Yeah, we’re totally buying this.
Horror movie poster art just doesn’t get any better than the hand-painted posters that artist Matthew Peak whipped up for the original five films in the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. Peak did such a fantastic job with his poster for Wes Craven’s A Nightmare on Elm Street, one of the most iconic movie posters of all time, that he stuck around for the majority of the franchise – it’s impossible to imagine the Elm Street films without Peak’s art attached to them, as it was his art that initially drew many to the franchise on the shelves of their local video shop back in the ’80s.
Peak’s Elm Street art damn sure won me over as a kid.
Now, all these years later, the folks over at Bottleneck Gallery have partnered with Matthew Peak for a brand new poster that brings the artist’s one-of-a-kind talents to a whole different horror franchise. Just unveiled and going up for sale at 12pm EST today, Bottleneck’s Halloween poster was hand-painted by Matthew Peak, and two slightly different versions are available.
Bottleneck explains:
Matthew’s print encapsulates both the old-school movie poster feel of classic horror film art, while bringing some modern printing magic into the mix. The classic image of Michael Myers’ weapon of choice in Halloween, a kitchen knife, has a reflective varnish layer that’s just killer in person.
Check out the prints below and head over to Bottleneck Gallery to learn more and grab yours!
