For some, Halloween means costume parties and drunken debauchery. That’s never really been my style. Personally, I like to spend my Halloween evenings eating candy and watching scary movies. Yeah, I’m a nerd – I know.

This Halloween season has had me reminiscing of the brilliant horror and sci-fi movie posters of years past. Particularly, I am a fan of the illustrated posters that used to be the staple of nearly every science fiction and horror film released. These posters are able to communicate so much about a film with a single, masterfully created image that it’s a shame this style isn’t so popular nowadays.

Since there were so many amazing posters to showcase, I have split this post into two parts. Part two will be posted on October 31st. But for now, you may feast on the first half.

Creature from Black Lake

The Kindred

Fright Night

Tarantula!

Death Race 2000

Silent Running

The Thing

Forbidden Planet

House

Planet of the Vampires

Tales of Terror

Kingdom of the Spiders

Day of the Dead

The Winged Serpent

The Island of Dr. Moreau

Road Games

Equinox

Nosferatu

Alligator

The Alpha Incident

Up From the Depths

Zardoz

Dracula

C.H.U.D.

Robinson Crusoe on Mars

The Changeling

Invaders From Mars

The Giant Spider Invasion

Plan 9 From Outer Space

Mortuary

Fantastic Voyage

Dawn of the Mummy

Marooned

Destination Inner Space

Garden of the Dead

Piranha

The Shape of Things to Come

The Day It Came to Earth

Burial Ground

Orca

Mission Mars

First Spaceship on Venus

The Little Girl Who Lived Down The Lane

War of the Satellites

The Blob

Rollerball

Creature From the Black Lagoon

Atragon

TerrorVision

Jaws

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