 It's that time. We've come to the end of what has been an incredible year for horror, and now that we're creeping towards the beginning of 2020, everyone has started to put out their top 10 horror films of the year lists, as we will soon. But one element of horror films that doesn't get recognized enough in these lists? Posters... ...The art for a film campaign can sometimes makes or break a film. Like books, we sometimes judge a film based purely on its art. Great art can catch our eye and cause us to give a film another look, whereas many fans will sometimes skip over something if the art doesn't immediately grab them. So much content, so little time, which makes film art so important in a time where we're extremely selective in what we spend our time watching. Being the phenomenal year of horror that it was, 2019 also provided a ton of unique, grotesque, or just plain terrifying movie posters. I only included 10 on this list, but so many were deserving. Itsy Bitsy illicited the feeling of a young-adult horror novel from the 80s...Child's Play ran a hilarious campaign in which Chucky killed off Toy Story characters, one by one...and Midsommar, though a simple concept, struck a nervous chord that only the stark terror on a sobbing Florence Pugh's face could. But none of them made the list, the year was just that good. In the below list, I'm only including films that released this year to the public, and tried to stick to original poster art, so pieces for festival films, films coming out next year or later on Blu-ray/DVD did not make the cut. With that, here are my ten favorite horror posters of the year. Remember, art is selective and these are only my personal favorites, so let me know yours below! IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER:  Us Written/Directed by Jordan Peele A family's serene beach vacation turns to chaos when their doppelgängers appear and begin to terrorize them. (Read our review here)  Girl on the Third Floor Written/Directed by Travis Stevens Don Koch (C.M. Punk) tries to renovate a rundown mansion with a sordid history for his growing family, only to learn that the house has other plans. (Read our review here)  Daniel Isn't Real Directed by Adam Egypt Mortimer Written by Mortimer and Brian Deleeuw, based off of Deleeuw's novel. A troubled college freshman, Luke (Miles Robbins), suffers a violent family trauma and resurrects his childhood imaginary friend Daniel (Patrick Schwarzenegger) to help him cope. (Read our review here)  Book of Monsters Directed by Stewart Sparke Written by Paul Butler Sophie's (Lyndsey Craine) 18th birthday becomes a bloodbath when monsters descend upon her house and start to devour the party guests. Sophie and her friends must rally together to send their party crashers back to hell. (Read our review here)  Knife+Heart Directed by Yann Gonzalez Written by Gonzalez and Cristiano Mangione Paris, summer 1979. Anne (Vanessa Paradis) is a producer of cheap gay porn. When Lois (Kate Moran), her editor and companion, leaves her, she attempts to get her back by making a more ambitious film with the flamboyant Archibald (Nicolas Maury).  Satanic Panic Directed by Chelsea Stardust Written by Grady Hendrix A pizza delivery girl (Hayley Griffith) at the end of her financial rope has to fight for her life - and her tips - when her last order of the night turns out to be high society Satanists in need of a virgin sacrifice. (Read our review here)  Bliss Written/Directed by Joe Begos A brilliant painter (Dora Madison) facing the worst creative block of her life turns to anything she can to complete her masterpiece, spiraling into a hallucinatory hellscape of drugs, sex, and murder in the sleazy underbelly of Los Angeles. (Read our review here)  The Head Hunter Directed by Jordan Downey Written by Downey and Kevin Stewart A medieval warrior's (Christopher Rygh) gruesome collection of heads is missing only one - the monster that killed his daughter years ago. (Read our review here)  Hagazussa Written/directed by Lukas Feigelfeld Paranoia & Superstition in 15th Century Europe. (Read our review here)  In Fabric Written/Directed by Peter Strickland A haunting ghost story set against the backdrop of a busy winter sales period in a department store and follows the life of a cursed dress as it passes from person to person, with devastating consequences. (Read our review here) By Matt Konopka
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