If your walls aren’t already bursting with art from Mutant, the company has yet another piece of collectible ephemera for you to hang. They’ve just announced a release of new posters inspired by giallo director Dario Argento’s film Tenebre, the slasher inspired by a real-life interaction between the auteur and a fan.
The poster is designed by Italian illustrator Francesco Francavilla, and features plenty of blood and guts, as well as a straight razor and a large, menacing eye, as well as the film (and Argento’s credit) printed in the original Italian, in an edition of 110. There’s also a variant available, in an edition of 60, that features the design in more psychedelic colors. Each is printed on 24-inch by 36-inch silkscreen, and the original version retails for $65 USD, while the variant goes for $80 USD.
Tenebre was originally released in 1982, starring Anthony Franciosa as an American author who ends up embroiled in a murder investigation after it’s revealed that the killer may have been inspired by his work. His seventh film as director, Tenebre is one of his most violent, averaging a kill every ten minutes, and wasn’t released in the United States until 1984, when a heavily edited version appeared in theaters.
This isn’t the first time Mutant has designed posters for Argento’s films, either. They’ve also released a poster for his 1977 film Suspiria, as well as slashers like The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Black Christmas, and In a Violent Nature.
Mutant’s Tenebre posters are available now on their website. Check them out below:
