We don’t throw around the term “nightmare fuel” loosely, but this sure is nightmare fuel.
What can be said about William Friedkin’s The Exorcist that hasn’t already been said? Nothing, really. When it was released back in 1973, audiences were so terrified that they fled the theater, and over 40 years later, the horror masterpiece is still as potently terrifying as it ever was. The film is widely considered to be the scariest ever made, and you won’t find me arguing with that.
The scariest movie of all time has now been turned into the scariest poster of all time.
Artist Sam Wolfe Connelly was recently commissioned by a super fan to make the ultimate poster for The Exorcist, and oh boy did he knock this one straight out of the park. The poster depicts a possessed Regan MacNeil on her bed, and the look on her face is sure to send chills up and down your spine. What makes the art so creepy is that it’s mostly bathed in darkness, to the point that if it was hanging on your wall you’d barely even be able to see it at night. But when those lights go completely off, that’s when the glow-in-the-dark feature is activated.
Turn off the lights and Regan’s eyes and sinister smile emit an eerie glow.
Check out the poster below, along with an equally nightmarish variant. We should note that these were private commissions, so they cannot be purchased. But that’s probably for the best, because I’m pretty sure they’d prevent you from ever again getting a good night’s sleep!
