Update: The post credited the wrong person. It has been updated accordingly.
Many people accuse movie posters – in general, not just horror – of reusing the same type of concept over and over again. The folk over at TwentyTwoWords have a wonderful list of 10 examples, such as the “big eye”, the “back-to-back”, the “in bed”, and the “through the legs”, as well as a few others.
While I can’t argue against the concept that a lot of movie posters are dull, lifeless, and often photoshopped to hell, there is something strangely charming in the obvious and almost expected choices that studios make.
Enter Tumblr user midnightmurdershow, who put together a collage of horror movie posters that were organized by color. It’s a rather beautiful collection, in a strange way.
My only complaint is that Leprechaun isn’t at the end. Because of the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow? No? Okay, I’ll see myself out…
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