Gorgo (1961) Pressbook
Part 1
The MGM pressbook for Gorgo is as big as, well, Gorgo. Here's part 1 to chew on. See the movie herald here.
For part 2 of this pressbook, go here.
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Blood of the Virgins Lobby Card
Why is it always the poor virgins getting victimized? And why does “Erotomania” added to any horror movie compel us to see it? Burning questions I have no answers for. Great highbrow tagline: “A mature person’s trip through the ultimate in horrific wickedness.”
Mexican Lobby Card:
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
The older movies had this thing with girls and gorillas. Beats me why. And because I know you're dying to see it, here's The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini pressbook. You can thank me later.
Mexican Lobby Card:
The Creature Walks Among Us (1956)
Or is it Revenge of the Creature? This Mexican lobby card is a bit confusing. The top illustration is from Revenge of the Creature, but the bottom shows The Creature Walks Among Us. And the title, El Monstruo Vengador, doesn't quite match up with the English title beneath.
Mexican Lobby Card: Tobor the Great (1954)
An odd Mexican lobby card, this one. Tobor El Magnifo originally was released through Republic, with the Republic seal and distro information printed on the card. You'll notice this card has the seal blacked out (bottom right), and the distro information blacked out (bottom center) and reassigned to Distribuidora Sotomayor. What's very interesting is that the changes were made and the card reprinted. Even the paper used, a nicely textured and less acidic paper stock, seems a more expensive choice than the usual cheaper pulpy kind. When I first received this card, I thought it was a knock-off, but now I'm thinking it's a re-issued printing (which happens a lot) for the new distributor's run of the movie. But unlike other cards I've seen, this distributor actually spent more money to reprint the lobby with their information, rather than simply marker out the previous info by hand.
Shock Vol. 2 Issue 2
May 1970
A slick gruesome cover helps to make this issue of Shock: Chilling Tales of Horror and Suspense sizzle. Did you know that salt extracted from Caribbean kelp can kill an unstoppable zombie? Or sharing your brain with others isn't all that hard to do? (How many of you give a piece of your mind to somebody every day?) Or that mummies have good harmony? "We have no grave, we have no bier. But let two mortals enter here, they'll end the curse with human breath, and doom this atmosphere of death!" Enter if you dare, I dare you.
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Double Bill Pressbook:
The Black Torment and The Brain
Here's the double bill pressbook for The Black Torment and The Brain. The Black Torment is a bit too long, and the acting by John Turner is from the scream and hysterics school of melodrama, but this overlooked costume movie has its moments of Gothic chills and atmosphere. Haven't seen The Brain. Yet.
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Double Bill Pressbook:
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Pressbook: Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
Once again, Tony Rivers digs deep into his vault of monsters to release his scans of the Curse of Frankenstein pressbook. The promotional giveaways are superb: monster mask, fluorescent satin badge, and coloring page!
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Mexican Lobby Card:
Santo vs. La Invasion De Los Marcianos
Santo flexes his muscles again in Santo vs. La Invasion De Los Marcianos (1966), and this Mexican lobby card shows a lot of muscle too.
Mexican Lobby Card: Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)
I'm not sure if this was used as a lobby card, window card, or theater handout. The paper is glossy and thin and there's a space below the image to add theater information. Window cards have the space, but usually it's larger, positioned at the top, and the card's paper stock would be thick and rigid. However it was used, you can't beat robots and monsters doing a smackdown with Godzilla.
Mexican Lobby Card: Superman Flies Again
Okay, so what if my buddy Steven and me pinned pillowcases to our backs and played George Reeves' Superman when we were kids? We didn't jump off of tall buildings, but we did bound around a lot on the porch steps. My mom drew the line when I embellished my pillowcase with the Superman insignia. Not even Lex Luthor was that mean. Then Adam West's Batman hit television and off I went again, but this time I had a plastic, store-bought, Caped Crusader cape. By then my buddy had moved away, but Batman was a loner anyway, so I did okay.