Every year on a movie collecting forum website I am a member of, AllPosterForum.com (or just APF) they put up a post inviting members to list their favorite purchases for the year. Here is my contribution to the post from 2017:
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.
10: 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.
9: FLESHPOT ON 42ND STREET
Another long-sought poster, FLESHPOT is by horror auteur (or, in his case, "horror auturd") 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 who 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. I coincidentally go this in some random online auction. So weird it turned out to have been his... But I think he'd want me to have it.
8: SHRIEKS IN THE NIGHT SHOW
Not 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.
7: JAIL BAIT
It 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"....
6: THE HEADLESS GHOST
Such 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!).
5: THE BRAIN THAT WOULDN'T DIE
Not 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?
3: COLOR ME BLOOD RED
FINALLY! 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.
2: BEDLAM
Vintage Boris Karloff? Yes, please!
1: THE AMAZING COLOSSAL MAN
Last 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!
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.
10: 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.
9: FLESHPOT ON 42ND STREET
Another long-sought poster, FLESHPOT is by horror auteur (or, in his case, "horror auturd") 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 who 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. I coincidentally go this in some random online auction. So weird it turned out to have been his... But I think he'd want me to have it.
8: SHRIEKS IN THE NIGHT SHOW
Not 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.
7: JAIL BAIT
It 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"....
6: THE HEADLESS GHOST
Such 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!).
5: THE BRAIN THAT WOULDN'T DIE
Not 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?
3: COLOR ME BLOOD RED
FINALLY! 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.
2: BEDLAM
Vintage Boris Karloff? Yes, please!
1: THE AMAZING COLOSSAL MAN
Last 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!
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