’Zombie Holocaust’ (1982)
 
You could say the best kind of movie posters make their pitch—entice an audience—without giving too much of their story away.

On the other hand, these kickass movie posters from Thailand don’t bother with such niceties—they go straight for the choice cuts, chop ‘em up and serve ‘em fresh on a lurid day-glo platter. The end result often means the posters are better than the films they’re selling.

In among this lurid gallery of grisly delights are some fine movies—To the Devil a Daughter, The Changeling, Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead II, George A. Romero’s Martin and (a personal fave) John Carpenter’s Prince of Darkness. Of course, there are quite a few bombs too—including George Clooney’s film debut Return to Horror High, Subspecies II and Manhattan Baby.

In the end—it doesn’t really matter as long as these posters succeeded in making each of these films look like two thumbs up.
 

’The Beyond’ (1981)
 

’The Changeling’ (1980)
 

’To the Devil a Daughter’ (1976)
 

’Return to Horror High’ (1987)
 

‘Martin’ (1977)
 

’Maximum Overdrive’ (1986)
 

’Trapped’ (1982)
 

’Gnaw: Food of the Gods II’ (1989)
 

’Wild Beasts’ (1984)
 

’The Island of the Fishmen’ (1979)
 

’Bloodstone: Subspecies 2’ (1993)
 

’Amityville 3-D’ (1983)
 

’The Hidden’ (1987)
 

’Rabid’ (1977)
 

’The Dark’ (1979)
 

’Zombi 2’ (1979)
 

’The Lamp’ aka ‘The Outing’ (1987)
 

’Prince of Darkness’ (1987)
 

’Q: The Winged Serpent’ (1982)
 

’Man Behind the Sun’ (1980)
 

’Manhattan Baby’ (1982)
 

’From Beyond’ (1986)
 

’Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde’ (1972)
 

’Evil Dead II’ (1987)
 
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Eye-catching Bollywood film posters
 
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