Pressbooks (Horror, Sci Fi, Fantasy)
Movie Pressbook: The Innocents (1961)
When was the last time you watched a really good ghost story?
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Movie Herald: The Face of Fu Manchu (1965)
Although somewhat yellow peril inspired, this series with Christopher Lee is still one of my favorites, as are the books by Sax Rohmer. And let's not forget that Boris Karloff played the arch criminal in 1932's The Mask of Fu Manchu.
Movie Pressbook: The Mummy (1959)
Here’s the movie pressbook for Terence Fisher’s neatly scripted The Mummy; greatly enhanced by Peter Cushing’s energetic performance and Christopher Lee’s looming presence.
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Movie Herald: The Invisible Man Returns (1940)
This Spanish language herald for El Hombre Invisible Vuelve (1940) is not in my collection. Yet. Emoviez has it for "Buy It Now" on eBay. These pictures were taken by emoviez.
Movie Herald: Conquest of the Planet
of the Apes
This movie herald (tabloid-style) was a promotional item for Conquest of the Planet of the Apes. I don't recall seeing it when I hit the theater back in 1972 to see the movie. Heralds, like pressbooks, aren't used anymore, but I was pleasantly surprised when one for Silent Hill (2006) popped up.
Movie Pressbook: Dead of Night (1972)
Here's the movie pressbook for Dead of Night (1972), also known as Deathdream. A Viet Nam vet returns home. Or something that looks like him. An eerie, slow boil of terror. One of the decade's best horror movies, but under-appreciated today.
Movie Pressbook: Terror in the Haunted House (1958)
Also known as My World Dies Screaming (1958). Howco International specialized in B-movie distribution of double bill fare to theaters and drive-ins. The movie's poster art is tacky, kind of weird in its use and placement of one screaming head and four grinning skulls, and actually quite good at stirring up interest.