The entity manifests as a vintage movie poster whose imagery constantly shifts between different exploitation film genres, displaying cryptographic symbols that spell out classic horror tropes in languages that don't exist. Its surface exhibits authentic film grain that moves like living static, and touching it reveals multiple-choice questions about B-movie plots that have no correct answers. The poster's frame bears inscriptions in a cipher that translates differently depending on which Horror Hall of Fame archetype attempts to read it.

The Exploitation Enigma serves as the living embodiment of grindhouse cinema's inexplicable appeal, ensuring that no Horror Hall of Fame experience can be fully understood or solved, thus maintaining the authentic confusion and cult devotion that defines true exploitation film appreciation.