From Zombos' Closet

Theater Standee: Hotel Transylvania (2012)

I found this  theater standee for Hotel Transylvania oddly enhanced by being next to The Odd Life of Timothy Green.   I know which one I'd want for my Halloween party.

Movie Pressbook: Atragon (1963)

This neat pressbook for Toho Studios Atragon is 11 x 17 inches, printed in landscape orientation. I'm a sucker for movies with super technological vehicles and Atragon is one of my favorites. Besides, you've got that unique Toho Touch for concise special effects and storyline (see Famed Special Effects Team Give Atragon Top Thrills article).

One page sheet has been neatly cut from the pressbook. The seller I purchased this from said all the copies of this pressbook he has seen have that same page-sheet removed. So there you have a mystery! I'm open to any solutions you may have. Sorry for clipping the last sentence on one page, and the pages do not appear in their correct order.

Movie Pressbook: Chamber of Horrors (1966)

Here's a terrific pressbook for Chamber of Horrors, filled with lurid illustrations and nifty theater giveaways like horror rings and a herald. Also noteworthy are the gimmicks to get butts in seats like the Fear Flasher and the Horror Horn. (I had to break the centerfold spread into three scans due to its size, and the pages are not in exact sequence.) The pressbook size is 11 inches by 17 inches.

Movie Pressbook: The Devil Within Her (1975)

This one has my vote for silliest poster artwork in a horror movie. The Devil Within Her movie itself has some unintended, but very silly moments. Joan Collins is a trooper for sure.

Double Bill Pressbook: Nightmare In Wax and Blood of Dracula's Castle

Movie Pressbook: Mill of the Stone Women (1960)

Exploitation suggestions include telephone greeting, radio spots, coffin in lobby, whispering campaign, you know, the usual...

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Movie Pressbook: Twisted Nerve (1968) Part 2

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Movie Pressbook: Twisted Nerve (1968)

Ever notice how troubled youth in horror movies always reach for sharp implements first instead of talking to a guidance counselor? Or use those sharp implements on the guidance counselor (or other suitable authority figure)  instead of more constructive communication? Go figure.

Movie Pressbook: Around the World Under the Sea (1966) Part 2

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Around the World Under the Sea (1966) Pressbook

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Around the World Under the Sea (1966) Movie Herald

What caught my eye here is the illustration and the clever use of the tagline. I also like David McCallum and Lloyd Bridges. Keenan Wynn's kind of fun to watch, too. And how can you pass up Marshall Thompson (It! The Terror from Beyond Space)?

I briefly met David McCallum in the 1980s, when I was shlubbing the shelves at B. Dalton's Software Etc. store on 5th Avenue in Manhattan. He was close to my height (okay, yes, short!), so we could see eye to eye. I liked that. I forget what computer program he was looking for, though. 

Double Bill Pressbook: Werewolf in a Girls' Dormitory and Corridors of Blood (Part 2)

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Here are the press luncheon invitation, action accessories, catchlines, and more promotional gimmickry for this very appetizing double bill pressbook. And to think, today we only have the Internet to do all this. Bummer. And remember, There's gold in them thar Chills!