Propaganda posters were generally commissioned by countries to invoke a strong sense of national pride and patriotism. However, in certain cases, propaganda posters were also created to appeal to other emotions – fear, anger and horror. Here are our top 5 spooky propaganda posters that fall into that second category.



Enlist The “Enlist!” poster was a World War 1 recruitment poster from the U.S.A. This poster depicts a woman and her child sinking to the bottom of the ocean. The poster was design to appeal to the emotions of civilians at home regarding the sinking of the Lusitania. This incident killed over a thousand civilians many of whom were American. This encouraged the U.S. to join the war against Germany. In this poster, they are now encouraging U.S. civilians to “Enlist!” to fight against the Germans by appealing to the same emotion that caused the country to join the war in the first place. 128 Americans were killed in this tragedy. This poster was designed to emote outrage and horror.

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They Need Food – Plant More Beans The “They need food – Plant more beans – Help those freed from axis rule” poster was used during World War 2 to encourage those at home to plant more food to support those on the frontline and particular those who were freed from Nazi rule. The poster depicts a soldier feeding a downtrodden child. In the background we see burning and crumbling buildings from a war zone. The child is held up by the soldier as they eat a large bowl of beans. This is one of our collection of WW2 food posters. It was published by the Office for Emergency Management. The author of this poster is unknown.

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Ambiciones Militarismo Guerra Esto es el Fascismo Destruyelo Uniendo Tu Esfurerzo Al De Los Demas Title translation: “Ambitions, militarism, war. This is fascism. Destroy it, uniting your effort with others”. This chilling poster is part of our Spanish Civil War poster collection. This was created by the Spanish artist Badia Vilató. In 1930s Spain, with the fear of fascism consuming the country, more and more graphic propaganda posters like this one became popular.

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Next Of Kin Has Been Notified The Next of kin has been notified. Your work will save lives. was used in the U.S.A during World War 2 to show the link between the work being done at home and lives being saved on the frontline. The poster depicts a woman and her son with a letter in front of them, they are obviously distraught after reading the bad news about their husband/father on the frontline. The colour and imagery is that of sadness and suffering. The poster attempts to link the good work being done at home with the fact that it saves lives and scenes like those depicted in the poster. The poster was designed by Xavier Gonzalez who was originally from Almeria, Spain. He immigrated to the United States in 1925 where he became an artist.

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El analfabetismo ciega el espiritu Soldado Instruyete The 1937 “El analfabetismo ciega el espiritu Soldado Instruyete” poster is a Republican Spanish Civil War Poster designed to encourage education amongst soldiers. The exact translation means “Illiteracy blinds the spirit of the soldier”. Many of the peasants who fought on the Republican side were farm workers who were not previously educated. They were fighting for a leftist cause of equality of opportunities, labour rights and land which was granted to them by the Republicans. The poster “Campesino Defiende Con Armas Al Gobierno Que Te Dio La Tierra” overtly states this by declaring “Countryman defend with arms the land the government gave to you”. Franco’s army in contrast was primarily made up of those on the right who were well educated and generally from wealthier backgrounds. Both sides of the conflict used propaganda posters to convert the people to their causes.