Medieval Macabre Poster Ideas

I'm trying to create a poster for our fall show and struggling a bit. Here are the ideas so far. Unfortunately the producer and director really want an old fashioned look, and that is no longer my forte. I'm so into the photorealism now. So I made a photorealistic one which I thought was awesome but didn't make them immediately jump for joy. Anyway, I have to take a break from it. Maybe tomorrow inspiration will strike.