COLLECTIBLE SCREEN PRINT POSTERS BY GREY MATTER ART


Movie posters have always been part and parcel of the horror movie experi- ence and, in the case of some films, are even superior to what made it on screen. Naturally, many companies have caught wind of the demand for high-quality hor- ror poster artwork, and are offering it as screen prints. Using a process where mesh layers are used to transfer inks onto heavy stock paper for extremely viv- id and detailed designs, these prints are usually produced in limited runs, making them highly collectible. One such com- pany using this method is Grey Matter Art.


Founded in New York in 2013 by Mike Gregory and Jared Dobbs, Grey Matter has been on the vanguard of the art form’s resur- gence, on which it built its company from the ground up.


“Being new to the world of entre- preneurship, we discovered the first of several obstacles was obtaining licens- ing rights,” Gregory recalls of the early days. “Working on smaller titles gave us an opening, starting with the poster for Cannibal Holocaust by artist Randy Ortiz. Over the months, we began to get our foot in the door, and worked on devel- oping more recognizable and cult titles,


as well as attracting new and diverse artists.”


Grey Matter’s second year in business saw a big push; Gregory and Dobbs were able to enlist the talents of some of the most established artists in the field, including Jason Edmiston, Francesco Francavilla, Matt Ferguson and Grzegorz Domaradzki.


A standout offering is Mike Saputo’s take on 28 Days Later, which depicts a newly awakened Jim wan- dering a desolate London, depicted with striking co- lour and asymmetry. Sara Deck’s artwork for The Exorcist was printed in two 24 X 36-inch variants: a regular coloured version (125 printed) and eerie black and white (edition of 50). Grey Matter has also released several prints from Rue Morgue’s own


Ghoulish Gary Pullin, including Evil Dead 2, Halloween (2018), and Alien. The future is bright for Grey Mat- ter Art, and Gregory is eager to take his business on the road, tour- ing many major genre conventions. “With everything moving so fast, there are a lot of opportunities that lie ahead for Grey Matter Art,” he says “and we see many good things to come for poster


ROSEMARY’S BABY BY IRA LEVIN (First published by Random House, Inc. in 1967)


The second novel from New York-born author Ira Levin, Rosemary’s Baby tells of a young couple – Rosemary Woodhouse and her struggling actor husband, Guy – who move into a charming old New York apartment house. Unbeknownst to Rosemary, the building is inhabited by members of a satanic coven, and the couple’s elderly neighbours have offered Guy a chance at success if he permits his wife to be impregnated by the Devil and give birth to Satan’s son.


Glowingly reviewed by author Truman Capote (In Cold Blood), the novel was adapted into a massively successful and critically lauded 1968 film starring Mia Farrow and John Cassavetes and directed by


Roman Polanski, with William Castle (who had purchased the movie rights) as producer. Levin would follow up Rosemary’s Baby with another hor- ror-themed novel, the equally thought-provoking The Stepford Wives, in 1972.


While prices can vary widely, copies of the first edition 1967 hardcover can fetch up to $100 if found with undamaged dust jackets, while 1968 paperback editions from Dell Publishing Co., Inc. and Pan Books can be found for under $10 on eBay and online book sites such as AbeBooks.


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collectors and lovers of pop culture in general. So stay tuned!” Grey Matter Art is available at greymatterart.com, and will be attending New York Comic Con 2019 in October, where they will have many exclusive items for sale.


CHRIS HAMMOND


COLLECTIBLES CRYPTIC


AND CLASSIC VINTAGE


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