From Zombos' Closet

Paranoiac (1963) Mexican Lobby Card

Hammer's Psycho-inspired entry, Paranoiac, is a good one for Oliver Reed. His smoldering good looks just make him all the more sinister. Note the Universal International stamp on this Mexican lobby card for the movie.

Satanico Pandemonium (1975) Mexican Lobby Card

Here's the Mexican lobby card for the nunsploitation,  Satanico Pandemonium: La Sexorcista, where a nun tries to avoid a bad habit.  

La Muerte Es Puntual (1967) Mexican Lobby Card

Simple layout yet still a great Mexican lobby card for La Muerte es Puntual (Death is Punctual). Neat placement of all essential elements such as the illustration, the text, and the inset scene keep it clean and direct.

Chanoc Y El Hijo Del Santo Contra Los Vampiros Asesinos (1981) Mexican Lobby Card

Chanoc and the son of Santo fight vampires. What more do you want?

El Charro De Las Calaveras (1965) Mexican Lobby Card

Now that's a hat. Quite a spook house set of elements is showing in this El Charro De Las Calaveras Mexican lobby card: werewolf, bat, headless person, skulls; added a bit randomly but still very effective.The whimsical nature of the headless person's posture softens the scares. This movie is featured in Mexican Monsters on the March by Something Weird Video. (Here's another version)

Locos Peligrosos (1957) Mexican Lobby Card

Sure, the illustration on the right is wonderful but that inset scene is perfect. A stylish Mexican lobby card that's balanced its illustration, movie scene, text, and colors very well, Locos Pelicgrosos is a fine example of Mexican lobby card artistry in high gear.

El Zorro Blanco (1978) Mexican Lobby Card

While I prefer Zorro dressed in black, this Mexican lobby card for El Zorro Blanco still impresses with beautiful illustration and text colors set against the undefined background. I just wonder how he keeps his clothes pristine white after a fight?

The Glass Eye (1956) Mexican Lobby Card

El Ojo Cristal (The Glass Eye) is a Spanish produced noir movie based on Cornell Woolrich's Through a Dead Man's Eye short story. This Mexican lobby card captures the thriller and noir aspects very well.

La Extrana Pasajera (1953) Mexican Lobby Card

A strong, yet simple, use of a skull illustration, a question mark, and racing night-time trains, all on a blue background, give this Mexican lobby card for La Extraña Pasajera a strong air of mystery and murder.

El Camino De Los Espantos (1967) Mexican Lobby Card

This is the last team-up movie for  Capulina  (Gaspar Henaine Pérez ) and Viruta (Marco Antonio Campos). They were similar to Laurel and Hardy in their physical makeup, but their characters were somewhat different in their comedy dynamic. IMDb notes the two weren't talking to each other during this movie's filming when not in scene. After they split up, Capulina went on to make 58 movies solo (Wikipedia).

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Capulina Contra Los Vampiros (1971) Mexican Lobby Card

Capulina (Gaspar Henaine Pérez), dubbed The King of White Comedy (for his clean and simple humor), would often find himself in not water with vampires, mummies, and monsters.  

Black Magic (1975) Mexican Lobby Card

I believe this is a Mexican lobby card for Jiang Tou, produced by the Shaw Brothers (they did Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires with Hammer Studios). The simplicity, even crudeness of the card is overshadowed by a powerful (albeit humorous, depending on your viewpoint) inset scene. If I had to caption this one I'd say "In your face! No, in your face!" An effective promotional lobby done with minimal artistic effort, this one yells at you to see this movie if only to find out what the hell that thing is he's wielding.