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JM Cozzoli

A horror and movie fan with a blog. Scary.

The Monster of Piedras Blancas (1959)
Mexican Lobby Card

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An overly talky movie, yet still has its charms; especially with the monster hanging around the lighthouse for food scraps. In-between the gabfests, the unexpected gore (monster holding severed head, crab crawling over severed head) must have jolted kids in their theater seats, making it a must see movie for them. I saw it on local television in the 1960s and was nicely scared, thank you very much. The creature suit was fashioned by Universal veterans involved with the Creature from the Black Lagoon.

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The Monster Times No. 47, 1976

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Star Trek versus Space 1999 in issue 47 of The Monster Times. It figures just as things are aces for TMT content-wise the next issue would be its last. Bummer. One consolation is that there's a lot to read in this all science-fiction issue, from Flash Gordon to T.H.U.N.D.E.R Agents to Chinese Chillers from Hong Kong (okay, so a little horror's thrown in here, too). Of special note, there's an interview with Gene Roddenberry beginning on page 10 you shouldn't miss: he talks about the ST movie, Space 1999, and his television projects. Those were the days, my friend.

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Diary of a Madman (1963)
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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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