United States of Horror - A Horror Poster Tour of the US
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2 жыл бұрынJoin us as we travel across all 50 states and Washington DC to uncover a horror film in every state and take a look at the poster.
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SHADOWS: CineShadow Moonlight, John S. Savage, Al Champagne, Dragonfyree, Jamie Manley, Mo, Robert Hedges, E. P. Haury Mark Osborn, Travis Stephenson, Madmax, Ossie Nelson, Mark Welsh, Michael Clark, Lightning Round, Ian Lewis, Cecelie James Herington, Jonathan Harrison, Darren Le Noble, Melanie Atherton Allen, Gappasaurus, Joe Porter, Scott Nesmith, Lisa Kuta, John L., Normand Richardson, Richard Sadler, John Hepp, Thom MacIntyre, Chantelle Corey, Logistical Nightmare, Joe Niedbala, Joseph Hines, Stephen Crane, Christopher Eckart, Anthony Strocks, Dave Church, Sikander, Jasmine Shafer, Allan Liska, goddessoftransitory, Rachemus, Chris Weakley, steve scibelli, Connor Brennan, Michael and Heather Bailes, Colleen Crouch, Christie Bryden, Joseph Dougherty, Chris Hewson, David H. Adler, Hidden Trail Video ACOLYTE: Rhea Fleming, Damon Linkous, David Gattis, Mark, SIMON J HEDGE, Heather L., Lee Goodwin, Larry Cloud, Steve White, Rick Winters, Lloyd, Roger Edwards, Carl Wilson, James J Kelly, David work, The Craven Fop, Brian T., Jenny Swindells, Arbie A, Ivo, Jon, Brett Hopkins, Joost, Pete, James Van Sickle, Tim Edwards, Chris Max Hauge, Spooky Robot, Robert ALAN Bryan, Chris McGarel, Robert Clifford, Scott Underwood, Adam Clark, Larry Willoughby, Mark Curtis, Kristiyan Butev, KwaidanFan, Daniel Adams, Sarah, William, Ida Umphers, Miss Angela Hale, Thread Bomb, David Nevarrez, Johnny, Dr Strange Blood, Andrew Adams, Barbara Mosley, Mark Maillet, John Wick, Kenneth Carlson, Ron Klym, James Vance, Joe Goes Over, Tom Lanckman, Nancy A. Collins, Gary Mercer, Ann Knight, Janna Nicole, Clarence Pitre, Fritz Rutz, Chris Fischer, D R Wellington, Ken Smiley, Matt P, Andy M, Milton Knight, Michael Schmidt, C, Michael Dean Jackson, Gemma Crowley, Andrew Weber, Picatea, Jim Rockford, Mystic Cyclone, Prince Charming, Kyle Olson, Ch'aska Huayhuaca, Johnathan Henning, Nils Muninsheim, David Pellot, Brian Kidd, Albertus Magnus, rachael kafrissen, Janne Wass, Robert Freeborn, David Conner, Ford, Peter Grantham, Amber Wesley, Tony Belmonte, Alex B, Mark Buckley, Uwe Marquardt, Russ Chandler, Simon Ash, Lavaughn Towell, Dave Smith, Tim Smith, Melissa Hayes, Dark_Roast, Raven House Mystery
Written and presented by Robin Bailes @robinbailes
Directed and Edited by Graham Trelfer
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@tommydarbe1524 2 жыл бұрын
Dark Corners is the only movie critique show I continue to keep up on even when I'm out and about. Your the only one I know that discusses everything but poster design to cinema history. I love Dark Corners.
@zantara 2 жыл бұрын
I cannot stress just how hilarious I find Wisconsin's poster review, especially the final moment! 48:29
@TheRealNormanBates 2 жыл бұрын
It should be no surprise that Wisconsin produces a lot of cheese.
@neverhadthepleasure 2 жыл бұрын
As an inveterate American road tripper whose current reading is an oral history of regional horror movies all I can say is... sometimes the algorithm comes through!
@wolfofthewest8019 2 жыл бұрын
My mom worked in advertising in the 80s, when I was a kid. She had this book that was published in a binder, it wasn't something you could pick up in stores, you had to be in the industry to get it. It was called "Mastering Mass Media Marketing" or something like that, and was basically this very frank, very "we all know advertising is con artistry, here's how to fleece the rubes and trick morons into buying absolute crap they don't need." Like really kind of sleazy, manipulative tactics and how to get away with bold faced lies. Years later, I'm in college taking film studies, and getting really into movie history, b-movies, trash cinema, etc. and I learn about this movie "Bloodfeast" directed by this guy "Hershal Gordon Lewis" and I'm like "The Mastering Mass Media Marketing guy?" Because guess who wrote that book? I still laugh about that. Lewis wasn't a film maker, he was a hustler who needed product to sell so he just made his own product.
