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London After Midnight Movie Herald

I saw this listed on eBay. If you have a little cash lying around--say 700 dollars or so--it can be yours. Note the showing also included a stage act. 

Captive Wild Woman () Realart Pressbook

These scans for the Captive Wild Woman pressbook are courtesy of Tony Rivers (Teenage Horror Factory), whose crush on Acquanetta knows no bounds. I'm glad I didn't bid on this one on emovieposter.com since Tony would have gone ape if I had even tried to outbid him. But gracious collector that he is, he always shares. Some critics and fans consider the "ape movies" an oddity in the various movie studios' B movie productions. I don't (well, okay, maybe Robot Monster is an exception). I like them. I would also argue that movies like The Monster and the Girl and Captive Wild Woman tap into a social vibe and a stylish art form that make them more than just watching a man in a gorilla costume. I'll be writing more about The Monster and the Girl in the upcoming Unsung Horrors, Vol. 2, from the We Belong Dead magazine gang.

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) Pressbook

A powerful book, a powerful movie. (Comic book reader version:  Download To Kill a Mockingbird Pressbook)

Shock Corridor (1963) Movie Herald

Here's the tabloid herald for Shock Corridor. Lots of exploitation-sell, such as "shocking world of psychos and sex-maddened women exposed!" and "the snake-pit world revealed in all its outrages!" Now, of course, it sounds like just another day in politics. Back then, though, it meant something!

Shock Corridor (1963) Pressbook

I'll list Shock Corridor under non-horror but it terrified me when I first saw it on television in cathode ray tube black and white. So, yes, I was too young for it. But it still scares me. A journalist fakes insanity to go after a story. The story starts to go after him instead. Here's the pressbook to serve as a warning to you. But definitely see it. It just may scare and unsettle you as much as it did me. 

Comic book reader version:  Download Shock Corridor Pressbook

Devilina No. 1, 1975

Here's Devilina issue 1 from Atlas. I'll refrain from any "hot" jokes. The cover for this issue was flipped to grace the cover of Vampirella issue 111, and the artist, Pulojar, also used the rather sexy pose for Lassiter issue 21. Lots of devilish illustrations, with an article by Gary Gerani titled Filmdom's Vampire Lovers, to help keep you from over-heating. Oh, shoot, I made a "hot" joke, didn't I?

Comic book reader version:  Download Devilina Issue 1

More magazines to oggle from Zombos' Closet.

The House of Hammer No. 1, 1976

An engaging read could be found in each issue of The House of Hammer (later changing titles to House of Horror then Halls of Horror) edited by Dez Skinn. With illustrated adaptations of Hammer movies such as Dracula and Captain Kronos Vampire Hunter, and the host-slanted Van Helsing's Terror Tales to round out the first issue, there was still room for well-written articles, usually themed around the main adaptation. While the original thought was to only cover Hammer's oeuvre, the studio's production mill ran too slow to fill out each issue, so horror movies beyond Hammer were covered. Eye-catching covers by Brian Lewis and other artists, and article writers including Tony Crawley, John Brosnan, and Denis Gifford, made each issue a satisfying reading experience.

Comic reader version:  Download House of Hammer Issue 1  (See all the issues at the Internet Archive)

Gorge yourself on more accursed magazines from Zombos' Closet.

Monsters of the Movies No. 8, 1975

Here's my slightly waterlogged copy of Monsters of the Movies issue 8. Gives it a nice monsterkid patina, don't you think? Peter Cushing, Hammer, Amicus, Jonathan Frid, and the Seven Golden Vampires light up this issue. So jump in, the water is fine.

Comic book reader version:  Download Monsters of the Movies 8

More reading for you monsters from Zombos' Closet.

The Invisible Monster (1950) Lobby Card

Here's the American lobby card for Chapter 8 of Republic's The Invisible Monster.

House of Dracula (1945) Pressbook

Here's an unsung horror movie for you. Sure, show up at a Monster Bash convention and you'll trip over Universal Studios acolytes ten deep, but outside of such conventions,  House is mostly empty of tenants.  But it shouldn't be. While Universal capitalizes on the Dracula name, it's the Wolf Man who steals the show in this movie and in House of Frankenstein. I still don't understand why the "hunchback" is portrayed as a monster. Her character's backstory would have made an interesting third entry as House of the Hunchback But the Wolf Man's in It Too. Here's the pressbook. I love the First Aid for Shock promotion gimmick as well as the other showmanship ideas. Following the pressbook is the multi-page admats insert showing the various sized newspaper ads.

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It's 3-D Time in Hollywood, 1953

Here's a bit of history on 3-D movies taking over Hollywood: circa 1953, from the Motion Picture Herald (magazine courtesy of Professor Kinema).

Motion Picture World, 1925 The Unholy Three Ad Spread

Perusing an issue of Motion Picture World, courtesy of Professor Kinema, I was struck by this colorful three-page ad promotion for Lon Chaney's The Unholy Three.