Mexican Lobby Card: Mighty Joe Young (1949)
The Mexican lobby card for El Gran Gorila (Mighty Joe Young).
Cool Monster Stuff Seen On eBay:
A. J. Renzi Monster Mobile
Seller flockman54 drives this wonderful A. J. Renzi monster carpool to make us drool.
Horror Tales Vol. 3 Issue 5
Sept 1971
Here's a cool chiller for your Friday reading, Horror Tales for September 1971. Notice the Barnabas Collins look-alike on the front cover. My favorite story is Cadaver's Revenge. Short, sweet, and crunchy. What's yours?
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Cool Monster Stuff Seen On eBay:
Amigos Del Terror (1980)
Ruloscolo on eBay has the three Amigos of Terror, from Argentina, up for grabs. Just look at that blister card illustration. 'Bout time those groovy ghouls got together. Is it just me or does the Frankenstein Monster look like Will Smith?
Ideal Grim Reaper Cycle 1978
From seller imnemrac on eBay comes this Grim Reaper Cycle by Ideal, friction motorcycle toy from 1978.
Movie Theater Giveaway for
The Brotherhood of Satan
Seller seacheese has been putting these up for auction on eBay. I love the "Do Not Eat" in small print on the package. This theater giveaway for The Brotherhood of Satan has a great graphic on the front of the package. I imagine it would be cool to do this again, along with a midnight showing for the movie, but fill the package with Pop Rocks candy (or maybe even Red Hots) instead of Fright Seeds.
The Monster Times Catalog No. 2
The Monster Times was probably more adept at selling books, posters, and comic-related merchandise to horror, science fiction, and fantasy fans than any other related magazine. Here's The Monster Catalog Number 2 for a nostalgic treat.
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Pressbook: Horror of the Zombies (1974)
So I'm thinking if you're not young and beautiful, you're safe, right? By the 1970s, pressbooks were becoming cut-up and paste efforsts (worst efforts, clever huh) with lurid colors and few pages. This one is a double-sided sheet. That's it. Two beautiful girls stumble onto a ghost ship filled with flesh-eating ghouls. They (the girls) insist on checking it out so they can be devoured as they (the ghouls) check them out. Rescuers arrive for more snacks. And the illustration makes it look like she's fighting little people dead men with rope. In a bikini. Midnight show anyone? And yes, it's those Knights Templars back for more. This is the third installment, El Buque Maldito, in the Blind Dead series. It does have its atmosphere and creep factor, though, so midnight show, anyone?
Pressbook: Raiders of the Living Dead (1986)
Remember this one? If not, you're lucky. Who knew laserdisc players were so darn useful for killing zombies AND playing movies?
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Double Bill Pressbook:
Viking Women and the Sea Serpent
and The Astounding She Monster
Thanks to Tony Rivers and his taste in classy, ahem, movies, we have this double bill pressbook for Viking Women and the Sea Serpent and The Astounding She Monster. The pressbook is the folder design with insert sheets, which makes a wonderful presentation for distributors. Usually, this pressbook winds up being cut up and in terrible shape (maybe those movies were pretty popular!?) when it comes up for auction, but thanks to Tony and his pressbook collection (yeah, Zombos is jealous), we've got a great bunch of scans to share with fellow lovers of feminine pulchritude and pugilistic prowess.
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