Movie Pressbook: The Mummy (1959)
Here’s the movie pressbook for Terence Fisher’s neatly scripted The Mummy; greatly enhanced by Peter Cushing’s energetic performance and Christopher Lee’s looming presence.
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Pressbooks (Horror, Sci Fi, Fantasy)
Movie Herald: The Invisible Man Returns (1940)
This Spanish language herald for El Hombre Invisible Vuelve (1940) is not in my collection. Yet. Emoviez has it for "Buy It Now" on eBay. These pictures were taken by emoviez.
Movie Herald: Conquest of the Planet
of the Apes
This movie herald (tabloid-style) was a promotional item for Conquest of the Planet of the Apes. I don't recall seeing it when I hit the theater back in 1972 to see the movie. Heralds, like pressbooks, aren't used anymore, but I was pleasantly surprised when one for Silent Hill (2006) popped up.
Movie Pressbook: Dead of Night (1972)
Here's the movie pressbook for Dead of Night (1972), also known as Deathdream. A Viet Nam vet returns home. Or something that looks like him. An eerie, slow boil of terror. One of the decade's best horror movies, but under-appreciated today.
Movie Pressbook: Terror in the Haunted House (1958)
Also known as My World Dies Screaming (1958). Howco International specialized in B-movie distribution of double bill fare to theaters and drive-ins. The movie's poster art is tacky, kind of weird in its use and placement of one screaming head and four grinning skulls, and actually quite good at stirring up interest.
Double Bill Movie Pressbook:
The Frozen Dead (1966) and It (1967)
It's the Dear Mr. Exhibitor letter, recommending the use of the word "thrill" in place of "horror" that's so interesting. The 1960s must have had something to do with that. Can you dig it?
Movie Pressbook: The Psychopath (1966)
Here’s the movie pressbook for The Psychopath, directed by Freddie Francis.
Double Bill Pressbook:
Witchcraft and The Horror of It All
The Magic Witch Deflectors giveaway is what makes this double bill a fun event. Watching Lon Chaney Jr. is also a treat.
Movie Pressbook: Black Sunday (1960)
Still a creepy chiller in composition and style, Black Sunday (La Maschera Del Demonio) is essential viewing for any horror fan worth his or her fangs. Read the over-sized pressbook, then read my review. And for your next party, why not have a "Ghoul Contest?"
Movie Pressbook: Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964)
I fondly remember watching this movie, waiting patiently to see Batman himself, Adam West. I was disappointed he only did a cameo. But the movie is still memorable. I caught it at the Loew’s Oriental on 86th Street in Brooklyn, in 1964. I love the tagline “This film is scientifically authentic…” Sure it is.
Movie Pressbook: The Night Walker (1964)
More of William Castle's publicity engine in full throttle for The Night Walker.