More Ghastly Gifts To Add To Your Holiday Haul! (GIFT GUIDE)
Macabre Daily Contributor Jamie Dickson put together a fantastic list of small business vendors putting out unique and creative merchandise for the holiday season, all of which are catnip for horror fans worldwide. You can check out the article and links for those businesses here. Taking a page from Jamie’s incredibly creative list, we thought we’d put a few more on your radar. The vendors below are all artists turning out some of the most creative work to wear, display, post, and groove on for the holidays. Feel free to click the links provided to get your hands on some of the hottest horror merch you’ll ever see.
Elvisdead Posters from illustrator Matt Peq out of Marseille France, are some of our favorite posters of all time. “Dracula” alone is the best interpretation we’ve ever seen and don’t get us started on the Romero “Dead” trilogy he put together. The word amazing falls short when trying to describe the detail of Mat’s work. We begrudgingly put Elivdead on the list for you because we wanted to keep them all for ourselves. Grab them now here at elvisdead.com before they’re all gone.
Tommy Spero of Bowman and Butcher has been redefining custom-made variant posters, and his work is jaw-dropping. Recently, he launched a “SLEEPAWAY CAMP” one-sheet to support a Felissa Rose signing at Cinema Arts Center in Huntington, New York, and the poster damn near stole the show. Vivid, eclectic, and exciting, his art is taking Long Island by storm and we can’t wait to see what’s in store for 2025.
Tommy is a lifelong musician, visual artist, and graphic designer passionate about who loves horror and music. Growing up in the vibrant cultural landscape of the 1970s and 1980s, Tommy’s fascination with horror movies and his penchant for creating bloody makeup effects on neighborhood friends laid the foundation for his unique artistic vision. He refers to his style as “pop horror,” blending cool aesthetics with macabre themes.
You can purchase Tommy’s beautiful work at bowmanandbutcher.com
Matt Ryan Tobin came to our attention when we first saw his amazing “JAWS” poster years ago. We’re now obsessed with Matt’s work and track his new releases franticly. Working with the most vibrant colors and beautiful designs, these posters literally “pop” off the wall when hung. Word of warning, when Matt releases a new print they go fast! If you see something you like, don’t sleep on it, we promise you it won’t be there when you go back. Check out his brilliant work over at worksofmattryan.com to see what we’re talking about.
Rough Cut Fan Club is fast becoming our rad t-shirt go-to for fantastic interpretations of some of the best cult classics ever put on celluloid. Incredibly creative and always unique, these artists set the bar for t-shirt design. In their own words, they are:
“two punks who love movies and decided to make some shirts based on the films they love. Through the lens of punk's DIY aesthetic, they photocopy, cut, paste, and rip apart images of some of the greatest and most infamous films ever made, re-contextualizing them to look like a flier to a dirty basement show.”
You can check out their amazing tees here at roughcutfanclub.com
Here are a few more for you to check out, all of them bangers:
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Sean O'Connor has been an avid horror fan for the last 4 decades. From the Universal Classics through the New French Extremity, Sean has tried to expand his knowledge and love for the genre through film and literature and looks forward to reviewing all types of world cinema with Macabre Daily.