A semi-recent trend to pop up in the geek-ridden terrain of the internet movie blog is that of the alternate movie poster: basically, an amateurly produced piece of artwork intended to pose as marketing material for a full-length feature. Effectively kick-started by the sublime works of Austin-based company Mondo, the trend has ultimately stretched to the four corners of the earth, with movie-loving artists the world over designing and presenting their very own alternative posters to the ones displayed at one time or another inside a theatre near you.
Ranging from the clever to the ingenious, the simple to the intricate, the classic to the contemporary, and the funny to the utterly spell-binding, alternate movie posters really can prove that sometimes an amateur’s work can be better than a professional’s, as you shall see in the 25 stunning examples assembled below.
“The Cabin in the Woods” – Phantom City Creative
“Toy Story” – Tom Whalen
“Donnie Darko” – Powl Goudsmit
“Back to the Future” – Phantom City Creative
“Drive” – Ken Taylor
“Bambi” – Rowan Stocks Moore
“Get Carter” – Grzegorz Domaradzki
“The Evil Dead” – Olly Moss
“Jurassic Park” – J.C. Richard
“Blade Runner” – Kakofonia
“House on Haunted Hill” – Phantom City Creative
“The City of Lost Children” – Ken Taylor
“The Burning” – Phantom City Creative
“An American Werewolf in London” – Olly Moss
“The Godfather” – Schemacoma
“Scream” – Alex Pardee
“The Invisible Man” – Kevin Tong
“The Lion King” – Rowan Stocks Moore
“Halloween” – Methane Studios
“Gremlins” – Ken Taylor
“Sucker Punch” – Ken Taylor
“Night of the Living Dead” – Grzegorz Domaradzki
“Straw Dogs” – Josh Eckert
“Poltergeist” – Ken Taylor
“Who Framed Roger Rabbit” – Tom Whalen
JoNa says
I want prints of all of these please. I decorate my room with movie posters. Anyone know where I could find some online?
Alex DeCosta says
A couple of movie posters I redesigned for a horror movie class my senior year at SVA
http://imgur.com/a/DOySF
Sam says
Glad to see journalism fall further and further away from the web…how about ONE citation, or credit of an artist…
Rab says
Where can I find prints of these? Why no source?
Mark says
Any idea where I can purchase some of these posters from? Where I might start looking? Cheers
Jack says
Congrats … you discovered Mondo.
Watson says
Sam, above every single poster featured on this page is a credit to either the artist or the company that produced the artwork. Did you not spot this?
Al says
The “American Werewolf in London” poster is incredible…!!!