Pressbooks (Horror, Sci Fi, Fantasy)
Movie Pressbook: Kiss & Kill
A striking cover and poster art make this one-sheet-folded pressbook stand out.
Movie Pressbook: Ringo Starr’s Caveman
Here's Ringo Starr's Caveman pressbook. Don't hate me. I'm posting it for Ringo Starr and Barbara Bach fans. Besides, the poster art is more fun and vibrant than the movie. (Click each page to enlarge. Once open, you may need to click again to read. Use your browser's back button to return.)
The Mad Monk Giveaway:
Genuine Rasputin Beard
While perusing the pressbook (more like a pad with stapled sheets) for 20th Century Fox's The Mad Monk and The Reptile double bill, my attention was, naturally, drawn to this wild promotional gimmick: a genuine (fake) Rasputin beard theater giveaway. You know you want it!
Don't you just love the "free to guys and gals alike!" tagline.
Movie Pressbook: The Skull (1965)
If only the movie, The Skull, were as exciting as this pressbook. The skull ring promotion is mouth-watering (okay, at least for me). And the tabloid herald, which I haven't seen, is printed in Day-Glo ink! I must find one! (You know the drill: Click each graphic to open in your browser, than click again to enlarge enough to read, then use your browser back button to return.)
Double Bill Pressbook:
Frankenstein and the Monster From Hell
and Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter
I recall seeing Captain Kronos at the Famous Monsters Convention in the 1970s. Enjoyed it. And unlike other horror movies, I really miss this one not having a sequel.
Double Bill Pressbook:
I Dismember Mama
and The Blood Splattered Bride
I can think of more movies the "Up-Chuck Cup" gimmick could be used with.
Movie Pressbook:
The Incredible Two Headed Transplant (1971)
What I want to know is where do these monsters keep finding scantily dressed, bosomy, leggy women to carry around? And just once, I'd like to see a two-headed female carry around a scantily dressed, chesty man around.