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Howl With Some Werewolf Movie Radio Spots

Curse of the Werewolf All Seats 35 cents newspaper ad
Look at these 1961 prices!
Ah, the good ol’ days.

Greetings, kiddies. I was just sitting here in my old rickety rocking chair, basking in the light of the full moon coming through my bedroom window, when I heard a knock on my front door.
Opening the door I found my neighbor, Harry Talbot, standing there, panting frantically.

“Granny,” he said, “Do you have a razor I can borrow? I need to shave my face before I go out tonight.”

“Why’d gillette it grow out so much? I asked.

He said he’d been busy, but tonight he was off to have a howling good time on the town.  I snickered to myself. Most of the ladies I knew thought him to be just another old wolf, so I doubted he’d have much success with any of them.

“Just a minute,” I said.

I rummaged through some of Uncle Edgar’s old things and came up with an old straight razor. I gave it to Harry. He thanked me and bounded away to enjoy whatever adventures he could find.
I returned to the comfort of my old rocker and thought about this week’s radio spots. Hmmm. Well, last time I did spots about vampires and the undead, so this time I should feature spots about werewolves. Great idea!

I dug through my stash and came up with a few notable radio spots. The first is American International Pictures’ I Was a Teenage Werewolf, starring a young Michael Landon, who went on to additional fame with BonanzaLittle House on the Prairie, and Highway to Heaven. Next I found Hammer’s The Curse of the Werewolf, along with combo spots with The Shadow of the Cat.

These are some spots you can really sink your teeth into, uh, in a manner of speaking. That’s all for now. I hope you enjoy them.  Now, back to enjoying the moonlight….

 

I Was a Teenage Werewolf

Curse of the Werewolf (10, 30, 60 seconds)

Curse of the Werewolf and Shadow of the Cat (15, 30, 60 seconds)

 

I was a teenage werwolf photo of Michael Landon all wolfed out.
Michael Landon in full werewolf makeup by Phillip Scheer.
Curse of the Werewolf Oliver Reed in full makeup.
Oliver Reed in full werewolf makeup by Roy Ashton.

Do you have any radio spots you would like to share? Contact Granny (Gary Fox) at [email protected]

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