Slavers 1978 starred Ron Ely (TV's Tarzan), Britt Ekland, Ray Milland and Trevor Howard, it was directed by Jurgen Goslar. The film is a depiction of the human slave trade in east Africa around the time it was becoming abolished. However two competing slave traders start a brutal violent conflict between each other for the monopoly on the remaining profits. The movie now enjoys a cult following and the poster is quite collectible.
Five Million Years To Earth Poster Original Daybill 1967 Hammer Horror.Five Million Years to Earth (titled in the USA and Australia) or otherwise known as Quatermass and the Pit is a 1967 British science fiction horror film from Hammer Film Productions, a sequel to the earlier Hammer films The Quatermass Xperiment and Quatermass 2. Like its predecessors, it is based on a BBC Television serial Quatermass and the Pit, written by Nigel Kneale. It was directed by Roy Ward Baker and stars Andrew Keir in the title role as Professor Bernard Quatermass, replacing Brian Donlevy who played the role in the two earlier films. The director, Roy Ward Baker, was chosen because of his experience with technically demanding productions such as A Night to Remember; this was the first of six films that he directed for Hammer. Andrew Keir, playing Quatermass, found making the film an unhappy experience, believing Baker had wanted Kenneth More to play the role after having such a successful experience with him on Night To Remember. James Donald, Barbara Shelley and Julian Glover appear in co-starring roles. The film opened in November 1967 to favourable reviews and remains generally well regarded.
The Mutations is a low budget 1974 British-American science fiction/horror film directed by Jack Cardiff. The film was also released under the title The Freakmaker. The films storyline is as follows: A deranged genetic scientist abducts college students as human guinea pigs that he uses in his experiments in crossbreeding plants with humans. The failed experimental mutants are then given to a cruel circus freak show owner who exploits them to the fullest. However, the mutants and the circus freaks will not be denied justice. Stars of the film included Donald Pleasance (The Great Escape), Tom Baker (Dr Who), Brad Harris (Falcon Crest TV) & Julie Hedge (Up Pompeii). The film has over the years gained a cult following.
The Hearse is a 1980 American horror film starring Trish Van Devere and Joseph Cotten. Storyline of the film is as follows: Jane Hardy decides to stay the summer in the house her aunt left her when she died, to try and recoup from a bad divorce. Little does she know, her aunt practiced witchcraft and is still thought of very badly by the town's citizens. As soon as she moves in, she is haunted by an old black hearse and it's creepy driver. Is she going insane or is she truly being menaced? She meets a friendly young man and becomes involved with him, but is he and the creepy driver one and the same?
Australian One Sheet Poster. Halloween 4 is a 1988 horror film directed by Dwight H. Little and written by Alan B. McElroy. It is the fourth instalment of the Halloween film series and focuses on Michael Myers returning home to kill his niece Jamie Lloyd (Danielle Harris), the daughter of Laurie Strode, with Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasence) once more pursuing him. As the title suggests, this film marks the return of Michael Myers after being absent in the previous instalment, Halloween III: Season of the Witch. Initially, John Carpenter and co-producer Debra Hill retired the Michael Myers storyline after the second instalment of the series, intending to feature a new Halloween-season-related plot every sequel, of which Halloween III would be the first. Halloween 4 was originally intended to be a ghost story however, due to the disappointing financial performance of the third film, Halloween 4 reintroduced Michael Myers.
One Sheet Poster.From Dusk till Dawn is a 1996 American black comedy action horror film directed by Robert Rodriguez and written by Quentin Tarantino. It stars George Clooney, Tarantino, Harvey Keitel and Juliette Lewis. After enjoying modest success at the box office, it has since become a cult film.The film was conceived by Robert Kurtzman who hired Tarantino to write the script as his first paid writing assignment. The film has inspired two sequels.
One Sheet Poster.A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master is a 1988 American slasher fantasy film and the fourth film in the Nightmare on Elm Street series. The film was directed by Renny Harlin, stars Robert Englund, Lisa Wilcox and Danny Hassel. It is the sequel to A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors and is followed by A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child. The film was released on August 19, 1988 to generally mixed reviews, grossing over $49.3 million in the US, making it the highest grossing horror film at domestic box office released in the 1980s and the most financially successful film in the franchise until the release of Freddy vs. Jason. Poster artwork by Matthew Peak.
Basket Case is a 1982 American horror comedy film written and directed by Frank Henenlotter, and produced by Edgar Ievins. Kevin Van Hentenryck stars as a normal-looking person who seeks vengeance for the unwanted surgery that separated him from his deformed conjoined twin brother. The film gained an audience in the 1980s due to the advent of home video and has been considered a cult film. Rotten Tomatoes reports that 76% of 21 surveyed critics gave the film a positive review. Note although this movie was originally released in 1982 by Analysis Film Corporation as a very limited release in New York City, and the rights to distribution were quickly purchased by Safir Films Ltd. and it was edited into a more comedic film, which the director thought would help to sell it better. The movie was released in Los Angeles by Safir, then played continuously during midnight shows and in other limited theaters and in Australia. It was later re-released in 1984 by Rugged Films, Inc. who were forced to re-release the movie as unrated due to threats of an X-rating from the MPAA!
