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Scars of Dracula (1970) British Pressbook

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Christopher Lee may have disliked how his famous count was being treated by Hammer, but each movie was always a treat for me to catch in the local movie theater. The 1970s were a great time for horror movies and conventions. Hammer, and especially Lee’s Count Dracula, were still the icing on the fandom cake. While Scars suffered from a lack of attention and commitment, it’s still a fun, bloody romp.

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Fantacon 90 Convention Program
September 1990

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The problem with being a disorganized collector is that you tend toward acquiring things and promptly forget about them. I had made photgraphs of this convention program back in 2016, but, well, here you go. Memory Lane Alert! When I went to conventions, back in the day, they weren’t the slick-slacks affairs they are today; where your wallet goes bust and your body is crushed trying to fit into spaces not even Einstein had thought about. And you got a REAL convention program. I mean a honkin tome you could actually read and enjoy, along with the cool bag-o-stuff it was tossed in. Highlights in this Comics Buyer’s Guide Fantacon 90 Convention Program include I Was a Zombie in Night of the Living Dead by Dennis Daniel and Editing The Famous Monsters Chronicles by, oh yeah, Dennis Daniel again (man, he got around). The other highlights are the cool advertisements and the tids and bits regarding the con itself.

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Borderline (1950) Pressbook

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It’s unusual for a noir film to toss in humor and a light touch along with the criminal goings-on, but Borderline does that. Not all that well either: with Raymond Burr as the heavy and Claire Trevor and Fred MacMurry as agents not realizing they are on the same side, this story never quite finds its footing. So Borderline may be the film’s title, but it could also mean the way it doesn’t quite decide what’s serious and what’s funny, leaving the viewer precariously watching along that borderline to figure it out.

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Satan’s Mistress (1982)
Mexican Lobby Card

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This is a very large Mexican lobby card for Satan's Mistress. John Carradine did a cameo and Britt Ekland, although top-billed, didn't appear much. This movie came out around the same time as The Entity (which you really shouldn't miss). The card uses two very strong elements: a frightened, vulnerable woman and a pair of sinister, threatening eyes. Note the emphasis on sex and terror to sell theater seats.

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Weird Worlds Vol.2 Issue 1
February 1971

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Not the best stories of the bunch in this issue, but the artwork is always wonderful. After you read a lot of these magazines you realize that women were either married, looking to get married, or not pretty enough to be married. The men were either heroic, scientists or fools; or married, looking to get married, or not handsome enough to be married. The best stories hinge on revenge, murder or monsters, and dead things looking for revenge or murder. Often enough the married men and women were hellbent on revenge or murder. Oh, and yes, ghosts, ghouls, witches, zombies, vampires, and other assorted nasties churned up the mix too, and were always more interesting than the men or women.

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The Pearl of Death (1944) Pressbook

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This, The Pearl of Death, pressbook comes courtesy of director Joe Dante (Trailers from Hell, Gremlins, The ‘Burbs, The Howling, and more). Interesting story: I received an email from Charlie Largent asking if I’d like a bunch of pressbooks from Mr. Dante. Me, I’m thinking I’m being punked or scammed, but it turned out to be true. We worked out the logistics and, well, here we are. I’m always happy to hear from anyone who likes what I post, but when it comes from people like Joe Dante and Charlie Largent, it makes it especially pleasant. And I could never turn down an offer of pressbooks. Never.

Rondo Hatton is especially effective as the Hoxton Creeper, looming large and menacing, and Evelyn Ankers is always wonderful: a solid entry in the series.

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Call Northside 777 (1948) Pressbook

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The Wikipedia article for this movie states it was the first Hollywood feature film to be shot on location in Chicago. One of the main reasons I like watching old movies is the glimpse of town and city life, the buildings, the streets, the storefronts, the old cars; that glimpse of a lifetime ago is always fascinating. Call Northside 777 used the documentary-style crime drama approach and was based on a true story. With James Stewart playing the reporter, how could you go wrong?

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