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Posters represent our first encounter with the movies we're about to fall in love with. From the beginning, poster art has been executed by the finest artists and illustrators available. It's no small feat for an artist to capture theme, tone, genre, subject, and the scope of an entire movie in a single, curated image - while creating perfect likenesses of the stars featured in the film (not to mention being mindful of the text to be added)! From the first days of live performance, posters have foretold of anticipated wonders. Posters also bring back vivid memories after the fact, just as cave paintings must have reminded our earliest ancestors of past adventures. In Heritage Auctions' - Monsters & Friends: Featuring the Kevin Burns Collection<https://click.ems.ha.com/?qs=8b0819050a434230f5a9dad6de2bef89d1b5bf48ab2063c6b8d13cfd07a926fe01ba60b4dfe086edcc67ac02a3a3ead94f9e9dd454b20f09>, you'll find a treasure trove of posters spanning all genres and priced at opening bids accessible to most budgets, many starting at only $500! Since it's the weird & eerie season of Halloween, let's look at some very rare posters in this genre! [The Wolf Man 1-Sheet Poster (Universal, 1941)]<https://click.ems.ha.com/?qs=8b0819050a434230efa8d6c5f8074657bd820b42369e96e04790f1d9a2e61746a78d252a209173e87541a25cf92deedbb92b000501095fbb> The Wolf Man 1-Sheet Poster (Universal, 1941)<https://click.ems.ha.com/?qs=8b0819050a43423093c2d79feac2cd7ca40a6252e34c2c9edb53192cbfccbe8d03278ddd5118951e584ef80ebf93c73eba6f8e351efc0dbf> One of the great classic Universal monsters, portrayed by Lon Chaney Jr. in iconic Jack Pierce makeup in a horror/romance story written by Curt Siodmak. It's all here. A monster, torch-wielding villagers on the horizon, and the lovely Evelyn Ankers in a dead faint! [Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars 1-Sheet Poster (Universal, 1938)]<https://click.ems.ha.com/?qs=2417d4260031a7d642d0b070199fd9782d1124bd1299a38037e338a5bc660d625e6e9c84ca05cbf3586f6bafb19c7ed76e7c81443e953994> Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars 1-Sheet Poster (Universal, 1938)<https://click.ems.ha.com/?qs=2417d4260031a7d6ecfb02d432d6797c0cdee4cdb33d1b1284703c12f6f6989672305e815eea1f287e6e01fbf6f3774659879555baba1d1c> See "Flash" fighting, emoting, rescuing, employing futuristic tech! Meanwhile, the mysterious "Ming the Merciless" looks on, unimpressed. This colorful poster echoes the illustrative style of serial and pulp magazines of the era. It's all about exotica, adventure and lots of movement. [Creature from the Black Lagoon 1-Sheet Poster (Universal, 1954)]<https://click.ems.ha.com/?qs=2417d4260031a7d6e58f87c0c74d1f388a32c150ea176f2ac902c21a3efcb81c64dc0ea90ef861bebcbabf7c4dc2bdd8edc568445b84300c> Creature from the Black Lagoon 1-Sheet Poster (Universal, 1954)<https://click.ems.ha.com/?qs=2417d4260031a7d6c9e7516cf1f2ca6fa7cb9b0e7666fa2616ebabd1cd63c40251e74f772dcdcccea6e8d81297a7ee7b60dd6793ac2528bb> One of the most famous Universal monsters and an oddly romantic one. In this poster, the Gill Man is front and center escorting his unwilling date, Julie Adams, the one that got away. Linen-backed and ready for framing. [The Man from Planet X 6-Sheet Poster (United Artists, 1951)]<https://click.ems.ha.com/?qs=2417d4260031a7d6238ca206324068108fa327b678152b7eeae4941fcc4a05ebe6477330711503de90dcc580ebfdd3f41bec11d98a98fad1> The Man from Planet X 6-Sheet Poster (United Artists, 1951)<https://click.ems.ha.com/?qs=2417d4260031a7d65be78f2bc4d7ee7f9a5c14863325ccd9f8f044d73d106d77888a431f9ace697d9bf9e2106bd3650f4e2ed99d3d1b69c6> At 79" x 80," this poster will fill a wall spectacularly. Undoubtedly "The Weirdest visitor the Earth has ever seen!" 1950s aliens menace Earth, and apparently, our sweater-clad population. One of many titles in the invasion of Sci-Fi movies ushered in by the 50s. [The Day the Earth Stood Still 1-Sheet Poster (TCF, 1951)]<https://click.ems.ha.com/?qs=2417d4260031a7d65f5fe224af82f2377f3da8dd0d4effe2acff46318acae6a6b0331881ebe71a764cecad5b291af911c09193a9271861ca> The Day the Earth Stood Still 1-Sheet Poster (TCF, 1951)<https://click.ems.ha.com/?qs=2417d4260031a7d6b66e3527673afe1a5512beab4c6e2be45c78306ed5f6ae75541f6e63ec79918a1f6b3337230c3585edbcd551df26815a> With