Happy new year and welcome back to the Shock-O-Rama Poster Show! It's the first day of the new year and...what? I'm B-A-C-K with a new post already? How is that possible when I'm so poor? It's called freebies from the theater. (I'm not proud. I'll gladly take them!)
But let's take a look quickly. I know you are hung over and/or have games to watch today. Let's get this poster show on the road...
BLACK ADAM:
I am no superhero fan. I did not (and probably never will) see this flick. Why the poster then? It was a free one. 
EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE (Advance):
I have no idea what this flick is about. I'd never heard of it. This was a freebie in a box of rolled posters. I could see the googly eyes showing on the end of the rolled poster, was intrigued, and snagged it.
BROS:
The free poster caravan continues with this thing. Never heard of it. Whatever. It was free.
STRANGE WORLD (Advance):
I bought one of these posters awhile back. I found the art and the world depicted creative and imaginative. I dug the pulp lettering of the title and the faux fold lines, trying to make it look rather grindhouse (for an animated movie). But if I already bought one, why get another copy (actually TWO more copies)? Because, of course, it was FREE! Thank you Oak Harbor Cinemas!
I'VE LIVED BEFORE:
As I have done too many times in the past--and stupidly did again (when I can NOT afford anything at all), I bid on a bunch of posters for an auction, walked away expecting to get none...and end up winning things I did not need. Case in point--this one. I already have a copy and this was from Heritage. WOW! It had been so long since I'd purchased from them. I had forgotten how much all of their fees totaled. YIKES! My wallet died again...
RABID:
Same exact story as above (the I'VE LIVED BEFORE poster). Same auction house, too. OUCH.
GHOST STORY/CIRCLE OF FEAR (Screen-worn jacket):
Okay...you have probably NEVER heard of this one season TV horror anthology from the 1972-73 TV season. Aside from it being a failed wannabe TWILIGHT ZONE/NIGHT GALLERY, why the interest in it? Well, for starters, if was produced by one of my all-time fave B-movie icons, gimmick king William Castle. The jacket was worn by the series narrator Sebastian Cabot, who was better known for playing Mr. French, the gentleman's gentleman (i.e. "butler") on Family Affair back in the 60s. A little more than midway thru the season, Cabot's character was axed and the title changed from GHOST STORY to CIRCLE OF FEAR....where it went to die after only 8 more episodes. It may NOT be the most exciting costume piece ever--but I'll be excited about it. I have a dvd of GHOST STORY/CIRCLE OF FEAR somewhere (unless I stupidly sold it off before my move.) I'm thrilled to own this.
WEREWOLF BY NIGHT:
I'm not sure what this is. It's a movie poster--but not for a movie theater. instead, it is for Disney+. I know nothing of this movie. (Series?) But, it's a werewolf flick, so why not? It wasn't that expensive. I wonder if it is based on the old comic book of the same name? It's from Marvel, so maybe...
To me (and probably NO ONE ELSE), this is a tremendous find. Measuring only 18 x 23 1/2 inches, this is a poster promoting the "world premiere" (and probably ONLY theatrical showing) of a documentary made for Severin, the home media company that put out an Al Adamson boxed set a year or so ago. I didn't get the boxed set (I love "bad movies", but I've seen a LOT of Adamson's stuff already and didn't need to spend big bucks to suffer through them again...), but I DID buy/watch this stand alone (well, it was paired with Adamson's THE FEMALE BUNCH) DVD (or was it Blu-Ray?) when it came out. Adamson made a lot of fun and crazy crap (and it was crap)--and he also did meet with a horrific end. I'm thrilled to have this modern relic. (DRACULA VS FRANKENSTEIN, the second feature listed on the poster, is probably Adamson's best known movie...and it's craptastic.)
ARMY OF THE DEAD:
I am not quite sure what this is. Is it a ,movie poster or an ad for Netflix? The poster states it played theatrically. Is that where I saw it? I'm not sure--but I'm dang glad to have the poster.
CHEERS!
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