Thursday, October 21, 2010

A rare piece of monster art!

This 1935 Bride of Frankenstein poster is the rarest movie poster in the world!  The poster, going up for auction, is expected to make $700,000. It's being put up to auction by a vintage poster collector who auctioned The Mummy in 1997 for $435,500.



Heritage auctions: Of the three one sheet designs originally produced for in-theatre promotion for The Bride of Frankenstein, this only known Teaser (Advance) poster boasts the most powerful image of the lot. With it's brilliant cherry red printing combined with the shocking image of The Monster in torn, burned clothing, shackled and chained to a heavy chair with rays of energy and light bursting behind, it simply does not get any better. The compelling tagline "I DEMAND A MATE" arguably provocative given the time, is further enhanced by challenging the reader with "WHO will be THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN" and "WHO will dare?"

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