Damn you man..you boggle my eyes with every post!!!
Best thing is..... I luv it. LOL!!!
I've been eye boogling you? Jeepers! I'm glad (???) you enjoy (??) my posts. I may be able to squeeze one more in before the end of the nightmare that has been 2020. Stay tuned---and thanks for visiting. CHEERS!
Welcome back and a big ho-ho-ho! It's my final poster post for the year. It's not a full listing of 10 posters as I usually do. There are only 8 listings (actually only 7 posters and 1 lot of vintage 3D glasses). Ha! I could have held off...but with the year winding down, I just thought I'd post what I've got and start working on 2021 (should I acquire anything between now and Dec. 31st, that is... Which is doubtful, looking ahead at my schedule).
As per usual---for this year at least---there isn't really anything monumental in this batch (although one of the posters has been much sought after for a long while now). My move to Washington state has been delayed until next fall (and that is a long story), so I expect any 2021 posters to be less than spectacular as well (because I'll be wanting to save my pennies for the move---and I don't want to keep re-packing the mess that is my movie posters).
Anyway, here's the latest and last batch for the year. Take a gander at them or don't.
MONSTROSITY:
This isn't really a poster, per se. However, this flyer is probably the closest thing this Andy Milligan film ever had to a poster. Made late in his career and premiering straight to video, this 1987 ultra low-rent hodge-podge (literally as well as figuratively) was the third to the last film he made. The reverse features the film's description (in case any investors out there were interested). Milligan was such a schlockster...but as badly made and z-grade as his films were, that didn't stop him from making them and putting them out there. While I wish this were a one sheet, I am happy to have this.
PARADISO (3D glasses):
I've not seen the 1962 nudie cutie, but I have heard of it. In this one, from what I understand, a man is given a pair of sunglasses that are really x-ray spectacles allowing him to see through women's clothing. Spies are after him to get the glasses. Like the fab Canadian horror 3-D flick THE MASK, the 3-D portions of this film occur when the protagonist looks through the X-Ray specs. The audience gets a titillating view as well as the lead character....but in 3-D to boot. I already have a pair of these, but these appear to be in better condition and were cheap-ish. Why not?
GUMS:
For years, I thought this was a joke. It's not. It really exists. It's a porno (I saw the softcore version, but I am sure a hardcore one exists) spoof of JAWS featuring an orally obsessed "mermaid" (with legs...no fish tail as mermaids usually have. The poster lies.) It was clever...for all of 15 minutes or so and then became tedious and lame. Ho hum. I rushed to find/buy this poster in the early moments of my joy at stumbling on a heretofore unknown (to me) JAWS parody. I wish I'd waited a while longer... Ha!
THE UNSEEN (Thai):
Bond girl Barbara Bach stars in this ho-hum horror. I don't know why I bought this. It's not that great of a poster. Even for a Thai poster, it's kind of dull... oh well...
HOLLYWOOD 90028:
At first glance, you might mistake this for a BEVERLY HILLS 90020 knock off. However this hails from 1973...more than a decade before the TV teen soap opera. Yes, it's an ugly, dull poster...but it's also one you don't see often. Also released as INSANITY and TWISTED THROATS, I knew nothing about this flick until I saw the poster. I IMDB-ed it and the four reviews there intrigued me. The worst one gave it *** and called it "boring". The ***** review called it a missed opportunity. However, the other reviews hooked me. One person referred to it as a "true buried curiosity." Another review gave it 10 stars, calling it "a genuine work of art," Yowza! Both of the positive reviews warned that the film is s-l-o-w and NOT a horror film. But now I'm intrigued. The poster was cheap...and it became mine. Now to find the flick...
THE COMPANY OF WOLVES (Thai):
HORROR OF THE JUNGLE? I've never seen a reference to the film with that title before---other than on this Thai movie poster. I think I might already have a copy of this poster, but I'm not sure. (Just checked. Yep, I had it already...)
HERBIE GOES TO MONTE CARLO:
Okay... My strange and unexpected quest to track down all of the Herbie the Love Bug posters has come to a close with this poster (Unless--God forbid--I decide to go after the remake/reboot/sequel HERBIE FULLY LOADED). Except for the first two movies in the series (THE LOVE BUG and HERBIE RIDES AGAIN--in their initial releases when I was a kid), I've not seen any of the Herbie films (or the TV movie remake, or the TV series). The hunt for the posters started as a fluke and I'm just glad it is done (unless I go for the reboot.... NOOOOO!!!!!). That said, looking at this poster has me thinking several things. This is the third film in the series. Dean Jones was in the first film...and then apparently he gave Herbie (WHAT!?!) to Ken Berry in the sequel. How or why did he get him back for Part 3...and why did he abandon the Love Bug again for part 4? Also, the art on the poster reminds me of an old Saturday morning cartoon I used to watch from w-a-y back, WACKY RACERS. Anyone else remember that? Dick Dastardly? Penelope Pitstop? Anyone? Don Knotts and Roy (Veruca Salt's dad in WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY) Kinnear also star in this Disney flick.
EYEBALL (Bikini version):
I have long wanted this poster for the Umberto Lenzi giallo. I have the other version---but this version is the version to get. In case you are not familiar with the movie, a bus load of American tourists (I want to say they are in Barcelona, Spain) are being killed one by one by a killer in a red robe and hood...by gouging out their eyeballs! (If I were on the tour, I'd have split after the first or second murder! Jinkies!) I had heard bad things about the film before I saw it. However, when I finally tracked it down on disc, I found it engaging and interesting. For a giallo, I thought it was pretty good. This tri-folded poster sure is a winner!
And...jeepers creepers...that is it (at least until next year). Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas, Joyful Kwanza, Festive New Year's, Fabulous Fake Jan Day, etc. Stay SAFE through it all if you can. The vaccines will be widely available soon enough. You can do this.
Thanks for visiting--as always. I'll see you NEXT year! (Well, I'll be posting my BEST OF 2020 soon--but that is a big rerun in a sense and doesn't count).
Welcome to 2021 and a new year of cool, vintage movie posters (hopefully). Jeepers, I am already starting the year off with three or four titles I am very excited about. (Psst! They are towards the bottom.) I don't expect to buy much this year, actually. I know I say that all of the time, but this year I will have all sorts of crazy medical expenses and a move (California to Washington--sometime this coming fall). I can't afford much... EEEK! I shouldn't have bought these. (Yes, I should have. I NEEDED them, right?) Anyway, take a look or don't.
Oh! It looks like the Shock-O-Rama Poster Show is about to begin. Grab a seat and here we go-go...
TENEMENT (aka GAME OF SURVIVAL):
I already have a copy of this...but it and the one below were "free" with another purchase. This is a video one sheet...and it has been re-titled from the theatrical release as GAME OF SURVIVAL. Grindhouse legend Roberta Findlay directed this sleaze epic. It was released not so long ago on BluRay with the combined title TENEMENT: GAME OF SURVIVAL. Rolled tri-fold.
THE INCREDIBLE TORTURE SHOW (aka BLOODSUCKING FREAKS):
Another freebie I already have...but I will gladly take another copy. This is the original release poster for the infamous BLOODSUCKING FREAKS, a pretty grim low-budget sickie shocker from the 70s that the folks at Troma bought and rechristened with the better (and more exploitative) moniker. The poster shows it was rated X...but it was for violence, not porn.
GOLIATH AND THE GIANTS (Italian 2 foglio re-release):
Although I dig (most of) the old gladiator/peplum/"Hercules"-type films from the late-50's/early 60's, I pretty much have all of the ones I want. I only display my horror stuff and am kind of done collecting these. I would have passed on this had it not been so cheap (maybe $7, I think?). Eh? Why not? Sold.
BARRACUDA (French large):
I have one of these already, but I paid a lot more for that one than this one. I love my JAWS knockoffs and there is another grande-sized poster like this on eBay for more than $800! Yikes! So...why not a spare? I never got to see JAWS in its initial release (nor JAWS 2 --but I did see them in their re-releases in the early 80s). BARRACUDA came out in 1978 and it was the first JAWS-like movie I got to see. Sure, the film was NOT great, but at the time, I'd take what I could get.
ERASERHEAD (Italian 2 foglio 2017 re-release):
Although I'd much rather have a US one sheet for this, I don't think one sheets for ERASERHEAD actually exist. Even though this is Italian and a re-release, it still features the famed photo of Jack Nance in David Lynch's disturbing debut feature film.
VOODOO BLACK EXORCIST:
I know this is an UGLY poster. It's an even WORSE movie. I've been hunting this movie poster down for YEARS. While I paid more for it than I would have liked to, I have bid higher (and lost) for the poster in the past. What's the deal-i-o? This is actually a Spanish movie from 1975 that has been dubbed and retitled to not only exploit the then-recent hit THE EXORCIST, but also play up the popular horror blaxploitation market of the era. The mummy of a voodoo priest is brought back to life on a cruise ship. It sounds interesting but is total crap and utterly forgettable (scoring a whopping 2.5 stars out of 10 on IMDB.com). But as a collector of schlock and blaxploitation horror posters, I had to have this.
FROGS (Italian 2 Foglio):
Ooooo... I have been after the Italian poster for FROGS for a long time. Hot diggity! Such amazing horror art of nature gone amuck ,.,.with lizards, spiders, a snake...and, ironically, not a single frog anywhere to be seen. ("Rane" is Italian for "frogs," so I am guessing by retaining the FROGS title, Italian movie goers could have had no idea frogs were even in the movie.)
QUEEN OF BLOOD:
This was an unexpected pick up that I am o' so delighted to have scored. This poster is GORGEOUS (as most of AIP's horror/sci fi posters were back in the day...). The film is set in the near future (1990! Zowie!) when Earth makes contact with an alien race. Basil Rathbone, John Saxon and Dennis Hopper star. Wild, out of this world action with a green alien "vampire." (Is that giving anything away?) EEK!
SPOOK CHASERS:
I have a few Bowery Boys posters, starting with THE BOWERY BOYS MEET THE MONSTERS (of course). After that find, I became aware of this title---and have been after it since. SPOOK CHASERS? How could I NOT want it? I've been outbid on it left and right. I spotted this one on eBay. Hmm. I watched it for weeks...possibly months. Compared to others I'd missed out on, it was a fair price...and it looked to be in pretty good condition. Plus it was from a dealer I had purchased from in the past. I don't know why I was dragging my feet...but I finally bit the bullet and bought it. Whoo hoo!
THE HORROR SHOW:
I spent more on this than I would have liked--but it was worth it. I've seen this poster in the past, but usually in another language. However, this was in English and a one-sheet size. I've never seen this documentary and I never knew it existed until I first saw the poster. This poster seems to be hard to find, as well (Or maybe I've just been unlucky in tracking one down?). But just look at the poster....ZOWIE! It features a horror smorgasbord of horror figures from throughout film history. How could I pass this up? IMDB says this was a TV movie---so, of course, any one sheet would be hard to track down. (This is clearly an international one sheet for foreign theatrical distribution---hence the lack of a rating.)
Okay, kids...that's it for this time. Hopefully there was a title or two you enjoyed getting a gander at. Ugh... I've got to get to bed.
Hello there and thanks for coming to the Shock-O-Rama Poster Show, but... UGH! I am so annoyed with myself... I was hoping to avoid buying more C-R-A-P I don't need this year...and here I am with, yes, a bunch o' crap posters I don't need. The first one was a freebie...so that doesn't count. The 2nd poster, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th I really could have done withOUT. With the exception of one title that was ruined in shipping, they were NOT repeats of previous purchases, at least. Heck, I'm not even sure I needed the 8th or 10th poster either... Waaagh! Waaaaagh! Oh well, it is what it is. I'll just have to be more careful in my next batch. (However, I've already started it off with an interesting but ultimately unnecessary/unneeded poster. Hmm...)
Well... You've been warned. Have you got your peepers warmed up? Take a look at this batch if you'd like -- or don't.
THE RITZ:
This poster, believe it or not, was a freebie of sorts. It was used as packing material around a pair of posters I bought (somewhere below). Ha!
KILLER TOMATOES STRIKE BACK (video):
I really enjoyed the wonderfully bad original ATTACK OF THE KILLER TOMATOES (the poster of which I have framed and hanging). Amazingly, there were three sequels and an animated TV series based on the zany film. I never saw the TV show, but I have slogged through the sequel films...and I must say they are crap...especially KILLER TOMATOES STRIKE BACK. Zzzzz. This is a video poster. I don't think this even had a theatrical release, so....in order to complete the collection (ho-hum...) , the video poster will have to do. John Astin was in all of the sequels as Professor Gangrene. (Snore...) (At least he got a job...) The poster art is juvenile at best--just like the movie.
RETURN OF THE KILLER TOMATOES (video):
This is the first KILLER TOMATOES sequel---and the video release poster. It did play theatrically (and I do have the poster for that), but I like this video poster better than the theatrical version. I like the play off of RAMBO although no tomatoes grow bodies and become renegade commandos as the poster might suggest. This (and the subsequent sequels) is NOTHING like the original film. I just saw this not too long ago. It was bad (as I remembered). However, a very young George Clooney is one of the stars...and seeing him as a clueless young 80's adult is amusing in an "I can't believe that's George Clooney" kind of way. I had one of these already, but it was ruined in the mail---there's a nasty wrinkle down the left side from top to bottom. This is a replacement.
FREAKY:
I wanted to see this, but...you know, pandemic and all. This is like a horror twist to the old FREAKY FRIDAY premise. Instead of a mom and daughter switching bodies, we have a serial killer and his intended female victim switching places. Very clever idea. I would love to see Vince Vaughn acting as if he had the soul of a college co-ed in him. (Shades of Jack Black at a ditzy blonde in the JUMANGI film, perhaps?) But, lame poster...and nothing I really needed (unless I see the movie and love it?)
CREATURE OF THE WALKING DEAD:
What is this? I don't think I had ever heard of this flick when I came across this poster. Walking dead? Count me in...but what a aesthetically challenged poster (i.e. it's UGLY). It was cheap...but I don't know what the hell I was thinking...
THE STELLAR INSPECTOR (Russian):
In 2019, I got to visit Russia and meet a friend there. I had left my travelling companions in London and gone alone. Yes, I spent time with my friend, but he works nights and sleeps during the day...so the bulk of my time there was spent alone. But I had an amazing adventure---and saw and did so much on my own at my own pace. Not long after returning, I saw the original VIY, Russia's first horror film. On a Russian kick for a while, I got a re-release poster of VIY from eMovieposter.com (which I was thrilled to get). When I got it, I noticed this poster available as well. I have no connection to this poster at all. I'd at least seen VIY. This just has cool art and is Russian. I got this recently...but really, I didn't need this at all.
THE STEWARDESSES (3D):
Believe it or not, I had not gotten a copy of THE STEWARDESSES in 3D before now. (At least, I don't think I did...) I'm a H-U-G-E vintage 3D nut...so this is a groovy score for me. Although I have it on BluRay, I have yet to watch it. I still need to somehow find a 3D TV. Ha! THE STEWARDESSES was a huge hit. It was made for $100,000 and grossed $25 million. It also inspired the stewardess subgenre of exploitation films that filled the screens of drive ins throughout the 70s. But the really interesting thing about this flick is that, even though it was released in 1968, the producers kept filming new things and adding them in, deleting other stuff, of changing things around throughout the life of this flick until it stopped its initial theatrical run in 1971. There was later an XXX version with porno inserts. I wonder which version(s) are on the BluRay. Ha!
ZOMBIE STRIPPERS:
I am reasonably sure I haven't seen this...and yet, I have a vague memory of seeing a zombie movie set in a strip club. Can there be more than one zombie stripper movie? Ha! This is rolled, not folded. It was made to look distressed as if it were folded, but it wasn't. There were a lot of bootlegs floating around of this title. I hope this isn't, but mine is single sided and may very well be a fake. Hmm. Oh well. I really didn't "need" this. Did I?
YOU:
"Experience FEEL-A-VISION!" Oh my stars! FINALLY!!! I have been after one of these for literally decades, since reading about it in THE GOLDEN TURKEY AWARDS book years ago. YOU is a lost adult film (I think it's just a nudie, but it may be porn). The "star" of the picture is YOU. It's a gimmick movie (Feel-A-Vision) and the gimmick, as best I can make out, is that the camera takes on the perspective of the main character of the film...which is also the viewer...basically the camera is the point of view. Easy but clever....and unfortunately lost! I've only seen a couple of these over the years and have always been outbid. I pounced on this one. It's a little rough here and there, but I am.thrilled to have it. The gimmick also reminds me of the bit from KENTUCKY FRIED MOVIE where the guy goes to see a movie presented in FEEL-A-ROUND, where an usher stands behind the movie goer and does things to him (grabs his collar, slaps him, lights a cigarette, etc.) that happen on the screen. Ha!