Blood Song (also known as Dream Slayer) is a 1982 American independent slasher film directed by Robert Angus and Alan J. Levi, produced by Frank Avianca and Lenny Montana, and starring Frankie Avalon and Donna Wilkes. It follows a crippled young woman in a coastal Oregon town who is stalked by a hatchet-wielding psychopath from whom she once received a blood transfusion.The film was shot in Coos Bay and Coquille, Oregon and released theatrically in October 1982. While not prosecuted for obscenity, the film was seized and confiscated in the UK under Section 3 of the Obscene Publications Act 1959 during the "video nasty" panic. The film was given a limited release theatrically in the United States.
One Sheet Poster.Love at First Bite is a 1979 horror comedy film directed by Stan Dragoti and written by Robert Kaufman, using characters originally created by Bram Stoker. It stars George Hamilton, Susan Saint James, Richard Benjamin and Arte Johnson. The original music score was composed by Charles Bernstein. The film's tagline is: "Your favourite pain in the neck is about to bite your funny bone!" The film was a financial success, earning about $44 million against a $3 million budget and ranking at number 13 on a list of the top grossing films of 1979. In fact, it was one of the highest grossing films of all time for many years. One critic described it as "a coarse, delightful little movie with a bang-up cast and no pretensions at all”. The film earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor.
One Sheet Poster.'Interview with the Vampire' is a 1994 American drama horror film directed by Neil Jordan, based on the 1976 novel Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice, and starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt. The film focuses on Lestat (Cruise) and Louis (Pitt), beginning with Louis's transformation into a vampire by Lestat in 1791. The film chronicles their time together, and their turning of a twelve-year-old girl, Claudia, into a vampire. The narrative is framed by a present-day interview, in which Louis tells his story to a San Francisco reporter. The supporting cast features Christian Slater, Kirsten Dunst, and Antonio Banderas. The film was released in November 1994 to generally positive reviews and received Oscar nominations for Best Art Direction and Best Original Score. Kirsten Dunst was also nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film.
One Sheet Poster.Firestarter is a 1984 American science fiction thriller film based on Stephen King's 1980 novel Firestarter. The plot concerns a young girl who develops pyrokinesis and the secret government agency known as The Shop which seeks to control her. The film was directed by Mark L. Lester, and stars David Keith, Drew Barrymore, Martin Sheen and George C. Scott. The film was shot in and around Wilmington, Chimney Rock, and Lake Lure, North Carolina.
The Serpent And the Rainbow Australian One Sheet Poster.The Serpent and the Rainbow is a 1988 American horror film directed by Wes Craven and starring Bill Pullman. The script by Richard Maxwell and Adam Rodman is loosely based on the non-fiction book of the same name by ethnobotanist Wade Davis, where in Davis recounted his experiences in Haiti investigating the story of Clairvius Narcisse, who was allegedly poisoned, buried alive, and revived with a herbal brew which produced what was called a zombie. Davis had agreed to sell the rights for the book on the condition that Peter Weir would direct and Mel Gibson would star in the film. However, neither Weir or Gibson would be involved in the project. Wes Craven eventually signed on as the film's director.
Australian One sheet poster. The Silence of the Lambs was released on February 14, 1991, and grossed $272.7 million worldwide against its $19 million budget. It was only the third film, the other two being It Happened One Night and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, to win Academy Awards in all the top five categories: Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, and Adapted Screenplay. It is also the first (and so far only) Best Picture winner widely considered to be a horror film, and only the third such film to be nominated in the category, after The Exorcist in 1973 and Jaws in 1975.The film is considered "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant by the U.S. Library of Congress and was selected to be preserved in the National Film Registry in 2011.
One Sheet Poster.An American Werewolf in London is a 1981 horror comedy film written and directed by John Landis and starring David Naughton, Jenny Agutter and Griffin Dunne. Filming took place in London, Surrey and Wales. Released in the United States on August 21, 1981, it received positive reviews regarding Rick Baker's make-up special effects, and grossed $30.56 million at the box office. From Baker's effects, the film won the 1981 Saturn Award for Best Horror Film and the inaugural Academy Award for Best Makeup. The film was one of three high-profile wolf-themed horror films released in 1981, alongside The Howling and Wolfen. Since its release, it has become a cult classic and this poster art is considered to be the best around.
One Sheet Poster.Dressed To Kill is a 1980 American erotic thriller film written and directed by Brian De Palma and starring Michael Caine, Angie Dickinson, Nancy Allen, and Keith Gordon. It centers on the murder of a housewife and an investigation involving a young prostitute who witnessed the murder, the victim’s teenaged son, and her psychiatrist. The original music score is composed by Pino Donaggio. Sean Connery was offered the role of Robert Elliot (Michael Caine’s role) and was enthusiastic about it, but declined on account of previous commitments. The film was well received by critics.
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