Artist Christopher Shy Unveils Mind Melting New Watercolor Horror Posters
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Countless artists working in the horror space manage to impress us pretty often with their incredible tribute art, but there’s no artist who has been more consistently impressive to me personally than Christopher Shy, who specializes in fantasy and sci-fi artwork that is quite unlike the output of any other artist. When I say “mind melting,” I mean it.
Shy, who founded Studio Ronin in 1994, has worked for companies like Marvel, Dark Horse Comics, and Lionsgate, illustrating countless books and graphic novels, and he gained cred here in the horror community when he whipped up the concept art for Marcus Nispel’s Friday the 13th remake. In more recent years, Shy has been paying tribute to his favorite movies with incredible watercolor paintings that are trippy, visual feasts of the highest order.
We’ve covered his art a couple times, in the articles Artist’s Watercolor Horror Movie Posters Will Melt Your Mind & More Watercolor Horror Movie Posters to Melt Your Mind. This week, Shy has unveiled a handful of new pieces, putting his highly unique spin on Salem’s Lot, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Event Horizon, The Shining and “The Walking Dead.”
Be sure to click on each of the images below to increase their size and see even more up-close detail and/or purchase your favorite prints over on the Art of Ronin website.
We have an exclusive first look at A Man in the Woods With an Axe, a blood-soaked, genre-twisting homage to 1980s slasher films.
Spanning four decades, A Man in the Woods With an Axe begins in the summer of 1987 before pushing into the modern era, weaving together timelines and perspectives in a way that builds both dread and intrigue.
Drawing inspiration from genre standouts like Tucker and Dale vs. Evil, Hatchet, and The Cabin in the Woods, the film blends visceral horror with moments of dark humor, creating a uniquely balanced experience that honors tradition while carving its own identity.
Writer-director Dillon Brown (Primal Darkness) aims to deliver everything fans crave from a slasher while boldly subverting expectations with a mid-film twist that redefines the story.
“This is an unapologetic love letter to the films that made me fall in love with horror,” Brown tells Bloody Disgusting. “But I didn’t just want to recreate that feeling; I wanted to challenge it. About halfway through, the film takes a turn that completely changes how you view not only this story, but the genre itself.”
Brown describes the vintage-inspired production as “far and away the bloodiest film I’ve ever made,” with practical effects helmed by Cody Ruch (The Mill, Pig Hill), an instructor at Tom Savini’s Special Make-Up Effects Program.
From Horror Dadz Productions, A Man in the Woods With an Axe is currently in production and targeting an early 2027 release.
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