Sunday, June 5, 2011

Countdown: The Top 20 American Horror Movie Posters--#9

[For the previous entry on the countdown, click here.]


#9. Jaws

This poster has the look of a pulp-era fiction magazine cover (e.g. Weird Tales), yet its imagery falls squarely within the realm of realism.  The depicted scene is a masterpiece of dramatic irony, with the bullet-headed shark shooting straight up towards the oblivious swimmer.  Also, the red-white-and-blue color scheme signals that the horror of Jaws is as American as a trip to the beach in summertime.


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