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Sharon's Baby (1975) Mexican Lobby Card

One of the more out-there illustrations for a horror movie. Mother gives birth to baby possessed by dwarf she once spurned. That's pretty out-there too.

Masters of the Universe (1987) Video Brochure

Funny how you can take a lively television animated series and make it a dull and lifeless-actioner for the big screen. Costuming was especially lazy, and would it have hurt to inject some humor--any humor--into this misfire? 

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Blue Demon y Las Invasoras (1969) Mexican Lobby Card

It's on YouTube, but in Spanish. Lo siento. See beautiful female aliens handling 1960s "futuristic" set design on a minuscule budget. 

The Batwoman (1968) Mexican Lobby Card

Yes, in the movie, she does fight crime in her bikini outfit. Some crazy scientist is grabbing wrestlers for their spinal fluid to make a gill man. Every villain needs a gill man. Now that I know about her, I'm sorry she never hooked up with Adam West's Batman. You can see a trailer on YouTube and grab a 27x40 poster on Amazon. Not that I ordered it or anything like that, of course.

 

Curse of the Demon (1957) Mexican Lobby Card

Of course the original title, Night of the Demon, wasn't sensational enough for American distribution, so they went and spiced it up with  the change to Curse of the Demon, while splicing out some minutes of the original running time, too, unwisely. This is an excellent supernatural horror that is brought home by the appearance of the demon (a hotly contested point to be sure), another Americanization, over the objections of director and writer Jacques Tourneur and Charles Bennett. For an engrossing read on the movie's production trials and tribulations, get Tony Earnshaw's book, Beating the Devil: The Making of the Night of the Demon.

Dark Intruder (1965) Pressbook

I found out about this movie after reading Night Gallery: An After Hours Tour (which I highly recommend). Dark Intruder was the pilot for a potential series for television called The Black Cloak, produced by Jack Laird. Dailymotion is currently offering a slightly blurry copy for view, and it's well worth the time spent.

Here's the pressbook to whet your appetite. Bon appetite.

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Forbidden Women (1948) Pressbook

The colorful and provocative cover for this 1948 movie pressbook caught my eye. I'm sure Forbidden Women was a spliced together cheapie set for drive-in consumption.  Lloyd Friedgen also released the "throbbing drama of shackled youth" Child Bride (1938). He also edited some episodes of The Banana Splits Adventure Hour (1968). Go figure. 

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Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951) Mexican Lobby Card

While the key movie in the Abbot and Costello monster series is Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, this one is still fun and my second favorite.

Crime and Noir Mexican Lobby Cards

Tuck that gun nice and snug under your belt and spit out the chewing gum. Knot up that worn overcoat and tilt your brim a little bit more to the left. Good. Now you're ready to eyeball some nifty Mexican lobby cards with a bent for crime that hits square into a dark corner pocket.

Nightmare 1956 

Marihuana (1936) Mexican Lobby Card

How times and attitudes have changed. This is one of the more desired Mexican lobby cards, as it has a universal appeal for some reason. This is a great midnight movie for theaters, by the way. Is anyone doing midnight movie shows anymore?

Phantom of the Paradise (1974) Mexican Lobby Card

I have yet to see this horror musical movie directed by Brian De Palma, with music by Paul Williams.

The Deadly Trap (1971) Mexican Lobby Card

A bit busy, but this Mexican lobby card for The Deadly Trap gives you everything you need to know: kids in danger, mayhem and disruption, and an ominous abode beckoning (although the house can also imply a criminal conspiracy, lunatic family, or mysterious organization ;). Usually the lobby cards from the 1970s aren't as thoughtfully executed, so this one is a pleasant surprise.