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JM Cozzoli

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Diary of a Madman (1963)
Mexican Lobby Card

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This Mexican lobby card for Diary of a Madman, based on the Guy de Maupassant short story, The Horla, makes sure to show Vincent Price's patented sinister stare to best effect.  The essential model of the Horla, an unseen, unknown, maliciously intending alien entity moving from host to host, is now an often used one in science fiction and horror movies. The Horla is often mentioned as H.P. Lovecraft's inspiration for The Call of Cthulhu.

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The Magic Sword (1962) Pressbook

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Arguably Burt I. Gordon's best movie, The Magic Sword delivered an effective fantasy that certainly left an impression on me when I first saw it in the 1960s. Worth a crusade or two, the lobby standee, and that awesome giveaway flashlight sword, are two treasures I'd love to cast a spell on for my collection.

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The Monster Times Issue 44, 1975

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A quick, skimpy, issue of The Monster Times, issue 44 went huge to contain the giant behemoths within. Now that King Kong is the size of Godzilla, I'd say it's time to do a nice behemoth smash down movie. What do you think? It would be huge. On another note, Glenn in Tell It to the Editor, gives TMT hell for denigrating Star Trek, and "was wondering why you can't do TMT in a good magazine form like the other monster magazines. I really enjoy your articles, but the thin, yellowing paper and the coloring of the pictures are more grotesque than some monsters I know." 

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The Man From Beyond (1922) Pressbook

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Being an amateur magician, it's only natural I'd take a strong liking to Houdini and his exploits. Among his many accomplishments as a showman was his interest in early cinema. Unfortunately, while he excelled in the exciting escapes, he did have a problem with showing romance and kissing on camera. So as a leading man he fell short in that department. Here's a reproduction of the pressbook for Houdini in The Man From Beyond. Of particular interest is the testimonial by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle on page 7 and the music cues on page 19. Since this was a silent picture, music accompaniment would have been essential. 

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The Velvet Vampire
and Scream of the Demon Lover
Double Bill Pressbook

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I have not seen these movies. The poster art is pretty good, though. The full movie for The Velvet Vampire (1971) is on YouTube. So is Scream of the Demon Lover (1970), I see. Enjoy.

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The Spider (1958) Pressbook

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Movies with spiders always creep me out. Originally titled Earth vs. the Spider, after The Fly successfully buzzed theaters, AIP honchos decided to shorten the title to The Spider. Now that would have made a nice midnight double bill showing, don’t you think? The poster art shows more verve than the movie, but it’s still enjoyable: big spiders and small towns always work well together.

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Superman and the Mole Men (1951) Pressbook

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Superman and the Mole Men is tagged as "the first full-length feature" for Superman. But let's not forget Kirk Alyn's 1948 and 1950 movie serials. Those seem like full-length features to me. George Reeves was the cat's meow in the 1950s and 60s to every kid (boys mostly) growing up and watching The Adventures of Superman on television. I'd fly around the block with a pillow case pinned to my jacket like a cape and swoosh down on evil-doers, but only after school let out, of course.

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