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  A Nightmare on Elm Street: Part 4 – The Dream Master

  £295.00

  “Terror Beyond Your Wildest Dreams.”

  Graham Humphreys has once again produced a stunning piece of artwork for the fourth film in the iconic horror series “A Nightmare on Elm Street: Part 4 – The Dream Master”. The now instantly recognisable Freddy Krueger once again appears in silhouette (as the original British marketing campaign by Graham) and is a testament to how familiar the fanbase were with his character – the clawed glove, fedora and pose are now his trademark. His defining outline is offset against an amazingly colourful background with the ominous blood red tagline – Greetings From Hell. Setting a high bench mark for modern horror artwork Humphreys’ imagery was only used for the UK quad design and is one of the most sought after film posters of the 80’s and the horror genre. Graham Humpreys has been dubbed England’s greatest living horror artist and it’s not hard to see why when you see this beautiful film poster from first year of release 1988. Totally original and unrestored, this rolled (as issued) example is presented in excellent condition with only minimal handling wear with, unusually for a horror poster some incredibly bright colours. Extremely scarce and a must have for the serious collector it represents a fantastic item of horror movie memorabilia.

  Trivia: The name of the diner where Alice works is called the “Crave Inn”, a reference to franchise creator Wes Craven.

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  Batman: The Dark Knight

  £125.00

  “Why So Serious ?”

  Designed by Intralink Film Graphic Design offered here is a genuine ‘First Advance Teaser’ design, double sided US One Sheet (‘Graffiti style) from the blockbuster movie of 2008, “The Dark Knight”, the incredibly successful sequel to Batman Begins and (for the one & only time) Heath Ledger’s show stopping turn as ‘The Joker’.  Set against brickwork the imagery shows a ‘graffiti’ design of ‘The Joker’s’ face using a bloodied batarang for the mouth…a very clever poster. The gritty look is perfectly rendered allowing for the central bat logo to draw the eye. Originally rolled (as issued) this excellent film poster presents and displays to very good effect and represents a truly desirable piece of original Batman movie memorabilia from a trilogy that has become one of the most collectible and popular modern movie franchises.

  Trivia: The Joker’s mask during the initial bank robbery is almost exactly the same as the mask worn by Cesar Romero when hijacking a performance of Pagliacci in the original Batman(1966) television series.

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  Interview with the Vampire

  £225.00

  “1791 was the year it happened. I was 24, younger than you are now. But times were different then, I was a man at that age: the master of a large plantation just south of New Orleans. I had lost my wife in childbirth, and she and the infant had been buried less than half a year. I would have been happy to join them. I couldn’t bear the pain of their loss. I longed to be released from it. I wanted to lose it all… my wealth, my estate, my sanity. Most of all, I longed for death. I know that now. I invited it. A release from the pain of living. My invitation was open to anyone. To the whore at my side. To the pimp that followed. But it was a vampire that accepted it.”

  A superb and eye-catching alternative movie poster by Enzo Sciotti for the cult dark horror adaptation of the best selling Anne Rice novel “Interview with the Vampire”. Each vampire Lestat (Cruise), Louis (Pitt), Armand (Banderas) and the young Claudia (Kirsten Dunst) is beautifully portrayed by Sciotti on this 2020 Hand-Numbered (# 16/45) Private Commission Screen Print. Printed using eighteen (18) coloured inks onto Neenah Stardream Eris Metallic Paper, the colours truly pop from the paper (the photo doesn’t do this justice) it almost appears to be painted. Presented in rolled (as issued) condition it represents an outstanding, piece of cinematic memorabilia and artwork.

  Trivia: Upon learning that Tom Cruise had been cast as Lestat, Rice was livid and stated Cruise could not carry the part, calling the casting “so bizarre; it’s almost impossible to imagine how it’s going to work”. Rice recused herself from the production and did not view the film until a producer sent her a VHS copy. Rice was so impressed by Cruise’s performance that she wrote him a letter of apology and recorded a two-minute video endorsing the film that was included as a pre-feature on mid-1990s VHS releases.

   

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  Labyrinth

  £125.00

  “Jim Henson, George Lucas and David Bowie take you into a dazzling world of fantasy and adventure.“

  A beautiful poster for Jim Henson’s animatronic fantasy masterpiece “Labyrinth” Receiving a cinema release in 1986, the example offered here is for the first video (VHS) in 1987 and features the the incredible artwork of Ted CoConis as originally used for the US marketing campaign. It’s an incredibly detailed illustration with stunning renditions of David Bowie as Jareth, the Goblin King and Jennifer Connelly as the hero Sarah, both set against a backdrop of Jim Henson’s and Brian Froud’s  goblins, creatures, fairies and monsters. A magnificent, visual and detailed masterpiece of a poster. Originally rolled (as issued) this unrestored film poster presents superbly and is a fine example of rare and collectable memorabilia for a much loved fantasy classic.

  Trivia: Michael Jackson, Prince, and Mick Jagger were considered to play Goblin King Jareth. Jim Henson preferred Sting, until his kids convinced him that David Bowie would be best suited to it. Bowie wanted to make a children’s movie and liked the concept and script, so agreed to take the part.

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  The Jungle Book

  £195.00

  “Meet Mowgli, the man cub. Baloo thinks he’ll make a darn good bear. Shere Khan thinks he’ll make a darn good meal”

  Walt Disney’s animated take on the “Mowgli Stories” of Rudyard Kipling “The Jungle Book”. Re-released many times after its 1967 premiere but it is the artwork from the posters produced since that are probably the best, and that’s certainly true of this 1993 video poster. Offered here is an original British one-sheet poster from 1993 – this was the first time this Disney classic was made available on a video release and to celebrate a totally new design was created. A magnificent, visual masterpiece of a poster as all the key characters make the perfect transfer from screen to paper. Beautiful design and artwork, bright bold colours that because of the high gloss finish, absolutely pop from the paper. Stunning animated action imagery featuring Mowgli, Baloo, Bagheera, King Louie, Shere Khan, Kaa make for an impressive poster on every level. Originally rolled (as issued) this unrestored film poster presents superbly and is a fine example of rare and collectable original Disney memorabilia for a much loved classic. Undoubtedly one the best looking posters produced for a movie that is an integral part of modern pop culture.

  Trivia: The Vultures were originally going to be voiced by The Beatles. The band’s manager, Brian Epstein, approached the Disney studios about having The Beatles appear in the film, and Disney had his animators create the Vultures specifically to be voiced by the band. But when Epstein took the idea to the Beatles, John Lennon vetoed the idea, and told Epstein to tell Disney he should hire Elvis Presley  instead. The look of The Vultures, with their mop-top haircuts and Liverpool voices, are a homage to The Beatles; one bird’s voice and features are clearly based on George Harrison‘s. That’s What Friends Are For was originally to be done as a rock and roll song. When the Beatles departed the project, the song was rewritten as a barbershop quartet, to make it timeless.

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