THE BIRDS (Promo mask):
Yes--ANOTHER one. This one was surprisingly the cheapest of the three I now own. Crazy. I didn't need it but I bid anyway (thinking I would NOT get it.) Of the previous two, one was just not up to the standards I had hoped it would be....so I have this to replace it. Hopefully it is in better shape.
MURDER ON THE CAMPUS:
This is a nothing poster. I had one of these before. When I was getting ready to move, I sent it (with a zillion other posters--thanks/sorry Bruce!) to eMovieposter.com to auction. I never dreamed they'd auction this title separately. But they did and it sold for a resounding $8...of which I got a staggering 25%. ($2) Ha! Oh well. But there was something inherently lame about this poster and I regretted selling it. This popped up on Movie Poster Exchange. I bid...and found out I won more than a week later. It's a lot rougher than the previous one. (My bad...I should have checked it out more thoroughly.) and now that it's "mine" again...yeah, I'm over it. To the bottom of the boxes it will go...
BEST IN SHOW:
Not a horror movie, I know. However, I just rewatched this with friends over the holidays. It is hilarious and a minor classic. It was also cheap. Why not?
THE HILLS HAVE EYES (Remake):
While going through my posters and starting to reframe them, I was having a text conversation with my friends Ashley and Sai. (They're married.) Ashley has seen my posters on the walls, but Sai has not. However, he has heard about them. He asked me if I had this poster or that poster. He asked about THE HILLS HAVE EYES. I had just come across my original 1977 poster and sent him a photo. He was pleased but kind of confused at the same time. Then I realized his age and realized he meant the remake. I asked and, yep...the remake. He didn't even know there was an earlier one from the 70s (or its sequel). I am sure I have one of these already, but if not I picked this up cheap. If/when they come visit, I can have this up in their room hanging. (The film was great, but the poster image leaves a lot to be desired.)
FUTUREWORLD:
I have a few others---but none of them are in the shape I'd like them to be. Fingers crossed this one is. We'll see...
METROPOLIS (2002 rerelease):
METROPOLIS is, without a doubt, a classic. Although there have been several rereleases of the film in my lifetime, I had never gotten a poster. This one came along. It was less than $30. Sold.
CARNIVAL OF SOULS (video):
Yes, this is just a video poster...smaller size than a one sheet. BUT--I have long wanted a CARNIVAL OF SOULS poster. The one sheets are just black and red. This video poster is the same art ---and in full color (unlike the movie itself). Sure, I'll still look for a one sheet. I am delighted, though, with this. (And, hello? It was crazy cheap...like $15 or so.)
TEENAGERS FROM OUTER SPACE:
This isn't the most exciting poster ever---but how can you resist a tag line like "Thrill-crazed space kids blasting the flesh off humans"? Beaming in from 1959 is this drive in sci-fi classic. Sci-fi isn't usually my thing...but a lot of what I buy isn't either. I spent too much on this. I was kind of licking my wounds after losing a couple of other items I really wanted--and doing some rage (well...not exactly "rage", but terribly frustrated and upset) bidding, I guess you could call it. Oh well--I'm sure the consigner was pleased. (And apologies to whoever was trying to get it...)
SCREAM (2022 Advance):
With a few exceptions (James Bond, Halloween and the other big horror series, etc.), I rarely buy posters for sequels. SCREAM is a pretty big enough franchise that, I guess, I should have been buying posters of all along. I think I have SCREAM 1 and that's it. With the new version out now (which I am anxious to see!), while I'm not a fan of the final one sheet (with the extensive cast all featured), this advance poster really works for me. It's just a simple shot of Ghostface and a bloody knife, but it is suitably scary/creepy. EEEK! (I am NOT wild about the scan thing in the lower lefthand corner though...)
HALLOWEEN II:
I have a copy of this poster already. However, when I was packing to move, I tore a bit of the border. ARGH! It's not bad, but... I've been wanting to get another to replace it. This one came up. Although it apparently has some discoloration on the lower border, the poster is unfolded. What?!? I had no idea any HALLOWEEN II posters escaped being machine folded. So, even though I paid too much for it, I am happy to have this. Hooray!
And that is it for this time. I'll be posting an update on my framing progress very soon (like, probably tomorrow?). Come back if you can stomach it. Thanks for visiting. CHEERS!
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