Village of the Damned (based on John Wyndham's The Midwich Cuckoos) is still an effectively unnerving sci fi movie: unknown aliens tinker with human DNA to produce offspring with telekinetic powers and super egos to match. In this pressbook for the movie, the children's peculiar eyes are emphasized, especially in the Exploitation section. And no, I didn't know that George Sanders was once a South American tobacco grower.
I picked this pressbook up because of its layout: the black and brown cover is striking, the use of font style adds to the flapping wings horror, and this movie's posters scream cheesy bat people makeup shown maybe two-thirds of the way into the story. But perhaps I'm wrong? Maybe this is a fantastically scary vampire opus? Nah!
In the 1970s, movies and television episodes started appearing warning us of dire consequences from our disregard for the environment and mother nature (remember Silent Running?). It's a shame we didn't listen then, and we're playing dumb now. Frogs has my vote for one of the best horror movie posters ever done. "Today the pond, tomorrow the world!"
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That purported "actual close up photo of moon" looks a little cheesy to me.
I included the herald for this pressbook, which contains the Smash! bodybuilding exercises; though I'm not sure you'll need to pump up before you see this movie. Love the moon monster photo op display.
Three masters of horror have a grand old time.
From the Showmanship page 5: Lobby Lighting..."Do not overlook the fact that green and/or red filters over some of your theatre lights can give an extremely eerie atmosphere--a green spotlight for instance, focused on a poster in your foyer would be very effective."
Great pressbook for a great horror movie directed by Mario Bava. I still can't watch the third story, Drop of Water, alone, at night.
