From Zombos' Closet

Mexican Lobby Card: Aranas Infernales Con Blue Demon

Mexican Lobby Card: The War of the Worlds

A tense scene from the movie, vibrant colors, and expressive artwork bring this Mexican lobby card for The War of the Worlds to life.

Mexican Lobby Card: House on Haunted Hill

Not an overly impressive lobby card with its hasty paste-up approach (at least the title font is great), but House on Haunted Hill is in my top 5 movie list for Halloween viewing. 

Mexican Lobby Card: The Mole People

A primitive illustration of an oversized mole man holding an unconscious woman, and the embellished photograph in the top left corner highlight this Mexican lobby card for The Mole People from Universal. 

Mexican Lobby Card: Superargo El Gigante

You can tell Superargo, El Gigante (1968) is an Italian production (also shot in Spain). The Italian influence can be seen in the colander-styled helmets and costume styling. They scream Italian science fiction tech movie circa 1960s. Superargo is the Italian version of the Mexican Masked Wrestler. Here he beats up a lot of robots. Slick exploitation that's very entertaining.

Mexican Lobby Card: The Deathhead Virgin

The Deathhead Virgin (La Virgen Mortal) 1974 Mexican lobby card shows a very suggestive composition, which comes from the English language movie poster. This vixen is the spirit of an ancient Moro princess who guards a sunken Spanish Galleon. Love the tasteful positioning of the kelp, don't you?

Mexican Lobby Card: Kung Fu Cannibals

Raw Force, also known as Kung Fu Cannibals, also known as La Isla De Los Zombies, has Cameron Mitchell, and assorted victim-fodder, tackle an island of damned martial artists. I'll just leave it at that. Unfortunately, the inset scene doesn't carry the rest of the lobby card's "kick."

Mexican Lobby Card: El Pantano De Lus Cuervos

This gory and gruesome illustration for El Pantano De Lus Cuervos reminds me of the gory and gruesome Skywald magazine illustrated stories of the 70s. (You know, those issues of Scream and Nightmare you hid from your mom.) I doubt any movie can live up to the bloody hysteria-hype this lobby card promises. 

Mexican Lobby Card: Santo En El Tesoro De Dracula

 

 

Mexican Lobby Card: La Maldicion De Nostradamus

La Maldicion De Nostradamus 1960

Mexican Lobby Card: Attack of the Giant Leeches

This is one that definitely should be redone by Roger Corman for the Syfy channel.

 

Mexican Lobby Cards: Lemora