@20th_century_specter 2 жыл бұрын
I really cannot express how much I love this channel, which has been a source of escape for me during these past few years and especially the past two; it serves as a nostalgic anchor to the classics from a much simpler time.
@simonxag 2 жыл бұрын
Not only did you get "Hereditary" right, but you even managed spoilers.
@TheRealNormanBates 2 жыл бұрын
1:00:51 "Why.. I can't get _my head_ around them!"
@simonxag 2 жыл бұрын
@@TheRealNormanBates Ha ha
@skennybacon 2 жыл бұрын
Anthony Hopkins Magic. The image terrified me as a kid. And the tagline...chills
@CinnamonGrrlErin1 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I agree about Carrie. It looks more like the back cover of the movie tie-in book. I'd have gone with Salem's Lot, or It Chapter One for Maine.
@robotrix 2 жыл бұрын
Then again, the movie had nothing to do with the book. According to PJ Soles they were told by DePalma not to read it.
@heatrayzvideo3007 2 жыл бұрын
I love these poster videos. Posters are such an important aspect that's oft overlooked.
@briansmith2163 2 жыл бұрын
Indeed, all 3 interpretations of Hereditary are on the nose correct. The film is a masterpiece. Aster is an amazing director.
@alphawoolf5981 2 жыл бұрын
Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind WAS marketed as horror movie, or at least a mystery movie. None of the material I recall seeing had anything more than the road and the different types of encounters. It was basically playing off of the HUGE reputation Steven Spielberg had from making Jaws. We went to see the film on pretty much that alone and it was wonderful. No IMDB back then to spoil everything.
@karlkarlos3545 2 жыл бұрын
People back then also remembered Duel, I think. Another (road related) horror outing by Steven Spielberg.
@wildman2012 2 жыл бұрын
Spot on critique of the poster for Carrie!
@frankb821 2 жыл бұрын
I love how independent artists are now illustrating re-imagined posters for many of the classics that originally had horrible ones. So many talented graphic artists and illustrators out there!
@mobilelast1715 2 жыл бұрын
Not sure if it's just the current heat wave or late night, but I completely cracked up at the "they suck at school" -tagline at 10:35.
@dbensdrawinvids8390 2 жыл бұрын
50:04 The fifth pair of legs are the pedipalps; basically, its spider-arms. All spiders have them, but they're most prominent on tarantulas.
@rodneykelly8768 2 жыл бұрын
When I first saw the "Cloverfield" poster, I thought it was for an "Escape From New York" remake.
@shannondore 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for showing the U.K. Nightmare on elm street poster. I only have seen the American version and I really like the U.K. version. As for my favorites I love the Swanp Thing poster and the Return of the living dead poster. I really love those movies as well. Cheesy good fun.
@georger64 2 жыл бұрын
Oh, you should read Carrie! Or get the audio book, read by Sissy Spacek, it‘s excellent. Compared to other Stephen King works, it‘s also not very long.
@gamelairtim 2 жыл бұрын
On the Hereditary posters: yes. They all accurately represent the film. See it. That is all.
@sarcastanaut 2 жыл бұрын
Man, you could have picked The Changeling for Washington state. Great poster, great movie.
@simonmacomber7466 2 жыл бұрын
Washington D.C. should have been the poster for _The Exorcist_. THAT'S a poster that people remember.
@skylx0812 2 жыл бұрын
"Fire in the Sky" was set in Arizona, based on a "true" story that took place in Heber Overgaard, Az. Though a scifi film, the main thing audiences took away from the film was its horrific alien experimentation scenes. Which were added to the screenplay by a second writer the producers brought in to punch up the story because they found Travis Walton's original account too dull. Great poster, though. 👽
@danddoty3981 2 жыл бұрын
Wow, now you're starting to sound like me 🙃🙃🙃
@darkangel076 2 жыл бұрын
"United States of Horror" means something quite different this weekend but...thanks for what you do...
@SuperHyperExtra 2 жыл бұрын
Yes... At first, I tought it was a political comment on the state of the «union»...
@briansmith2163 2 жыл бұрын
Just a thought. Raimi / Campbell / Tappert are PROUDLY from Michigan.
