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Rare And Iconic Horror Posters & Artwork To Be Sold As Part Of UK Auction

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4 years ago

August 25, 2022

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Take A Piece Of Horror Movie History Home

Propstore Will Be Auctioning Over 530 Film & Music Posters On Thursday 15 September 2022…

Online Bidding Is Now Open

Bids can be placed online by phone or in person

Prices range from £50 to £8000

HORROR HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:

AN INCREDIBLY RARE POST-WAR JAPANESE B2, 1946 FOR SON OF FRANKENSTEIN (1939) EST. £4,000 -6,000, ALONG WITH A NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN LINEN BACKED ONE-SHEET CIRCA 1942 FOR UNIVERSAL’S ICONIC FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE WOLF MAN (1942) EST. £4,000-6,000.

A SELECTION OF POSTERS ILLUSTRATED BY FAMED CINEMA POSTER ARTIST, TOM CHANTRELL, INCLUDING A 1969 UK QUAD FOR FRANKENSTEIN MUST BE DESTROYED (1969) EST. £1,000-1,500 AND A UNIQUELY DESIGNED 1966 DAY-GLO UK QUAD FOR CHRISTOPHER LEE’S DRACULA: PRINCE OF DARKNESS (1966) EST. £800-1,200.

– CREATED AS A TEASER FOR THE INFLUENTIAL AND GENRE CHANGING ALIEN (1979), PROPSTORE ARE DELIGHTED TO PRESENT A RARELY SEEN 1979 BILL GOLD ADVANCE US ONE-SHEET FROM RIDLEY SCOTT’S ALIEN (1979), ESTIMATED AT £800-1,200.

AN EXTREMELY RARE 1968 UK QUAD FOR GEORGE A. ROMERO’S LOW-BUDGET MASTERPIECE NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968) FEATURING UNIQUE IMAGERY NOT SEEN IN ANY OTHER COUNTRY EST. £1,000-1,500.

COLLECTORS WILL HAVE THE RARE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A COMPLETE SET OF EIGHT US LOBBY CARDS FOR THE 1939 RE-RELEASE OF JAMES WHALE’S CULT HIT THE OLD DARK HOUSE (1932), STARRING BORIS KARLOFF, ESTIMATED TO SELL BETWEEN £3,000-5,000

Over 500 rare, sought-after posters and artworks will be sold during Propstore’s auction on Thursday 15th September 2022 from 15:00 BST, including various lots of iconic horror artwork. Auction lots can be viewed by appointment only at Propstore’s office facility in Hertfordshire, UK; please email auction@propstore.com for more details.

The auction is suitable for fans with a variety of budgets and is now open for registration and proxy bidding via: https://propstoreauction.com/auctions/info/id/322. The auction will be live streamed online for fans to track the action and participate in bidding.

Top horror items to be sold at Propstore’s poster auction include:

ALIEN SAGA (1977) – 3D Relief Promotional Poster, 1997 est. £100-150 ($121-181)
ALIEN (1979) – US One-Sheet – Advance, 1979 est. £800-1,200 ($970-1,455).
BEAST FROM HAUNTED CAVE (1959) – US Title Lobby Card, 1959 est. £150-250 ($181-303).
BLOOD OF THE VAMPIRE (1958) – US One-Sheet Autographed by Barbara Shelley, 1958 est. £150-250 ($181-303).
THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1957) – US 30 X 40, 1957 est. £400-600 ($485-728).
THE CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF (1961) – US One-Sheet, 1961 est. £200-300 ($245-346).
DRACULA: PRINCE OF DARKNESS (1966) – UK Quad, 1966 est. £800-1,200 ($970-1,455).
THE EVIL OF FRANKENSTEIN (1964) – UK Quad, 1964 est. £300-500 ($346-606).
FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE WOLF MAN (1969) – UK Quad, 1969 est. £4,000-6,000 ($4,851-7,277).
FRANKENSTEIN MUST BE DESTROYED (1969) – UK Quad, 1969 est. £1,000-1,500 ($1,213-1,819).
FRIDAY THE 13^TH (1980) – UK Quad, 1980 est. £100-150 ($121- 181).
HALLOWEEN (1978) – US One-Sheet, 1978 est. £500-700 ($606-849).
INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1956) – US One-Sheet, 1956 est. £600-800 ($728-970).
JAWS (1975), JAWS 2 (1978) – Two Japanese B2, 1977, 1978 est. £200-300 ($245-346).
THE MUMMY (1959) – US Insert, 1959 est. £300-500 ($346-606).
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968) – UK Quad, 1968 est. £1,000-1,500 ($1,213-1,819).
THE OLD DARK HOUSE (1932) – Set of Eight US Lobby Cards, 1939 est. £3,000-5,000 ($3,639-6,064).
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1962) – UK Quad, 1962 est. £500-700 ($606-849).
THE REVENGE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1958) – UK Quad, 1961 est. £800-1,200 ($970-1,455).
THE SATANIC RITES OF DRACULA (1973) – UK Quad, 1974 est. £400-600 ($475-728).
SON OF FRANKENSTEIN (1939) – Post-War Japanese B2, circa 1946 est. £4,000-6,000 ($4,851-7,277).
THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (1974) – UK Quad – Local, 1974 est. £600-800 ($728-970).
SUSPIRIA (1977) – Dario Argento Autographed Hand-Signed Limited Edition Artist Proof by James Rheem Davis, 2010 est. £200-300 ($245-346).
THE WICKER MAN (1973) – Limited Edition Woodcut Box Set, 2015 est. £250-350 ($303-425).

Mark Hochman, Propstore’s Director of Posters : “Our ‘Horror’ category has always been a personal favourite of mine, being raised on the gothic delights of Hammer and the Universal Monsters, and it has been a real pleasure to bring some of these classic genre titles to market, with many being first-time offerings for Propstore. Our US one-sheet for “Frankenstein meets the Wolfman” and “Son of Frankenstein” from 1946 represents the first time this Japanese B2 has appeared at auction. For the horror fan or collector, a high-quality selection of posters that will have something for everyone. A category that you can really sink your teeth into with so many stand-out lots that we have barely scratched the lid of the coffin with”.

Online Bidding Is Now Open Until The Live Auction On Thursday 15 September