Paul Acker Master Of Horror Tattoos

When it comes to lifelike tattoos of horror icons, few are better or better known than Paul Acker. Paul Acker’s horror tattoos capture, in photorealistic form, the cinematic perfection of his subjects. From slasher films to creature features, his tattoos encompass a wide range of monsters. Read on to see his stunning tattoo work.

Halloween Horror Slasher Classics

As just about anyone with an affinity for horror movies can agree, there’s nothing like the classics. Classic horror films are how we get into the genre. They hold a special place in our hearts. slasher villains.

Horror Movie Icon Michael Myers, by Paul Acker
Freddy Krueger, Nightmare on Elm St. tattoo

Cult Classics

Paul Acker’s tattoos aren’t limited to your stereotypical Halloween slasher flicks. His love for horror goes deep and you can see he has some respect for some of the campier cult horror films as well. These tattoos show off his ability to bring the serious attitude of realism to subject matter that’s anything but real.   More Tattoo Designs:Is Ink Master Fair to Tattoo Artists ?

If you love campy horror flicks, you’ll love this Creepshow tattoo.

Nothing says campy cult horror like Army of Darkness.

Modern Horror Tattoos

Some films aren’t quite classics and perhaps aren’t culty either. Yet somehow they still hold a special place in our hearts. These tattoos highlight some of the horror films that may not be top of mind, but are still notable contributions to the genre. From American Psycho to Pan’s Labyrinth, there’s some hard hitting horror icons here.

Before Christian Bale was Batman, he was Patrick Bateman

Literary Horror Tattoos

Some of the best horror movies are based on books. From Stephen King’s “IT”, to Clive Barker’s Hellraiser star “Pinhead”, there’s no shortage of scary creatures to haunt your dreams. Paul Acker makes those dreams come to life in these chilling realistic horror tattoos.

Pinhead was the villain in the Hellraiser series. Guaranteed to give you nightmares
Pennywise from the original IT. Maybe Paul will be doing a modernized version soon?

More about Paul Acker

Paul Acker creates stunning horror tattoos at Instagram account. He’s been tattooing since 2000.

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