This is a poster series I illustrated in Adobe Photoshop. Each poster is based upon the theories of Barbara Creed from her book "The Monstrous-Feminine: Film, Feminism, Psychoanalysis". After reading the book, I illustrated the films that best portrayed every archetype of the monstrous-feminine that was discussed in each section of the book. Because I am a graphic designer, I decided that it would be a fun experiment to illustrate the text, instead of choosing an existing font. Each poster is 11 x 17 in.
Archaic Mother archetype: Xenomorph, facehugger, and chestburster from the film "Alien" (1979)
Witch archetype: Carrie from the opening shower scene of the film "Carrie" (1976) and Carrie during the film’s iconic prom night scene
Monstrous Womb archetype: Nola and Broodlings from "The Brood" (1979)
Vampire archetype: vampires and victims from the films "The Vampire Lovers" (1970), "Lust for a Vampire" (1971), and "Twins of Evil" (1971)
Possessed Monster archetype: possessed Regan from "The Exorcist" (1973)
Castrating Woman archetype: Mrs. Voorhees from "Friday the 13th" (1980), Thana from "Ms .45" (1981), and one of the characters from "Violated" (1984)
