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An Artist’s Project Brings Out The Dark Themes Of Harry Potter

Harry Potter as a horror series.

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Seattle artist Dylan Pierpont exposes the world of Harry Potter for its grim underlying themes by illustrating re-imagined movie posters.

The infamous series has been made into seven films, all of which present visuals that cater to a PG audience. But the series is not void of dark, grim moments.

“A while back I was thinking about a few of the stories and characters that had a big influence on me growing up,” Pierpont commented on his website. “And while Harry Potter was by far and away the most age appropriate of the group, I couldn’t help but remember how dark some of the themes became over the course of the series.”

Pierpont’s project, #ScaryPotter, reveals the ghastly themes of each book by connecting text from the story to the illustrations:

Scary Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

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“There is no good and evil, there is only power…and those too weak to seek it.” ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

 

Scary Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

 

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“Her skeleton will lie in the Chamber forever.” ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

 

Scary Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

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“THE DARK LORD WILL RISE AGAIN WITH HIS SERVANT’S AID, GREATER AND MORE TERRIBLE THAN EVER HE WAS! TONIGHT … BEFORE MIDNIGHT … THE SERVANT WILL SET OUT TO REJOIN HIS MASTER …”

 

Scary Potter and the Goblet of Fire

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“I was ripped from my body, I was less than spirit, less than the meanest ghost . . . but still, I was alive.”

 

Scary Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

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“The mind is not a book, to be opened at will and examined at leisure. Thoughts are not etched on the inside of skulls, to be perused by any invader. The mind is a complex and many-layered thing…”

 

Scary Potter and the Half Blood Prince

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“Did I know that I had just met the most dangerous Dark wizard of all time? No.”

 

Scary Potter and the Deathly Hallows

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“Until the very end”

Want more Harry Potter? Watch the trailer for the “Voldemort: Origins” movie.

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