Today's Sunday Matinee installment of the Horror Movie October graphic design calendar card series is the plasticine parable of paranormal proportions that persuades people to praise each other's peculiarities in ParaNorman.
"ParaNorman"
I wanted to use bright colors (as I always like to do) to emphasize the cartoon nature, but also change the tones to create a ghoulish tone. In addition to being an amazing movie it also has one of my favorite teaser trailers. It beautifully demonstrates the animation, tones, and themes of the film all while featuring the song "Season of the Witch" by Donovan. Check out the trailer and then hunt down the film.
Today's Sunday Matinee installment of the Horror Movie October graphic design calendar card series is the another fantastic film fromGremlins' Joe Dante, the 1989 Tom Hanks follow-up to The Money Pit, The 'Burbs.
"The 'Burbs"
I love all of Joe Dante's films, but The 'Burbs is by far one of my favorites, and one of his most underrated films. Tom Hanks, Corey Feldman, and Bruce Dern shining through as the worst nosy neighbors of surburbia. In this piece I presented to contrast of the warm veneer that suburbia presents itself with against the drab depressive undertones it can often carry because of its lack of personality. I also used squares to represent housing units that create a claustrophobia. Check out the trailer. Then hunt down the film.
Today's Sunday Matinee installment of the Horror Movie October graphic design calendar card series is the 1984 Joe Dante classic monster movie with the most adorable pet that comes with the most ridiculous care instructions, Gremlins.
"Gremlins"
Joe Dante one of my favorite directors, mainly because of the topics he tackles with a child-like imagination. He's like Guillermo Del Toro with less dramatic lighting. Gremlins is no exception. It starts off all cute and adorable giving you very simple characters that give you laughs and subtle cringes. Then it takes a turn for the worse, and at any moment you constantly questioning whether or not someone is actually going to die or not.
Also, Billy is probably the world's blandest character in the world.
Today's Sunday Matinee for Horror Movie October is none other than the classic 1987 horror film starring the Culkinesque Stephen Dorff, The Gate.
"The Gate" ...Pray It's Not Too Late
The Gate holds a special place in my heart because it is one of the first horror films I saw as a child, and because of that it was one of the first films to give me nightmares, next to Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (all those kids died horrible deaths) and that one time we watched Faces of Death at Jay's. To this day this film still rocks. You got meteorites, disgruntled death metal kids reciting metal lyrics backwards, "light as a feather stiff as a board", zombies, tiny demons called gonads, eyeballs popping from hands, the devil, and model rocketry. WHAT? Yeah. It's all over the fantastic horror realm. I love horror films centered around kids because all kinds of creativity creeps into the story lines. Also, Stephen Dorff is absolutely adorable in this film. He pretty much embodies the 80's boy in this film with his blond hair, shaggy bowl cut, and squeaky voice that eventually conquers cry-face and with determination and a bit of imagination pushes through it all. So, check out the trailer then hunt down the film.
