Movie Pressbook: Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde
"Parents: Be sure your children are sufficiently mature to witness the intimate details of this frank and revealing film."
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Mexican Lobby Card: Blood and Black Lace
Blood and Black Lace (1964). Fashion models are killed with gusto. Wish I could speak to Sigmund Freud about Mario Bava's unconscious motivations on this one.
Movie Pressbook: Frankenstein’s Bloody Terror
Exuberant poster art battles with the amateurish cut and paste interior of this pressbook for Frankenstein's Bloody Terror. I love it!
Mexican Lobby Card: The Monster Walks
What's interesting here for the Mexican lobby card of The Monster Walks (1932), aside from the giant drooling ape holding the provocatively dressed woman and being shot at by the short-sleeved guy, is how the original poster art isn't used here, but it looks like a local artist stepped in to spice up an otherwise dull movie. And perhaps steal a little influence from King Kong.
Movie Pressbook: The Rats are Coming!
The Werewolves Are Here!
Great promotion here with "win a live rat for your mother-in-law." I'll stay mum on the Man With Two Heads. Really. But that poster art is awesome! And just what is "sadistic suspense?"
Mexican Lobby Card:
El Terrible Gigante De Las Nieves
Two things I like about this Mexican lobby card for El Terrible Gigante De Las Nieves (1963): the giant is so damn furry cute I want to cuddle him, and the requisite screaming woman motif is in full force. I'll toss in a third thing for good measure: the slick, simple illustration that looks deceptively commercial artish, but really zings you with its tableau. Personally, I think the terrible giant just wanted to warm his paws over the fire, but I'll let you make the call.
Movie Pressbook: Gorilla at Large
Yes, that's right: you'll go ape over this 11 x 15 inches pressbook for Gorilla at Large. Kogar, eat your heart out.
Mexican Lobby Card: First Man into Space
First Man into Space with Marshall Thompson, who also starred in It! The Terror From Beyond Space. This straightforward Mexican lobby card is colorful and provides enough information to interest the potential movie-goer.
Movie Pressbook: The Masque of the Red Death
What more can I say? Stare into this 11 x 17 inches pressbook for The Masque of the Red Death.
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Mexican Lobby Card: El Fistol Del Diablo
Note the noirish tone, even through the color, in this Mexican lobby card for the crime drama El Fistol Del Diablo (1961). The greenish-inked devilish mastermind creates a moody contrast to the other colors.
Movie Pressbook: Pharaoh’s Curse
I couldn't pass this pressbook up, even if it has a badly placed cutout. The illustration is prime 1950s horror movie exploitation: how many times have we seen "the strangest horror story ever told" as the tagline?
Mexican Lobby Card:
La Sombra Vengadora Contra La Mano Negra
Another dynamic Mexican lobby card, this one for La Sombra Vengadora Contra La Mano Negra (1956). The plunging knife, the determined look on the masked wrestler, and the shadowy man dressed in black holding the unconscious female victim promise thrills and chills; which is backed up by the movie scene.