This Is What 14 Horror Movie Posters Look Like In America Compared To Other Countries

    The same horrifying package in different wrapping paper!

    Christopher Hudspeth
    by Christopher Hudspeth

    BuzzFeed Staff

    1. The American poster for Midsommar differs from the South Korean poster in both color schemes and overall vibes.

    Square Peg / B-Reel Films / A24

    2. The Babadook poster in America looks quite simple in comparison to the one used in Japan.

    Entertainment One / Umbrella Entertainment

    3. The American poster for Hereditary is undeniably ominous, but the Canadian one really drives home how unsettling the film is.

    A24 / PalmStar Media / Finch Entertainment / Windy Hill Pictures

    4. There's also this Hereditary poster from Mexico that showcases just a bit of the blood/gore the movie contains.

    A24 / PalmStar Media / Finch Entertainment / Windy Hill Pictures

    5. The Get Out posters in America and Japan use the same image of the film's star, Daniel Kaluuya, but different colors and backgrounds that set them apart.

    Blumhouse Productions / QC Entertainment / Monkeypaw Productions / Universal Pictures

    6. The It Follows posters for America and France look like two totally different movies.

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    7. The poster for The Cabin in the Woods is less colorful and chaotic in America than it is in Japan.

    Mutant Enemy Productions / Lionsgate

    8. The posters for The Nun in America and Spain are somewhat different, but equally creepy.

    New Line Cinema / Atomic Monster Productions / The Safran Company / Warner Bros. Pictures

    9. The American poster for The Boy went a much more mysterious route than the poster for El Niño, which was used in multiple Latin American countries.

    Lakeshore Entertainment / Huayi Brothers Pictures / Vertigo Entertainment / STXfilms

    10. The posters for 28 Days Later in America and Japan manage to show the same thing while being drastically different.

    DNA Films / UK Film Council / Fox Searchlight Pictures

    11. The US and Portugal posters for The Curse of La Llorona are both extremely terrifying, despite their significant differences.

    New Line Cinema / Atomic Monster Productions / Emile Gladstone Productions / Warner Bros. Pictures

    12. The American poster for A Quiet Place isn't as bright and intense as China's, though the US had a similar-looking poster as an alternative.

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    13. The posters for The Witch in America and Japan are completely different. One features the main character, Thomasin, while the other shows the family goat, Black Phillip.

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    14. And finally, despite featuring the same character, the posters for Insidious in America and Japan look very different.

    Blumhouse Productions / FilmDistrict