Haunting new Michael Jackson album art revealed

A new 13-track album from the late king of pop Michael Jackson is set to drop later this month. And who better to design the album art than UK illustrator and king of posters Matt Taylor?

According to Sony Music, Michael Jackson: Scream will be a collection of the singer's “all-time most electrifying and danceable tracks including Ghosts, Torture, Thriller, and Dirty Diana."

No pressure for Taylor, then.

Negative space

The final artwork is hauntingly stunning – which is appropriate, given the September 29 release is just in time for Halloween.

MJ’s eyes grip your attention, staring out of a partially obscured full moon that uses negative space to cleverly build layers of eerie texture and meaning. Some shapes cut recognisable silhouettes – the descending crows, for example – while others suggest otherworldy creatures lurking in the shadows.

Inline text introduces the artist with the title, Scream, painted in blood red and breaking the limited colour palette.

Scream posters reportedly first appeared in Germany.

Jackson's official Twitter account, @michaeljackson, tweeted out a 15-second-long video on Monday that featured black cats, full moons and other imagery commonly associated with Halloween. Watch it below.

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