To be honest, I couldn’t even tell you of these classic 1950s horror movies are any good. But I can say with certainty that their posters are. So to celebrate beautiful design, and one of the golden ages of American horror cinema, here is a gallery of 13 classic horror movie posters from the 1950s. Gaze upon them if you dare…

And once you’re done with these, check out my other poster galleries for ’80s horror movies, juvenile delinquent movies, and ’50s sci-fi movies.

The Alligator People (1959)

The Disembodied (1957)

The Bat (1959)

Curse of the Demon (1957)

The Haunted Strangler (1958)

The Undead (1957)

My World Dies Screaming (1958)

Zombies of Mora Tau (1957)

The Giant Leeches (1959)

Screaming Skull (1958)

The Mummy (1959)

Cult of the Cobra (1955)

The Headless Ghost (1959)