THE INVISIBLE MAN (Egyptian 2010 re-release):
I think I am happy with this purchase... Yes, it is a re-release poster...and yes, it is from Egypt with Egyptian writing on it (to the left of the word "Man"). However, the fact that they used the original poster artwork made this appealing to me. A) It IS an authentic movie poster. It utilizes that original artwork C) It is not just a "print" or an "S2" reproduction. D) It's Universal horror, baby! Sure, the slightly smaller size (25 3/4" x 40") bugs me a little bit, as does the Egyptian writing--but it's still gorgeous. And while it went for a little more than I wanted it to price-wise, it wasn't that bad. I can happily frame and display it with my other, minor Universal horror pieces. I am happy with this, aren't I? Am I? I hope so...but I'm just NOT sure...
Welcome back to the Shock-O-Rama Poster Show! I have been striving (really...I HAVE) to only get good posters I either "need" or that I find "nice". Unfortunately, some repeats got me to buy them again and a few others aren't exactly What I would call "nice" or things that are "needed". Oh well... It is what it is. But you were foolish...er, lucky enough to venture in today. Have a seat. Let me help you get a better view... There's NO getting away from the poster show today. Mwah-ha-ha-ha-haaaa!
GUMS:
You may be scratching your head thinking I recently got one of these posters. You would be correct. However, when I got mine, I realized there was a chunk of paper missing and I needed a replacement...so I got this. You may also be thinking that, at the time I posted the original poster, I was none too excited about it. That would also be correct. So why buy another copy if I'm not wild about it? Because I'm a dork/spazoid. Ha!
STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME:
I came across a small, online auction (with a live component on the actual day the auctions closed). During the pre-auction early bidding, I bid on several posters that were cheap. I think this is the only one I walked away with for the minimum bid of $10 (plus shipping). I didn't need it, but.. Oh well.
REVENGE OF THE DEAD:
I know I have a couple of copies of this poster. The zombie artwork is awesome---which is why I have bought more than one. Plus I found this at a reasonable "buy it now" price. I've seen this go for much higher than I paid for it. The sad thing is, that this movie is pretty much total CRAP. It's long and slow and boring...and nothing (certainly NO ZOMBIES) happens in it. The whole bit about it "containing scenes which may be considered shocking" and "no one under 17 admitted" is pure PR hokum designed to get butts in the theater (as it did with similar announcements on worthy films such as DAWN OF THE DEAD, MANIAC, and PIECES, etc.). Still--the poster is super cool.
FROM BEYOND:
I was not entirely sure I had this poster (Do I? I probably do...). However, this non-related follow up to RE-ANIMATOR, while not nearly as good or successful, was still interesting enough. I came across the poster as a "buy it now" for a not too crazy price and...now I'm sure I have a copy. Ha!
STAR WARS (1978 Re-Release):
I have long said I am not a STAR WARS fan, although I have seen most of the films (excluding Parts 2 and 3) in the theater. However, I know STAR WARS is a popular series and the poster sometimes demand high prices. The "Two Weeks Only" re-release from 1978 is nothing special to look at. However, it (like the STAR TREK IV poster above) was at this small online auction I stumbled on...and the price--although higher than I'd liked to have gone--was not all that expensive. Perhaps it will bring me a pretty penny later on, should I decide to sell the thing. May the Force be with STAR WARS movie poster price appreciation...
KILL BABY KILL (2017 re-release):
Yes, this is a re-release poster. I have the original release poster, but it is completely different. This one features some of the creepy atmosphere of the film. If you haven't seen this Mario Bava flick, you are missing out on some delicious Italian horror. The film doesn't make a lot of sense, but is macabrely wonderful to look at. I originally saw it on a cheap-o release and was so impressed I went back and got the BluRay.
GODZILLA VS KONG (International Advance):
I really thought the last monster flick, 2018's GODZILLA-KING OF THE MONSTERS, was a dud. I was b-o-r-e-d. I'd probably NOT bother with this upcoming giant monster slug fest, except...hello? It's also a KING KONG movie---my FAVORITE of the big monsters. While I'm NOT expecting much, I am looking forward to it. As it is also a KONG film, I had to get the poster as well. I had to get a foreign copy as the US ones are cra-cra-zy high right now. They'll probably drop a year or so down the line (as evidenced by the prices falling for the previous modern GODZILLA and KONG films). I'm not expecting much at all...I just hope it doesn't totally suck.
SUSPIRIA (video poster):
Although I have the US one sheet and a foreign poster as well, the VHS promo poster I always found pretty groovy as well. I didn't realize it was new art created for the home video release. I thought it must have been pulled (as all other video posters seemed to be) from an existing movie poster. I resisted buying a video poster because I hope to score a theatrical copy with same art. Never found one. Glad I ended up with a video release poster after all.
HOTEL RESERVE:
I knew nothing of this flick when I bought this poster. James Mason and Herbert Lom are the only names I recognize. However, I was charmed by the old-school art and graphics. It apparently a British flick from 1944 (released in the US in 1946) that involves an innocent man (Mason) who is suspected of being a spy who has to prove his innocence. It has a fairly decent 6.2 rating on IMDB. What I find flabbergasting is that it was made during WWII in England, a country that was no stranger to bombings by the Germans. I guess the world--including the movie business--doesn't screech to a halt during war time. I realize our movie industry didn't stop production, but--with the exception of the then-US territory Hawaii and the attack on Pearl Harbor--we did not have attacks on this shore during the war.
INNER SANCTUM:
Several years ago, I scored the one sheet poster for THE FROZEN GHOST. I knew nothing about the film other than it starred Lon Chaney Jr, Evelyn Ankers and Milburn Stone, which I gleaned from just looking at the poster. I also learned that it was a big screen adaptation of the INNER SANCTUM radio mysteries of the era. Nifty. I became aware that there were other INNER SANCTUM films in the series and I tucked that knowledge away in the back of my head, hoping to score the others along the way sometime. I had seen the poster below a time or two. As it was called simply INNER SANCTUM, I assumed it was the first in the series. I recently scored a copy and looked into it a bit more. Zowie! This film (and poster) hails from 1948. The film series of six films (that included THE FROZEN GHOST and all of which starred Lon Chaney Jr) cranked out by Universal that ran from 1943 - 1945. This film seems to be a one-off attempt to revive interest in the series by some lesser company (M.R.S. Pictures Inc.) after Universal threw in the towel. In fact, on the Wikipedia page for INNER SANCTUM, there is no mention of this later film at all. So, okay... I'll count it as a 7-picture series now that I've scored this poster...leaving me with 5 more posters (CALLING DR. DEATH, STRANGE CONFESSION, DEAD MAN'S EYES, WEIRD WOMAN, and PILLOW OF DEATH) left to track down... Whoopie...
That's it for now. I hope you'll come back and visit again. It's always a pleasure having you.
Nice Hotel Reserve and Inner Sanctum Mystery poster designs displayed above.
A very effective Australian daybill design of Inner Sanctum Mystery.
I don't know if you have seen it previously, but here on the forum I featured within the Missing Australian Universal Horror Posters thread in November 2019, the original Universal Inner Sanctum series available Australian posters and also the lack of them.
Tickets! Get your tickets! The Shock-O-Rama poster Show is back again...and about to start! Don't push. Don't crowd. There's plenty o' room inside to get a gander at today's offering of "new" (to me) vintage posters.
Quick! Quick! Find a seat! The lights are starting to dim... The show is about to begin.
THE EAGLE'S SHOWDOWN:
I think I have another copy or two of this poster...but I'm not sure. I've never seen this flick and know nothing about. Why buy it? The art makes it look like it's in 3D...although there's no mention of it on the poster. Is it a 3D flick? I have no idea. I can't find much...well, ANY...information about the film. But, gimmick whore that I am, I had to get a copy (or two or three or...), just in case. It was cheap anyway. Love that the theater depicted in the poster art looks like a former movie palace turned grindhouse. So appropriate. Ha!
THE RIPPER (video poster):
Ugh. I didn't need this. I was going after other items...and saw this to pad the package out. I bid on it...and was outbid on the other items I was originally after. ARGH! That happens far too often. Ha! This is the video poster (there was no theatrical release) for one of the early shot-on-video flicks during the VHS era. Special effects make-up super star Tom Savini stars...sort of...as Jack the Ripper.
HEADLESS ENTANGLEMENT:
I have NO IDEA what this movie is about. But HEADLESS ENTANGLEMENT? Obviously this isn't something that played at your local multiplex. I stumbled on this (and the poster below). This appears to be a poster that was printed for a local showing of the film in Colorado (based on the poster below). I thought it was unusual and unique...and cheap. Why not?
CHRISTMAS CRUELTY and HEADLESS ENTANGLEMENT (Film festival poster?):
This is the poster that attracted me to buying the poster above. Apparently the films played on succeeding nights at a place called The Gorehound's Playground in Colorado. I looked it up. It's a video store with a small theater, apparently. With a poster totally inspired by (read "ripped off from") the movie "GRINDHOUSE", strange movies and interesting verbiage ("Two nights filled with Norwegian madness" and "2 sick movies in 1 go"), I quickly decided that it would be a fun lil' purchase. Why not? I just wish that an individual poster for CHRISTMAS CRUELTY had been available as well. Oh well... These will probably never see the light of day anyway...
STARCRASH:
This wacky STAR WARS-inspired space epic is sooooo cheesy. I already have a copy (or two or three) of this poster. This was actually a free bonus poster that arrived with another poster I bought. How nice. What a cast! Caroline Munro (in that amazing outfit)! Christopher Plummer! Joe Spinell! A pre-fame David Hasselhoff! Marjoe Gortner (ha!)! Music by John Barry! Directed by Lewis Coates (aka Luigi Cozzi)!
ANDY WARHOL'S DRACULA:
I am fairly certain I have one of these already. I don't know why I went for a second copy, especially since the drawn style of poster is the one I prefer. Oh well. It wasn't that expensive and I couldn't pass it up. Fresh from their co-starring underground smash, ANDY WARHOL'S FRANKENSTEIN, Udo Kier is Dracula and Joe D'Allesadro appears as a handyman who de-"wirgin"-izes some young ladies the count has his eye on.
TO THE DEVIL ...A DAUGHTER (British one sheet):
Nastassja Kinski was only 14 when she starred in this Hammer Films produced horror flick, based on a Dennis Wheatley novel. Richard Widmark, Christopher Lee, Honor Blackman, and Denholm Elliott also star. I don't think I had the British one sheet yet (which is different from the US poster), so...I picked it up. I didn't need it though. Perhaps the devil (or his daughter?) made me do it.
THE INCREDIBLE SEX RAY:
Ha! This is a poster for a porn movie apparently. No, I've not seen it. I'm sure what I imagine it to be like (the sex ray from an alien invasion?) and what it really is like are too different things...and I'd be disappointed. Big John Holmes stars. Zowie! I do dig the giant eyeball staring down with the ray (?) coming from it, though.
THE EMPIRE STRIKE BACK (1982 re-release):
Hmm. I recently stumbled on another surprisingly affordable STAR WARS series poster. I'm not a fan, but know they can be worth some bucks sometimes, so... I picked this up. It's only a re-release. But, I do think this was the first re-release? It's not mint. It has some wear and staple holes, but it's not in bad shape at all.
THE SUICIDE CULT:
This was a lucky/cheap pickup. This poster is an alternate title for the flick THE ASTROLOGER that Severin recently gave new life to. I haven't seen THE ASTROLOGER/THE SUICIDE CULT yet, but I still feel lucky (hopefully) to have snagged this poster. The credits are a snipe that has been glued on top of other credits, but it is hardly noticeable.
Congratulations...You've made it through another show. Now WAKE UP, wipe the drool off of your chin and the arm rest, and go out into the fresh, clean air, and be glad to be alive (and glad to be leaving the poster show. Ha!).
Thank you for visiting. Stay safe, See you next time.
Dang Dude, I've brought a lot of questionable posters and Zombie Strippers is one of them. The folded poster look on the print got me, I liked it. So no regrets there.
Hello! Welcome back to the SHOCK-O-RAMA POSTER SHOW! Happy spring...and how are you? I hope all is well. And thank you for coming. Today's batch o' posters are okay. There's nothing I am super excited about this round, but the next posting (which--Gasp!) is pretty much done and features (I think) more interesting movie paper. Oooooo. No. No hints now. You'll have to come back in mid-April to see. Until then, we can explore the tidbits and curiosities I have ready for you today.
MATT: Hi there...and thanks for stopping in. Yes, the faux distressed look of ZOMBIE STRIPPERS is a cool selling point. Glad you've scored one as well. CHEERS!
Now, let's take a closer look at today's offerings...
SCOOB:
I know this film is supposed to be bad. I haven't seen it yet. But--I am a big SCOOBY DOO fan. I was hoping to see this in the theaters--but the pandemic hit and the film went straight to video instead of pushing back its release. I'll get to it eventually--although I'm not expecting much. This was cheap, so...
THE IMMORAL MR. TEAS and WILD GALS OF THE NAKED WEST (re-release combo):
It's a double dose of Russ Meyer! I've never seen either of these flicks. The only Russ Meyer I've seen is FASTER PUSSYCAT KILL! KILL! and BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS. However, this double feature was reasonably priced and looks to be dayglow. I wonder if it is? How fun if it is.
NO TIME TO DIE (IMAX):
I love my James Bond movies...but I am not wild about the posters. Since when? The Timothy Dalton era, the Bond poster (once so stunning with their Robert McGinnis art) became nothing but glorified Photoshop projects. The latest batch for the upcoming NO TIME TO DIE are no exceptions. SNORE! Still, I have a poster for each movie. While I have two of the advances for this one (for the planned April and November releases last year), I didn't have this IMAX version. So... It will never be framed and hung, but...
VIY (Russian re-release):
I got one of these last year (or was it the year before?). It's a re-release (probably 80s, according to eMovieposter) for the first Russian horror movie, VIY. I was going to send my original copy to a friend I have in Russia who said he loved the flick as a kid, watching it on television. But... I never got around to sending it, largely because I liked the poster so much. So...I got another copy and will be sending this off soon. (Maybe...)
BLADE RUNNER 2049:
I probably already have one of these...but for some reason I think the one I have has issues. I'm not sure. I threw it in the basket to round a purchase. What the heck?
THE ADVENTURES OF HERCULES (aka THE LOVES OF HERCULES) (Spain):
Okay--me getting this was a given. I like my HERCULES flicks and I am a big Jayne Mansfield fan. I have the Italian poster (which makes no mention of Jayne being in it, despite the fact she plays TWO roles in the film), but had never seen this version until I stumbled on it quite by accident. Jayne's hubby Mickey Hargitay gives the Hercules role a shot. (Mickey's battle with a largely immobile three-headed dragon is so pathetically awesome - awful.) It's a pretty bad flick, but... I dig it. And I HAD to get this.
THE SADIST OF NOTRE DAME (Spain):
This flick comes from legendary sleazemeister Jess Franco. Recently unearthed, brushed off and brought back into the spotlight via Severin Films on DVD and BluRay, I decided to pick this poster up when I ran across it for a number of reasons. First, it is a country of origin poster. Second, it was Franco and cheap (The two are sort of synonymous. Ha!) Third, anyone recognize the obvious theft of the hand with the knife artwork from the HALLOWEEN one sheet? Ha! Although I have the film on DVD (I got it on closeout--$3.95. Why not?), I have not had the chance to see it yet. However, I had not seen this poster before buying the flick. The photo images on the poster, the costumes and the set piece shown made me realize (just now as I am writing this) that this is Franco's (AWFUL--in my opinion) flick EXORCISM (aka DEMONIAC). Crap...
REPULSION (Spain):
Of my trio of Spanish posters today, I do not recall which I stumbled upon first. I wasn't looking for any of them in particular. I just happened upon them. I have no paper on REPULSION, and this poster--although not great--wasn't repulsive to me...and the price was nice. It's from 1974, but I don't know if that means it was a re-release or if the film never made it to Spain until then. (Although it is referred to as "la obra maestra de Roman Polanski" or Roman Polanski's masterpiece and also "ahora en version doblada" or now in a dubbed version--meaning it probably is a re-release.) The artwork is by famed Spanish poster artist Jano. Eh...whatever.
SAVAGE MUTINY:
Most people would look at this and dismiss it. Why would he want this poster? It's not horror. You are right. It's not. What it is, is one of the hard-to-find Jungle Jim posters. Johnny Weissmuller was the first talking Tarzan...and I really dig the TARZAN series. Once Weissmuller aged out of the role, he was recruited to play adventurer Jungle Jim in a series of 16 films. Weissmuller later also starred in a 26-episode TV version. JUNGLE JIM posters are hard to find and often pricey. I have a rough copy of this one already (so, I am glad to get an upgrade). I also have JUNGLE MOON MEN and CANNIBAL ATTACK. Now just 13 more titles to go. Ha! (Coincidentally, Johnny Sheffield, who played "Boy" in the Tarzan films, also aged out of the role and appeared in a series of 12 films as BOMBA THE JUNGLE BOY.)