@l.a.gothro3999 2 жыл бұрын
"The Crow" took place in Michigan...
@heatrayzvideo3007 2 жыл бұрын
Robin you need to see Hiredatory, it's best of the newer horrors. The 3rd poster probably represents the film best but the 2nd poster is more visually appealing.
@Torgo-and-the-Lucifer-Cat 2 жыл бұрын
This is why I love this channel and became a patreon supporter. And encourage others to do the same.
@RussLudwig 2 жыл бұрын
Well done by all! Thank you for a very enjoyable & entertaining trip around the U,S,
@briansmith2163 2 жыл бұрын
My favorite movie poster is Corman's Masque of the Red Death.
@dansiegel333 2 жыл бұрын
A really clever rubric for showing us 50 movie posters! For me The Brain Eaters was the best discovery. Can’t imagine how you did the research for this- I suspect these films aren’t catalogued by location. Would love to see a similar exercise for posters from around the world, or perhaps individual episodes for the most productive horror nations- UK, Germany, Italy, Japan . . . Or posters by era . . . I guess what I’m saying is more posters please!
@DarkCornersReviews 2 жыл бұрын
51 - we did DC too. Wikipedia was very useful they have lists of films set in each state. It is by no means complete and sometimes wrong, but gave us a launch pad.
@rsacchi100 2 жыл бұрын
Enjoying the video. You're great at turning phrases. Planning to do a similar video about the UK and/or Europe?
@3fingerroll 2 жыл бұрын
ref hereditary poster 1 yes , poster 2 very much so , poster 3 yes absolutely . well worth a watch
@DDlambchop43 2 жыл бұрын
I"m with you about Squirm; I get creeped out too. MST riffing barely makes it tolerable.
@robertstuart480 2 жыл бұрын
The first time I watched "Squirm" it was without MST3K....and it was on macaroni and cheese for Dinner night. I didn't eat Mac & Cheese again for awhile after that.
@TheRealNormanBates 2 жыл бұрын
@@robertstuart480 that's kind of like how I stumbled on *The Thing* at my friend's house. His dad had HBO, and I tuned in right when Norris had his heart attack. My first thought was "Hey! It's Kurt Russell! Boy, this is the best looking Disney movie I've ever seen! Why is that guy having a heart attack?" (Sigh) after Palmer was blown up, my parents called to say it was dinner time. I walked back to my house, shell shocked... to have mom put down a plate with mashed potatoes, meatloaf, green beans and _creamed corn._
@docwho2828 2 жыл бұрын
In the Mouth of Madness is very underrated!
@thehashisheater 2 жыл бұрын
excellent video as always, i love the poster videos.
@karlkarlos3545 2 жыл бұрын
Great Idea. Why not making a movie poster Europe edition? There have to be iconic films set in every country of the continent.
@tobiwalker7145 2 жыл бұрын
I think that's a great idea, I know it would expose me to dozens of films I've never heard of...
@Badger4077 2 жыл бұрын
Wow, there's a TON of work in this video. Loved it! Well done lads!
@leppeppel 5 ай бұрын
"They're given a blank sheet of paper and told to put something on there that sells the film, that sums it up, but without revealing too much." That's giving the industry far too much credit. FWIW, the designers are artists who take pride in their craft, but I'm pretty sure the only instruction they're ever given is "put asses in seats." Posters are marketing, and marketing only exists to sell as much product as possible.
@garyfoss4394 6 ай бұрын
Really (reel-ly) need more of these post analysis vids....
@jack-a-lopium 2 жыл бұрын
Interesting fact about movie posters: legally the images on the posters *NEVER* go into the public domain. One of the *MANY* reasons why movie posters are premium works of art... even when the films they are depicting are not. Consequently, movie trailers legally fall into the public domain as soon as they are created (not that that fact stops some studios forbidding the use of them). IP laws! lol
@docwho2828 2 жыл бұрын
Very,very good!A hour of great Entertainment.
@davidpierce6075 2 жыл бұрын
Australian states? Hmmm: Victoria - Relic (2020), Tasmania - Nitram (2021); South Australia - Snowtown (2011); Western Australia - Wolf Creek (2005); NT - Rogue (2007); Queensland - Charlie's Farm (2014) (or the myriad of stranded divers and menacing shark movies); ACT - Me and My Mates vs. The Zombie Apocalypse (2015); NSW - (a classic) The Last Wave (1977).
