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El Hacha Diabolica Mexican Lobby Card

Quintessential elements highlight the spook show appeal of this lobby card: chained skeleton, cobwebs, bat, decaying corpse, blood-dripping axe, full moon (although its yellow), and masked assailant.

Mexican Lobby Card: The Beast of the Yellow Night

I don't know, but this lobby card seems too low key. What do you think? “La Bestia de La Noche Amarilla” is a great example of how bold a Mexican lobby card can be. The common element here, of domination over a provocatively dressed female victim, is highlighted by each illustration: the monster’s blood-dripping, bone-chewing mouth looming over her; the monster’s beastly hand reaching for yet another screaming female victim; the monster standing over a victim. The illustrations don’t connect visually except for themes of brutal dominance and helplessness. This movie is a Phillipino/U.S. production.

Mexican Lobby Card: The Mansion that Dripped Blood

Not a particularly striking example of Mexican lobby card art, but it gets the job done. 

Mexican Lobby Card: Terror En El Amazonas

Superbly lurid illustration makes this an exciting Mexican lobby card. And, once again, the gasping woman stereotype (aided by a strategically drooping shirt), sells the terror to potential male audience members. Blood-drooling gorillas do it for me, too, by the way.

Mexican Lobby Card: Humanoids from the Deep

This Mexican lobby card for Humanoids From the Deep perplexes me. Usually the photograph is not so prominently placed as shown here, and there's a large amount of dead space between it and the text and illustration.

Mexican Lobby Card: The Beast With a Million Eyes

Scantily-clad, screaming women are a staple of bad horror movies. What's interesting here is the contrast between the fully-clothed screaming woman in the movie, and the imagined screaming woman in the illustration. Artistic liberty? Good, suggestive advertising? Cheap gimmick? You be the judge.

Mexican Lobby Card: La Bruja

Mexican Lobby Card: The Curse of the Werewolf

Mexican Lobby Card: The 7 Faces of Dr. Lao

The 7 Faces of Dr. Lao is one of those odd movies I find personally engrossing, but would be hard pressed to explain why. Perhaps it's the story mixture of fantasy and Wild West with old school stop motion special effects. 

Mexican Lobby Card: The Leech Woman

Black text and illustration on this pale orange background makes a striking presentation for The Leech Woman.

Mexican Lobby Card: Flash Gordon

Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers influenced so much of popular cinema, you wonder why they never did a remake and updated the adventure. Yes, I'm ignoring that horrid remake with Max Von Sydow as Ming the Merciless, with music by Queen (although I liked the music). I'm still waiting for a REAL reimagining and remake. Steampunkers, I direct your attention to the set, prop, and costume design.

Mexican Lobby Card: Cazadores De Cabezas