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Movie Pressbook: Kwaheri: Vanishing Africa

April 19, 2013 / Pressbooks (Horror, Sci Fi, Fantasy) / Leave a Comment

Apr 19 2013

In the 1960s and 1970s there was a fascination with shockumentaries: among them are Mondo Cane (1962), Africa, Blood and Guts (1970), Brutes and Savages (1977), Mondo Balordo (1968) , and Kwaheri: Vanishing Africa (1964). Of course, now you can just watch stuff like this on YouTube. This pressbook is quite impressive. From enticing poster art to using classified ads, balloons, post cards, and diverse "tie-ups" (product tie-ins) with Mobil Oil, Volkswagon, and Chevrolet, this pressbook provides the mojo to sell, sell, sell, this movie.

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Night of Bloody Horror (1969) Pressbook

April 18, 2013 / Pressbooks (Horror, Sci Fi, Fantasy) / Leave a Comment

Apr 18 2013

Another low budget outing from 1969, starring Gerald McRaney. Remember him from TV’s Simon and Simon? The poster art looks like they took a meat cleaver and…oh, wait, didn’t the killer use a meat cleaver in the movie? That explains it, then.

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Movie Pressbook: Dracula’s Dog

April 17, 2013 / Pressbooks (Horror, Sci Fi, Fantasy) / Leave a Comment

Apr 17 2013

So who do you think would win in a fight: Cujo or Dracula's dog?

Movie Pressbook: Prisoner of the Iron Mask

April 16, 2013 / Pressbooks (Horror, Sci Fi, Fantasy) / Leave a Comment

Apr 16 2013

Is it just me or does this 11 x 17 inches pressbook scream Moebius Model Kit to you, too?

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Movie Pressbook: The Monolith Monsters (1957)

April 15, 2013 / Pressbooks (Horror, Sci Fi, Fantasy) / 1 Comment

Apr 15 2013

Great pressbook for a surprisingly effective B movie, The Monolith Monsters (1957). Extraterrestrial rocks growing amok concept provides the most interesting aspect of action for another movie: Superman Returns (2006).

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Movie Pressbook: House of Psychotic Women

April 15, 2013 / Pressbooks (Horror, Sci Fi, Fantasy) / Leave a Comment

Apr 15 2013

Paul Naschy movie. Love the poster art. The movie, not so much. Great title, though. One you'll not see again in our more enlightened social environment. Although, now that I think of it, House of Psychotic Men would be a fitting title for a documentary on Congress.

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Movie Pressbook: The Slasher…is the Sex Maniac!

April 15, 2013 / Pressbooks (Horror, Sci Fi, Fantasy) / Leave a Comment

Apr 15 2013

The movie is So Sweet, So Dead (1972). The original Italian title is even more unexciting (and much longer). So the pressbook goes for the titillation effect with the more direct "The Slasher…is the Sex Maniac!" The 1970s were a lot like that. Movie pressbooks from this decade are a lot like that, too.

Double Bill Pressbook: The Black Sleep
and The Creeping Unknown

April 15, 2013 / Pressbooks (Horror, Sci Fi, Fantasy) / Leave a Comment

Apr 15 2013

Yes, indeed, zombie pix are upbeat and durable. This 11 x 17 inches double bill pressbook for The Black Sleep and The Creeping Unknown (although Creeping isn't covered much) is a black and white treat that reminds me a lot of Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine in its "Horror Beyond Belief!" layout. I would have loved to have seen those waxworks of the horror stars in a theater lobby.

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Movie Pressbook: Blackout

April 10, 2013 / Pressbooks (Horror, Sci Fi, Fantasy) / Leave a Comment

Apr 10 2013

What's interesting about this pressbook for Blackout (1978) is that it promotes the notable actors appearing in it more than anything else. On another note, I remember the 1977 New York City blackout quite well: my mom freaked out thinking it was the end of the world and ran to grab the crucifixes; as for me, I thought it was fun. I was a kid. What did I know? After Hurricane Sandy and 14 days without power, it wasn't as much fun as I remembered.

Double Bill Pressbook: The Man Without a Body and Fright

April 8, 2013 / Pressbooks (Horror, Sci Fi, Fantasy) / Leave a Comment

Apr 8 2013

An interesting pressbook for The Man Without a Body (1957) and Fright (1956), "the twin terror show that tops them all." The cover is a quick cut and past job, but it does the trick, and there are two 4-page inserts, one for each movie, and each 11 x 17 inches in size.

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French Pressbook:
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)

April 5, 2013 / Pressbooks (Horror, Sci Fi, Fantasy) / Leave a Comment

Apr 5 2013

This eye-grabbing 4 page French pressbook for Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein is being auctioned on emovieposter.com (ends Sunday night). I was going to bid on it, but the bidding is hot and heavy, and going to a level I didn't expect. The centerfold impresses with its layout, especially with the red ink highlights.

Movie Pressbook: The Hearse (1980)

April 3, 2013 / Pressbooks (Horror, Sci Fi, Fantasy) / Leave a Comment

Apr 3 2013

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