its post-WWII political subtext, Robert Wise's Sci-Fi classic would influence genre filmmaking right up until today. "Gort" the robot would also take his place among just a handful of internationally recognized bots. This poster image is as familiar as the poster itself is hard to find. [Forbidden Planet 1- Sheet Poster (MGM, 1956)]<https://click.ems.ha.com/?qs=2417d4260031a7d6c50cb172d0760fe7ee724ed136045bc9055a535dbfef04d2d635a94dc1aceff4b57796645d07f586779c126b8e5bc08a> Forbidden Planet 1-Sheet Poster (MGM, 1956)<https://click.ems.ha.com/?qs=2417d4260031a7d6bfbbca4bfc44067840f0a29aa2f36cf1f7a287f6bdacf7e1626772d139135bb3b64bad689f19f1f4837bad75af6608c5> One of the most beloved sci-fi classics of all time. Based on Shakespeare's The Tempest, this 1950s gem is highly regarded for its outstanding special effects, groundbreaking electronic soundtrack, and first-rate cast and production values. The poster introduced us to "Robby the Robot." [House of Frankenstein Insert Poster (Universal, 1944)]<https://click.ems.ha.com/?qs=344c168963b59c990e3bbcbd2383ea8d377fc52c41a97f21510bfe3c476ee6f4e5db212717fb41e48f197c686bf381aae62340dab4ac54fb> House of Frankenstein Insert Poster (Universal, 1944)<https://click.ems.ha.com/?qs=344c168963b59c999b55997d006df8b46a7b290a6f60912e1f00a0803fc73e7e35896a9d64d68791014d6a6b2e6dee046e153cc7bb939e7c> If you like your monsters all at the same time, this is a good poster for you. Household names and horror heavyweights Karloff, Chaney Jr., Carradine, and Glenn Strange playing Frankenstein's Monster for the 2nd of 3 times in his life. At 14" x 36," this poster can fit on any wall in your house. Other Highlights Include: And it's not all creepy crawlies and things that go "bump" in the night. On offer are the finest examples of posters from every genre and era, including movies that make every cineaste's top 20 list, including: [Casablanca 1-Sheet Poster (Warner Bros., 1942)]<https://click.ems.ha.com/?qs=344c168963b59c99e7a3a61a8ff1ebfe1946db5e8e89f624155bfd82ee5a06f9098e8b67da0b72bc19aa148f82902c37c76f22a4ea90f10a> Casablanca 1-Sheet Poster (Warner Bros., 1942)<https://click.ems.ha.com/?qs=344c168963b59c99cb641e2a16bec99fbe56a001031630bd2f1017613211785d345ed8d708a6c837a19c321d60907464ab4ebd7359c0473c> The entire unforgettable ensemble is represented in this newspaper-style montage. From Bogart and Bergman to Lorre and Rains. "Ilsa" and "Rick" will always have Paris, but with this poster, you'll always keep your indelible memories of Casablanca. [Citizen Kane 1-Sheet Poster (RKO, 1941)]<https://click.ems.ha.com/?qs=344c168963b59c992ec6c657caad0f6e917192a1da61b31eacd0f6750627f9f61a62e79a005efe880f09a218cc07d51f88cf802e08576fc5> Citizen Kane 1-Sheet Poster (RKO, 1941)<https://click.ems.ha.com/?qs=344c168963b59c993149d7b123a8fd30d7cf9d00ab93f3ff60b917003e596c2924418eefe862a7bdd96c0bb8d8e95f0b2c83461e501c63a5> Despite being deemed by many to be the "best movie of all time," Heritage has offered only a few style A 1-sheets for this picture. This may be due to newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst (the inspiration for the character of Kane) doing everything he could to squash the release and advertisement of the movie. All of these posters and much more, including Costumes<https://click.ems.ha.com/?qs=344c168963b59c9925d124ab929e5bb3c0eb44fb3ce1addb410b9443100a748eefa0a8b2002553e581e0aaf4a91c564aba9672287120941b>, Props<https://click.ems.ha.com/?qs=344c168963b59c99093460ece6556d2d1690fed3b8b03b61253ac461101b96b6b337bb79cfdfb2d33058bb6b105e585304dff051bcbfddb8>, Art<https://click.ems.ha.com/?qs=344c168963b59c99d9dc4f908cbd35e1c9a1c282a2f08612e82e812c8c8c357336e96681205d99970731e0435081e721bd7653607df42aaa>, and Collectibles<https://click.ems.ha.com/?qs=344c168963b59c99931853c93b7d3a8e488060ea1a3f82cc78ea73495a1640a3c1b250e8ef5985046f8d8831442cc55756548cd91bbf7747> from your favorite movies of Hollywood's Golden Age to today, could be yours for a bid in Heritage Auctions' - Monsters & Friends: Featuring the Kevin Burns Collection November 4-7<https://click.ems.ha.com/?qs=f11466be130fccf45966687cfd948a09460a261647749e8f65439853d9d4fb0405a1c9b730f44a1efdac603a7ed5a0aef27eb0d2ba3cd655>. 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