Monster of the Day #3397
Continuing our line of “monsters in posters who look like hobos” we have Return of the Ape Man. Apparently Monogram was too cheap to pay somebody to paint a poster, probably because… Read Article →
Continuing our line of “monsters in posters who look like hobos” we have Return of the Ape Man. Apparently Monogram was too cheap to pay somebody to paint a poster, probably because… Read Article →
A rather bland poster for a rather bland film. At least they have an excuse; it’s a Republic picture, not from 20th Century Fox. I guess it’s kind of interesting that they… Read Article →
Here’s 20th Century Fox marketing team trying a little harder, although their wolf man just looks like a hobo. I mean, pretty much literally. Meanwhile, the studio was so sniffy about making… Read Article →
Here’s a great example of how the major studios occasionally tried to grab some of Universal’s extremely profitable horror pie, but were too embarrassed and sniffy to really go for it. First,… Read Article →
Thanks to Jason for hosting, and thanks to everyone who continues to attend. We watched Strike Commando, a Rambo / MIssing in Action knock-off directed by Bruno Mattai and starring fan fave… Read Article →
Looking at a poster from a later, ’40s Universal, it’s interesting that they’ve gone to a photo montage poster instead of painted artwork. Of course they squeeze in ‘sex’, by the ’40s… Read Article →
We’ll revisit these, maybe around Halloween, because man I think they’re fun. In any case, Happy Friday everyone. Watch something stupid this weekend. Heck, watch something stupid tonight at our Watch Party…. Read Article →
9:00 EST, per usual. Be there and be square.
You think these spook shows looked neat, imagine one featuring the great Bela Lugosi. Admittedly, he probably wasn’t at his best at this point, but still. I think I’d still use my… Read Article →
No name strikes terror into the heart of Man than…Dr. Neff! Related PostsMonster of the Day #3635 (Dec 2, 2024) Monster of the Day #3634 (Nov 29, 2024) Monster of the Day… Read Article →