In 1953 mysterious objects plummet to various points on earth. Soon the objects open, revealing themselves to be transportation pods for alien craft, from the planet Mars. Emerging in groups of three, the seemingly unstoppable Martian war machines wreck havoc on planet Earth, and it’s people. Now, one could argue that these machines aren’t really ships. In fact, they even sorta explain that they are lifted by invisible legs in the movie. But, I’m calling them a spaceship, cause they come from space, and they fly. And they’re pretty darn badass too. And legit scary for a 1950s movie.
“Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe.” - H. G. Wells, The Outline of History (1921), vol. 2, chapter 41, p. 594.
I recently finished this poster for a local museum, the Wilson Place Mansion, which is holding a live reading of War of the Worlds in honor of Halloween. This is the second year they’ve done a Halloween-themed event, last year doing readings of Victorian ghost stories in their parlor. I was really stoked to do this project, because I love old film posters and wanted to bring downtown Menomonie into it. I pulled from several War of the Worlds posters/covers to make sure the visual language was the right vintage. It was a really fun, quick project.
I recently finished this poster for a local museum, the Wilson Place Mansion, which is holding a live reading of War of the Worlds in honor of Halloween. This is the second year they’ve done a Halloween-themed event, last year doing readings of Victorian ghost stories in their parlor. I was really stoked to do this project, because I love old film posters and wanted to bring downtown Menomonie into it. I pulled from several War of the Worlds posters/covers to make sure the visual language was the right vintage. It was a really fun, quick project.
