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The Witch in Love (1966)
Mexican Lobby Card

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A very ominous Mexican lobby card for Damiano Damiani's The Witch in Love (La strega in amore).  This is a good example of how a simple layout can add subtle and not so subtle themes: the main scissor illustration showing violence and death; the younger woman on the left showing erotic fantasy but also foreboding as she faces toward the woman on the right; and the flaming passion or ill-intent shown by that older woman on the right. The eyes are drawn to each of these three visual statements in that order. The inset scene is one of action, too, which keeps the level of tension across this lobby card quite high.

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The Wicker Man (1973) Pressbook

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A truly terrifying movie in so many ways. And, of course, there’s Britt Ekland’s slappy nude dance, too. Instead of trying to remake an already excellent movie, the Nicolas Cage Wicker Man should have gone for a sequel instead. Who wouldn’t want to see Lord Summerisle burn bright when the harvest fails again the following year? Download The Wicker Man Pressbook (Comic Reader Version). See more pressbooks From Zombos’ Closet.

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The Lost Weekend (1945) Pressbook

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At 32 pages, this 12.25 x 15 inches pressbook for The Lost Weekend, directed by Billy Wilder, is quite a promotional statement.  This is one of the first movies to use the theremin, which would become a notable musical accompaniment to science fiction movies of the 1950s. Wikipedia notes the movie toned out the homosexual overtones in the book.

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Chandu the Magician (1932) Pressbook

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This fragile 16 x 21.5 inches, 12 pages, pressbook for Chandu the Magician, starring Bela Lugosi as the sinister villain, is very impressive. Unfortunately, the pulpy paper has taken a beating. I was surprised when the dealer and collector I purchased this from sent the pressbook folded sharply to a quarter of its size, which caused further damage to the interior pages. I expected saner handling, especially from a fellow collector. Oh well, at least I have it. Here’s the Return of Chandu pressbook portfolio that was also impressive, and the Mexican lobby card.

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Monster World Issue 9, 1966

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Their house is a museum, and one I’d certainly be at home with, but the Addams Family would have really been something else if done in color, as shown on this cover for Monster World issue 9. I fondly remember building the Aurora Addam’s Haunted House kit and playing with the holy grail of monsterkid-dom: Famous Monsters Photo Printing Set. And I did send away for the Creepy Fan Club and just about most of everything else shown in these wonderful ads. Oh, wait, about the magazine itself…Sir Cedric Hardwicke finally gets some love in Memories of a 30 Year Veteran of Horror Films. The Fang Mail this issue is also especially interesting. Kind of a love/hate relationship going on with FM Issue 37, but check our FJA’s response.

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Modern Monster Issue 1, 1966

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Here’s the first issue of Modern Monsters (they added the “s” with issue two). More monsters are always a party. Lots of great photos and coverage with That Other Werewolf (you know, the one with Henry Hull, who didn’t want Jack Pierce’s full makeup treatment); The Frankenstein Story (up to I was a Teenage Frankenstein); Humor in a Jugular Vein (Abbott and Costello mostly, with a nod to AIP); and a too-short nod to Don Post. From the why-is-this-ad-here dept. we have exclusive original Flamenco prints: send cash, check, or money order today! I’m guessing that ‘they’ (the magazine sales dept.) were going for your mom who, WE ALL EXPERIENCED, usually trashed your stash of horror mags while you were away at school. I figure they hoped she’d thumb through the magazine uttering epithets before tossing it, only to find the Flamenco prints and be compelled to want a set. Whose mom wouldn’t? Back then, that is.

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Hopalong Cassidy Mexican Lobby Card

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By now you may have noticed I'm a horror AND western movie fan. (Well, toss in science fiction, fantasy, film noir…) Here's a tidy Hopalong Cassidy Mexican lobby card, with the requisite  gun and tussle illustration. This one's unusual in that the English title isn't mentioned. While Hasta el Ultimo Cartucho translates to "until the last cartridge," I'm not sure which Hopalong movie this lobby relates to. I haven't watched all of them, so I can't match up the scene to its movie.

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