@TheRealNormanBates 2 жыл бұрын
I second *The Last Wave.* I don't remember how I stumbled upon that one, but I'm glad I did. Same with *Roadgames* and *Razorback*
@davidpierce6075 2 жыл бұрын
My favourite KZfaq channel by far!
@WilAdams Ай бұрын
Not mentioned here is how the THEMES of some of the posters--say the one for Close Encounter as ana example--were often echoed in the artwork of other forms of media. If you look at the Close Encounter poster you see the road stretching under someone's wheels, going by like so many summer fields. If you recognize those words then you know already where I am going because the cover of the Jackson Brown album (released at the same time as the film) Running On Empty echoes the film's leaving one to ponder (depending upon which you became aware of first) is this a sequel to that one in some way? Likewise, the popularity of the 1950s sci-fi film posters did not die as we saw with a few other posters here, but like Running on Empty in the 1970s the 1980s novel by Orson Scott Card--Wyrms--had an original cover art that depicted a nubile young girl splayed backward across a rock, while looming over her, a GIANT worm creature complete with lots of centipede-like legs, and IF you look closer you see that one of those is not exactly a leg. The colors the font everything about the cover harks back to the 1950s, and draws you in.
@shortycrawford9633 Жыл бұрын
You've only started watching "SQUIRM" and stopped several times? DO NOT WATCH THE REST OF THE FILM... NO, REALLY, DON'T DO IT. Just hearing you mention it brought back discomfort and regret.
@marSLaZZ66 Жыл бұрын
Fine analysis of the posters !!
@AquamentusLives 2 жыл бұрын
You NEED to watch Hereditary because all three of those posters work 100%
@ksay7649 2 жыл бұрын
that was excellent, thanks
@Cyberdalek2005 2 жыл бұрын
Yes please do English counties I’d love to see that
@kenvelickoff4275 2 жыл бұрын
Nicely done
@jackofhearts1056 2 жыл бұрын
The Exorcist is tops for me as the most creepy poster art.
@DarkCornersReviews 2 жыл бұрын
Agree. That is why it made our top 25 horror film posters video.
@jtsh 2 жыл бұрын
This was fantastic. I think the middle, house poster for Hereditary is least representative of the film, the other two about equal in representing the film.
@robertstuart480 2 жыл бұрын
I watched "Vampire Academy" once late at night when we had a free preview weekend of HBO or Showtime or whatever. It isn't good. But it had enough eye candy to keep me interested enough to watch it once.
@stillhuntre55 2 жыл бұрын
An HOUR of DCR?? I've died and gone to heaven!!
@docwho2828 2 жыл бұрын
OR HELL!!!😈 HAHAHAHA!!!
@stillhuntre55 2 жыл бұрын
@@docwho2828 Hmmmm, sounds like you know me... lol
@gaylordfocker7990 2 жыл бұрын
That's a good name for the country right now. There's plenty of sequels coming.
@rickhobson3211 2 жыл бұрын
Love this channel! Subscribing. A note on this vid; it would have been nice if there were some way to make it easier to navigate to ones' own state! Still looking for Idaho. XD
@rickhobson3211 2 жыл бұрын
Oh. There it is. XD
@bradforddillman7671 2 жыл бұрын
Great video with a lot of work put in! I must have missed Pennsylvania … I was waiting to see if you’d go Night of the Living Dead, Silence of the Lambs or the Sixth Sense. Not sure what I missed
@DarkCornersReviews 2 жыл бұрын
We went with another Romero film The Crazies.
@bradforddillman7671 2 жыл бұрын
@@DarkCornersReviews thanks for confirming. That’s a good one too.
@giovanimachado6048 2 жыл бұрын
The original "The Crazies" poster, have much in common with the brazilian title, "The Extermination Army".
@bryangraham7926 2 жыл бұрын
i think your next project should be the best horror movie posters from different euro countries
@GnollMore 2 жыл бұрын
very good
@DustyB 2 жыл бұрын
I’m from Utah and I’ve never even heard of Hereditary
@amb163 2 жыл бұрын
I've seen the Advent Calendar, but I'm still going to watch this. P.S. You should do one for all the Canadian provinces. It'll be a lot shorter, lol!
@TimothyCollins 2 жыл бұрын
On "Squirm"... yeah, even the MST3K version makes me slightly uneasy.
@tobiwalker7145 2 жыл бұрын
Any reason to talk about Ray Harryhausen...
@stardog62 2 жыл бұрын
I was confused when Death Proof was described as a Tennessee film. Michael Parks reprises his Texas Ranger Earl McGraw character from From Dusk Till Dawn. Why would a Texas Ranger be in Tennessee?
