Framed Vintage Horror Movie Posters

The 1950s saw movies with more sensational titles. The framed vintage horror movie artwork saw a graphical style closer to comic books or illustrations. It is easy to guess the nature of the nefarious creatures in “Werewolf vs. the Vampire Woman” and “The Killer Shrews.” From the 1970s on forward, the tendency with horror movies and the art associated with them has been toward more explicitly unsettling imagery, such as in “A Nightmare on Elm Street.”

Occasionally makers of horror movies like to lighten things up with a bit of humor, which the movie posters reflect. One of the most famous examples is “Attack of the Killer Tomatoes,” which features a ridiculous cartoon image of a giant tomato with large, sharp teeth. The poster for “The Lost Boys” features Kiefer Sutherland as a vampire with a mischievous smirk on his face.