'Game of Thrones' Season 7: The Night King Is Coming in Eerie New Poster

I spy, with my creepy blue eye… Game of Thrones‘ Season 7 poster.

The key art, which HBO released Tuesday, forces viewers to come face-to-face with one of the series’ most dreaded villains: The Night King.

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We first saw the White Walkers’ leader in a vision of Bran’s in Season 4. In that season’s finale, we watched him turn Craster’s infant son into a White Walker with just a touch of his finger. He has since appeared in times of great danger and turmoil, such as when he led the attack on Hardhome in Season 5 and when his army descended upon Bran and his friends in the Three-Eyed Raven’s tunnels in Season 6.

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As Jon mentioned at the end of last season, The Night King is the enemy to fear moving forward.

Game of Thrones returns for Season 7 on Sunday, July 16, at 9/8c.

Peruse the poster below (click on the image to see a larger version), scroll down to see a moving version (courtesy of the show’s Instagram page), then hit the comments with your predictions for the episodes ahead!

 

Game of Thrones Season 7 Poster Night King
Game of Thrones Season 7 Poster Night King
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