@TheRealNormanBates 2 жыл бұрын
All his exes live in Texas, that's why he's in Tennessee.
@tecumsehcristero 2 жыл бұрын
Why The Brain Eaters for Illinois when There are so many great Chicago horror movies like Them?
@Marigen1971 2 жыл бұрын
I would love to see a similar video but international.
@thribs 2 жыл бұрын
So we’ve found the one horror movie that creeps you out. :)
@TheRealNormanBates 2 жыл бұрын
or _squirms_ him out?
@rsacchi100 2 жыл бұрын
Is there a pattern to posters from country to country? I noticed one of the "Heredity" posters was not in English.
@buzzawuzza3743 2 жыл бұрын
Wasn't "Scream Zombie Scream" set in Wyoming? Or was it The Philippines? Am I confusing it with "Scream Of The Atomic Zombies"? Have I seen too many of these movies?
@thribs 2 жыл бұрын
Johnny Depp? That’s Nic Cage.
@your_belief_vs_everything 8 ай бұрын
None of the Hereditary posters are really a good indication of what the film is about. However, the 3rd poster has the best chance of clueing you in on what the film is. I know that many people who are dedicated fans of Ari Aster will gush over their perceived accuracy of the film's posters, but the average person wouldn't guess the themes. In fact, if you put all 3 posters side by side you would get a somewhat accurate representation of the plot. Ari Aster is a good director, but he doesn't rise to the level of genius in my estimation. Perhaps it's because I find cult/satan/possession fims to be quite played out.
@shannondore 2 жыл бұрын
Just watch Hereditary Robin.
@mikesilva3868 2 жыл бұрын
🤯
@mikehunt4986 2 жыл бұрын
is this a re-upload or am I experiencing deja vu? lol
@DarkCornersReviews 2 жыл бұрын
Mostly. It is the Avent calendar from a couple of years back with a tiny amount of new footage
@mikehunt4986 2 жыл бұрын
@@DarkCornersReviews Thanks for clearing that up!
@MrEmilable 10 ай бұрын
alright then SO, because october is tomorrow so, Are you going to review Five Nights at Freddys?
@youdontgettoknow139 2 жыл бұрын
I think The Color Out of Space had quite an accurate poster: It's pink. It's just pink. Not a movie I liked. The Color Out of Space needs to be a found-footage film. The Color is either black or white, depending on the camera, as the camera fails to pick up a color unlike any ever seen.
@zsoltbartus169 2 жыл бұрын
actually, it's magenta, and it makes sense, because it's a color that doesn't really exists, isn't part of the spectrum.
@your_belief_vs_everything 8 ай бұрын
Carnival of Souls or even Critters had a better poster than Brightburn, just my humble opinion.
@gw298 11 ай бұрын
Holy fuck, you haven't seen Hereditary? And you're a horror channel?
@danddoty3981 2 жыл бұрын
Guys not to be mean, but you should have saved this special for the 4th of July.
@DarkCornersReviews 2 жыл бұрын
We have been meaning to get this out for a couple of months, so didn't even think about what day it went out, just happy to finally have it finished so we can work on the next thing.
@danddoty3981 2 жыл бұрын
@@DarkCornersReviews Try the Ed Gein thing that Graham been talking about for the last couple of years.
@TheRealNormanBates 2 жыл бұрын
@@danddoty3981 I think the best Ed Gein film I've seen is *Deranged (1974)*
@mijiyoon5575 2 жыл бұрын
🤓👍📺
@zsoltbartus169 2 жыл бұрын
I like the idea of english counties, but maybe european countries once?
@mijiyoon5575 2 жыл бұрын
TS 12:00 2 boys & a female ... just like Harry Potter🤔
@Superbokka 2 жыл бұрын
I've seen Squirm and it is quite boring other than the worms coming out of faces scenes.
@limlaith 2 жыл бұрын
For Hereditary: none of them. None of those posters represent the film at all. I can't imagine what they were thinking. And the posters wouldn't make me want to go see it. Word of mouth got me to see it, streaming, even though horror isn't my genre. Very little of that genre scares or horrifies me. And this one was almost, almost the movie to break that. But they didn't effing know how to end it! I stopped caring by the time the movie ended. I am nearly alone in this opinion though, so totally check it out - if for absolutely no other reason than because Toni Collette is the most incredibly amazing never-won-an-oscar actor of the past 50 years.
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