cases the original appears to have faded very severely (see WW of London below). I kicked the color up on that quite a bit. Being a child of FMOF, I really like the bright, saturated look similar to Basil Gogos' artwork. Not everyone is a fan of this technique (Cortlandt Hull, included), but I made them specifically for me.

    It is not just the color & fold lines, BTW; I often overhaul the entire poster to suit my tastes; beveling the fonts, and adding halos and drop-shadows to make it more dramatic. On the House of Horrors, above, I replaced Rondo's painted face with a (scarier) photograph from a different poster. At first glance, the two This Island Earth posters, below, look pretty much the same; but upon closed inspection, you can see that I actually made dozens of changes to it. Some purists may not like it; but, as I said, I am making these strictly for myself.

[marsattacks666]

Very nice.

[Mike Scott]

What was it, exactly, that you bought at the vender's show?

[BRICK]

What was it, exactly, that you bought at the vender's show?

The vendor's show was not monster related, but actually for GIS/GPS equipment; which included large scale printer/plotter demos. Since we had purchased from HP a few years back, they were nice enough to print out some movie poster artwork I had cleaned up and brought in on a thumb drive. To clarify: they provide the equipment, I provide the art. The posters that I have shown are (at this point) Not Available in Stores.

[Mike Scott]

Now I get it. You took an image file and ran it through PS and then got somebody to print out some large posters for you.

I buy my posters from http://www.morbidmonster.com/  They do all the retouching that needs to be done and print then to original size (one sheets and smaller posters).

[BRICK]

Guess what; it's that time of year again! Here is my loot from this time!

[Monsters For Sale]

Guess what; it's that time of year again! Here is my loot from this time!


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I like the Frankenstein poster.  It is the same one that can just be seen at ground level below "DRACULA" on the right side of this 1952 press photo of the Victory Theatre in New York City.



The same Frank pose is used in the Cardboard cutout over the marquee above.

[BRICK]

I like the Frankenstein poster.  It is the same one that can just be seen at ground level below "DRACULA" on the right side of this 1952 press photo of the Victory Theatre in New York City.



The same Frank pose is used in the Cardboard cutout over the marquee above.

I always liked that particular pose because that is the one I believe they used for the Aurora model!