The Story Behind Ghost Rider, Our Phantom Cowboy Print
A pale blue rider crosses the desert under a cream full moon. Here is what is in the print, where it hangs well, and what to hang beside it.
By the Frontier Prints team · Published
What Ghost Rider shows
Ghost Rider is a pale blue phantom cowboy and his horse crossing the desert under a cream full moon. A saguaro stands off to the side. The whole thing sits on deep navy with a screen-print texture, so the color looks a little worn in, the way an old poster does.
The line we keep coming back to is simple. Some riders never made it home. They are still out there. That is the idea behind it, and the art leaves the rest to you. There is no blood, no gore, nothing jumping out. It is spooky in the quiet way a campfire story is spooky, which is why people leave it up in February as happily as they do in October.
Where it hangs well
The navy is dark, so this print reads best where it has some light and some wall. Over a sofa is the easy answer, and it is the one most people pick. A den or office works because the piece is calm enough to sit behind a desk all day. A hallway works too, since you catch it at an angle and the moon is the first thing you see.
It is also a good boy's room print. Nothing in it will scare a kid who already likes ghost stories. If you are putting together a whole room, our cowboy wall art ideas guide has more on that.
Framing and size
Black frames disappear into the navy and make the print feel like one solid block. Walnut and natural wood warm it up and pull out the cream of the moon. White is the sharpest contrast of the four. All four frame colors cost the same, and the optional slim white mat adds $20.
For size, 18 x 24 is the one we reach for over a sofa or a bed. That is $75 as a print and $250 framed. An 11 x 14 at $50, or $110 framed, is plenty for a desk wall or a narrow hallway. If you are not sure, the art print size and frame guide walks through it with measurements, and how to hang your print covers the rest.
What to hang beside it
Ghost Rider has three natural neighbors. The Howler is a coyote on a rocky ledge howling at a giant orange moon, built from flat geometric shapes in navy, orange and tan. The Crow is three shapes and nothing extra: a black crow on a sage green saguaro with an orange moon on deep plum. Bodie, Ghost Town trades the open desert for weathered storefronts and a white steepled church under a purple dusk, in a vintage travel poster style.
- Two prints over a sofa: Ghost Rider and The Howler, same size, same frame color, a few inches apart.
- Three in a row down a hallway: Ghost Rider, The Crow, The Howler. All moons, all night skies.
- Mixed gallery wall: add Bodie, Ghost Town for a different shape and some typography.
Haunted West
Ghost Rider
From $40.00
Haunted West
The Howler
From $40.00
Haunted West
The Crow
From $40.00
Haunted West
Bodie, Ghost Town
From $40.00
The desert night group, shown in walnut with a white mat.
More in the same mood lives in Haunted West and the Desert Series. For layout help, see our western gallery wall ideas.
Ordering it
Every print is made for you after you order, here in the USA. Prints usually ship within 3 to 5 business days, and orders with a framed piece ship within 5 to 7. After that, delivery runs 3 to 7 business days, and you get a tracking number the day it leaves. Print-only orders of $100 or more ship free. Framed orders pay postage per box, quoted at checkout from your ZIP.
If something arrives damaged, email a photo of the piece and the box to john@frontierprints.com within 7 days and we make a new one at no cost. A real person writes back.
Questions and answers
Is Ghost Rider only a Halloween print?
No. It is spooky but calm, and it works year round. The navy, pale blue and cream palette reads as a desert night more than a holiday, so most people leave it up all year.
What frame color looks best with Ghost Rider?
Black makes the navy feel like one solid block. Walnut and natural wood pull out the cream moon. White gives the most contrast. All four cost the same, and the slim white mat adds $20.
What size should I get for above a sofa?
18 x 24 is our usual pick over a sofa or a bed. It is $75 as a print and $250 framed. For a desk or hallway, 11 x 14 at $50, or $110 framed, is enough.
Which prints pair with Ghost Rider?
The Howler, The Crow and Bodie, Ghost Town. The first two share the moon and night sky. Bodie brings weathered storefronts and typography to a mixed gallery wall.