Old Horror Film Posters & Theatrical Trailers Part 1

On June 4, 2013 by Tim Newman

For your perusal today, I bring you a selection of old horror film posters and their theatrical trailers.

I love the tone and swagger of old horror flicks, they promise to be the most terrifying thing you will ever see, and I guess at the time maybe they were. And the posters are beautiful.

Attack of the Crab Monsters, pictured above, is a film about people trapped on an ever shrinking island who are plagued by terrifying intelligent crab monsters.

Cannibal Holocaust

Cannibal Holocaust, the classic: A New York University professor returns from a rescue mission to the Amazonian forest with footage shot by a lost team of videomakers who were documenting cannibal tribes.

It caused a right fuss at the time. After the film was released, some people claimed it was a snuff film i.e. the actors had actually been killed during the shooting of the feature.

To make matters worse, the producer had made the actors sign a contract that kept them out of the media for a year after the film was released. He had to break the contract to avoid life in prison.

On a lighter note, seven animals were killed during the filming…. you don’t hear that anymore do you?

Creature From The Black Lagoon

Here’s the trailer for Creature From The Black Lagoon from 1954 about a prehistoric beast:

Devil Girl From Mars

Devil Girl From Mars, 1954…. cool poster. Here’s the devil girl, a creature without mercy, played by Patricia Laffan:

How To Make A Monster

How to Make A Monster – 1958:

Another gut wrencher… it’s about a disgruntled, sacked special effects makeup guy who gets his revenge on his ex-boss.

Tales Of Terror

I Raconti Del Terrore or Tales of Terror was filmed in 1962 and is made of three parts, each inspired by an Edgar Allan Poe tale.

This is a photo from the casting for the episode – The Black Cat:

Invasion Of The Saucer Men

Invasion of the Saucer Men was filmed in 1957. The story revolves around a young, amorous couple who run over an alien, The alien’s hand falls off but comes alive with an eye in it. Classic. Here’s the trailer:

So there you go, that was a weird old walk down memory lane wasn’t it? Stay tuned for part two… if you dare….. MWAH HA HA HAAAAA……