The interior 1 page fold-out design of this small-sized (12 inches by 6 inches folded) German language pressbook for 13 Ghosts (1960) first drew my interest, but the comic bookish graphics and photo layout were strong enough to make me bid for this classy marketing material being offered on emovieposter.com.
Thanks to Terry Michitsch, pressbook, sci fi, and Ray Harryhausen aficionado, for providing these scans of the This Island Earth pressbook. One of my favorite monsters, the Metaluna Mutant, perks up this movie, as does the story of a dying world overwhelmed by war. No matter what anyone says, I like the slick slacks MM is wearing. Sure, he was supposed to have bare legs showing, but the special effects people had some trouble with that. So pants it is.
Comic book reader version: Download This Island Earth Pressbook
See more out of this world pressbooks From Zombos' Closet.
The colorful Mexican lobby card for River of Evil (1963).
Classic promotion the William Castle way.
Another large format pressbook for a Roger Corman movie. Looks like they spent more money on this than the movie.
Comic book reader version: Download The Terror Pressbook
Fascinating illustration: the shark is not so much a reflection in the diver's mask, as it first appears, but the position over his left eye implies they are "eye to eye," which creates tension, danger, and interest to see the movie.
Starcrash (1978). The exciting promotion art shown here does not match the energy of the movie; or budget; or thematic excitement. It also rips off the Star Wars spaceships and original poster artwork.