GODZILLA VS KONG (International style :
As I am writing this, GODZILLA VS KONG has not debuted. Even though I hated the last GODZILLA movie, I am a H-U-G-E fan of KING KONG. I'm not expecting much, but am hoping for the best. I am also hoping to see this on the big screen. Hopefully theaters will be re-opening (if they have not already, they will soon) and I'll be able to see this on the big screen, in 3D, (and possibly in 4DX). I've had my first COVID vaccination already and my second was March 23rd--a week before this is due to open. While it is still scary to go out, I'll be more protected and theaters should still be limiting the number of people they allow in. If theaters don't open, I can always catch this at the old drive-in a couple of towns over. I'm guessing GODZILLA will win this match. (KONG won back in the 60s the first time they met up.) That would be a bummer, but...at least it's a KONG movie. (I do like GODZILLA usually, but he's been in several lame movies...)
And that's it for today. But be sure to return in mid-April. I hope you like the goodies I have prepared for you then...and that the pieces I shared today were not too disappointing.
Get your vaccinations and stay safe. The pandemic is (hopefully) winding down.
Welcome back to the Shock-O-Rama Poster Show! It's April 15th, a special day around here... It's my (Gasp!) birthday. Because of that, this is a big blow out celebration. Instead of a mere 10 posters (as per my usual posts), this is everything I've gotten since my last post in March. (Yes, there's the usual junk/crap ...but also some not-so-bad and some pretty nifty stuff as well.)
MATT: I totally see it. it DOES remind one of the NO TIME TO DIE poster. Thanks for pointing that out. Have you seen GODZILLA VS KONG yet? How is it? I appreciate you stopping by. CHEERS!
CHARLIE: Thanks for the visit. I hope you like some of the things I have to share today. CHEERS!
Now, without further ado, let's let the party begin!
GIRLS NITE OUT (25x38):
Wow! One of the more obscure 80s slasher posters fell into my lap. This one measures 25x38, but it hasn't been trimmed, nor is it a video poster. There actually was a 27x41 poster printed (also very elusive) with different art (just some girls fleeing in terror on a dull white background). Neither poster is that interesting (but this one---with the photo and the letter beneath it--is the better of the two), but I am glad to have one.
WENDY (Advance):
I had never heard of this movie (but have since looked it up and it seems to be a modern twist/take on PETER PAN) when I got this. It was a freebie at a local theater that had recently re-opened. Poster whore that I am, I took it. Thank you, Maya Theater.
GALLOWS 2:
I didn't really need this--at all. However, I had a chance to meet the creative team behind it and they had a poster and...why not? They signed it...but I kind of wish they hadn't. Oh well. (Full story below...)
HELD:
You may not have heard of HELD. It's a smaller film and it is debuting right when theaters are just starting to re-open. Instead of GODZILLA VS KONG or THE UNHOLY, this is the film I was seeing when I got the WENDY poster above. HELD was from the same company that gave us THE GALLOWS and its sequel--such as they are. THE GALLOWS films and HELD were produced and made in the area where I live. Since HELD is not a well-known blockbuster, it will probably disappear quickly--so I wanted to give the "local guys" some support and see their flick. Seeing how it is a locally produced movie, I wondered if I could also score a copy of its poster. I looked up the production company, found their website and sent them this note a few days before going to see the film:
"Dear Tremendum Pictures,
CONGRATULATIONS! I recently saw an article about you and your locally filmed feature HELD. I am planning on seeing the film (hopefully) this coming Tuesday at the Maya Cinema in Fresno.
The reason for my note, in addition to congratulating you all, is to inquire about the movie poster. I am a collector of movie posters. I have thousands of them--literally. Although I was fortunate to get to attend a screening of THE GALLOWS and receive an autographed mini-poster from the film (signed by Mr. Lofing and Mr. T. Cluff, I believe), I still sought out and purchased a full-sized (27x40) theatrical-sized poster. I missed GALLOWS 2 altogether. It came and went in a week--while I was out of town. (I have it on BluRay, but sadly have not seen it as of yet.) I am writing to find out if it would be possible toy buy a theatrical size one sheet for HELD. Even though I have yet to see it (but plan to Tuesday), I really would love a poster to add to my collection and to show support to the local guy. If a poster is available, please just let me know how much it is (including postage) and I would be more than happy to send it your way.
Thank you so much."
I didn't hear back from them. So, on Tuesday before we went to the movie, I sent this second note off with a copy of the digital Fandango receipt:
"Hello again. Just so you know I was not kidding. Here is my receipt for my HELD tickets for this afternoon's showing. Wishing you the best with this endeavor.
Cheers!"
When I got home, I found this note waiting for me:
"Hi Shawn, yeah we have a poster you can grab. Got a Gallows 2 as well. $20 work? If you can come grab it, that'd be great - don't have a lot of time to get to the mailbox. Thanks Shawn, appreciate the support!
- Chris and Travis"
Hmm. I was HOPING they'd give me a poster for free (and I really don't need the GALLOWS 2 poster, but...). However, I had already offered, so I sent this note:
"Yes, $20 would be great. Where would I go to get it? Thank you."
I had a response...but the poster deal began to sound more like a drug deal:
"Can you meet you at the Miss Winkles Pet Adoption Center Park area. 85 N Temperance Ave Clovis 93611. Just let us know when you’re planning to stop by
Thanks"
I understand that they don't know me and there is a pandemic going on, but really... I expected to go to some production office or something, but to meet at the Miss Winkles Pet Adoption Center park is rather bizarre-o. Still, I responded and we had a back and forth a few times, before we finally met yesterday at the appointed time and appointed place. It may have seemed like the most illicit poster deal ever. I wonder if they thought I might be a (Gasp!) poster NARC? Ha!
THE BOY AND THE PIRATES:
This is a nothing little poster that I got in the hopes of padding out shipping costs for other items I was bidding on---and lost. (My life's story...) I had never heard of this flick before, despite it having been directed by Bert I. Gordon ("Mr. B.I.G."). What caught my eye was the claim that it was in something called PERCEPTOVISION. gimmick whore that I am, I couldn't pass it up. Perceptovision was later also used in Gordon's VILLAGE OF THE GIANTS, so I have some idea what it was like. I also found this brief description on the TCM informational page for the film:
"Although no process is listed in the onscreen credits, this film's pressbook indicates that it was shot using 'Perceptovision-The Newest Marvel of the Motion Picture.' Perceptovision was described as 'a patented dimensional matte process which combines travelling mattes and split screen effects.' The Filmfacts review adds that the process 'was utilized in the film to show the foot-tall genie in a bottle floating in the ocean, and an erupting volcano rising out of the sea.' "
It's also interesting to note that Joe Turkel, who played the creepy ghost bartender in THE SHINING plays a genie in this flick. Timothy Carey, who was in a lot of stuff, was also apparently fired from the film for throwing an actor across the set! Zowie! "See! See! See! The Amazing Genie! The Growing Sea-Mountain! The Fantastic Journey Into Time! The Magic Fog!" How did I ever miss this? Ha!
CUT AND RUN (video):
Ruggero Deodato made a name for himself with the cannibal genre epics JUNGLE HOLOCAUST and then the more controversial CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST. After HOUSE AT THE EDGE OF THE PARK and something called ATLANTIS INTERCEPTORS (?), his producers wanted him to make a follow up to CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST. He didn't want to. Instead, the film is loosely based on an abandoned screenplay by Wes Craven. I have been aware of the movie for years and have recently ordered the BluRay that features the R-Rated theatrical cut and the 3-minute longer/gorier international cut. And there's an interesting cast: Willie Aames, Richard Lynch, Michael Berryman, Karen Black and John Steiner. I have not gotten to see it yet, but then this poster popped up. It's a video poster, but I didn't think I had ever seen any posters for the film---so I bid on it and won.
CUT AND RUN:
After finding and bidding on the video poster for CUT AND RUN, I happened on a theatrical poster for the flick. I snapped it up, thinking I'd surely be outbid on the video poster. I wasn't...and so ended up with BOTH. Ha! That is soooooo typical of me. Oh well...
EARTH 2 (International):
EARTH 2 is a TV movie from 1971. As was the case with many TV movies, especially during the 70s, international audiences had to PAY to see some of these flicks in theaters...and one sheets were created for them. I have a few of these posters, such as the one sheets for Irwin Allen's TV disaster duo FIRE and FLOOD. I wasn't that interested in this poster, but I have the Warner Brothers MOD DVD of it (purchased during one of their 4 for $44 sales). I haven't seen the flick yet, but decided that, when I eventually do, just in case I might actually like it, I might as well get the poster since it wasn't too expensive. They aren't all that common anyway... (Does anyone know if their were one sheets created for the TV movies LOOK WHAT'S HAPPENED TO ROSEMARY'S BABY, or A SHORT WALK TO DAYLIGHT?)
THE MAMDALORIN (TV promo?):
I'm not sure what a double-sided movie poster-sized poster promoting a TV series is called, but I thought I should snatch one up while it was still cheap-ish as it is a STAR WARS-related thing and could be worth some cash down the road. I've never seen the show though. I'm, not a SYAR WARS fan.
THE GODFATHER PART II:
There is no denying that THE GODFATHER and THE GODFATHER PART II are great movies...but (in my opinion) they have crappy posters. Sure... Over the years I have half-heartedly bid on them--but never that earnestly. The posters just don't do it for me. I saw this at auction along with other things. I bid on it and forgot about it. Imagine my surprise when I got an invoice for it. (The other items I lost, of course. Ha!) Now I suppose I should seek out the original GODFATHER one sheet. Bother...
THE LOST EMPIRE:
I have never seen this movie, but I do like the art on this poster. I thought I already had a copy of this, but when I came across this I did a search of my blog but didn't see it listed. That doesn't mean that I don't have one. But just in case I don't have one, I snagged this inexpensive jewel. Of the cast, I am only familiar with Angus (PHANTASM) Scrimm. Alan (HALLOWEEN 4 & 5) Howarth did the music and it was written, produced and directed by Jim (CHOPPING MALL, SORORITY HOUSE MASSACRE 2) Wynorski. This looks like campy fun.
That's it for Part 1. Look for Part 2 (The whole post was TOO LONG! I had to break it up! Who knew?) CHEERS!
A week or so after getting style B (in my previous post), I ran across style C. By the time I got B, I was anticipating C being confrontational between the two. Style A had them a long distance apart. B had them getting closer together. Voila, it's style C and they've met (albeit underwater)! I love KING KONG and usually GOSZILLA....but the last GODZILLA flick (to me) was such a stinker. I was sooooo bored. I have high hopes for this---but am not going to hold my breath. I'm also rooting for KONG to win, but doubt that will happen. (I'll probably have to go back and re-watch the original KING KONG VS GODZILLA several times after I see this... Ha!)
GODZILLA VS KONG (International style D):
Oh my stars! ANOTHER style? How many posters are they going to pump out for this thing? Granted, the movie-going population is starved for a return to theaters. It's been more than a year--and that hunger for a return to indoor theaters will no doubt propel this flick to being a huge box office hit (providing enough theaters reopen, that is...). Of course they are going to promote the hell out of it. (Side note---the last film I saw in an indoor theater more than a year ago was a special one-night-only re-release of the original KING KONG!) Of the four GODZILLA VS KONG poster I now have, I like this one the most. However, I came across a 5th style that I like even better. It's kind of like the art in style C but with the big boys in a city street duking it out instead of under water. However, I will wait on getting that one. Once the hoopla drops, I am hoping the prices will as well. (Man, I hope I like this film... Rooting for you, KONG!!!)
GODZILLA VS KONG (style E?):
Zowie! I wasn't going to buy it, but I found it reasonably priced. But that is it. I am DONE with the posters for this movie---and I have not even seen it yet, nor do I anticipate even liking it. Ha!
BLACK MAMA WHITE MAMA:
I am pretty sure I have a copy of this already... Maybe not? I wasn't sure. General exploitation meets blaxploitation in American International Pictures 1972 action flick BLACK MAMA WHITE MAMA. Pam Grier (along with Sig Haig) stars in an Eddie Romero (the BLOOD ISLAND flicks) flick with a story by Jonathan Demme! Zowie!
SCREAM:
Oh my stars! I may be wrong (and probably am), buy I do not believe I had a poster for the original SCREAM. How was that possible? SCREAM is up there in the upper echelon of modern horror. It's very self-referential and has brought about three sequels (with a fourth on the way) as well as a TV series. While it may not be A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET or HALLOWEEN, it's a very good franchise. I'm glad I was finally able to score this one sheet (if I didn't have one already).
THE VAMPIRE, DINOSAURUS, and THE BLOB (re-release combo):
Several years ago, I got myself a similar post. Instead of a triple feature, it was a two-fer featuring DINOSAURUS and THE BLOB. I thought sure it would be the closest I ever came to scoring an original THE BLOB or a DINOSAURUS poster...and I somehow got both posters later on. I also have gotten a one sheet for THE VAMPIRE. Why bother with this? How many triple feature poster do you come across---and with FUN titles in them like these? (Okay, so THE VAMPIRE is kind of a stinker... BUT...)
TUSK:
I really think Alejandro Jodorowsky is brilliant. My favorite film of his is SANTA SANGRE (which was the first one I saw), but I also was blown away by EL TOPO and HOLY MOUNTAIN. I have seen all of his films...except TUSK. Made between his unrealized attempt to make DUNE and SANTA SANGRE, TUSK was a critical and box office flop. Like another of his little-known films, THE RAINBOW THIEF, my understanding is that Jodorowsky was simply hired to direct. This wasn't a personal project and so he was unable to let his freak flag fly (similarly to David Lynch's DUNE and STRAIGHT STORY). While watching the second film in his autobiographical series (ENDLESS POETRY), I got to thinking about TUSK. While it seems to be unavailable in any way, shape, or form here in the US....I did find a copy on YouTube which I will watch very soon. I'm expecting to be disappointed. The reviews I read say it is the more disappointing of the two (the other being RAINBOW THIEF). In anticipation, I discovered the poster available. It's a French poster---the film is in French with English subtitles--and, I think, quite striking. Getting any paper on Jodorowsky films is always tricky, so I went ahead and snatched this up. I hope Jodorowsky still has another film or two in him. He can be so brilliant when given the chance.
SANTA SANGRE (small French):
What a great film this is. The seller I bought the TUSK poster from also had this small SANTA SANGRE. Birthday BONUS!!!
THE CURIOUS DR. HUMPP (aka LA VENGANZA DEL SEXO) (Argentinean):
Wow! Wow! Wow!!! I have long wanted a one sheet for THE CURIOUS DR. HUMPP---but they are super hard to find. Imagine my surprise when this Argentinean poster for the original release in its home country popped up with its original title. (LA VENGANZA DEL SEXO translate to THE REVENGE OF SEX!) From 1969---and I am simply amazed it came to our country and will also be thankful to Something Weird Video for rescuing it from utter obscurity. It is soooooo wonderfully weird and bizarre. Whoo hoo!
EXORCISM (aka LE NOTTI DI SATANA and EXORCISMO Italian 2F):
While not the best EXORCIST ripoff, I find it watchable and entertaining. Genre fave Paul Naschy stars. When I first spotted this poster (on eBay for $100...and was watching), I had no idea what it was for. (I don't speak/read Italian). The imagery was intriguing and Naschy's name was recognizable. I scored this on eMovie for much, much less. Hooray! I dig it!
EROTIC NIGHTS OF THE LIVING DEAD (Italian 2F):
Joe D'Amato, who was known mostly for the softcore EMANUELLE films with Laura Gemser before making a name for himself in the horror arena with films like THE GRIM REAPER (aka ANTROPOPHAGUS) and BEYOND THE DARKNESS (aka BUIO OMEGA) dipped his, uh...toe into full on hardcore (well, just in places) with his hybrid horror porn flick, EROTIC NIGHTS OF THE LIVING DEAD, one of a handful of zombie flicks to add hardcore porn elements before the straight-to-video era. (PORNO HOLOCAUST came out the next year, shot on the same locations with some of the same cast and was also by D'Amato.) Laura (BLACK EMANUELLE) Gemser stars along with George (ZOMBIE and THE GRIM REAPER) Eastman. Paper on this is scarce. I hadn't seen this poster before--with Eastman wielding a machete, a burning zombie, etc. This image came with the auction. The censored parts shown are not censored in real life.
COSMIC MONSTERS:
Fun, old poster---not the greatest design ever, but classic---for a creaky, old British horror flick that is also known as THE STRANGE WORLD OF PLANET X from 1958. Forest Tucker (yes, an American) stars along with some giant bugs! Eeek! You know this is a quality production based on the glaring spelling error on the poster: "When men of different planets unite to combat the most loathesome peril the universe has ever known!" Zowie!!!
THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (2008 French re-release):
Hot diggity! I have been wanting one of these for a while. I have the large French FRANKENSTEIN re-release and a small French INVISIBLE MAN re-release (I need to get a big one to match the others), but did NOT have the BRIDE to go with them until now. LOVE it! Thanks, eMovieposter!
KILLER PARTY:
Let's keep the party going with this unexpected poster, KILLER PARTY. I recognize the art from VHS boxes back in the day. I never saw it (but, after getting the poster, I've since ordered a copy) and had always assumed it was a straight-to-video release. It was only when I set my eye on the SCREAM poster above, that I noticed this poster was included in the auction...and it was a theatrical poster instead of a video release. Who knew? I completely missed this 80s slasher. (A blurb on the poster says it's "Deadicated to the class of '86." Ha!) I will soon be able to correct that error.
CRY OF THE WEREWOLF:
This was a lucky auction win (Thank you, eMovie). I was watching this and a few other things I really wanted. When it came time for the auction--I was preoccupied and missed it. ARGH! Two things I really wanted escaped my grasp. However this title didn't. I'm sure I paid too much for it---and I had never even heard of it before. However, hailing from 1944, I was intrigued. The film stars Nina Foch (fresh from her screen debut opposite Bela Lugosi in RETURN OF THE VAMPIRE) and Barton MacLane (best known for playing General Peterson on I DREAM OF JEANNIE). EMovie's description also said that "the 'werewolf" is actually a woman who turns into a literal wolf, making it much more like Val Lewton's 'Cat People'! The opening credits have a wolf eating them as they appear on the screen!" Zowie! Sounds very interesting. I need to track it down. I may have missed those other items, but this was a great consolation prize.
RETURN OF THE FLY:
Hey, what's all the buzz about? Zowie! Golly, I am so super thrilled to have this. Believe it or not, I only recently saw the original THE FLY series. It truly is a classic. (I wish the sequels had been in color as the original had been.) The first film was fantastic. The sequel was equally fun. (The third one...eh.) And what a gorgeous poster. It's much nicer than the original film's poster. H-e-l-l-l-p me-e-e-e! H-e-l-l-l-p me-e-e! I couldn't NOT get this.
HELP:
This is my first original release Beatles movie poster. I didn't expect to get it and I might not have bothered...except the film apparently debuted in 1965...the year of my birth (aka 56-freakin' years ago). I thought it would make a marvelous (and sort of logical) gift to myself. And, if you are seeing this, I DID make it to 56, which I never thought I'd actually see. This was from Heritage...and, ouch! I keep forgetting how steep their fees are. Still, how groovy to have this.
And that is it.
Now, I more than likely will not be back for a long time. My life is in turmoil. I am moving in October---and it is a huge chore. All of these "new" posters are headed right into a box for the move. I have started taking down all of my cherished framed posters, removing them and boxing them for safe transport. (And, you probably have forgotten that I have more than 200 frames to go through. EEK!) That, coupled with my thousands of other posters I have to prepare for shipping and all of the other "objects de junk", er... "d'art" to go through, pack or get rid of, etc. It's going to be quite an undertaking. (Are there any undertakers standing by? Hee hee...)
Speaking of undertakers, as I said elsewhere, I am delighted to have hit 56. It's not that I look forward to aging. It's just that the men on my mom's side of the family all seem to drop dead at 55. My grandfather (who I very much resemble) died at 55. His father died at 55. Both had cardiac issues.
I have all sorts of health issues as well, cardiac included. I also have high blood pressure problems. But my chief complaint is C.I.D.P. (Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy), a rare disease I was finally diagnosed with just last year, which hinders my mobility greatly. Although I am getting treatment for the CIDP (and hopefully will be able to exercise again---to work on my blood pressure issues), I am such a mess physically, I am actually surprised I am still alive. Really!
Blah! Blah! Blah! Listen to me yammer on. Especially when it appears we have someone eager to cut the cake...
Thank you for your visit. I hope you enjoyed yourself. As we start to move out of the pandemic (hopefully), I hope your year is a smashing success! Happy posters!
Welcome back to the Shock-O-Rama Poster Show. It's been a bit more than two months since the last update. I'm starting to pack up the house, taking posters out of their frames for safe transport for the move (which won't be until late October), sending other posters to auction, and packing the poster room up (which is a HUGE undertaking). My health issues continue to decline. I went see a specialist at Stanford. (For those of you following along, she doesn't believe I have CIDP...but doesn't know what is wrong with me. More tests have been ordered. Swell...) In other words, I have been BUSY!
But, even though it has been more than two months since I last reared my ugly head on here, That has NOT stopped me from acquiring more posters--which is STUPID on my part since they'll need to be packed up, too.
Blah, blah, blah... Let's take a look and see what I have this time:
NEWS OF THE WORLD:
Boring poster for a movie that apparently was scheduled to come out during the pandemic this last Christmas. (Duh! Who planned that?) I have no idea if this was ever released or not. The poster was a freebie at a local theater. Just adding it in here because, dull and ugly or not, it is still an acquisition.
DIRTY MARY, CRAZY LARRY (Style A):
I've not seen this, but I am under the impression that this film is akin to THELMA AND LOUISE, albeit with a male/female pair of anti-heroes. This was purchased to pad out the shipping for something else I had purchased. I see the style B poster much more frequently than this one.
BERSERKER (video?):
I already have several copies (too many copies) of this poster, but I've never seen the flick. They've all come to me in lots...and this copy (actually 10 copies) is no exception. I got this batch because they came with another poster (which was also sold with multiple copies) that I actually wanted. I'm guessing this is a video release poster, as there is no rating listed. (Did it ever have a theatrical release?)
THE SLAYER:
I've seen this poster come and go in various lot auctions on eMovie. I remember when this flick came out...but never saw it back in the day. Seeing the poster pop up reminded me of the film and it intrigued me. I'd bid on the various eMovie lots, but they'd go crazy high and I'd drop out because this was likely the only poster in the batch I "needed". I scored this one (and several other copies) in a lot elsewhere. Yippie! Now to track down the film... Oops! I should have looked for the movie earlier, because I now realize I have/saw a BluRay of the film (with completely different art) a few years ago. (I've actually pretty much forgotten what it was about... all I recall, I think, is that a group of people are flown to a remote location...was it either an island or somewhere in the desert?....the airstrip is a ways away from the house....and that's really pretty much all I recall.) So, getting the seemingly elusive poster (that is not so elusive at all) for the mysterious film (which, now I realize, isn't so mysterious at all) was a momentary thrill that sort of dissipated. Waaagh. Maybe I need to dig the flick out and give it a re-watch? I may like it better than I thought, and the poster will be that much more meaningful for me. Hmm.
ONCE BITTEN:
I have not seen this flick, so I can't explain this... But for whatever reason, I became obsessed with tracking down the poster for it---but didn't want to pay too much in the process. So, I have it now. Whoopie. (Just more stuff I've gotta pack... UGH!)
SUGAR HILL:
I already have a copy or two of this cool blaxploitation horror poster (Voodoo AND zombies!!), but it came in a lot with another poster...so I gladly added it to my collection. It is a cool poster, anyway.
THE FABULOUS WORLD OF JULES VERNE:
I have seen the poster up for auction now and again. The blurb about it being in "Mystimation" intrigued me (gimmick whore that I am). I tried getting the poster several times, but was never able to get it. I wasn't overly put out about not getting it, as I had never heard of the flick before seeing the poster. And then I purchased a BluRay set of films by Czech filmmaker Karel Zeman. The film I was wanting to see in the collection was JOURNEY TO THE BEGINNING OF TIME, a film I had a kiddie matinee poster for (and I also dig posters for creepy kiddie matinees). JOURNEY featured some interesting practical effects and stop motion animation. It wasn't great, but it was interesting enough to warrant watching the other two films in the set, THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN and INVENTION FOR DESTRUCTION. INVENTION was visually stunning. I loved it...and later found it was released here as THE FABULOUS WORLD OF JULES VERNE. That renewed my interest in getting the poster. Such stunning and creative style and visuals in the film...
HARDWARE (Italian 2F):
I thought I had already posted this one, but I guess not. I remember when this film came out. It was much hyped. I saw it...and was not nearly as impressed as I thought I should be. It was directed by Richard Stanley, who was supposed to direct the bizarre 1996 version of THE ISLAND OF DR MOREAU with Marlon Brando, but was fired (but he stayed on secretly, playing a background creature). (This past March, he was accused of domestic abuse, which led to his fall from grace at Severin/SpectreVision.) Someday I may give the film another go. We'll see.
Despite my less-than-stellar impression of the film, I was very taken by this Italian poster. Zowie! Sold!
THE DEVIL'S RAIN (Italian 2F):
Who doesn't want a giant poster of Ernest Borgnine's face in satanic makeup from the climax of the low budget 70s shocker THE DEVIL'S RAIN? Ha! My flirtation with stunning Italian posters has fluctuated over the years. I avoid them because of their size (especially the 4 Fs), but the art has won me over time and time again.
BLACK HOOKER:
I know this is anything but PC, but this little blaxploitation gem had me gleefully spending way too much money to obtain it. Oh my stars! What a trashy, exploitative title. "She was loveable...She was mean...Damn mean!" What the hell does that mean? "What would you do if your mama was a hooker?" Oh my!!! A Dinero Production. Ha! This film is mighty obscure and appears to be a total crapfest, based on its IMDB rating of 2.9. It is available on DVD, but from Desert Island Classics or Synergy Archives...which probably means they're public domain crap copies I don't want to pay for. The flick may be trash, but the poster is grindhouse nirvana.
And that is it for now...BUT--be warned--I will be back sooner than you think as I already have another 10 poster added to my collection and have started the next post. (In fact, I've already started the post after THAT!)
So, cha-cha-cha! I'll see you in the not too distant future...
WARNING!!! You have (inadvertently?) stumbled into the next edition of the Shock-O-Rama Poster Show! EEEK! Today's exhibit features 10 posters that you may have seen before. There's nothing too AWE-inspiring, but nothing (aside from maybe the first one) too dull (for ONCE) either. It is what it is and... Quick! Take your seats. The show is about to start:
WHERE DOES IT HURT? (re-release):
Eh... I don't know what I was thinking. This was a last-minute bid (before I read the description). There's nothing wrong with the poster, I just didn't realize it was a re-release when I bought it. Oh well. It was cheap-ish...
THE SUICIDE SQUAD (International Advance):
I have no interest in seeing this. I'm not a superhero (or, in this case, maybe super villain?) kind of guy. There are entertaining moments in the preview, but as a whole it's a hard pass. HOWEVER, when I was at the theater the other day (seeing SPIRAL, the latest SAW sequel), I spied the advance US one sheet for this and really dug it. I think I was so fond of it as it was actually an artistic rendering instead of the typical Photoshopped thing. Oooooo. I wanted it. It's already hard to find, but the not-nearly-as-great international advance was available and affordable. I got one from super poster dealer Dale Dilts on eBay (a superhero in his own way). I didn't need it, but...why not?
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD 3D:
A Canadian one sheet for the 3D remake. I have a couple of other copies of this. I don't know why I bothered to get another. Star Sid Haig was originally from where I live. When I was a writer for the newspaper, I got to interview him for the paper's monthly glossy magazine. I have a photo somewhere of him holding the magazine with the article while I held an autographed photo he'd given me. (Found it. It's below...) Is this film available as a 3D BluRay?
BOOMBA THE JUNGLE BOY:
Normally, I would be jumping with joy over snagging the first poster in the BOOMBA series. This was a last minute bid and, alas, I didn't have time to inspect it properly. Someone had written "Curly" in the first "B" of BOOMBA. That just broke my heart... Not even the "Filmed in glorious Sepia Tone!" quasi-gimmick can brighten my spirits after that discovery. oh well. Back to the BOOMBA hunt I go.
JUNGLE CRUISE (final international):
Despite having ridden the Jungle Cruise ride at Disneyland many times, I really had no interest in seeing this flick. The HAUNTED MANSION flick was awful and, although I saw the first one (and maybe the fourth one---because my brother wanted to see it for his birthday), I was not a fan of the PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN movies either. I saw the advance poster with the boat and was moderately interested, noting that the poster was drawn--not just some photoshopped thing. Then I spied this final poster and... WOW! Painted poster art! Fantastic! I was really taken with this poster. I bought it and am actually now considering seeing the movie. (See what intriguing painted poster art can do? SELL the movie!)
THE SUICIDE SQUAD (Advance):
As I described with the International version of THE SUICIDE SQUAD poster, THIS is the poster I spied at the theater and...my jaw just dropped. After years of Photoshopped crap-a-rama, here we have fun (and o' sooooo deliciously exploitation-y and grindhouse-y) ART (instead of just a bunch of floating head shots). Zowie! Even though I do not dig the modern superhero flicks and have no intention of seeing this movie, I LOVE this poster. Poster seller super hero Dale Dilts says he has some of these--just hadn't unpacked them yet. I put my name in for one...but also bought this one (because I wanted to be sure I got one). What a fun, colorful poster. Hooray! Let's hope painted posters make a comeback!
RETURN OF THE JEDI (1985 re-release):
I've never been a STAR WARS fan (as I've stated here many times), but I do appreciate the fact that fans out there get rabid-crazy for the posters. If I find them cheap enough, I sometimes buy them as an investment. This is a re-release poster for the third film in the original trilogy Not the best poster, but...
DOOR TO DOOR MANIAC:
Whoo hoo! I have wanted one of these one sheets for years. The closest I came was an insert a few years back (and I do NOT collect inserts usually). Aside from the fact that Johnny Cash (!!!) and "Ronnie" Howard star in this apparent sleaze fest, the artwork and tag line are just so grindhouse trashy-cheesy awesome! And who doesn't love a finger replacing an "I" in a title? Ha!
Q-THE WINGED SERPENT (aka THE WINGED SERPENT or Q):
I have been trying to get a Q-THE WINGED SERPENT poster for years. (At least, I don't think i have one yet. Do I?) I stumbled on this poster on some obscure auction online. It was more than I wanted to spend, but I was intrigued by the alternate title that omitted the "Q"--and, more importantly, by the art. Zowie! The movie is just so-so, but I have noticed the poster is popular. This appears to be an international version as there is no rating shown. Interesting.
LA CASA DEL TERROR:
Lon Chaney Jr stars in this Mexican werewolf comedy. Apparently, when this was imported to the US (by schlockmeister Jerry Warren), it was given the Cuisinart treatment. All of the humorous bits were cut out, scenes from THE AZTEC MUMMY were added in along with a few new bits added by Warren himself. When done, the cinematic souffle fell...and we were stuck with the mess that is THE FACE OF THE SCREAMING WEREWOLF. Still, it might be interesting to see what was originally intended...
Well, my friends, congratulations! It looks like you've survived another Shock-O-Rama Poster Show (and without soiling yourself --or the seats-- in the process)! Thank you so much for visiting. Although the next Shock-O-Rama Poster Show is already being readied (I have ONE poster so far--whoopie), it may be a while before we meet again. Take care. Happy posters!
EEK! The late night Shock-O-Rama Poster Show is about to begin. While nothing to brag about, this poster show came together rather unexpectedly quickly. Don't push. Don't crowd. There's plenty of room for all.
Oh, the lights are dimming. The show is starting...
SCOOB (Advance):
I've been a life-long Scooby Doo fan. Hello? A cartoon about teens detectives encountering spooky monsters? What's not to love? Before the pandemic, a new Scooby Doo movie was set to come out. The pandemic hit, the film was pulled (and sent directly to DVD/VOD), and that was that. I scored an advance poster for the film (with a young Scooby with a shadow behind him of what he'd grow to become) a while back...and then spotted this one---and it was fairly cheap. I still hadn't seen the flick, but it was Scooby. Why not? After getting the poster, I discovered that the movie was actually playing locally at our second-run theater. I guess since our theaters have reopened, they were hungry for programming and SCOOB got pulled from non-theatrical purgatory.
The movie...eh, it could have been better. I was surprised it had big names (Mark Wahlberg, Amanda Seyfried, Zac Efron, Will Forte, etc.) doing some of the voices and there were Scooby/Hanna-Barbera Easter eggs all over the place. But...it could have been so much more than it was. I'll probably never display this poster (the only Scooby poster I've ever hung/displayed was for the video release of SCOOBY DOO ON ZOMBIE ISLAND), but that's okay.
THE SUICIDE SQUAD (Advance):
I know I mentioned getting an advance poster for THE SUICIDE SQUAD in my previous post. This is a second copy. When i saw this poster hanging in the theater, I was so excited to see poster art that had been painted, I went a little wild. I didn't realize it, but I'd taken a photo of the poster in the lobby (below). Ha!
