The Art of Horror

About parallels between art and horror movies/TV shows Open to suggestions and submissions

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Midnight Mass (2021)

Lucifer by Franz Von Stuck (1890)

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Interview with the Vampire S1E02 - "After the Phantoms of Your Former Self" (2022) Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee by  Rembrandt van Rijn (1633)

"Beside Daniel is Storm on the Sea of Galilee—the only seascape by the Old Master, Rembrandt–which was famously stolen from the Isabella Steward Gardner Museum in 1990. It remains missing to this day." [source]

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Cemetery Man - Dellamorte Dellamore by Michele Soavi (1994)

The Lovers by René Magritte (1928)

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The Last House on the Left by Wes Craven (1972) Ophelia by John Everett Millais (1851-52)

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Frankenstein by James Whale (1931) The Nightmare by Henry Fuseli (1781)

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Psycho (1960) by Alfred Hitchcock

Susanna and the Elders (1731) by Willem van Mieris

"A strategically placed copy of Susannah and the Elders (ca. 17–18th century) by Dutch artist Willem van Mieris concealed a peephole used for peering into room number one. Like a Baroque version of Psycho’s famous shower scene, Susannah and the Elders pits a vulnerably nude bathing woman against the violent voyeurism of a male predator."

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[hungryfictions]

saw (2004) - james wan

the penitent mary magdalene in the cave (1890) - eduard kasparides

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The Shining (1980) by Stanley Kubrick Identical Twins (1966) by Diane Arbus

"He [Leon Vitali, Kurbick's assistant] was also responsible for discovering the creepy twin sisters on the final day of auditions. The pair, in fact, weren’t twins in Kubrick’s script, and it was Vitali who immediately suggested Diane Arbus’ infamous photo of two identical sisters as a point of reference. Kubrick loved the idea, and now resentful twin siblings around the world know who actually deserves their ire."

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The Lighthouse (2019) by Robert Eggers

Hypnosis (1904) by Sascha Schneider

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The Cell by Tarsem Singh (2000)

Some Comfort Gained from the Acceptance of the Inherent Lies in Everything by Damien Hirst (1996)

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La Chiesa (The Church) by Michele Soavi (1989)

Vampire's Kiss by Boris Vallejo (1979)

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Happy Halloween!

A collection of dark artworks:

Francisco Goya, The Witches' Sabbath or the Great He-Goat (1820-23)

Franz von Stuck, Lucifer (1889-90)

Ernst Stöhr, Vampir (1899)

Philip Burne-Jones, The Vampire (1897)

Hans Memling, Hell (c. 1485)

Lucas Cranach the Elder, The Werewolf or The Cannibal (c. 1510-1515)

Henry Füssli, The Nightmare (1790)

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The Bride of Frankenstein by James Whale (1935)

The Bust of Nefertiti (1345 B.C.)

“Whale and Thesiger designed the makeup for the Monstress, basing the idea upon the famed sculpture of Egyptian Queen Nefertiti, with long hair streaming upward.” [Source] 

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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre by Tobe Hooper (1974) Christina’s World by Andrew Wyeth (1948)

“When asked about his biggest influences on the film, Hooper surprisingly responded by saying “Christina’s World” by Andrew Wyeth. It’s a 1948 painting by the American artist which currently resides in the Museum Of Modern Art in New York. Just one glimpse at the piece below totally shows how it encapsulates the movie.” [Source]

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Nosferatu the Vampyre by Werner Herzog (1979)

The Monk by the Sea by Caspar David Friedrich (1808-1810)

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Illustration by Harry Clarke (1889-1931), for Edgar Allan Poe’s story “The Premature Burial”, as published in 1919. x

Movie poster by Reynold Brown (1917-1991), for Edgar Allan Poe’s story "The Fall of the House of Usher", released as “House of Usher” in 1960. x

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Great blog!

https://flight-to-mars.tumblr.com/post/65611671821/illustration-by-harry-clarke-1889-1931-for