Beware! The Blob is another guilty pleasure of mine, and this pressbook for it is neatly presented, especially the clever cover, which, through the use of cutouts, shows the actors printed at the top of the first page. A surprisingly expensive print job for a C-movie horror.
When I went with my mom to see Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster, we both knew it was a well-basted turkey, but had a lot of fun anyway. Besides, I liked the gratuitous bikini babes scene a lot. Hey, I was a kid. The theater didn't hand out those cool space shield eye protectors mentioned in this double bill pressbook, though. Darn. Being a kid, I would have liked those more.
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Double Bill Pressbook:
Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster
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A triple avalance of grisly horror? I suppose that large PG means pretty gory, right? Better stock up on that "Shock Insurance" now.
I’m not sure, but I don’t think you can use the term “hideous She-Thing!” in publicity anymore. Unless you’re a politician, of course.
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Double Bill Pressbook: Screaming Skull
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This is the first pressbook I've come across that devotes page space to a second movie, but doesn't list it on the cover. Atomic Age Vampire appears on the last 3 pages.
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Movie Pressbook: Battle of the Worlds
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This low budget cult movie was ahead of its time in depicting reality television programming. We've not reached the point of this or The Running Man, but I wonder how long it will take before we do?
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