I'm not a super hero kind of guy, I probably will NOT even see this flick. But after decades of posters of Photoshopped floating heads of the movie's stars--the painted work just sent me into orbit. I bought (stupidly, I suppose) a second copy. I've actually committed to buying a third from Dale Dilts (ddilts339 on eBay) along with a few other things.
STUNT ROCK:
I had tried (unsuccessfully) to score this poster from some of the recent lot auctions on eMovie. Usually, this was the only poster I wanted, so I only half-heartedly tried to score it...and always failed. I hoped that eventually one of the lot buyers would list their purchases on eBay and I could buy myself a copy. Lo' and behold, someone did. I've never seen the flick (had never even heard of it until I saw the poster), but the art I found interesting. It makes me imagine the movie is a cross between ROCK AND ROLL NIGHTMARE (which I've also not seen) and DEATH PROOF. The background skull was, of course, the most attractive thing for me. I didn't even know if it had been released on DVD or BluRay, but found there was a Code Red 2-disc version put out in 2009...that now sells for a minimum of $75. Yowza! The reviews I've found say it's trash--but in a gleefully so-bad-it's-good way. Maybe someone will re-release it. (Are you listening Severin, Vinegar Syndrome, Synapse, etc?)
DRACULA 2000 (Canadian):
I am ashamed that I have have also NOT seen Wes Craven's DRACULA 2000. I'd heard not-so-great things about it, so I never got around to it. (I actually got all three films in the series on DVD in 2012, according to Amazon, but have NOT bothered to watch them yet.) This Canadian poster is different than the US version. Why not?
ANTLERS:
I've heard good things about this upcoming horror film (which is debuting near Halloween, I believe, after being sidelined by COVID for a long while). Guillermo Del Toro is on board as producer, so that is indeed promising. The poster isn't much. Let's hope the film is much better...
THE CATMAN OF PARIS and VALLEY OF THE ZOMBIES (re-release combo):
I actually have a copy of this poster hanging in my kitchen. I don't know what I was thinking buying another. Perhaps I'm hoping for an upgrade? I've seen a lot of the old zombie movies, but can't seem to track down VALLEY OF THE ZOMBIES. CATMAN OF PARIS is equally elusive. (I bought THE LEOPARD MAN once, and oops! Obviously the WRONG film. Ha!) Someday I may track them down... Fun, old, re-release combo poster from 1956, though.
ROTTWEILER (aka DOGS OF HELL):
I've purchased two or three (more?) copies of this poster over the years, but every one of them has had flaws that just do not jibe with me...and so I'd have to go on hunting for a replacement. I got this on eMovie not too long back, and the description (I don't actually have it in my hands yet) make it sound like I can finally cross this off my list. What's the big deal about the ROTTWEILER poster? Well, to the casual poster buff...nothing. To me, though, there are several things going for it.
First, ROTTWEILER was one of the 3D films that came out during the gimmick's brief revival in the early 80s. Always a sucker for a gimmick (especially 3D), this made this poster a must-have. The film was made by a filmmaker named Earl Owensby in North Carolina. Most of his films played regionally at drive ins. In the early 80s, he cranked out several 3D features. In addition to ROTTWEILER, I have posters for his 3D flicks HOT HEIR (a seeming play on hot air ballooning), and TALES OF THE THIRD DIMENSION. NONE of Owensby's films ever played in my town--so I never got to see ROTTWEILER or the others (in 3D or even flat!). I have seen something of his called HYPERSPACE (an odd, not-so-funny comic movie featuring a young Paula Poundstone and Chris Elliott) and the bargain basement werewolf shocker WOLFMAN (both on DVD). Based on WOLFMAN (with its claustrophobic and cluttered sets and period costumes), I have long since thought of Owensby as North Carolina's answer to Andy Milligan. I could be (and probably am) all wrong. Whatever. I am just thrilled to finally have a decent ROTTWEILLER. Thank you, eMovie!
HARD CANDY:
Another sought after 3D poster... Yes, it's for an adult porn flick. No, I have not seen this either. This was one of the few posters for an adult 3D flick I didn't have a copy of yet. This one features the Lollipop Girls !?! They're lickin' good! (Oh my!) (I have another adult 3D poster for something called HOT SKIN that features the Disco Dolls. BOTH films star John Holmes.)
PRIMITIV (aka PRIMITIVES and SAVAGE TERROR)(Italian 2F):
I am not sure I have ever seen a U.S. release poster for this Indonesia(?)-lensed cannibal flick. Was it released here? Hmm. I have seen this film twice before---and they were terrible copies both times. Once was on a bootleg DVD. The other on a double feature DVD (with a nifty cover), but was some horrible, hard-to-see VHS transfer. Severin recently released an uncut, cleaned up version on BluRay (which I have ordered, but not seen yet). We'll see how it is...but I'm not holding my breath. I am glad to have scored the poster though.
HENRY ALDRICH HAUNTS A HOUSE:
I had never heard of this flick from 1943, until I came across this poster. While the poster isn't the most exciting and doesn't feature many spooky elements, the art is nice and the poster was not that expensive...so why not? Apparently there were several Henry Aldrich films that were popular in the early 1940s.
That's ten, so that's it for the posters. I don't know why I keep buying, buying, buying. I guess it truly IS an addiction. But everything I buy has to be re-packed for my upcoming move. UGH! So far, I've gone through and removed 75 posters from their frames for safe transport. (I'll be driving the posters up personally.) The frames, in groups of five, are wrapped and ready to go (as shown below). Still well more than 125 left to go...and I have NOT started taking posters off of my walls yet either. (Those will come down last. I love seeing them so much, I hate to have naked walls until the move.)
But I haven't even touched the tip of the iceberg. The poster room is a disaster and I have so much CRAP to dig through still. I really hope I don't buy anything else until after the move as I really have NO TIME to deal with anything but packing. UGH!
Anyway, thanks for visiting. Keep cool this summer (if at all possible...) May all of your poster dreams come true. CHEERS!
Welcome back to the Shock-O-Rama Poster Show! As July winds down, I hope you are keeping cool and have been enjoying your summer so far. I've been busy the last several weeks with company, doctor visits, and packing for my upcoming move. Ugh! My posters are taking forever to sort through and prep for moving...and what do I do? Continue to buy MORE! I'm such an idiot.
Today, I've just arrived home from yet another visit to Stanford. I put most of the finishing touches on this post while I was away...and now it's ready to be shared. As usual (ho-hum), there's nothing that uber-exciting, but I hope there's a poster or two that strikes your fancy. (Or at least saves this post from total suckage.,..)
Oops! Grab your seats!
It looks like the poster show is about to begin...
HALLOWEEN KILLS (Piece of movie set?):
This is questionable (and, I'm aware, it's NOT a poster), but,,, it might also be interesting. This is a piece of a brick that apparently was used in HALLOWEEN KILLS at the set for Haddonfield Memorial Hospital. Having not seen the flick yet, it's impossible to know if it plays into the action...or if some guy on eBay just got a bunch of broken brick pieces and is making a quick buck. Whatever. It wasn't expensive. It's also tiny. The bag fits in my hand.
THE FLAMBOYANT SEX:
SEE: The torridly sexy "finger" scene! Even Paris was SHOCKED! I already had one of these posters, but when I was looking to pad out the shipping of some other posters and saw the dealer had this cheap ($4.99!?!), I snagged it. SEE: Barbara bewitched by caressing eyes! Ha!
HOT CHILD IN THE CITY:
Why did I get this poster? Believe it or not, it reminded me of a poster I WANT to get for a Raquel Welch flick's poster I've yet to get (for a movie I've yet to see) called RESTLESS. In the Welch poster, Raquel is in baby doll pajamas, swinging a bloody ax over her head with the title written in a circular fashion around her. Okay---this woman is not Raquel Welch and a red rose is not a bloody ax...But it is something until I can score that poster... (Is the movie RESTLESS any good? It's not one that ever comes up when discussing Welch's filmography...) I just noticed John Holmes (under the name John Wadd) was in this flick and it stars someone named L'Oriele. Oo la la? Who knows? (This was a cheap-o! So, who cares?)
HUMAN EXPERIMENTS:
Hooray! This is the movie I read about in a very early issue (possibly the first one?) of Fangoria magazine. I kept watching for this flick to show up in my town. it never did. I never saw it anywhere during the VHS years. I've seen several similarly themed titles turn up and wondered if that was this with a different title? But nope... Now, at last, I've finally scored the poster...and I also recently got this on DVD. I'll be seeing it soon hopefully. This poster is only 25x38, but it hasn't been trimmed. I hope--after all of this time--the movie doesn't suck. Ha!
SPIRAL:
This was not something I expected to add to my collection. I mean, I saw it---and have seen all of the SAW movies. However, except for the original film (and maybe the 3D final chapter), I am sure I passed on all of the posters for the sequels. By and large, except for the bigger horror franchises (HALLOWEEN, FRIDAY THE 13TH, etc.), James Bond, and a few others, I try to avoid posters for sequels. So why SPIRAL? Easy. It was FREE. I'd gone to a nearby theater (to see THE CONJURING 3). This particular theater gives away posters. Usually they are utter crap. While many would consider this one crap as well, I am actually happy to have it. While not the best entry in the SAW series, it was okay. I'd have never purchased this poster---but as a freebie, I'll gladly take it. Whoo hoo!
SCHLOCK:
While I am reasonably sure I have one of these (?!?!?), I was not sure. This is John Landis's debut as a director, writer, and actor. This was also one of make-up artist Rick Baker's first credited gigs. Originally filmed and also known as THE BANANA MONSTER, SCHLOCK (not to be confused with Joan Crawford's last flick TROG) is a wacky, low-budgeter that is an obvious calling card for Landis to get the KENTUCKY FRIED MOVIE gig next (and for Baker to get the 1976 KING KONG remake)! Starring the Schlockthropus!!! (Actually, Landis starred as the big, hairy one.) Baker has an uncredited small role as does producer Jack H. Harris (producer behind THE 4D MAN, DINOSAURUS!, EQUINOX, DARK STAR, THE EYES OF LAURA MARS, and all three of THE BLOB films). Famous Monsters' editor Forrest J. Ackerman also has a cameo. This is the original release, full-color one sheet. (The 1977 rerelease uses the same image, but is not in color.)
SOLO (Advance-Chewie style):
I've said before, I'm not a STAR WARS fan. I occasionally buy STAR WARS posters when I can get them cheap-ish to hopefully a turn a profit down the road. This one was kind of the exception. I paid more for this than I should/wanted to, but it was the only one of the character advance sheets for SOLO that I didn't have.
THE DAY TIME ENDED (International style?):
I have the one sheet for THE DAY TIME ENDED. But when I came across this poster, I was totally confused. This poster was completely new to me--completely different art than the uber-cheezy original (which can be seen HERE). How had I not seen this before? And then I noticed it had no ratings box. Of course, I realized, it had to be a n international one sheet. With an interesting cast, an alien, a monster, and UFOs, this Charles Band flick looks like low-budget fun.
FLESH GORDON MEETS THE COSMIC CHEERLEADERS (International)(aka FLESH GORDON 2):
I know this flick is not all that great. I actually do not remember all that much about it (it's been YEARS since I've seen it). Frankly, the only thing I truly do remember is the poo people. Yes, you heard me. Poo people (as in people dressed like giant turds!) Obviously this movie is as clASSy as they come. NOT! FLESH GORDON MEETS THE COSMIC CHEERLEADERS is the 1990 sequel to 1974's X-rated FLESH GORDON. I don't think many people are aware of this sequel. In fact, I don't even think all that many people are aware of the original these days. Zowie! Both films were, in my opinion, missed opportunities. The original FLESH GORDON one sheet is GORGEOUS, though. (I also have the Spanish and the Italian posters.) I had long wanted the one sheet for the sequel to go with it, but I am not even sure it had a theatrical release...at least stateside (and I DO have the US video release poster). I came across this one sheet (sold out of the UK) and am thinking it is an international one sheet--possibly a video poster? Maybe not. I do have a quad with different art for this flick. Anyway, I came across this one and, even though it was far more than I wanted to pay (for the shipping alone), I snatched it up.
REVOLT OF THE ZOMBIES (rerelease):
I have one of these posters already--and paid far more than I wanted to for this copy. However, my copy has a slight misprint. This copy was in extremely good condition...so I thought I'd upgrade. I can always sell off my original copy. Yes, this is a rerelease poster. However, the original has completely different art and is crazy-hard to find. I am super happy with this rerelease poster.
And that's it for now. Thank you for visiting. It is always a pleasure seeing you. I hope you enjoyed yourself. I hope to see you next time, as well. Enjoy the rest of your summer.
Cheers!
One little PS... I got to meet a fellow movie poster collector who goes by the name of "Okie Hawker" on another movie poster collectors website. "Okie" became a member a few years after me, but his taste in posters is far more classy and classic than the trash-o-rama I like. Despite that, he is still a very cool guy and a valued member of the forum. He was coming to California and let me know. Voila! We met. How groovy is that?
Hi! Welcome to the 11th--and possibly LAST Shock-O-Rama Poster Show--at least for several months. I'm busy packing for a move and up to my armpits in posters. (Details below.) UGH! I mean, I may buy more...but I don't have the time, money, and I want to be done with poster packing. Speaking of which, you may notice there is more than my usual 10 posters. Instead of holding back posters for some future posting (which may not be for months--if ever. My health issues keep rearing their ugly heads.), I'm posting everything I've gotten since last time. Take a peek or don't. I'm not feeling so well, which explains my rush to get this posted and the use of some online photos to illustrate today's posting. I'm going to go lay down. (Don't mind me...) Go ahead and take in the show:
SHARKWATER EXTINCTION:
I love the JAWS flicks, the rip-offs, and bad shark movies in general. This looks like it's probably a documentary--not a bad shark movie--and a sequel at that. BUT...it was fairly inexpensive and I got it to pad out the postage of another poster. I have never heard of this (or the original SHARKWATER mentioned on the poster). Lost to COVID, perhaps?
THE BOY:
I may (probably) already have one of these. THE BOY was okay--but disappointing. I did get to visit the house where it was made (It's in Victoria, B.C.), which was the attraction for me for the poster. I was supposed to see the sequel (BRAHMS: THE BOY II) with a friend the day California shut down for COVID. Is the sequel any good? (I'm not holding my breath...)
LUCA (Advance):
I have not seen this flick, but I have heard good things about it. Why get the poster? Apparently this film was destined for theaters before COVID. It was bumped to a summer 2021 opening and these advance posters were made. But, apparently, Disney changed their minds about releasing the film in theaters...and it ended up premiering on Disney +...and bypassed theaters altogether. Oh well. I'm hoping there will eventually be a demand for this title. Probably wasted my cash.
MOANA:
I bought this because I thought I should...just in case. Was MOANA a hit? I don't really know. Actually, right after I bought this, I regretted it. I've been going through my posters and weeding out stuff I don't want/need. I've pulled lots of Disney stuff to sell or send to auction. This would probably end up in that pile. Oh well...
THE BLACK GODFATHER:
As you know, among other sub-genres, I do dig blaxploitation flicks from the early 70s. The blaxploitation horror movies are my faves, but there are other titles I also enjoy. Titles like THE BLACK GESTAPO, SUPER FLY, and BLACK MAMA/WHITE MAMA are safely ensconced in my collection. THE BLACK GODFATHER? Ooooo. That's one film I have not seen...but that title? How could I NOT want it? I've tried many times, but... This time I made a offer they couldn't refuse. (Bad joke.) Despite the black and white image, I'm thrilled to have it.
RETURN OF THE JEDI (re-release):
I bid on this without really paying attention, not realizing it was a re-release (I should have READ the description first. Ha!). Oh well. I'm not a big STAR WARS guy and I don't know all of the original release styles. I thought/hoped I'd be outbid...but, nope! Didn't happen. The force wasn't with me. Whatever...
THE BAT PEOPLE:
This movie is crap. I saw it years ago and, if I remember correctly (I probably don't, but...) there is only ONE bat person in it. Filmed in some caverns somewhere and pretty much a bunch of guano as I recall, However, I don't believe I have the poster---which is pretty cheesy in a cool/fun way---so I picked one up.
Oops! It looks like my post is too long. So here is the end of Part 1. Stay tuned for Part 2. Cheers!
I will probably never own an original GODZILLA one sheet. Although I paid too much for this Egyptian re-release from the 2010s, I still thought it was a good idea to get it. Like my similar Egyptian rerelease of THE INVISIBLE MAN I got not too long back--it's still an original movie poster. Why not?
