The Shock-O-Rama Poster Show 2025 #1

 

Happy 2025!! As I write this, we are four days into the new year. I have not finished collecting whatever ten posters I’ll end up sharing with you yet, but I have a good start. I wanted to begin ASAP just in case I can acquire more posters and get this up before my surgery on January 22nd. It’s a BIG surgery (removing a third of my esophagus, all of my stomach, and re-routing my small intestine to the remaining portion of my esophagus). I might not survive it. 

But, welcome to the Shock-O-Rama Poster Show anyway! I hope you enjoy it. 

MOANA 2:

This was a free one. It has some dings...but was still free. Never saw the movie or the original. The poster shown below is NOT my copy. 

RED ONE (Adv?):

I never saw this recent release either. I stumbled on this (inexpensive) poster and was fooled at first. I didn't realize it picture of a poster...and the trompe l'oeil aspect of it appealed to me. So, I got it.  (And did I mention it was inexpensive?)

DEATHROW GAMESHOW:

I’ve never seen this flick, but remember seeing the video box. It looked stupid/silly, so I never bothered to give it a rent. I had no idea it had ever played theatrically. I stumbled on this one sheet and it wasn’t all that pricey. Why not? I later realized that it’s directed by Mark Pirro, who is also responsible for things like NUDIST COLONY OF THE DEAD, A POLISH VAMPIRE IN BURBANK, and CURSE OF THE QUEERWOLF (where a gypsy sees the mark of the pansygram in the palm of Lawrence Smallbutt. I’m not making it up!)

THE DEVIL’S LIGHT:

I have no idea what this is, but dug the creepy-odd poster. Is that blood coming out of her eye? Is it hair? Or did the artist just have trouble making it look like the blood (if that’s what it is) is running down her face? Hmm. This may be a European poster for the lame PREY FOR THE DEVIL. I DID see that, having to drive an HOUR away to do so. (And an hour back…) As I vaguely recall, there WAS something about hair at one point, but I really don’t remember what or much about the movie at all…

DEVIL’S DUE:

How interesting. In my last post of new purchases, I had a poster for a 70’s porn flick called DEVIL’S DUE. I doubt these are related, but you never know. Non-porn remake? Probably not, but I do not know what this movie is. Never heard of it. It obviously never came to our little island theater, unfortunately. It looks freaky cool though. Eeek!

HAUNTED HONEYMOON:

For the longest time, I thought I had one of these. Looking through my collection recently, I don’t think I did. I’ve never seen the movie (but should???). I love Wilder, Radner, and DeLuise (here playing a woman? Hilarious!). I love the old school look of it. This is one I can see hanging on my walls. 

THE POSSESSION OF HANNAH GRACE:

I think I’ve seen this. On Netflix??? Something similar maybe? (Perhaps I’m thinking of THE AUTOPSY OF JANE DOE??) But this played in theaters? Hmmm. The poster has a real spine-tingling nightmarish vibe to it. I totally dig it. Eek!

OPERA:

I do not quite understand how this printed-for-foreign-audiences Italian poster for Dario Argento's 1987 flick OPERA was less than $40 ($39.89), but I snapped it up. Initially I thought it must be a fake or some mass marketed promotional poster. But no. The seller is a trusted member of the poster collecting community, Dale Dilts. I am surprised and delighted he offered this (at such a great price)!

…THESE ARE THE DAMNED:

I’ve seen this poster a few times…but recently stumbled on it again. I’ve never seen this flick but the poster image—Zowie! This looks amazing. (It probably sucks though, right?) I was so enamored with the image (who doesn’t love a strange doll-clutching green girl with glowing yellow eyes?), I had to get it. Also know as just THE DAMNED, I found a copy for sale on Blu Ray. Hot diggity! I hope it’s good. 

TERRIFIER 3 (Italian):

I have tried and tried and TRIED to score any bit of original, theatrical paper from the TERRIFIER series. The closest I had gotten was the local theater (which actually showed the movie--shockingly) owner printed me up an 11x17 poster he got from the distributor. I haven't shared it--because it doesn't seem "authentic" since the theater owner printed it himself. There are a LOT of fakes out there, but I am confident that this Italian one (I'd rather it be in English, but...) is a real one as it was also sold by Dale Dilts, trusted poster community member. I have NOT seen this third film yet. (I was too sick from chemo when it briefly played here, but I have seen the first two...) I do have the Blu Ray though--which I'll get to sometime after my surgery.

And that is ten. I'm as amazed (if not more so) than you that I came back with more posters so quickly. I guess this is part of my fight against my cancer; trying to stay active and vibrant--at least in the poster collecting community--as long as possible. I have ZERO business buying posters. I was basically debt free (but also on a very limited income) up until my cancer diagnosis. Now the medical bills are piling up. If I have to go back into debt, I might as well have a little (reasonably priced) fun while I do it...and enjoy some new posters!

THANK YOU for visiting, as always. Hopefully I'll be back!

CHEERS!