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The Amazing Colossal Man (1957), The Cat Girl
Double Bill Pressbook

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I love the folder-type double bill pressbooks with separate inserts for each movie (or campaign manuals as they were called, too). Here's one from American International Pictures touting a double bill of The Amazing Colossal Man and The Cat Girl. I have The Cat Girl waiting for me–on my DVR–courtesy of TCM. I don't think I ever caught that one. But who hasn't seen The Amazing Colossal Man?

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Gus the Ghost Halloween Costume

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You'll see a bit of a similarity between another Ben Cooper Ghost costume and this Gus the Ghost version. The other ghost has the costume image in color, with slight alterations. Gus, here, looks a bit more naughty. I doubt the box the seller, bc3697, is listing this with is the original one: I say that because, usually when the costume is personalized with a name, that would appear on the box; so instead of just "Ghost" the box should read "Gus the Ghost." And that's one of the pitfalls of Halloween costume collecting: knowing if the costume is paired with its original box. And I don't mean to imply eBay sellers are doing it out of convenience. How many Halloween costume experts do YOU know?

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Day the World Ended (1955),
The Phantom From 10,000 Leagues
Double Shock Show!

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Roger Corman directed fourth movie, Day the World Ended, starred Richard Denning, Paul Birch, and Marty the Mutated Monster courtesy of Paul Blaisdell. Double billed with The Phantom From 10,000 Leagues, the pair made a tidy profit. It was the first double feature offering by American Releasing Corporation, later known by horror fans as American International Pictures. Day is the better of the two movies.

Comic book reader version:  Download Day the World Ended Double Bill

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Day the World Ended (1955),
The Phantom From 10,000 Leagues
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