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Creative Bloq brought together industry proffesionals to select the best horror film posters of all time. Heres what Amplify's Associate Director, Aaron Taylor, brought to the table.
The best horror movie posters do a number of things. Firstly, like all the best movie posters, they grab your attention. Secondly, they instantly summon up a sinister and spooky atmosphere. And thirdly, they encapsulate the essence of the story, often becoming iconic symbols of the films in their own right.
None of that, of course, is easy to do because horror cinema is anything but a simple or straightforward genre. A realm where the grotesque meets the profound, where fears are both confronted and sublimated, it can do everything from making us jump to instilling a more profound sense of dread. Bringing all that to bear on a single design is an enormous challenge.
To curate this article, we've spoken to experts across the industry, who explain both why the posters we've chosen work so well, and the design principles behind them. Finally, if you're looking for more poster inspiration, don't miss our roundup of the best movie posters of 2024 so far and our guide to the best and worst movie posters of 2023.
10. Get Out (2017)