Plan From Outer Space Socks
Description: Vampira was everywhere for about 15 minutes in the 1950s. Then she challenged the might of ABC television and was crushed under corporate foot. A statuesque, blond Teutonic goddess, Vampira (born Maila Nurmi) preferred to run with the weirdos, turning horror costuming into fashion and setting the stage for goth. Nurmi would have turned 100 years old on Dec. 11, 2022. Her birthday was marked with events around Los Angeles, including a gathering at Hollywood Forever and screenings of Plan 9 from Outer Space and Ed Wood at the American Cinematheque. This is the poster I created to promote the various birthday events.
Description: Plan 9 from Outer Space is a 1957 American independent science fiction-horror film produced, written, directed, and edited by cult cinema icon Ed Wood. The film was shot in black-and-white in November 1956 (under the shooting title Grave Robbers from Outer Space) and premiered on March 15, 1957 at the Carlton Theatre in Los Angeles. Re-titled Plan 9 from Outer Space, it went into general release in April 1959 in Texas and several other Southern states before being sold to television in 1961. Plan 9 From Outer Space is generally considered to be "the worst movie ever made".
Description: A retro poster depicting a giant cat with crab claws and legs emerging from the water. Two flying saucers are shown in the red sky. Text reads "THAT WAS THE DAY WHEN THE WHOLE WORLD DESCENED INTO CHAOS", "THE GIANT CAT CRAB!", and "FROM OUTER SPACE". A frightened woman is in the lower right corner.
Description: Vintage spook-show style design for a live appearance by the Amazing Criswell, the stage name of professional psychic Jeron Criswell King. Criswell was a frequent guest of The Tonight Show and is best remembered today for his appearances in Ed Wood's Plan 9 From Outer Space and Night of the Ghouls.
Description: A retro, black and white graphic depicts a vampire with sharp teeth and a cape emerging from a spacecraft, holding a bowl of vegetables. A distressed woman screams in the foreground as a UFO shines a beam of light. Text reads 'VEGANS FROM OUTER SPACE! TERRIFYING! TASTELESS! TOTALLY PLANT-BASED!'
Description: A retro-style depiction of a giant cat with crab claws emerging from the ocean, two UFOs overhead with beams of light. A distressed woman stands in the water. Text reads "THAT WAS THE DAY WHEN THOJLE WHOLE WORLD DESCENED INTO CHAOS" and "THE GIANT CAT CRAB! FROM OUTER SPACE". The background features a sunset.
Description: A fabulously camp 1950s-inspired sci-fi design featuring glamorous sequined aliens descending from a UFO in full retro comic-book style. Perfect for lovers of queer culture, vintage exploitation cinema, camp aesthetics, drag energy, retro horror, LGBTQ+ pride, and kitschy space vibes. Featuring the bold title “QUEERS FROM OUTER SPACE” and the iconic tagline “They came in peace. And sequins.” A fun statement piece for fans of cult movies, cosmic camp, and unapologetically fabulous extraterrestrial energy.
