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You’ll Never Unsee This Hidden Image on Original ‘Halloween’ Poster

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Hey wait a second, is that a… face?!

The word iconic can be used to describe pretty much every aspect of Halloween, from the modified Captain Kirk mask to John Carpenter’s unforgettable score. And then there’s the film’s original poster art, which is unquestionably one of the most iconic in the genre’s history. You’ve looked at it a thousand times, but today we encourage you to look closer.

What am I talking about? The poster of course depicts a hand, presumably Michael Myers’ hand, holding a knife in front of a carved jack-o’-lantern, but what you may not have noticed is that there’s an image hidden within the art. The knuckles on Myers’ hand form the eyes, nose, and mouth of what certainly appears to be a screaming human face.

Here’s a closer look at the hand…

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Yup. That’s totally a face. But was it intentional?

Artist Bob Gleason is the man responsible for the iconic original Halloween poster art, but from what I gather, he had no idea about this hidden little oddity until it was pointed out to him. Gleason’s own hand served as the model for Myers’ hand on the poster, but it seems the appearance of the screaming face was completely unintentional.

We’ll call it a happy accident… one you will never be able to unsee again!

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Writer in the horror community since 2008. Editor in Chief of Bloody Disgusting. Owns Eli Roth's prop corpse from Piranha 3D. Has four awesome cats. Still plays with toys.

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‘Dead Mail’ Exclusive Images: SXSW Horror Movie Begins With a Blood-Stained Postal Box Delivery

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One of the genre films we’re looking forward to checking out at SXSW this year is Dead Mail, written and directed by Joe DeBoer and Kyle McConaghy and premiering on March 9.

Meagan Navarro will be reviewing Dead Mail for Bloody Disgusting as part of her SXSW coverage, and she writes in her preview for the upcoming fest: “Dead Mail leans heavily into the ’80s analog aesthetic, delivering a unique crime thriller unafraid to get offbeat with its dark narrative. Expect its characters to be as atypical as Dead Mail‘s sense of style.”

In the SXSW 2024 horror film…

“On a desolate, Midwestern county road, a bound man crawls towards a remote postal box, managing to slide a blood-stained plea-for-help message into the slot before a panicking figure closes in behind him. The note makes its way to the county post office and onto the desk of Jasper, a seasoned and skilled “dead letter” investigator, responsible for investigating lost mail and returning it to its sender. As he investigates further, Jasper meets Trent, a strange yet unassuming man who has taken up residence at the men’s home where Jasper lives.

“When Trent unexpectedly shows up at Jasper’s office, it becomes clear he has a vested interest in the note, and will stop at nothing to retrieve it…”

Sterling Macer, Jr., John Fleck, Susan Priver, Micki Jackson, Tomas Boykin, and Nick Heyman star in Dead Mail. Preview the film with an exclusive image gallery below.

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