Pressbooks (Horror, Sci Fi, Fantasy)
Movie Pressbook: The Evil Eye
The pressbook for Mario Bava's "La Ragazza Che Sapeva Troppo" (1963), The Evil Eye.
Movie Pressbook: Night of the Howling Beast
More from Paul Naschy. A minimalist pressbook, but so are Naschy’s movies. The last page collage is effective to convey the movie’s themes.
Movie Pressbook: Radar Men From the Moon
Who wouldn’t want a jetpack strapped to their back and be called Sky Marshal of the Universe? Here’s the over-sized pressbook to one of my favorite serials, Radar Men From the Moon.
Movie Herald: An Evening With Karloff
These two theater heralds to promote a five movie marathon with "The Master of Menace" Boris Karloff are colorful. Awesome. I'd hit the marathon stocked up with a bag of White Castle sliders and a malt shake. Definitely.
Movie Pressbook: The Day the Earth Froze
I haven’t a clue as to why this pressbook for the Finnish movie The Day the Earth Froze was in Zombos’ closet. It’s quite underwhelming, but the cover art, at least, is rather exciting, although I can’t fathom why the girl’s not dressed properly for the weather. Wait a minute…maybe that’s why…the cover’s cool, even if the movie isn’t.
Movie Pressbook: Kwaheri: Vanishing Africa
In the 1960s and 1970s there was a fascination with shockumentaries: among them are Mondo Cane (1962), Africa, Blood and Guts (1970), Brutes and Savages (1977), Mondo Balordo (1968) , and Kwaheri: Vanishing Africa (1964). Of course, now you can just watch stuff like this on YouTube. This pressbook is quite impressive. From enticing poster art to using classified ads, balloons, post cards, and diverse "tie-ups" (product tie-ins) with Mobil Oil, Volkswagon, and Chevrolet, this pressbook provides the mojo to sell, sell, sell, this movie.
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Night of Bloody Horror (1969) Pressbook
Another low budget outing from 1969, starring Gerald McRaney. Remember him from TV’s Simon and Simon? The poster art looks like they took a meat cleaver and…oh, wait, didn’t the killer use a meat cleaver in the movie? That explains it, then.
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Movie Pressbook: Prisoner of the Iron Mask
Is it just me or does this 11 x 17 inches pressbook scream Moebius Model Kit to you, too?
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Movie Pressbook: The Monolith Monsters (1957)
Great pressbook for a surprisingly effective B movie, The Monolith Monsters (1957). Extraterrestrial rocks growing amok concept provides the most interesting aspect of action for another movie: Superman Returns (2006).
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Movie Pressbook: House of Psychotic Women
Paul Naschy movie. Love the poster art. The movie, not so much. Great title, though. One you'll not see again in our more enlightened social environment. Although, now that I think of it, House of Psychotic Men would be a fitting title for a documentary on Congress.
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