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Rare ‘Dracula’ One Sheet from 1931 Just Sold for Half a Million Dollars

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You’ve just set a new world record, Drac.

One of just two examples of the poster known to exist, a 1931 Style A One Sheet of Tod Browning’s Dracula headlined Heritage Auctions’ Movie Posters Auction in Dallas, Texas earlier this month, pulling in a staggering $525,800, making it the new world record holder for most expensive movie poster ever sold!

“This poster spent many years in the family of Lt. Col. George J. Mitchell, Jr., an Associate Member of the American Society of Cinematographers,” a press release told us.

“The Dracula poster is a rare, important poster that sparked intense bidding among some of our elite collectors,” Heritage Auctions Vintage Posters Director Grey Smith said. “Considering the sheer beauty of the poster and the timeless popularity of the film, it’s not a surprise that the demand was so high.”

Smith continued, “It is a matter of opinion, but this poster probably is the most beautiful of all of the styles, and one of only two styles that pictures Bela Lugosi in realistic terms or a faithful rendering – the other is a photographic image.”

At this year’s auction, a 1932 lobby card from Universal’s The Mummy also sold for $26,290, while a The Phantom of the Opera (1925) one sheet pulled in $95,600.

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‘The Exorcism’ – Official Poster for Russell Crowe Horror Movie Promises the Trailer Tomorrow

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As we told you earlier this week, Russell Crowe (The Pope’s Exorcist) is starring in another possession horror movie titled The Exorcism, and the official poster has arrived today.

Additionally, we’ve learned that the trailer for The Exorcism arrives online tomorrow.

“They were making a cursed movie. They were warned not to,” Vertical’s official poster for The Exorcism states, teasing the meta storyline. “They should have listened.”

Vertical has picked up the North American rights to The Exorcism, which they’ll be bringing to theaters on June 7. Shudder is also on board to bring the film home later this year.

The film had previously been announced under the title The Georgetown Project.

“The Exorcism follows Anthony Miller (Crowe), a troubled actor who begins to unravel while shooting a supernatural horror film. His estranged daughter (Ryan Simpkins) wonders if he’s slipping back into his past addictions or if there’s something more sinister at play.”

Sam Worthington (Avatar: The Way of Water), Chloe Bailey (Praise This), Adam Goldberg (The Equalizer) and David Hyde Pierce (Frasier) also star.

Joshua John Miller, who wrote 2015’s The Final Girls and also starred in films including Near Dark and And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird, directed The Exorcism.

Joshua John Miller also wrote the script with M.A. Fortin (The Final Girls).

Of particular note, Kevin Williamson (Scream, Sick) produced The Exorcism.

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