NO TIME TO DIE (International advance 2021 release):
Third times a charm? We will see... The latest James Bond flick, NO TIME TO DIE, was supposed to open in April 2020. It got delayed due to the pandemic until November 2020 (and I knew when they announced it that there was no way it would be able to play...). Now it is scheduled for early October of this year. Will it finally see the light of day or...will the spread of the delta variant of COVID keep it from being shown again? I have the posters for the other proposed releases--as I have for every Bond film. I had to get the newest poster as well. Right? This is an international advance copy (Note: "in cinemas" instead of "in theaters"). I wonder if there will be a final copy? I sure wish they'd go back to the awesome painted art they used for Bond flicks from the Connery years through Roger Moore's tenure. Oh well...
FRIGHTMARE:
I paid too much for this (just $27...but probably too much)--and I may already have a copy. I haven't seen the flick, but that artwork... Yowza! I can't wait to see that hanging up in the house. Is this one of those instances where the poster is better than the flick? Ha!
3 NUTS IN SEARCH OF A BOLT:
Zowie! Mamie Van Doren in pasties! HOW was this poster ever allowed in 1964? This film (and Mamie's career?) may be a distant mammary, er...memory--but this wild poster lives on. Just as Jayne Mansfield was hoped to become the next Marilyn Monroe for 20th Century Fox, Mamie was Universal's attempt at a Monroe clone. Like Mansfield, her career in films found her in smaller and smaller budgeted projects that were more and more risque. (Mamie and Jayne were BOTH in LAS VEGAS HILLBILLIES.) Mamie is 90 now and, as of this writing, the only one of the 3 Ms (Marilyn, Mamie, and Mansfield) still alive. I have been looking for a nice copy of this poster for years. Now, to just score a NAVY VS NIGHT MONSTERS one sheet and I'll be good with my mini-Mamie collection.
LOST HIGHWAY (International):
Oooo, I love David Lynch's work. LOST HIGHWAY isn't his best, but it does have its moments. The scene near the end at the party between Bill Pullman and Robert Blake... What a simple yet AWESOME moment in cinema. I have posters for the film--but I hadn't seen this one.
HALLOWEEN KILLS (Advance):
Yes, of COURSE I'd have to get a poster for the latest HALLOWEEN film. Jeepers! I've seen these posters go crazy high...close to $200 or so. Insane! I got this as a "buy it now" on eBay from reputable poster dealer Dale Dilts for $69.89...which is still much higher than I'd normally want to pay, but... I just wanted to get it and be done with it. A few months after the film comes out, it will more than likely drop to half of that price (or less) (and I base this on the current prices of the 2018 HALLOWEEN one sheets). I wonder if there'll be a final poster release for this flick. I almost hope not (but really want a new one), as I am packing up my posters and am sooooo over dealing with rolled posters. OMG!!!
That's it for the posters--but not for the post.
As I've mentioned before, I plan to move in late October. My poster room/office is all torn up and looks like we had an earthquake or something. There is crap in it everywhere. I have been working on my tubes. I have been lax--for YEARS--about dealing with them. Now, I'm paying the piper... UGH!
Instead of moving zillions of small tubes, I am opening them up and trying to put a lot of posters into larger tubes. I'm also trying to weed out posters I don't really want and putting them in piles for either going to auction, selling myself on eBay, or just giving to a thrift store (for those really lame posters that pad out bulk lots. Crap or not--I just can NOT trash them...so to a thrift store they go...) I now realize I HATE rolled posters. Sure, they display much better than folded posters, but storing them/moving them are a pain and separating them--UGH!--what a hassle. And, it must be easier to send them rolled, because I have tons of tubes with posters that should have been folded and sent by were rolled instead. Grr.
I'm doing this project in one of my guest rooms. The pile in the photo below is now much higher. My recycle bin is full. I am nowhere near being finished either.
The good thing about doing this, aside from weeding out the crap and duplicates from stuff I want to keep and condensing it all, is that I am finally seeing things I have owned for years but have never seen. There are dozens and dozens of tubes that are sealed and have never been opened. I think the oldest I've seen so far is dated 1998. Seeing some of the posters in real life is amazing--compared to just photographic images. Some are just stunning--far more gorgeous than I ever imagined. I've also come across a few things I had no idea I owned. Ha! In addition, I have found several items that were damaged severally or ruined in packaging. This includes things purchased from auction houses. Not naming names, because accidents happen---and I am lame for not opening the tubes (and a few boxes) in a more timely manner and seeing what I had. It's the smaller sellers who have been the most frustrating though. One seller apparently decided to include a blown up balloon in a poster he sent me. I have no idea why. Years later, the balloon has deflated...and is stuck to the poster. ARGH! Others have been ruined by the cheap tubes or triangular boxes getting crushed in the mail.
The folded stuff is much, much easier to go through. Oh well...
The pile is "impressive"? Ha! You can HAVE it. It's grown since I took that photo--tremendously. And I still have a lot more tubes to wade through. UGH!!!! I do believe I am just over half way through, though. Phew! YES!!! I am sooooooo looking forward to the new James Bond flick. That extra year and a half wait to see it did nothing to diminish my desire to see it. I hope you and your wife enjoy it. Thanks for visiting.
As usual, an interesting assortment of horror, sexploitation and trash... just the way I like it!!
Good to see you got to meet Okie. Did he tell you about that Bride of Frankie argentinean one sheet he is sending me as a gift?...
Thanks for popping by and I'm glad you liked my posting. You know Okie? Hmm. .. I thought he was sending ME the BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN Argentinian. Ha! (I wish!). CHEERS!
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Best thing is..... I luv it. LOL!!!
As per usual---for this year at least---there isn't really anything monumental in this batch (although one of the posters has been much sought after for a long while now). My move to Washington state has been delayed until next fall (and that is a long story), so I expect any 2021 posters to be less than spectacular as well (because I'll be wanting to save my pennies for the move---and I don't want to keep re-packing the mess that is my movie posters).
Anyway, here's the latest and last batch for the year. Take a gander at them or don't.
MONSTROSITY:
This isn't really a poster, per se. However, this flyer is probably the closest thing this Andy Milligan film ever had to a poster. Made late in his career and premiering straight to video, this 1987 ultra low-rent hodge-podge (literally as well as figuratively) was the third to the last film he made. The reverse features the film's description (in case any investors out there were interested). Milligan was such a schlockster...but as badly made and z-grade as his films were, that didn't stop him from making them and putting them out there. While I wish this were a one sheet, I am happy to have this.
GUMS:
For years, I thought this was a joke. It's not. It really exists. It's a porno (I saw the softcore version, but I am sure a hardcore one exists) spoof of JAWS featuring an orally obsessed "mermaid" (with legs...no fish tail as mermaids usually have. The poster lies.) It was clever...for all of 15 minutes or so and then became tedious and lame. Ho hum. I rushed to find/buy this poster in the early moments of my joy at stumbling on a heretofore unknown (to me) JAWS parody. I wish I'd waited a while longer... Ha!
THE UNSEEN (Thai):
Bond girl Barbara Bach stars in this ho-hum horror. I don't know why I bought this. It's not that great of a poster. Even for a Thai poster, it's kind of dull... oh well...
THE COMPANY OF WOLVES (Thai):
HORROR OF THE JUNGLE? I've never seen a reference to the film with that title before---other than on this Thai movie poster. I think I might already have a copy of this poster, but I'm not sure. (Just checked. Yep, I had it already...)
HERBIE GOES TO MONTE CARLO:
Okay... My strange and unexpected quest to track down all of the Herbie the Love Bug posters has come to a close with this poster (Unless--God forbid--I decide to go after the remake/reboot/sequel HERBIE FULLY LOADED). Except for the first two movies in the series (THE LOVE BUG and HERBIE RIDES AGAIN--in their initial releases when I was a kid), I've not seen any of the Herbie films (or the TV movie remake, or the TV series). The hunt for the posters started as a fluke and I'm just glad it is done (unless I go for the reboot.... NOOOOO!!!!!). That said, looking at this poster has me thinking several things. This is the third film in the series. Dean Jones was in the first film...and then apparently he gave Herbie (WHAT!?!) to Ken Berry in the sequel. How or why did he get him back for Part 3...and why did he abandon the Love Bug again for part 4? Also, the art on the poster reminds me of an old Saturday morning cartoon I used to watch from w-a-y back, WACKY RACERS. Anyone else remember that? Dick Dastardly? Penelope Pitstop? Anyone? Don Knotts and Roy (Veruca Salt's dad in WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY) Kinnear also star in this Disney flick.
EYEBALL (Bikini version):
I have long wanted this poster for the Umberto Lenzi giallo. I have the other version---but this version is the version to get. In case you are not familiar with the movie, a bus load of American tourists (I want to say they are in Barcelona, Spain) are being killed one by one by a killer in a red robe and hood...by gouging out their eyeballs! (If I were on the tour, I'd have split after the first or second murder! Jinkies!) I had heard bad things about the film before I saw it. However, when I finally tracked it down on disc, I found it engaging and interesting. For a giallo, I thought it was pretty good. This tri-folded poster sure is a winner!
CHEERS!
I am super happy to FINALLY have it. Whoo hoo!
Thanks for the visit.
TENEMENT (aka GAME OF SURVIVAL):
I already have a copy of this...but it and the one below were "free" with another purchase. This is a video one sheet...and it has been re-titled from the theatrical release as GAME OF SURVIVAL. Grindhouse legend Roberta Findlay directed this sleaze epic. It was released not so long ago on BluRay with the combined title TENEMENT: GAME OF SURVIVAL. Rolled tri-fold.
GOLIATH AND THE GIANTS (Italian 2 foglio re-release):
Although I dig (most of) the old gladiator/peplum/"Hercules"-type films from the late-50's/early 60's, I pretty much have all of the ones I want. I only display my horror stuff and am kind of done collecting these. I would have passed on this had it not been so cheap (maybe $7, I think?). Eh? Why not? Sold.
BARRACUDA (French large):
I have one of these already, but I paid a lot more for that one than this one. I love my JAWS knockoffs and there is another grande-sized poster like this on eBay for more than $800! Yikes! So...why not a spare? I never got to see JAWS in its initial release (nor JAWS 2 --but I did see them in their re-releases in the early 80s). BARRACUDA came out in 1978 and it was the first JAWS-like movie I got to see. Sure, the film was NOT great, but at the time, I'd take what I could get.
ERASERHEAD (Italian 2 foglio 2017 re-release):
Although I'd much rather have a US one sheet for this, I don't think one sheets for ERASERHEAD actually exist. Even though this is Italian and a re-release, it still features the famed photo of Jack Nance in David Lynch's disturbing debut feature film.
VOODOO BLACK EXORCIST:
I know this is an UGLY poster. It's an even WORSE movie. I've been hunting this movie poster down for YEARS. While I paid more for it than I would have liked to, I have bid higher (and lost) for the poster in the past. What's the deal-i-o? This is actually a Spanish movie from 1975 that has been dubbed and retitled to not only exploit the then-recent hit THE EXORCIST, but also play up the popular horror blaxploitation market of the era. The mummy of a voodoo priest is brought back to life on a cruise ship. It sounds interesting but is total crap and utterly forgettable (scoring a whopping 2.5 stars out of 10 on IMDB.com). But as a collector of schlock and blaxploitation horror posters, I had to have this.
FROGS (Italian 2 Foglio):
Ooooo... I have been after the Italian poster for FROGS for a long time. Hot diggity! Such amazing horror art of nature gone amuck ,.,.with lizards, spiders, a snake...and, ironically, not a single frog anywhere to be seen. ("Rane" is Italian for "frogs," so I am guessing by retaining the FROGS title, Italian movie goers could have had no idea frogs were even in the movie.)
QUEEN OF BLOOD:
This was an unexpected pick up that I am o' so delighted to have scored. This poster is GORGEOUS (as most of AIP's horror/sci fi posters were back in the day...). The film is set in the near future (1990! Zowie!) when Earth makes contact with an alien race. Basil Rathbone, John Saxon and Dennis Hopper star. Wild, out of this world action with a green alien "vampire." (Is that giving anything away?) EEK!
THE HORROR SHOW:
I spent more on this than I would have liked--but it was worth it. I've seen this poster in the past, but usually in another language. However, this was in English and a one-sheet size. I've never seen this documentary and I never knew it existed until I first saw the poster. This poster seems to be hard to find, as well (Or maybe I've just been unlucky in tracking one down?). But just look at the poster....ZOWIE! It features a horror smorgasbord of horror figures from throughout film history. How could I pass this up? IMDB says this was a TV movie---so, of course, any one sheet would be hard to track down. (This is clearly an international one sheet for foreign theatrical distribution---hence the lack of a rating.)
Hello there and thanks for coming to the Shock-O-Rama Poster Show, but... UGH! I am so annoyed with myself... I was hoping to avoid buying more C-R-A-P I don't need this year...and here I am with, yes, a bunch o' crap posters I don't need. The first one was a freebie...so that doesn't count. The 2nd poster, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th I really could have done withOUT. With the exception of one title that was ruined in shipping, they were NOT repeats of previous purchases, at least. Heck, I'm not even sure I needed the 8th or 10th poster either... Waaagh! Waaaaagh! Oh well, it is what it is. I'll just have to be more careful in my next batch. (However, I've already started it off with an interesting but ultimately unnecessary/unneeded poster. Hmm...)
Well... You've been warned. Have you got your peepers warmed up? Take a look at this batch if you'd like -- or don't.
THE RITZ:
This poster, believe it or not, was a freebie of sorts. It was used as packing material around a pair of posters I bought (somewhere below). Ha!
KILLER TOMATOES STRIKE BACK (video):
I really enjoyed the wonderfully bad original ATTACK OF THE KILLER TOMATOES (the poster of which I have framed and hanging). Amazingly, there were three sequels and an animated TV series based on the zany film. I never saw the TV show, but I have slogged through the sequel films...and I must say they are crap...especially KILLER TOMATOES STRIKE BACK. Zzzzz. This is a video poster. I don't think this even had a theatrical release, so....in order to complete the collection (ho-hum...) , the video poster will have to do. John Astin was in all of the sequels as Professor Gangrene. (Snore...) (At least he got a job...) The poster art is juvenile at best--just like the movie.
RETURN OF THE KILLER TOMATOES (video):
This is the first KILLER TOMATOES sequel---and the video release poster. It did play theatrically (and I do have the poster for that), but I like this video poster better than the theatrical version. I like the play off of RAMBO although no tomatoes grow bodies and become renegade commandos as the poster might suggest. This (and the subsequent sequels) is NOTHING like the original film. I just saw this not too long ago. It was bad (as I remembered). However, a very young George Clooney is one of the stars...and seeing him as a clueless young 80's adult is amusing in an "I can't believe that's George Clooney" kind of way. I had one of these already, but it was ruined in the mail---there's a nasty wrinkle down the left side from top to bottom. This is a replacement.
FREAKY:
I wanted to see this, but...you know, pandemic and all. This is like a horror twist to the old FREAKY FRIDAY premise. Instead of a mom and daughter switching bodies, we have a serial killer and his intended female victim switching places. Very clever idea. I would love to see Vince Vaughn acting as if he had the soul of a college co-ed in him. (Shades of Jack Black at a ditzy blonde in the JUMANGI film, perhaps?) But, lame poster...and nothing I really needed (unless I see the movie and love it?)
THE STELLAR INSPECTOR (Russian):
In 2019, I got to visit Russia and meet a friend there. I had left my travelling companions in London and gone alone. Yes, I spent time with my friend, but he works nights and sleeps during the day...so the bulk of my time there was spent alone. But I had an amazing adventure---and saw and did so much on my own at my own pace. Not long after returning, I saw the original VIY, Russia's first horror film. On a Russian kick for a while, I got a re-release poster of VIY from eMovieposter.com (which I was thrilled to get). When I got it, I noticed this poster available as well. I have no connection to this poster at all. I'd at least seen VIY. This just has cool art and is Russian. I got this recently...but really, I didn't need this at all.
THE STEWARDESSES (3D):
Believe it or not, I had not gotten a copy of THE STEWARDESSES in 3D before now. (At least, I don't think I did...) I'm a H-U-G-E vintage 3D nut...so this is a groovy score for me. Although I have it on BluRay, I have yet to watch it. I still need to somehow find a 3D TV. Ha! THE STEWARDESSES was a huge hit. It was made for $100,000 and grossed $25 million. It also inspired the stewardess subgenre of exploitation films that filled the screens of drive ins throughout the 70s. But the really interesting thing about this flick is that, even though it was released in 1968, the producers kept filming new things and adding them in, deleting other stuff, of changing things around throughout the life of this flick until it stopped its initial theatrical run in 1971. There was later an XXX version with porno inserts. I wonder which version(s) are on the BluRay. Ha!
ZOMBIE STRIPPERS:
I am reasonably sure I haven't seen this...and yet, I have a vague memory of seeing a zombie movie set in a strip club. Can there be more than one zombie stripper movie? Ha! This is rolled, not folded. It was made to look distressed as if it were folded, but it wasn't. There were a lot of bootlegs floating around of this title. I hope this isn't, but mine is single sided and may very well be a fake. Hmm. Oh well. I really didn't "need" this. Did I?
