Creepy Images

Creepy Images

Volumes #1 and #2

Fans have always been devoted to movie memorabilia especially that connected to cult, horror and exploitation cinema; but it is never easy to find. So often what makes a film so unique in such genres in that it is a small run and low production film and only after many years does it true “cult potential” becoming discovered. This means that memorabilia in the form of posters, lobby cards, promotional materials, pressbooks and related items are hard to find. Creepy Images is quite an astounding magazine dedicated solely to exploitation memorabilia, it is beautifully produced with stunning colour and packed with rare content.

There is a “checklist” at the beginning which clearly explains the different types of memorabilia and a short introduction to each film. In Volume #1 memorabilia is reproduced from Antropophagus (aka Man-Eater by Joe D’Amato), The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Shock Waves, Le Notti Del Torrore (Zombie III aka Burial Ground) and Dracula Contra Frankenstein. So many of these are such rare films it is absolutely marvellous to see the memorabilia that went with them, Antropophagus is next to impossible to see in Australia at all (unless you import a copy), so it is even more amazing to see the stunning posters and cards that went with its release. This is 46 pages of cinematic bliss !!

Volume #2 is ever bigger (50 pages) and has been expanded to include research on various aspects of memorabilia. In this issue Armin Junge offers some fascinating insights about Japanese cinema posters and lobby cards from Hammer Studios. Films covered are Zombi 2 (aka Woodoo), Re-Animator, Dracula Goes East, Rosso Sangue (aka Horrible), Suspiria, Jack El Destripador De Londres (aka 7 Murders for Scotland Yard).

I especially like the expanded text content in Volume #2 which gives extensive information on the way in which the films were marketed. The article with Dracula Goes East is a fascinating journey into how the Hammer films were perceived in Japan.

This is really a unique magazine, packed with amazing content, insightful commentary and reproductions of rare memorabilia. Who could ask for more !

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This review will appear in Volume 2 No.6 (2009) of the digital and print edition of Synergy Magazine.

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