From Zombos' Closet

Mexican Lobby Card: Fury Unleashed (1957)

Great illustration and colors make this Mexican lobby card for Furias Desatadas, Fury Unleashed, a winner. 

Mexican Lobby Card: Dynasty of Dracula (1980)

La Dinastia Dracula, Dynasty of Dracula, has a very effective Mexican lobby card.

Double Bill Pressbook: The Devil's Partner and Creature from the Haunted Sea

Here's a nifty double bill pressbook for The Devil's Partner and Creature from the Haunted Sea. This one has a unique design: you unfold the left and right edges to read the first page, then lift that page to see the ads. Striking combination of blue and yellow make this one pop. As does the lurid illustrations.

Mexican Lobby Card: Mole Men Against the Son of Hercules

More sword and sandal artistry on this Mexican lobby card for the Italian movie, Mole Men Against the Son of Hercules (1961). Beautiful, stylized illustration, font, and inset scene placement make this a colorful lobby for promoting the movie.

Mexican Lobby Card: The Giant Claw (1957)

Here's the Mexican lobby card for The Giant Claw, La Garra Gigante. (See the movie pressbook here.) None of the actors knew what the giant bird they were reacting to looked like until after the movie was in the can. Special effects for the creature were farmed out to the wrong people. Much hilarity for audiences ensued. Interesting that the lobby card shows what strongly appears to be an eagle. Actor Jeff Morrow was so mortified during a first time showing in his home-town theater he snuck out to avoid his friends and family after the showing. Dialog in this one's a turkey, as is the scientific hooey to justify the alien bird. I suppose this one was destined to...lay an egg at the box office.

Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things (1972) Movie Pressbook

Possibly a better title than a movie, Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things (1972) still holds a lot of charm for me and many other horror fans. When you think of VHS, this one definitely comes to mind (for those of us who still think of VHS, that is). To see the theater giveaways, go here.

King of Jungleland (1936) Movie Pressbook

Wikipedia lists this as the first Republic serial made. Also, "Darkest Africa contained the first use of the flying special effects that Republic would go on to use in future serials, such as the acclaimed Adventures of Captain Marvel. This serial also showcased examples of the studio's model work that would be one of the factors in its future reputation and success. The destruction of the lost city in the final chapter is particularly highlighted by Cline as a "picturesque example." It was re-released to television and renamed Batmen of Africa to capitalize on the Adam West Batman craze. Hey, it's got Ray "Crash" Corrigan playing Bonga the ape: that works for me.

Mexican Lobby Card: Goliath Against the Giants (1961)

I'm a peplum movie addict: I admit it. Here's the Mexican lobby card for Goliath Against the Giants.

More Stuff in the Closet

Mexican Lobby Card: Robot Monster

Mexican Lobby Card: Venganza Apache (1960)

Mexican Lobby Card: Las Vengadoras Enmascaradas (1963)

Mexican Lobby Card: Las Dos Galleras (1964)

Mexican Lobby Card: La Mujer Tarzan (1932)

Spy Smasher (1942) Movie Pressbook

Here's the colorful pressbook for Republic Pictures' 12-chapter serial, Spy Smasher, which may be the best serial ever done. When originally shown, waiting for each cliffhanger ending to be resolved in the next episode was like waiting through the mid-season, after-season, before-season, and when-the-hell-is-the-season-starting for Game of Thrones or The Walking Dead to continue.

Mexican Lobby Card: Corridors of Blood (1958)

Good movie. The inset scene on this Mexican lobby card for Corridors of Blood shows Christopher Lee and Boris Karloff.

More Stuff in the Closet

Karloff and Lugosi in The Black Cat

Pressbook: Ghost in the Invisible Bikini (1966)

Castle of Frankenstein Issue 15

Queen of the Amazons (1947) Movie Pressbook

The stunning cover on this pressbook for Queen of the Amazons compelled me to get it. I won it in an auction on emovieposter.com a while back, and it went for less than I thought it should (lucky me!). The large size format of 17 by 22 inches is also eye-catching. That "Queen of the Amazing Sex" tagline on page 3 is pretty daring even if the actual costume filmed isn't as much as the one in the poster art.

Mexican Lobby Card: Vacations of Terror 2 (1991)

Here's the Mexican lobby card for Vacaciones De Terror 2. I haven't seen it (or Vacaciones De Terror 1, either), but it's a Mexican movie from the 1990s, so I'm game. There's a lack of sense, sensibility, and sanity in much of the color Mexican horror movies circa 1980s to 90s, which makes them fun to watch, so I'll track this one down for sure.

More Stuff in the Closet

Mexican Lobby Card: Venganza Apache (1960)

Mexican Lobby Card: Robot Monster

Mexican Lobby Card: La Mujer Tarzan (1932)

Mexican Lobby Card: Las Dos Galleras (1964)