<p>Classic Italian film poster art is renowned as being among the most accomplished creative and dynamic of its kind. From the post-war period through to the 1980s Italian artists consistently produced posters with sumptuously stunning designs and imagery - not least in the horror and <em>giallo</em> genres for which compositions almost invariably included curvaceous female figures in jeopardy juxtaposed with the iconography of blood and terror.</p><p><strong>Crypt of Carnal Terrors</strong> is a book volume that showcases 100 classic artworks crafted for film posters by a wide range of acclaimed Italian artists created for both indigenous and foreign-language film productions. Classic horror and <em>giallo</em> scenes figure in full-color full-page images highlighting some of the world's most innovative and seductive movie poster art.</p>