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Pressbooks (Horror, Sci Fi, Fantasy)

Pressbook: Invisible Invaders (1959)

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One of those movies that's unforgettable for its rough edges as well as its influence. Dead people rising up, possessed by aliens intent on destroying the world. The shambling ghouls are said to have influenced George Romero. And the setpiece with people trapped in a military bunker, besieged by the walking dead, and their experimentation on one captured animated-dead individual to find a way to stop them all, is familiar to anyone who has seen Day of the Dead (1985). 

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Pressbook: Return of Chandu (1934)
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Here’s a very special pressbook from the closet vault. It’s the 12 x 17.5 inches Advertising Book for The Return of Chandu. This, the Publicity Book, and a theater giveaway Chandu Mask were presented in a large, eye-grabbing folder. Quite an impressive promotional presentation for this serial starring Bela Lugosi.

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Return of Chandu Pressbook Presentation Folder

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This is the large (12 x 18.5 inches), attention-getting, pressbook presentation folder that the Return of Chandu promotional materials were held in. Note the two grommets in the middle, representing the door knobs: I’m guessing there was a ribbon or ornate string that tied the two front panels closed. Quite a presentation to theaters for this action-packed and melodramatic serial headed by Bela Lugosi as Chandu. See the Publicity pressbook , Advertising pressbook, and the theater giveaway Chandu mask this folder contained.

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More Stuff in the Closet
Pressbook: Jungle Heat (1957)
Pressbook: A Study in Terror (1965)
Movie Pressbook: Macumba
Pressbook: Return of Chandu (1934)Publicity Book
Movie Herald: The Abominable Snowman (1957)

A Study in Terror (1965) Pressbook

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I already posted the herald for this movie, so here's the pressbook. Notice anything odd about it? What's a reference to Batman doing here? The first air date for the popular and influential Batman television series, starring Adam West and Burt Ward, was in 1966. American distributors for A Study in Terror must have thought linking Sherlock Holmes with the more campy Batman would be a good butts in seats gimmick. Wow. Great way to sell a horror movie starring two iconic figures, one fictionally good, one all too real evil.

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Return of Chandu (1934)
Publicity Pressbook

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Here’s a very special pressbook from the closet vault. It’s the 12 x 17 inches Publicity Book for The Return of Chandu. This, the Advertising Book, and a theater giveaway Chandu Mask were presented in a large, eye-grabbing folder. Quite an impressive promotional presentation for this serial starring Bela Lugosi.

Comic book reader version: Download Return of Chandu

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