YOU:
"Experience FEEL-A-VISION!" Oh my stars! FINALLY!!! I have been after one of these for literally decades, since reading about it in THE GOLDEN TURKEY AWARDS book years ago. YOU is a lost adult film (I think it's just a nudie, but it may be porn). The "star" of the picture is YOU. It's a gimmick movie (Feel-A-Vision) and the gimmick, as best I can make out, is that the camera takes on the perspective of the main character of the film...which is also the viewer...basically the camera is the point of view. Easy but clever....and unfortunately lost! I've only seen a couple of these over the years and have always been outbid. I pounced on this one. It's a little rough here and there, but I am.thrilled to have it. The gimmick also reminds me of the bit from KENTUCKY FRIED MOVIE where the guy goes to see a movie presented in FEEL-A-ROUND, where an usher stands behind the movie goer and does things to him (grabs his collar, slaps him, lights a cigarette, etc.) that happen on the screen. Ha!
THE INVISIBLE MAN (Egyptian 2010 re-release):
I think I am happy with this purchase... Yes, it is a re-release poster...and yes, it is from Egypt with Egyptian writing on it (to the left of the word "Man"). However, the fact that they used the original poster artwork made this appealing to me. A) It IS an authentic movie poster.
It utilizes that original artwork C) It is not just a "print" or an "S2" reproduction. D) It's Universal horror, baby! Sure, the slightly smaller size (25 3/4" x 40") bugs me a little bit, as does the Egyptian writing--but it's still gorgeous. And while it went for a little more than I wanted it to price-wise, it wasn't that bad. I can happily frame and display it with my other, minor Universal horror pieces. I am happy with this, aren't I? Am I? I hope so...but I'm just NOT sure...
Okay---that's it for this time.
You've survived. CONGRATULATIONS!!
CHEERS!
Welcome back to the Shock-O-Rama Poster Show! I have been striving (really...I HAVE) to only get good posters I either "need" or that I find "nice". Unfortunately, some repeats got me to buy them again and a few others aren't exactly What I would call "nice" or things that are "needed". Oh well... It is what it is. But you were foolish...er, lucky enough to venture in today. Have a seat. Let me help you get a better view... There's NO getting away from the poster show today. Mwah-ha-ha-ha-haaaa!
STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME:
I came across a small, online auction (with a live component on the actual day the auctions closed). During the pre-auction early bidding, I bid on several posters that were cheap. I think this is the only one I walked away with for the minimum bid of $10 (plus shipping). I didn't need it, but.. Oh well.
REVENGE OF THE DEAD:
I know I have a couple of copies of this poster. The zombie artwork is awesome---which is why I have bought more than one. Plus I found this at a reasonable "buy it now" price. I've seen this go for much higher than I paid for it. The sad thing is, that this movie is pretty much total CRAP. It's long and slow and boring...and nothing (certainly NO ZOMBIES) happens in it. The whole bit about it "containing scenes which may be considered shocking" and "no one under 17 admitted" is pure PR hokum designed to get butts in the theater (as it did with similar announcements on worthy films such as DAWN OF THE DEAD, MANIAC, and PIECES, etc.). Still--the poster is super cool.
FROM BEYOND:
I was not entirely sure I had this poster (Do I? I probably do...). However, this non-related follow up to RE-ANIMATOR, while not nearly as good or successful, was still interesting enough. I came across the poster as a "buy it now" for a not too crazy price and...now I'm sure I have a copy. Ha!
STAR WARS (1978 Re-Release):
I have long said I am not a STAR WARS fan, although I have seen most of the films (excluding Parts 2 and 3) in the theater. However, I know STAR WARS is a popular series and the poster sometimes demand high prices. The "Two Weeks Only" re-release from 1978 is nothing special to look at. However, it (like the STAR TREK IV poster above) was at this small online auction I stumbled on...and the price--although higher than I'd liked to have gone--was not all that expensive. Perhaps it will bring me a pretty penny later on, should I decide to sell the thing. May the Force be with STAR WARS movie poster price appreciation...
KILL BABY KILL (2017 re-release):
Yes, this is a re-release poster. I have the original release poster, but it is completely different. This one features some of the creepy atmosphere of the film. If you haven't seen this Mario Bava flick, you are missing out on some delicious Italian horror. The film doesn't make a lot of sense, but is macabrely wonderful to look at. I originally saw it on a cheap-o release and was so impressed I went back and got the BluRay.
Nice Hotel Reserve and Inner Sanctum Mystery poster designs displayed above.
A very effective Australian daybill design of Inner Sanctum Mystery.
I don't know if you have seen it previously, but here on the forum I featured within the Missing Australian Universal Horror Posters thread in November 2019, the original Universal Inner Sanctum series available Australian posters and also the lack of them.
Quick! Quick! Find a seat! The lights are starting to dim... The show is about to begin.
THE EAGLE'S SHOWDOWN:
I think I have another copy or two of this poster...but I'm not sure. I've never seen this flick and know nothing about. Why buy it? The art makes it look like it's in 3D...although there's no mention of it on the poster. Is it a 3D flick? I have no idea. I can't find much...well, ANY...information about the film. But, gimmick whore that I am, I had to get a copy (or two or three or...), just in case. It was cheap anyway. Love that the theater depicted in the poster art looks like a former movie palace turned grindhouse. So appropriate. Ha!
STARCRASH:
This wacky STAR WARS-inspired space epic is sooooo cheesy. I already have a copy (or two or three) of this poster. This was actually a free bonus poster that arrived with another poster I bought. How nice. What a cast! Caroline Munro (in that amazing outfit)! Christopher Plummer! Joe Spinell! A pre-fame David Hasselhoff! Marjoe Gortner (ha!)! Music by John Barry! Directed by Lewis Coates (aka Luigi Cozzi)!
MATT: Hi there...and thanks for stopping in. Yes, the faux distressed look of ZOMBIE STRIPPERS is a cool selling point. Glad you've scored one as well. CHEERS!
VIY (Russian re-release):
I got one of these last year (or was it the year before?). It's a re-release (probably 80s, according to eMovieposter) for the first Russian horror movie, VIY. I was going to send my original copy to a friend I have in Russia who said he loved the flick as a kid, watching it on television. But... I never got around to sending it, largely because I liked the poster so much. So...I got another copy and will be sending this off soon. (Maybe...)
SAVAGE MUTINY:
Most people would look at this and dismiss it. Why would he want this poster? It's not horror. You are right. It's not. What it is, is one of the hard-to-find Jungle Jim posters. Johnny Weissmuller was the first talking Tarzan...and I really dig the TARZAN series. Once Weissmuller aged out of the role, he was recruited to play adventurer Jungle Jim in a series of 16 films. Weissmuller later also starred in a 26-episode TV version. JUNGLE JIM posters are hard to find and often pricey. I have a rough copy of this one already (so, I am glad to get an upgrade). I also have JUNGLE MOON MEN and CANNIBAL ATTACK. Now just 13 more titles to go. Ha! (Coincidentally, Johnny Sheffield, who played "Boy" in the Tarzan films, also aged out of the role and appeared in a series of 12 films as BOMBA THE JUNGLE BOY.)
GODZILLA VS KONG (International style
:
As I am writing this, GODZILLA VS KONG has not debuted. Even though I hated the last GODZILLA movie, I am a H-U-G-E fan of KING KONG. I'm not expecting much, but am hoping for the best. I am also hoping to see this on the big screen. Hopefully theaters will be re-opening (if they have not already, they will soon) and I'll be able to see this on the big screen, in 3D, (and possibly in 4DX). I've had my first COVID vaccination already and my second was March 23rd--a week before this is due to open. While it is still scary to go out, I'll be more protected and theaters should still be limiting the number of people they allow in. If theaters don't open, I can always catch this at the old drive-in a couple of towns over. I'm guessing GODZILLA will win this match. (KONG won back in the 60s the first time they met up.) That would be a bummer, but...at least it's a KONG movie. (I do like GODZILLA usually, but he's been in several lame movies...)
No Time To Die poster reminds me of Steve McQueen in The Great Escape
MATT: I totally see it. it DOES remind one of the NO TIME TO DIE poster. Thanks for pointing that out. Have you seen GODZILLA VS KONG yet? How is it? I appreciate you stopping by. CHEERS!
CHARLIE: Thanks for the visit. I hope you like some of the things I have to share today. CHEERS!
EXORCISM (aka LE NOTTI DI SATANA and EXORCISMO Italian 2F):
While not the best EXORCIST ripoff, I find it watchable and entertaining. Genre fave Paul Naschy stars. When I first spotted this poster (on eBay for $100...and was watching), I had no idea what it was for. (I don't speak/read Italian). The imagery was intriguing and Naschy's name was recognizable. I scored this on eMovie for much, much less. Hooray! I dig it!
EROTIC NIGHTS OF THE LIVING DEAD (Italian 2F):
Joe D'Amato, who was known mostly for the softcore EMANUELLE films with Laura Gemser before making a name for himself in the horror arena with films like THE GRIM REAPER (aka ANTROPOPHAGUS) and BEYOND THE DARKNESS (aka BUIO OMEGA) dipped his, uh...toe into full on hardcore (well, just in places) with his hybrid horror porn flick, EROTIC NIGHTS OF THE LIVING DEAD, one of a handful of zombie flicks to add hardcore porn elements before the straight-to-video era. (PORNO HOLOCAUST came out the next year, shot on the same locations with some of the same cast and was also by D'Amato.) Laura (BLACK EMANUELLE) Gemser stars along with George (ZOMBIE and THE GRIM REAPER) Eastman. Paper on this is scarce. I hadn't seen this poster before--with Eastman wielding a machete, a burning zombie, etc. This image came with the auction. The censored parts shown are not censored in real life.
COSMIC MONSTERS:
Fun, old poster---not the greatest design ever, but classic---for a creaky, old British horror flick that is also known as THE STRANGE WORLD OF PLANET X from 1958. Forest Tucker (yes, an American) stars along with some giant bugs! Eeek! You know this is a quality production based on the glaring spelling error on the poster: "When men of different planets unite to combat the most loathesome peril the universe has ever known!" Zowie!!!
THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (2008 French re-release):
Hot diggity! I have been wanting one of these for a while. I have the large French FRANKENSTEIN re-release and a small French INVISIBLE MAN re-release (I need to get a big one to match the others), but did NOT have the BRIDE to go with them until now. LOVE it! Thanks, eMovieposter!
KILLER PARTY:
Let's keep the party going with this unexpected poster, KILLER PARTY. I recognize the art from VHS boxes back in the day. I never saw it (but, after getting the poster, I've since ordered a copy) and had always assumed it was a straight-to-video release. It was only when I set my eye on the SCREAM poster above, that I noticed this poster was included in the auction...and it was a theatrical poster instead of a video release. Who knew? I completely missed this 80s slasher. (A blurb on the poster says it's "Deadicated to the class of '86." Ha!) I will soon be able to correct that error.
HELP:
This is my first original release Beatles movie poster. I didn't expect to get it and I might not have bothered...except the film apparently debuted in 1965...the year of my birth (aka 56-freakin' years ago). I thought it would make a marvelous (and sort of logical) gift to myself. And, if you are seeing this, I DID make it to 56, which I never thought I'd actually see. This was from Heritage...and, ouch! I keep forgetting how steep their fees are. Still, how groovy to have this.
But, even though it has been more than two months since I last reared my ugly head on here, That has NOT stopped me from acquiring more posters--which is STUPID on my part since they'll need to be packed up, too.
Blah, blah, blah... Let's take a look and see what I have this time:
NEWS OF THE WORLD:
Boring poster for a movie that apparently was scheduled to come out during the pandemic this last Christmas. (Duh! Who planned that?) I have no idea if this was ever released or not. The poster was a freebie at a local theater. Just adding it in here because, dull and ugly or not, it is still an acquisition.
DIRTY MARY, CRAZY LARRY (Style A):
I've not seen this, but I am under the impression that this film is akin to THELMA AND LOUISE, albeit with a male/female pair of anti-heroes. This was purchased to pad out the shipping for something else I had purchased. I see the style B poster much more frequently than this one.
THE SLAYER:
I've seen this poster come and go in various lot auctions on eMovie. I remember when this flick came out...but never saw it back in the day. Seeing the poster pop up reminded me of the film and it intrigued me. I'd bid on the various eMovie lots, but they'd go crazy high and I'd drop out because this was likely the only poster in the batch I "needed". I scored this one (and several other copies) in a lot elsewhere. Yippie! Now to track down the film... Oops! I should have looked for the movie earlier, because I now realize I have/saw a BluRay of the film (with completely different art) a few years ago. (I've actually pretty much forgotten what it was about... all I recall, I think, is that a group of people are flown to a remote location...was it either an island or somewhere in the desert?....the airstrip is a ways away from the house....and that's really pretty much all I recall.) So, getting the seemingly elusive poster (that is not so elusive at all) for the mysterious film (which, now I realize, isn't so mysterious at all) was a momentary thrill that sort of dissipated. Waaagh. Maybe I need to dig the flick out and give it a re-watch? I may like it better than I thought, and the poster will be that much more meaningful for me. Hmm.
ONCE BITTEN:
SUGAR HILL:
I already have a copy or two of this cool blaxploitation horror poster (Voodoo AND zombies!!), but it came in a lot with another poster...so I gladly added it to my collection. It is a cool poster, anyway.
THE FABULOUS WORLD OF JULES VERNE:
I have seen the poster up for auction now and again. The blurb about it being in "Mystimation" intrigued me (gimmick whore that I am). I tried getting the poster several times, but was never able to get it. I wasn't overly put out about not getting it, as I had never heard of the flick before seeing the poster. And then I purchased a BluRay set of films by Czech filmmaker Karel Zeman. The film I was wanting to see in the collection was JOURNEY TO THE BEGINNING OF TIME, a film I had a kiddie matinee poster for (and I also dig posters for creepy kiddie matinees). JOURNEY featured some interesting practical effects and stop motion animation. It wasn't great, but it was interesting enough to warrant watching the other two films in the set, THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN and INVENTION FOR DESTRUCTION. INVENTION was visually stunning. I loved it...and later found it was released here as THE FABULOUS WORLD OF JULES VERNE. That renewed my interest in getting the poster. Such stunning and creative style and visuals in the film...
HARDWARE (Italian 2F):
I thought I had already posted this one, but I guess not. I remember when this film came out. It was much hyped. I saw it...and was not nearly as impressed as I thought I should be. It was directed by Richard Stanley, who was supposed to direct the bizarre 1996 version of THE ISLAND OF DR MOREAU with Marlon Brando, but was fired (but he stayed on secretly, playing a background creature). (This past March, he was accused of domestic abuse, which led to his fall from grace at Severin/SpectreVision.) Someday I may give the film another go. We'll see.
Despite my less-than-stellar impression of the film, I was very taken by this Italian poster. Zowie! Sold!
And that is it for now...BUT--be warned--I will be back sooner than you think as I already have another 10 poster added to my collection and have started the next post. (In fact, I've already started the post after THAT!)
So, cha-cha-cha! I'll see you in the not too distant future...
CHEERS!
WHERE DOES IT HURT? (re-release):
THE SUICIDE SQUAD (International Advance):
I have no interest in seeing this. I'm not a superhero (or, in this case, maybe super villain?) kind of guy. There are entertaining moments in the preview, but as a whole it's a hard pass. HOWEVER, when I was at the theater the other day (seeing SPIRAL, the latest SAW sequel), I spied the advance US one sheet for this and really dug it. I think I was so fond of it as it was actually an artistic rendering instead of the typical Photoshopped thing. Oooooo. I wanted it. It's already hard to find, but the not-nearly-as-great international advance was available and affordable. I got one from super poster dealer Dale Dilts on eBay (a superhero in his own way). I didn't need it, but...why not?
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD 3D:
BOOMBA THE JUNGLE BOY:
JUNGLE CRUISE (final international):
Despite having ridden the Jungle Cruise ride at Disneyland many times, I really had no interest in seeing this flick. The HAUNTED MANSION flick was awful and, although I saw the first one (and maybe the fourth one---because my brother wanted to see it for his birthday), I was not a fan of the PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN movies either. I saw the advance poster with the boat and was moderately interested, noting that the poster was drawn--not just some photoshopped thing. Then I spied this final poster and... WOW! Painted poster art! Fantastic! I was really taken with this poster. I bought it and am actually now considering seeing the movie. (See what intriguing painted poster art can do? SELL the movie!)
Oh, the lights are dimming. The show is starting...
