Posted March 1, 2012 by Jonny Dead in Movie Posters

Horror Movie Posters: Giallo vs. Slasher

Horror Movie Posters

Have you ever tried to figure out what you were in for simply by staring at the movie poster? I certainly have. I’ve come to the conclusion that horror movie posters usually have a ‘tell’. In other words, details about the poster alone will tell you what generic category the film falls into. So with that thought in mind I began work on a new series: How To Judge A Movie By Its Poster. So without further ado, I present Giallo vs. Slasher. Please click the image for larger viewing.

Films Referenced – Giallo:

The Psychic (1977) – Full Review
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970)
Short Night of Glass Dolls (1971)
Blood and Black Lace (1964)
The Cat o’ Nine Tails (1971)
Suspiria (1977)

Films Referenced – Slasher:

Maniac (1980)
Stagefright (1987)
Sleepaway Camp (1983)
The Burning (1981)
Hatchet (2006)
Friday the 13th (1980)
Alice Sweet Alice (1976)

Jonny Dead

Jonny is the creator and editor of the Blood Sucking Geek. He is a certified horror geek (pending horror geek board approval), avid collector, and only partially sane. Along with horror movies, he loves his wife, black metal, horror comics, bizarro, PC games, and beer...lots of beer. Find him on LastFM.