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[R.I.P.] Italian Horror Movie Poster Artist Enzo Sciotti Has Passed Away
Known to horror fans for countless incredible movie posters – according to Wikipedia, he illustrated more than 3,000 of them – Italian artist Enzo Sciotti has passed away at 77.
Sciotti illustrated posters for Italian masters of horror Lucio Fulci, Dario Argento and Lamberto Bava throughout his career, for films including The House by the Cemetery, The Beyond, Manhattan Baby, A Cat in the Brain, Phenomena, Two Evil Eyes, and Demons.
Enzo Sciotti also illustrated the Italian poster for Sam Raimi’s Army of Darkness (seen above), which has become one of the most iconic pieces of artwork based on the 1992 movie. Sciotti often illustrated the Italian posters for American-made movies, with his artwork also helping to sell films like Cujo, Near Dark, Critters, Maximum Overdrive, and Blue Velvet.
It’s almost impossible to look at a piece of Sciotti’s lurid artwork and not immediately want to see the movie, and that instantly recognizable style continues to inspire artists to this day. Sciotti had the ability to make every single movie he illustrated look like the coolest movie ever made, and that extended to his vast catalogue of work outside of the horror genre as well.
Check out some select pieces of Sciotti’s art below and find more on his Instagram page.
We have learned the sad news this week that prolific horror author Ray Garton, who wrote nearly 70 books over the course of his career, has passed away after a battle with lung cancer.
Ray Garton was 61 years old.
Stephen King tweets, “I’m hearing that Ray Garton, horror novelist and friend, died yesterday. This is sad news, and a loss to those who enjoyed his amusing, often surreal, posts on Twitter.”
Ray Garton’s novels include Seductions, Darklings, Live Girls, Night Life, and Crucifax in the 1980s, followed in later decades by output including A Dark Place: The Story of a True Haunting, Trade Secrets, The New Neighbor, Lot Lizards, Dark Channel, Shackled, The Girl in the Basement, The Loveliest Dead, Ravenous, Bestial, and most recently, Trailer Park Noir.
Garton also wrote young adult novels under the name Joseph Locke, including the novelizations for A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Master and The Dream Child. He also wrote the novelizations for Tobe Hooper’s Invaders from Mars and Warlock, as well as several books for the Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Buffy the Vampire Slayer franchises.
Other young adult horror novels you may remember the name Joseph Locke from include Petrified, Kiss of Death, Game Over, 1-900-Killer, Vengeance, and Kill the Teacher’s Pet.
You can browse Ray Garton’s full bibliography over on his official website.
He wrote on his website when it launched, “Since I was eight years old, all I’ve wanted to be was a writer, and since 1984, I have been fortunate enough to spend my life writing full time. I’ve written over 60 books—novels and novellas in the horror and suspense genres, collections of short stories, movie novelizations, and TV tie-ins—with more in the works.”
“My readers have made it possible for me to indulge my love of writing and I get a tremendous amount of joy out of communicating with them,” Garton added at the time.
Ray Garton is survived by his longtime wife, Dawn.
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