The Shock-O-Rama Poster Show 2024 #1

 

Oh, hi there. You caught me. I was supposed to be away visiting California until February 17th. However, I had to come back home for something unexpectedly. I'll be here another 2 weeks before I head back to California to finish out my planned visit. Boring stuff, I know. But, since you ARE here... I guess I could show you what I have added to my collection since we were last together several months ago. I have to be quick though as I only have a little time here. Ohhh! There go the lights. Take a seat. The show is beinging...

DYNASTY (3D):

The poster shown below is not mine. I couldn't go back and save the image as it has been months since I got this. (The actual poster is back in Californioa at a friend's house.) I already have one (or more?) of these, but stupid me can't resist a gimmick (in this case 3D) and a sale. (I scooped this up super cheaply!)

Andy Warhol's FRANKENSTEIN (3D):

I have always thought this original release poster for Andy Warhol's FRANKENSTEIN was yawn-inducing. The 80s re-release version was much better. I already have an original release version--why by another? This version shows it is in 3D (gimmick) whereas most of the others do not. Sold!

CANNIBAL GIRLS:

Believe it or not, but I have never seen CANNIBAL GIRLS (which has the warning bells gimmick). (I do have the DVD somewhere but have never gotten around to giving it a watch...) I have the poster...but something funky weird happened to it and I needed a replacement. Voila!

THIRST:

I saw this flick years ago. I didn't particularly like it as I recall. I don't remember much about it other than vampires (or vampire-like people) were using humans as blood cattle. I remember one aspect of it was a grocery store that was selling cartons of milk...but it was really blood! I had never seen a poster for it before though. When I stumbled on this one, I thought why not?

THX 1138: 

Although I have not seen this flick in years, I am surprised it has sort of disappeared and isn't a bigger cult hit. I mean, it stars Roberty Duvall and Donald Pleasance and was the first film (?) of George Lucas. Besides, it is very interesting  to boot. (It's also the namesake for theater sound systems!) Or maybe my memory of it is being kinder than it deserves? I have been passively after one for years--not seeking one out, but trying for one when they came up. I am glad to finally have one.

DEATH CURSE OF TARTU and STING OF DEATH (combo):

Oooooo HOORAY on this! WOW! I am thrilled, although no one else will be. I first heard of these flicks as a double feature from (I believe) Something Weird Video ages ago. Who knew that these low-budget 60's regional rarities actually played together back in the day...and had a one sheet!?! I was thrilled when I found out about it and have been after one ever since. THIS IS HORROR!

THE MONSTER OF PIEDRAS BLANCAS and OKEFENOKEE (combo):

Although NO ONE cares about the OKEFENOKEE part, I have been after a copy of the poster for THE MONSTER OF PIEDRAS BLANCAS for years! It's an AWFUL movie, but that blurb about it being the Famous Monsters Shock Award winner has had it in my sites forever. There is nothing in the real Piedras Blancas except a lighthouse. There is no town as depicted in the film. (Yes, as crappy as the film is, I actually went there and looked!)

KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (International advance): 

For some reason, the prices for the US release posters is already ridiculous, so I am fine with a cheaper International release poster. I'm thinking the movie is going to probabaly suck anyhow. (The last one did nothing for me at all...) Normally I don't bother with sequels, but there are some film series that I will; James Bond, some of the bigger horror franchises, and the Apes films. I loved the original ones. The new ones... I'll go see them, but they're just not the same.

WONKA (Final):

The original WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY is one of my all-time favorites. (And, Mr. Wonka, the slot machine version, has been very good to me time and time again.) The Tim Burton/Johnny Depp version was interesting...but weird and too CGI. Promising to be a pre-quel of sorts to the Gene Wilder version got me excited for this one. (I even went to IHOP to try their WONKA food items! Ha!) While the actual film fell short of meeting my everlasting expectations, there was enough I did like about it to prompt me into buying this final WONKA poster (awkwardly photoshopped legs and all).

HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL:

Oh my stars! I still canNOT believe this is mine. Original Universal horror, the original KING KONG, and, in the last few years, the original GODZILLA and PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE have all gone so far up in value I'll never own one. Of the holy grails I could still acquire (although still terribly expensive), this Reynold Brown beauty--and the only William Castle shocker I didn't have a one sheet for -- has been my top prioroty. I have been outbid time and time again. Not any more. This one has some issues--but that may have helped me land it finally. After I am home officially in mid-February and this arrives, it will be framed and hung as soon as it gets here. Wow. Just wow!

And that makes ten. I hope you didn't mind the hastily, slapped together, no-frills show. I wasn't expecting to be posting anything for quite a while more. But now that I've shared all of my new goodies, who knows when I'll be back?

I hope your new year is going well.

CHEERS!