Newspaper movie ads...The Final Chapter

Already by 1986, the quality of horror movies was rapidly declining. A smell - or rather a stench – creeping out of Hollywood like some Mexican week old leftovers, dumped in many moviegoers’ mouths a very bitter taste. Money making sequels of known franchises – Halloween, Friday the 13th, A Nightmare On Elm Street - we’re everywhere and originality nowhere to be found. The video market was in full bloom resulting in the over abundance of cheap horror pictures made straight-to-video or first releases of obscure and boring gutless movies from the 70’s.

However, in the late 80’s and through the horror and fantastic cinema’s last breath, some gems emerged: Blue Velvet, Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2, The Hitcher, Near Dark, The Believers, Street Trash and Prince of Darkness. Too little, too late and by 1988, this hobby of mine -collecting newspaper movie ads – completely stopped in favor of flirting with girls – a completely different and exciting new “hobby” for a then 16 year old !

Without due, here are the last ads from my scrapbook.

Enjoy!


In my humble opinion, the best film about the mythological dark side of voodoo.


Not as good as the first one and forget part 3...




A very fascinating film about vampirism - in fact, probably the best vampire flick ever done. Directed by the now serious filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow.




One day I will edit a bunch of Ahnuld Schwarzie screams back to back and post it here, promise!


Street Trash is without any doubt the ugliest film with the ugliest actors ever produced. I love it! Make yourself a favor and rent this one. But beware...!


Ahhh, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2. Tobe Hooper - the director of the sequel and the original - had a very peculiar way of capturing the settings of desolation in Texas, creating a unique dreamlike but nightmarish mood. A longtime favorite of mine. See it uncut.

Newspaper movie ads part 3..not in 3-D...

Well, here are some more newspaper ads from my scrapbook. The last two were taken from magazines, Mad Movies for Re-Animator and Tribute - a free mag given at the theater back in the days.


Clue with the three different endings in three different theaters...only in the 80's!


Yes, this movie was originally titled Horror Kid!


Ahhh..Razorback...a super duper rare movie now. Worth seeing for its photography of the australian landscape. A cross between Mad Max and Cujo!




Before Braindead - Dead Alive there was Herbert West Re-Animator...a classic.


I remember vividly seeing Return of the Living Dead at its opening night in the summer of 85. A friend, that hated horror movies , and I had a blast at the premiere. For a thirteen year old kid this movie was THE movie to see and brag about.

Next ads...clippings from 1986-1987!

Newspaper movie ads part 2

More movie ads from my 80's scrapbook. Enjoy!









more to come...

Newspaper movie ads part 1

I don't believe it...I thought that I was the only one...so specand original...oh well...In 1984 and until 88, one of my hobbies was to keep in a cheap scrapbook clippings from french newspapers (La Presse, Le Journal De Montréal) of horror and sci fi movies playing in town. For me this was a kind of a wish list of films that I wanted to see. Some were for rated for adults only (18 ans et plus, equivalent of a R rating) meaning that I could only rent them.

Anyway, after a couple of searches on the "wonderful" world of web, I've discovered that some blogs we're completely dedicated to such hobbies... to my surprise. Held Over! ( see link at your right..no, the other right...!) is one of them. A very interesting and well made blog.

So for now, I'll give you an "aperçu" of my little collection.

Enjoy!