SCOOB (Advance):
I've been a life-long Scooby Doo fan. Hello? A cartoon about teens detectives encountering spooky monsters? What's not to love? Before the pandemic, a new Scooby Doo movie was set to come out. The pandemic hit, the film was pulled (and sent directly to DVD/VOD), and that was that. I scored an advance poster for the film (with a young Scooby with a shadow behind him of what he'd grow to become) a while back...and then spotted this one---and it was fairly cheap. I still hadn't seen the flick, but it was Scooby. Why not? After getting the poster, I discovered that the movie was actually playing locally at our second-run theater. I guess since our theaters have reopened, they were hungry for programming and SCOOB got pulled from non-theatrical purgatory.
The movie...eh, it could have been better. I was surprised it had big names (Mark Wahlberg, Amanda Seyfried, Zac Efron, Will Forte, etc.) doing some of the voices and there were Scooby/Hanna-Barbera Easter eggs all over the place. But...it could have been so much more than it was. I'll probably never display this poster (the only Scooby poster I've ever hung/displayed was for the video release of SCOOBY DOO ON ZOMBIE ISLAND), but that's okay.
STUNT ROCK:
I had tried (unsuccessfully) to score this poster from some of the recent lot auctions on eMovie. Usually, this was the only poster I wanted, so I only half-heartedly tried to score it...and always failed. I hoped that eventually one of the lot buyers would list their purchases on eBay and I could buy myself a copy. Lo' and behold, someone did. I've never seen the flick (had never even heard of it until I saw the poster), but the art I found interesting. It makes me imagine the movie is a cross between ROCK AND ROLL NIGHTMARE (which I've also not seen) and DEATH PROOF. The background skull was, of course, the most attractive thing for me. I didn't even know if it had been released on DVD or BluRay, but found there was a Code Red 2-disc version put out in 2009...that now sells for a minimum of $75. Yowza! The reviews I've found say it's trash--but in a gleefully so-bad-it's-good way. Maybe someone will re-release it. (Are you listening Severin, Vinegar Syndrome, Synapse, etc?)
DRACULA 2000 (Canadian):
I am ashamed that I have have also NOT seen Wes Craven's DRACULA 2000. I'd heard not-so-great things about it, so I never got around to it. (I actually got all three films in the series on DVD in 2012, according to Amazon, but have NOT bothered to watch them yet.) This Canadian poster is different than the US version. Why not?
ANTLERS:
I've heard good things about this upcoming horror film (which is debuting near Halloween, I believe, after being sidelined by COVID for a long while). Guillermo Del Toro is on board as producer, so that is indeed promising. The poster isn't much. Let's hope the film is much better...
THE CATMAN OF PARIS and VALLEY OF THE ZOMBIES (re-release combo):
I actually have a copy of this poster hanging in my kitchen. I don't know what I was thinking buying another. Perhaps I'm hoping for an upgrade? I've seen a lot of the old zombie movies, but can't seem to track down VALLEY OF THE ZOMBIES. CATMAN OF PARIS is equally elusive. (I bought THE LEOPARD MAN once, and oops! Obviously the WRONG film. Ha!) Someday I may track them down... Fun, old, re-release combo poster from 1956, though.
ROTTWEILER (aka DOGS OF HELL):
I've purchased two or three (more?) copies of this poster over the years, but every one of them has had flaws that just do not jibe with me...and so I'd have to go on hunting for a replacement. I got this on eMovie not too long back, and the description (I don't actually have it in my hands yet) make it sound like I can finally cross this off my list. What's the big deal about the ROTTWEILER poster? Well, to the casual poster buff...nothing. To me, though, there are several things going for it.
First, ROTTWEILER was one of the 3D films that came out during the gimmick's brief revival in the early 80s. Always a sucker for a gimmick (especially 3D), this made this poster a must-have. The film was made by a filmmaker named Earl Owensby in North Carolina. Most of his films played regionally at drive ins. In the early 80s, he cranked out several 3D features. In addition to ROTTWEILER, I have posters for his 3D flicks HOT HEIR (a seeming play on hot air ballooning), and TALES OF THE THIRD DIMENSION. NONE of Owensby's films ever played in my town--so I never got to see ROTTWEILER or the others (in 3D or even flat!). I have seen something of his called HYPERSPACE (an odd, not-so-funny comic movie featuring a young Paula Poundstone and Chris Elliott) and the bargain basement werewolf shocker WOLFMAN (both on DVD). Based on WOLFMAN (with its claustrophobic and cluttered sets and period costumes), I have long since thought of Owensby as North Carolina's answer to Andy Milligan. I could be (and probably am) all wrong. Whatever. I am just thrilled to finally have a decent ROTTWEILLER. Thank you, eMovie!
HARD CANDY:
Another sought after 3D poster... Yes, it's for an adult porn flick. No, I have not seen this either. This was one of the few posters for an adult 3D flick I didn't have a copy of yet. This one features the Lollipop Girls !?! They're lickin' good! (Oh my!) (I have another adult 3D poster for something called HOT SKIN that features the Disco Dolls. BOTH films star John Holmes.)
PRIMITIV (aka PRIMITIVES and SAVAGE TERROR)(Italian 2F):
I am not sure I have ever seen a U.S. release poster for this Indonesia(?)-lensed cannibal flick. Was it released here? Hmm. I have seen this film twice before---and they were terrible copies both times. Once was on a bootleg DVD. The other on a double feature DVD (with a nifty cover), but was some horrible, hard-to-see VHS transfer. Severin recently released an uncut, cleaned up version on BluRay (which I have ordered, but not seen yet). We'll see how it is...but I'm not holding my breath. I am glad to have scored the poster though.
HENRY ALDRICH HAUNTS A HOUSE:
Anyway, thanks for visiting. Keep cool this summer (if at all possible...) May all of your poster dreams come true. CHEERS!
Welcome back to the Shock-O-Rama Poster Show! As July winds down, I hope you are keeping cool and have been enjoying your summer so far. I've been busy the last several weeks with company, doctor visits, and packing for my upcoming move. Ugh! My posters are taking forever to sort through and prep for moving...and what do I do? Continue to buy MORE! I'm such an idiot.
Today, I've just arrived home from yet another visit to Stanford. I put most of the finishing touches on this post while I was away...and now it's ready to be shared. As usual (ho-hum), there's nothing that uber-exciting, but I hope there's a poster or two that strikes your fancy. (Or at least saves this post from total suckage.,..)
Oops! Grab your seats!
It looks like the poster show is about to begin...
HALLOWEEN KILLS (Piece of movie set?):
This is questionable (and, I'm aware, it's NOT a poster), but,,, it might also be interesting. This is a piece of a brick that apparently was used in HALLOWEEN KILLS at the set for Haddonfield Memorial Hospital. Having not seen the flick yet, it's impossible to know if it plays into the action...or if some guy on eBay just got a bunch of broken brick pieces and is making a quick buck. Whatever. It wasn't expensive. It's also tiny. The bag fits in my hand.
THE FLAMBOYANT SEX:
SEE: The torridly sexy "finger" scene! Even Paris was SHOCKED! I already had one of these posters, but when I was looking to pad out the shipping of some other posters and saw the dealer had this cheap ($4.99!?!), I snagged it. SEE: Barbara bewitched by caressing eyes! Ha!
HOT CHILD IN THE CITY:
Why did I get this poster? Believe it or not, it reminded me of a poster I WANT to get for a Raquel Welch flick's poster I've yet to get (for a movie I've yet to see) called RESTLESS. In the Welch poster, Raquel is in baby doll pajamas, swinging a bloody ax over her head with the title written in a circular fashion around her. Okay---this woman is not Raquel Welch and a red rose is not a bloody ax...But it is something until I can score that poster... (Is the movie RESTLESS any good? It's not one that ever comes up when discussing Welch's filmography...) I just noticed John Holmes (under the name John Wadd) was in this flick and it stars someone named L'Oriele. Oo la la? Who knows? (This was a cheap-o! So, who cares?)
HUMAN EXPERIMENTS:
Hooray! This is the movie I read about in a very early issue (possibly the first one?) of Fangoria magazine. I kept watching for this flick to show up in my town. it never did. I never saw it anywhere during the VHS years. I've seen several similarly themed titles turn up and wondered if that was this with a different title? But nope... Now, at last, I've finally scored the poster...and I also recently got this on DVD. I'll be seeing it soon hopefully. This poster is only 25x38, but it hasn't been trimmed. I hope--after all of this time--the movie doesn't suck. Ha!
SPIRAL:
This was not something I expected to add to my collection. I mean, I saw it---and have seen all of the SAW movies. However, except for the original film (and maybe the 3D final chapter), I am sure I passed on all of the posters for the sequels. By and large, except for the bigger horror franchises (HALLOWEEN, FRIDAY THE 13TH, etc.), James Bond, and a few others, I try to avoid posters for sequels. So why SPIRAL? Easy. It was FREE. I'd gone to a nearby theater (to see THE CONJURING 3). This particular theater gives away posters. Usually they are utter crap. While many would consider this one crap as well, I am actually happy to have it. While not the best entry in the SAW series, it was okay. I'd have never purchased this poster---but as a freebie, I'll gladly take it. Whoo hoo!
SCHLOCK:
While I am reasonably sure I have one of these (?!?!?), I was not sure. This is John Landis's debut as a director, writer, and actor. This was also one of make-up artist Rick Baker's first credited gigs. Originally filmed and also known as THE BANANA MONSTER, SCHLOCK (not to be confused with Joan Crawford's last flick TROG) is a wacky, low-budgeter that is an obvious calling card for Landis to get the KENTUCKY FRIED MOVIE gig next (and for Baker to get the 1976 KING KONG remake)! Starring the Schlockthropus!!! (Actually, Landis starred as the big, hairy one.) Baker has an uncredited small role as does producer Jack H. Harris (producer behind THE 4D MAN, DINOSAURUS!, EQUINOX, DARK STAR, THE EYES OF LAURA MARS, and all three of THE BLOB films). Famous Monsters' editor Forrest J. Ackerman also has a cameo. This is the original release, full-color one sheet. (The 1977 rerelease uses the same image, but is not in color.)
SOLO (Advance-Chewie style):
I've said before, I'm not a STAR WARS fan. I occasionally buy STAR WARS posters when I can get them cheap-ish to hopefully a turn a profit down the road. This one was kind of the exception. I paid more for this than I should/wanted to, but it was the only one of the character advance sheets for SOLO that I didn't have.
THE DAY TIME ENDED (International style?):
I have the one sheet for THE DAY TIME ENDED. But when I came across this poster, I was totally confused. This poster was completely new to me--completely different art than the uber-cheezy original (which can be seen HERE). How had I not seen this before? And then I noticed it had no ratings box. Of course, I realized, it had to be a n international one sheet. With an interesting cast, an alien, a monster, and UFOs, this Charles Band flick looks like low-budget fun.
FLESH GORDON MEETS THE COSMIC CHEERLEADERS (International)(aka FLESH GORDON 2):
I know this flick is not all that great. I actually do not remember all that much about it (it's been YEARS since I've seen it). Frankly, the only thing I truly do remember is the poo people. Yes, you heard me. Poo people (as in people dressed like giant turds!) Obviously this movie is as clASSy as they come. NOT! FLESH GORDON MEETS THE COSMIC CHEERLEADERS is the 1990 sequel to 1974's X-rated FLESH GORDON. I don't think many people are aware of this sequel. In fact, I don't even think all that many people are aware of the original these days. Zowie! Both films were, in my opinion, missed opportunities. The original FLESH GORDON one sheet is GORGEOUS, though. (I also have the Spanish and the Italian posters.) I had long wanted the one sheet for the sequel to go with it, but I am not even sure it had a theatrical release...at least stateside (and I DO have the US video release poster). I came across this one sheet (sold out of the UK) and am thinking it is an international one sheet--possibly a video poster? Maybe not. I do have a quad with different art for this flick. Anyway, I came across this one and, even though it was far more than I wanted to pay (for the shipping alone), I snatched it up.
REVOLT OF THE ZOMBIES (rerelease):
I have one of these posters already--and paid far more than I wanted to for this copy. However, my copy has a slight misprint. This copy was in extremely good condition...so I thought I'd upgrade. I can always sell off my original copy. Yes, this is a rerelease poster. However, the original has completely different art and is crazy-hard to find. I am super happy with this rerelease poster.
And that's it for now. Thank you for visiting. It is always a pleasure seeing you. I hope you enjoyed yourself. I hope to see you next time, as well. Enjoy the rest of your summer.
Cheers!
One little PS... I got to meet a fellow movie poster collector who goes by the name of "Okie Hawker" on another movie poster collectors website. "Okie" became a member a few years after me, but his taste in posters is far more classy and classic than the trash-o-rama I like. Despite that, he is still a very cool guy and a valued member of the forum. He was coming to California and let me know. Voila! We met. How groovy is that?
SHARKWATER EXTINCTION:
I love the JAWS flicks, the rip-offs, and bad shark movies in general. This looks like it's probably a documentary--not a bad shark movie--and a sequel at that. BUT...it was fairly inexpensive and I got it to pad out the postage of another poster. I have never heard of this (or the original SHARKWATER mentioned on the poster). Lost to COVID, perhaps?
THE BOY:
I may (probably) already have one of these. THE BOY was okay--but disappointing. I did get to visit the house where it was made (It's in Victoria, B.C.), which was the attraction for me for the poster. I was supposed to see the sequel (BRAHMS: THE BOY II) with a friend the day California shut down for COVID. Is the sequel any good? (I'm not holding my breath...)
LUCA (Advance):
I have not seen this flick, but I have heard good things about it. Why get the poster? Apparently this film was destined for theaters before COVID. It was bumped to a summer 2021 opening and these advance posters were made. But, apparently, Disney changed their minds about releasing the film in theaters...and it ended up premiering on Disney +...and bypassed theaters altogether. Oh well. I'm hoping there will eventually be a demand for this title. Probably wasted my cash.
MOANA:
I bought this because I thought I should...just in case. Was MOANA a hit? I don't really know. Actually, right after I bought this, I regretted it. I've been going through my posters and weeding out stuff I don't want/need. I've pulled lots of Disney stuff to sell or send to auction. This would probably end up in that pile. Oh well...
GODZILLA (Egyptian re-release):
3 NUTS IN SEARCH OF A BOLT:
Zowie! Mamie Van Doren in pasties! HOW was this poster ever allowed in 1964? This film (and Mamie's career?) may be a distant mammary, er...memory--but this wild poster lives on. Just as Jayne Mansfield was hoped to become the next Marilyn Monroe for 20th Century Fox, Mamie was Universal's attempt at a Monroe clone. Like Mansfield, her career in films found her in smaller and smaller budgeted projects that were more and more risque. (Mamie and Jayne were BOTH in LAS VEGAS HILLBILLIES.) Mamie is 90 now and, as of this writing, the only one of the 3 Ms (Marilyn, Mamie, and Mansfield) still alive. I have been looking for a nice copy of this poster for years. Now, to just score a NAVY VS NIGHT MONSTERS one sheet and I'll be good with my mini-Mamie collection.
HALLOWEEN KILLS (Advance):
Yes, of COURSE I'd have to get a poster for the latest HALLOWEEN film. Jeepers! I've seen these posters go crazy high...close to $200 or so. Insane! I got this as a "buy it now" on eBay from reputable poster dealer Dale Dilts for $69.89...which is still much higher than I'd normally want to pay, but... I just wanted to get it and be done with it. A few months after the film comes out, it will more than likely drop to half of that price (or less) (and I base this on the current prices of the 2018 HALLOWEEN one sheets). I wonder if there'll be a final poster release for this flick. I almost hope not (but really want a new one), as I am packing up my posters and am sooooo over dealing with rolled posters. OMG!!!
That's it for the posters--but not for the post.
As I've mentioned before, I plan to move in late October. My poster room/office is all torn up and looks like we had an earthquake or something. There is crap in it everywhere. I have been working on my tubes. I have been lax--for YEARS--about dealing with them. Now, I'm paying the piper... UGH!
Instead of moving zillions of small tubes, I am opening them up and trying to put a lot of posters into larger tubes. I'm also trying to weed out posters I don't really want and putting them in piles for either going to auction, selling myself on eBay, or just giving to a thrift store (for those really lame posters that pad out bulk lots. Crap or not--I just can NOT trash them...so to a thrift store they go...) I now realize I HATE rolled posters. Sure, they display much better than folded posters, but storing them/moving them are a pain and separating them--UGH!--what a hassle. And, it must be easier to send them rolled, because I have tons of tubes with posters that should have been folded and sent by were rolled instead. Grr.
I'm doing this project in one of my guest rooms. The pile in the photo below is now much higher. My recycle bin is full. I am nowhere near being finished either.
YES!!! I am sooooooo looking forward to the new James Bond flick. That extra year and a half wait to see it did nothing to diminish my desire to see it. I hope you and your wife enjoy it.
Thanks for visiting.
CHEERS