A rare poster for the 1931 horror Frankenstein is set to fetch $ 225,000 at auction . One of the world 's rarest movie posters for the classic horror Frankenstein has emerged for sale - for a staggering $ 225,000 . The 84-year-old poster for the cult 1931 film , which starred Boris Karlov as Dr Frankenstein 's monster , is the only one of its kind in existence . It was discovered languishing in an old projection booth in a disused theatre in Long Island , New York during the 1970s before being restored to its former glory . The 6ft 6ins by 3ft 5ins poster , known as a 'three sheet ' because it is made up of three panels , has been in a private collection ever since . Frankenstein was one of the first horror films ever made , and the poster is one of only a handful of originals known to have survived . Collectors are expected to pay as much as $ 225,000 to get their hands on the coveted poster when it goes under the hammer at Heritage Auctions in Dallas , Texas . A spokesman for Heritage Auctions said : 'Only a small handful of one sheets including one teaser , one six sheet , one insert , and a restored half sheet are all that have appeared of the posters , not including lobby cards , ' the spokesman said . 'Offered in this lot is the only known copy of either of the two styles of three sheets created for the debut of the film . 'This is the Style C and is arguably the best graphic of the two styles . 'It had apparently been used as a display for a number of reissues of the film with its counterpart Dracula , as was so often the case throughout the 1930s and 1940s . 'It underwent professional restoration and the poster now displays beautifully . ' The spokesman said posters for the film had always been 'infamously difficult to find ' . 'To say that the 1931 horror classic Frankenstein was monumental is an understatement of the impact it made on the audiences of the day , ' the spokesman said . 'It remains the link that gets us where we are today in the evolution of the essentials of the horror film . 'Every cliché of cinema horror was created with this film - the mad scientist , the misunderstood monster , the angry villagers carrying torches , the dark laboratory filled with science fictional devices and the creepy assistant . Frankenstein was one of the first horror films ever made , and the poster is one of only a handful of originals known to have survived . The 84-year-old poster for the cult 1931 movie , which starred Boris Karlov as Dr Frankenstein 's monster , is the only one of its kind in existence . Pictured is a scene from the movie . 'From the Creature of the Black Lagoon , to Leatherface in Texas Chainsaw , to Jason of Friday the 13th , and to all of the undead Zombies that followed , the hulking horror created by Boris Karloff , James Whale , and Jack Pierce influenced them all . ' The auction will be held on March 28 . Last year , a poster for the 1927 classic London After Midnight went under the hammer for $ 478,000 breaking the record for the most valuable poster ever sold at public auction . Heritage Auctions said the previous record was set 17 years earlier following the $ 453,500 sale of a poster for The Mummy .
Poster discovered in 1970s in a disused theatre in Texas , New York . The 84-year-old 'three-sheet ' has been in a private collection ever since . 6ft 6ins by 3ft 5ins poster set to fetch up to $ 225,000 at auction in Long Island .