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Carnival of Souls (1962)
Mexican Lobby Card

April 11, 2018 / Azteca/Mexican Lobby Cards / Leave a Comment

Apr 11 2018

I don't think the Mexican lobby card for Carnival of Souls captures the eerie and creepy of the movie. I'll assume the artist didn't see it and went with the "Carnival" in the title instead, making the card more color-festive than dancing-zombies-dreamlike. And of course, her bosom gets more attention than the horrorish parts. Still, the card is a standout. If you haven't seen Carnival of Souls, get thee hence to a DVR! I recommend the Criterion Collection's Blu-ray edition (I paid for my copy and enjoyed it).

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The Giant Claw ()
Mexican Lobby Card

April 10, 2018 / Azteca/Mexican Lobby Cards / 1 Comment

Apr 10 2018

The one and only, The Giant Claw: read my review; see the pressbook, if you dare. The Mexican lobby card shows the original artistic design for the flying space bird.

Satellite in the Sky (1956)
Mexican Lobby Card

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Apr 10 2018

Wally Veevers, who did the special effects for this movie, Satellite in the Sky, went on to 2001: A Space Odyssey and Superman. Here's the pressbook. The Mexican lobby card is colorful but slapdash, and while somewhat stylish, doesn't do much for the actual storyline in the movie.

The Naked Prey (1965) Pressbook

April 6, 2018 / Pressbooks (Non-Horror) / Leave a Comment

Apr 6 2018

Cornel Wilde was a very good director as well as an actor. In The Naked Prey he uses minimal dialog and relies on the tension of the chase. In the science fiction movie, No Blade of Grass, he again explores the struggle for survival, but on a larger social scale.

Comic reader version: Download Naked Prey Pressbook

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Black Sunday (1960) Mexican Lobby Card

April 5, 2018 / Azteca/Mexican Lobby Cards / Leave a Comment

Apr 5 2018

Here's the Mexican lobby card for Black Sunday, director Tim Burton's favorite horror movie. Mario Bava was inspired by the horror story Viy.

Blood and Roses (1960) Mexican Lobby Card

April 5, 2018 / Azteca/Mexican Lobby Cards / Leave a Comment

Apr 5 2018

A few bats, a blood-red dripping rose, and a silent scream lend much atmosphere to this Mexican lobby card for Roger Vadim's Blood and Roses. The inset scene does lessen the tension for horror, but overall, this card uses only a few elements that manage to convey a lot.

The Vampire and the Ballerina (1960)
Mexican Lobby Card

April 5, 2018 / Azteca/Mexican Lobby Cards / Leave a Comment

Apr 5 2018

I can't help but find this Mexican lobby card for The Vampire and the Ballerina rather humorous. That look on the vampire's face and the somewhat distracted gaze of the bosomy victim is not horrific at all.

Republic Pictures Mexican Lobby Cards

April 4, 2018 / Azteca/Mexican Lobby Cards / Leave a Comment

Apr 4 2018

Republic Studios produced a lot of B movies and serials up until the 1950s. While you can consider them one of the Poverty Row outfits (and I don't use that term pejoratively), their movies may be cheap, but they were action-packed, fun cliff-hangers that filled the theaters week after week. One of the earliest studios to provide the burgeoning television market with their movies, the shift from theater to television viewing eventually shut down its feature film production. Here are some Mexican lobby cards to savor.

Trader Tom of the China Seas (1954)

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Tarzan’s Secret Treasure (1941)
Pressbook Exhibitor Aid

April 4, 2018 / Pressbooks (Horror, Sci Fi, Fantasy) / Leave a Comment

Apr 4 2018

Here's a fun pressbook exhibitor aid for Tarzan's Secret Treasure. Every weekend for me as a kid, showing on local television, would be the Tarzan and Abbott and Costello movies. Comic reader version: Download Tarzan's Secret Treasure

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Burn, Witch, Burn! (1962) Mexican Lobby Card

April 3, 2018 / Azteca/Mexican Lobby Cards / Leave a Comment

Apr 3 2018

Here's the Mexican lobby card for Burn, Witch, Burn! (aka Night of the Eagle). Peter Cushing decided to do Captain Clegg instead of this one.

The Last Man on Earth (1964)
Mexican Lobby Card

April 3, 2018 / Azteca/Mexican Lobby Cards / 2 Comments

Apr 3 2018

According to Wikipedia's entry on this movie, Hammer had acquired the rights to make the movie in 1958, but the British censors wouldn't allow its production (no reason for this is cited in the entry), so the rights were then sold to AIP. I wonder what a British production would have done, compared to this Italian-American one. You can read the pressbook here.

Master of Horror (1965)
Mexican Lobby Card

April 3, 2018 / Azteca/Mexican Lobby Cards / Leave a Comment

Apr 3 2018

I'm assuming this is a Mexican lobby card for Edgar Allan Poe: Master of Horror. I believe this Argentine movie can be found on YouTube, but no English subtitles. The card is quite a busy mix of images without any actors named; and the inset scene doesn't work well with the ghoulish imagery either.

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