From Zombos' Closet

German Pressbook: Der 4D Mann

Having said that the German pressbooks I've seen are usually one big sheet fold-outs, of course I catch this one for 4D Man (1959) tumbling out of the closet. It's one long, narrow sheet that unfolds. Very stylish.

German Pressbook: Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed

Here's a German pressbook for Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed. The German pressbooks I've seen so far are usually a one sheet fold-out with a splendid scene-rich centerfold. They also include the ad mats on cheap pulp paper to be cut out and used in newspapers.

Mexican Lobby Card: El Imperio Del Placer

And here's a little sword and sandal cheesecake for your Thursday. I'm not sure which Sybil Danning movie this one is, but I doubt it can live up to the illustration shown here.

Mexican Lobby Card: Samson (1961)

Here's a little peplum beefcake to brighten your Thursday. I find it odd the title shows "Sanson," but the movie's original title was Sansone. Perhaps the "e" was removed so he had room to flex those biceps better.

Pressbook: The Rebel Set (1959)

Oh, those wild beatniks. Wild, wild, wild. Could never get the hang of those bongos, though. Rhythm's just not my bag, man. But I dug the tights the women wore. Slinky and sexy. One of the best horror movies with a beatnik atmosphere is A Bucket of Blood. Sherlock Holmes once quipped about "art in the blood" when discussing Mycroft, but A Bucket of Blood posits blood-in-the-art for a nice kick in the jive. A bucket's worth, more or less.

Leyendas Macabras De La Colonia Mexican Lobby Card

Here's the large Mexican lobby card (the size of a mini-poster) for Leyendas Macabras De La Colonia (1974), Macabre Legends of the Colony, with Tinieblas, El Fantasma Blanco, and Mil Máscaras. Great inset scene. And yes, it's as wild as this card depicts. Luchadors, mummies (and one bitchin' dead mommy of a witch), Aztec warriors, and a painting that transports to colonial times to get some fighting done.

 

Mexican Lobby Card: Traficantes En Paris

Simple yet stunning visuals combined with an existentially tinged inset scene make this Mexican lobby card very eye-appealing and thought-provoking.

Mexican Lobby Card: I Was a Teenage Frankenstein

Interestingly, the Mexican lobby card for I Was a Teenage Frankenstein (1957) is titled The Son of Frankenstein, El Hijo De Frankenstein. 

Mexican Lobby Card: Satan's Satellites (1958)

Here's the Mexican lobby card for the feature version of Zombies of the Stratosphere, Satan's Satellites (1958). I fell in love with this movie immediately seeing that cool space outfit Marex (Lane Bradford) is wearing. One of Leonard Nimoy's first screen appearances, as another alien, is to be found here, too.

UK Pressbook: Earth vs. The Flying Saucers

A very enjoyable movie with great Harryhausen special effects. A monsterkid classic. The art direction on a budget for Earth vs. The Flying Saucers (1956) is exemplary. From the weird, featureless alien survival suits to the rotating flying saucers, and let's not forget that fantastic warbling alien voice, it's still fun to watch.  Here's the UK pressbook for it.

Movie Pressbook: Unidentified Flying Objects (1956)

The exploitation angle is pushed hard in this pressbook for Unidentified Flying Objects: The True Story of Flying Saucers. That pilot's singular  expression, used in the poster art, is so direct, so embracing of suspense, that it's quite a teaser for seeing the move. If it wasn't the cold war fear, it was fear of alien invaders that sipped around the coffee tables of 1950s/1960s suburbia and metropolises.

Mexican Lobby Card: Robot Monster

Here's another version of the Mexican lobby card for Robot Monster, El Monstruo De Marte. The lobby cards are definitely much more exciting than the movie. I'm guessing the inset scene shows the gorilla with the rabbit ears--you youngin's go google "rabbit ears"--choking some poor actor who realized this movie was really really bad and wanted out. But with a few Red's Apple Ale (or any suitable hard cider of your choice), this movie's a wild hoot of fun (on a par with Spookies or The Video Dead).

More Stuff in the Closet

Mexican Lobby Card: Robot Monster (1953)

Mexican Lobby Card: El Gorila Blanco