Hi. I can't believe no one has started this yet. I know there is still a little bit o' time left of December, but...What were your favorite poster purchases of 2017? For me, it was not nearly the banner year last year was. But that's okay. i still walked away with some nice things.
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FRIDAY THE 13TH (British Quad)
This was a long-wanted poster i honestly never thought I'd get. Yippie!!!! It is mine after all and is now hanging in my living room. Love it.
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FLESHPOT ON 42ND STREETAnother long-sought poster, FLESHPOT is by horror auteur (or, in his case, "horror au
turd) Andy Milligan. Milligan also was known for his sexploitation flicks, most of which all copies have been destroyed (His distributor melted them down for their silver value). This film still survives and I'm thrilled to have the poster. This also turned out to be formerly owned by my friend Scott on the East Coast who collected posters but that had committed suicide. We talked about this poster now and again and he'd often ask if I had gotten one yet. It was only after scoring this poster (and a few others of Scott's) that I found out he had died.
8:
SHRIEKS IN THE NIGHT SHOWNot a movie poster in the true sense, but the live spook show this poster is promoting did play in movie theaters and a horror movie or two was included. The poster is huge and is now framed and living in my hallway.
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JAIL BAITIt was a toss up between this and BRIDE AND THE BEAST, but I went with JAIL BAIT as I like the overall poster better. Both posters though were for ED WOOD flicks. WOW! Was I ever excited to get these. JAIL BAIT also got a nudge upwards over BRIDE AND THE BEAST because it features a young STEVE REEVES who starred later in the first HERCULES movie...which led to a whole string of flicks that i find pretty cheesy and fun to watch (although some are downright boring...). Now, if only I could score some of the "good" Ed Wood titles, like "PLAN 9", "GLEN OR GLENDA" (a US version---I have an Argentinian one), "BRIDE OF THE MONSTER" or "ORGY OF THE DEAD"....
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THE HEADLESS GHOSTSuch a cool poster for a crappy movie. I dig it. It makes a great companion poster to the one i got last year, THE THING THAT COULDN'T DIE (which also features a headless ghost carrying its own head!).
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THE BRAIN THAT WOULDN'T DIENot the most exciting poster ever---and certainly, with its limited color spectrum, one of the blandest on the list...but also a camp classic in its own right. I have this hanging in a guest room. I am thrilled to have it.
4:
TOBOR (Italian 2 foglio)
Wow! I am still amazed i scored this. I just wish I had a US version as well. But wanting something IS what keeps the hunt going, right?
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COLOR ME BLOOD REDFINALLY! This took forever to track down and buy. This is the final horror title poster I needed from HG LEWIS. This is my least favorite of his horror films and yet it was the hardest to find---how odd.
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BEDLAMVintage Boris Karloff? Yes, please!
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THE AMAZING COLOSSAL MANLast year, my favorite purchase was WAR OF THE COLOSSAL BEAST. It's only fitting the poster for the original movie makes my No. 1 spot this year. ZOWIE!
What were your favorites?
CHEERS!