This week – Streebo’s B-movie poster watch takes a look at the classic poster art for the “based on a atrue story” horror film that shocked the nation in the late Seventies – The Amityville Horror! This spooky poster features the classic evil house taking up the entirety of the composition – with the classic tag line screaming down the middle of the poster, “for God’s sake, get out!” This simple design does it’s job well by creating a tone of dread by using the imposing image of the house juxtaposed against the urgency of the tagline. If you like what you see – this poster can be yours! Follow the link below to eBay and place your bid now!
via The Amityville Horror Movie Poster Photo – eBay (item 320486412352 end time Feb-16-10 19:32:57 PST).
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From Fangoria.com:
In the spirit of Halloween ’09, we’re breaking out reviews (some new, some old) of some Fall Frights you may want to work into your monthly viewing.
“Be afraid. Be very afraid.”
This was the tag line for the 1986 film, THE FLY. This was also the first theatrical film to have its broadcast premiere on Fox. To be honest, it’s not very often that I find a film so remarkably made that I can go back and watch it years later and still have a great time doing so, especially when the film is a remake and I don’t usually like remakes. However, when it comes to David Cronenberg’s 1986 film THE FLY, not only do I still love this film, but I honestly believe that THE FLY is the best film ever made. No, let me rephrase that. THE FLY IS the best film ever made period. Not to mention the best remake ever. I say this with no smile on my face. This film isn’t just a remake or reimagining, but it became its own film and was far better than the corny original. Don’t get me wrong the 1958 classic is great and without it David Cronenberg’s THE FLY wouldn’t exist, so I respect it in its own right. Agree with me or not, you all know deep down that I’m right.
THE FLY stars a young Jeff Goldblum as eccentric scientist Seth Brundle who has just created his greatest invention, a pair of teleportation pods that will change the face of the world. He just has a hard time making them work correctly. Sure, the pods work fine for non-organic material such as dinner plates, but unfortunately they have the ability to ruin food and turn monkeys inside out, which, by the way, is one of the most emotional and goriest moments in movie history. When Seth finally does get the pods to work right, he decides to try the process on himself. Too bad a single housefly happens to be inside the pod with him and thus begins all the nasty terror. Scientifically speaking, it makes perfect sense. When Seth and the fly teleported to the other pod together, their genes splice together to create a hybrid of sorts. Slowly, Seth begins to lose his humanity and his mind, not to mention his skin and fingernails. The transformation process in this film is handled with extreme care and perfected in a way only David Cronenberg can pull off.
via Fall Frights: THE FLY (1986; DVD Review).
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This week – Streebo’s B-movie poster watch takes a look at the classic poster art for the “based on a atrue story” horror film that shocked the nation in the late Seventies – The Amityville Horror! This spooky poster features the classic evil house taking up the entirety of the composition – with the classic tag line screaming down the middle of the poster, “for God’s sake, get out!” This simple design does it’s job well by creating a tone of dread by using the imposing image of the house juxtaposed against the urgency of the tagline. If you like what you see – this poster can be yours! Follow the link below to eBay and place your bid now!
