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Tales of Terror (1962) Pressbook

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Another exemplary American International pressbook, this time for Tales of Terror. Lots of tie-in promotions with a Dell comic book, Famous Monsters of Filmland ("a popular magazine which is carried by your local newstands and in drug store magazine racks"), a caricature for print media, a paperback book, a bookmark (gee, remember those?) and a contest coloring page. Richard Matheson adapts Poe's stories for screen and Roger Corman directs. With a few exceptions in recent memory, when was the last time a horror movie starred "name" actors like Rathbone, Price, and Lorre? 

(Here's the comic book reader version:  Download Tales of Terror Pressbook)

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House of Usher (1960) Pressbook

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American International's over-sized pressbook for House of Usher sells the Price, Poe, and terror quite well. And! There's a coloring page! What better way to promote horror than with a coloring page and crayons! Sadly, they didn't make the poster art the coloring page. Pity. Try getting those flesh tones right on the screaming woman in the coffin. Here's the comic book reader version:  Download House of Usher Pressbook. Tattered gown white and morbid crimson would be hard to find in the crayon box, too.

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Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) Pressbook

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Can't you just smell the chocolate? You don't need a golden ticket to read the Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory pressbook from Zombos' Closet. Here it is for your scrumdidilyumptious pleasure. Just don't let Slugworth get a hold of it. What this original movie has over its highly creative remake is more mystery. Not knowing Willy Wonka's backstory, he's more mysterious, more magical, and more sublime. Too many remakes mistake the flash of CGI and the unnecessary origin story as must haves, when they aren't needed for the story proper. ( Download Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory Pressbook)

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Survival in a Nuclear Attack
Watch That Radioactive Fallout!
Circa 1960

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10 Cloverfield Lane reminded me of this trusty guide I had picked up, a report to Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller regarding surviving a nuclear attack, prepared in 1960. Sure, I know aliens were wreaking havoc in the movie, but–insert sigh emoji here–the this report comes from the good old days, when we only worried about ducking and covering and avoiding radioactive fallout. I think this report is flawed, though, as there's no mention of using duct tape. And as the Mythbusters have clearly shown us, duct tape is good for everything. Of course, you can just watch a YouTube video now to be safe and sound in case of fallout, so don't worry. Here's the comic book reader version:  Download Survival in a Nuclear Attack 1960

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Watch That Radioactive Fallout!
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