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WARNING: DO NOT READ THIS BLOG POST

Corey — Mon, 24 May 2010 17:12:13 +0000

maybe it’s just because we all have a innate dislike for authority, but whatever the reason — whenever we’re told explicitly not to do something, there’s always a part of us that wants to do that very thing, just because we were told not to. i have never seen a billboard radio station ad that convinced me to tune to that station, except for one i saw on the way to south carolina about ten years ago. the ad was white text on black that simply said “DO NOT TUNE YOUR RADIO TO 99.7 FM.”

it occurred to me recently that horror film advertising (particularly the vhs box art of the 1980s) occasionally uses similar tactics, most often in the form of warning labels such as “WARNING: CONTAINS GROTESQUE IMAGERY AND EXTREME VIOLENCE!,” which are meant to titillate, not serve as a public service message for the faint of heart. “BANNED IN 46 COUNTRIES!” isn’t mean to scare you off, but to draw you in, because obviously something bad enough that a fourth of the civilized world deems it worthy of censorship means that’s something you just have to see! below you’ll find other examples of warning labels on horror films i was able to find after doing a little creative google image searching (and with a little help from ReelyBored, deadlydolls, FreddysFingers and GdL16)…

THE GATES OF HELL
“This film contains scenes which may be considered shocking. No one under 17 should be present.”

PARANORMAL ENTITY
“WARNING: ACTUAL CRIME SCENE FOOTAGE. CONTAINS VIOLENT AND DISTURBING IMAGES.”

MURDER SET PIECES
“WARNING: SHOCKING, HORRIFIC, CONTROVERSIAL.”

BURIED ALIVE
“WARNING”

ANGUISH
“WARNING: CONTAINS SCENES OF [?], SHOCKING CRIMES AND UNRELENTING TERROR”

FACES OF DEATH
“WARNING: If the brutal and explicit depiction of actual death is upsetting to you, please do not view this film.”

FACES OF DEATH
“BANNED! In 46 Countries! WARNING: This feature contains graphic depictions of autopsies, dismemberment, physical cruelty, human combustion and electrocution. It should not be viewed by children, the elderly or the squeamish.”

DRIVE-IN MASSACRE
“WARNING!!! DRIVE-IN MASSACRE has been deemed by an independent film board to be too terrifying for viewing by the average theatre patron. For this reason, it is suggested that those of you with severe emotional disorders or chronic coronary disfunction NOT see this movie. The risk is entirely yours.”

DRIVE-IN MASSACRE
“WARNING: The Red Stuff On Your Hot Dog May Not Be Ketchup!”

HEADLESS EYES
“TOO GORY FOR THE SILVER SCREEN”

MAKE THEM DIE SLOWLY
“BANNED in 31 COUNTRIES. WARNING: THIS MOTION PICTURE IS ONE OF THE MOST VIOLENT FILMS EVER MADE. THERE ARE 24 SCENES OF BARBARIC TORTURE AND SADISTIC CRUELTY GRAPHICALLY SHOWN. IF THE PRESENTATION OF DISGUSTING AND REPULSIVE MATERIAL UPSETS YOU, PLEASE DO NOT VIEW THIS FILM.”

BLOODSTALKERS
“WARNING: Due to graphic displays of violence, viewer discretion is advised.”

LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT
“TO AVOID FAINTING KEEP REPEATING, IT’S ONLY A MOVIE.. ONLY A MOVIE.. ONLY A MOVIE..”

MARK OF THE DEVIL PART 2
“BANNED IN 19 COUNTRIES!”

MARK OF THE DEVIL
“Guaranteed to upset your stomach. DUE TO THE HORRIFY SCENES NO ONE ADMITTED WITHOUT A VOMIT BAG.”

FAT ETHEL 2
“WARNING: Never come between Ethel and a well-stocked refrigerator!”

Foreign Horror Film Posters

Corey — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:05:07 +0000

poster-iffic awesomeness from strange, foreign lands where they do things like eat mayonnaise on their french fries, brew good beer, smoke inside restaurants, wear clothes with wacky names like “lederhosen” and produce awesome flicks like [REC] …

The Birds
(Czechoslovakia)

Dawn of the Dead
(Germany)

Carrie
(Turkey)

Carrie
(Spain)

The Exorcist
(Turkey)

The Howling
(Belgium)

Friday the 13th
(Australia)

Friday the 13th Part 2
(Turkey)

King Kong
(Spain)

Psycho
(Czechoslovakia)

A Nightmare on Elm St.
(Germany)

A Nightmare on Elm St.
(Russia)

The Omen
(Czechoslovakia)

The Omen
(Turkey)

Return of the Living Dead
(France)

Scanners
(Italy)

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
(France)

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
(Italy)

Terror Train
(Germany)

Horror Posters: Japan

Corey — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:44:03 +0000

Re-Animator

House of 1000 Corpses

The Evil Dead

Dead Alive (Braindead)

Dead Silence

Cannibal Ferox (Make Them Die Slowly)

Day of the Dead

An American Werewolf in London

Tremors

Cannibal Holocaust

Friday the 13th

Dawn of the Dead

Friday the 13th Part VII

Friday the 13th Part V

Rosemary’s Killer (The Prowler)

Army of Darkness

Phantasm

The Thing

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Twilight

Horror Posters: Poland

Corey — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:55:26 +0000

i don’t know much about poland, but if their film posters are any indication, it is one wacky place. i’m particularly fond of/weirded out by the fly and the shining posters.

The Birds

The Shining

Rosemary’s Baby

Vertigo

The Omen

Nosferatu

Jaws

Jaws 2

Gremlins

The Fly

The Exorcist

Duel

Critters

Christine

The Changeling

Aliens

Alien

Angel Heart