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Douglas Meltzer
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posted February 27, 2010 11:43 PM

There are so many outstanding digest covers out there. Here are a few of my favorites:

Let's see some of yours!

Doug

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Joe Caruso
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posted February 28, 2010 08:04 AM

I would, but I can't (don't know how) and there are 5 I want to see that I haven't in a long time - Can you accomodate?

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Guy Taylor, Jr.
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posted February 28, 2010 10:01 AM

The package, more often than not, offered more than the contents.

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Douglas Meltzer
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posted February 28, 2010 10:11 AM

Guy,

You are so right. Of the above films, "Monster that Challenged the World" is probably the best edit. "Night Caller" starts out wonderfully but jumps to the end so abruptly that it makes little sense. The "Claw Monsters" box is vastly superior to the film inside.

Shorty,

I'll do my best. What titles would you like to see?

Doug

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Joe Caruso
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posted February 28, 2010 11:18 AM

LONDON LANDMARKS, not the generic 'Adventures in Travel'
SAN JUAN CITY OF CONTRAST, blue and white box
LET'S GO SKIING - Never seen
THE SURF RIDERS - Color Shot
HOME CANNING, Mountain Edgar Kennedy 200', Color Rendering
FISH FEATHERS " "

Thanks

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Terry Lagler
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posted February 28, 2010 02:19 PM

Great covers Doug!
Here are three favourites from my collection.

Cheers
Terry

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Douglas Meltzer
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posted March 04, 2010 07:34 PM

Terry,

Love those Republic covers! Let's start the next group off with one more:

Doug

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Marshall Crist
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posted March 05, 2010 02:57 AM

As a kid I always figured THE CLAW MONSTERS was ATTACK OF THE CRAB MONSTERS, but apparently it's the serial PANTHER GIRL OF THE CONGO. That cover artist looks like he might have done some covers for Eerie Publications.

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Terry Lagler
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posted March 05, 2010 08:14 AM

I've got to admit Dinosaurus has always been a childhood guilty pleasure of mine, although I still don't have the 8mm digest. I'm assuming it features the climatic "beast v.s. machine" battle.

Time to add more images - as you can see I lean towards that monster art!!

I've always wondered if this Rodan artwork was taken from any existing posters or is it only found on the 8mm digests.

Cheers
Terry

[ March 05, 2010, 10:55 AM: Message edited by: Terry Lagler ]

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Gian Luca Mario Loncrini
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posted March 05, 2010 03:57 PM

They are so funny!!!

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John Capazzo
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posted March 06, 2010 11:53 AM

Joe "shorty" C, are you still looking for a metal 600' reel with can? If so, it's coming with me to Cinefest.-J

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Joe Caruso
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posted March 06, 2010 02:18 PM

As long as it's black, and for Super or Std 8, interchangable with hub

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Graham Ritchie
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posted March 08, 2010 08:22 PM

Doug here is one more for the collection [Smile]

Columbia Pictures 1956, I understand that Ray Harryhausen did the effects.

Graham. [Smile]

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Douglas Meltzer
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posted March 08, 2010 08:35 PM

Terry

As I remember, "Dinosaurus" was an ok edit. It does have the Dino vs. Digger sequence. I always feel sad when the Bronto buys it.

Strange how "Night of the Blood Beast" uses the artwork from Hemisphere's "Beast of Blood"!

Graham,

Nice cover! I forgot about that one.

And another:

Doug

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Douglas Meltzer
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posted March 16, 2010 11:06 AM

You Are There!

Terry gave us "Master of Terror", now it's time for

Doug

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Damien Taylor
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posted March 16, 2010 11:24 AM

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The package(poster), more often than not, offered more than the contents.

The entire exploitation genre, literally thousands of movies summed up perfectly in one sentance.

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Graham Ritchie
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posted March 16, 2010 05:47 PM

Sorry Doug, it looks like the original photo I posted changed for some reason, [Eek!]

so I have renamed it and hope that this time it stays put [Smile]

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John Hourigan
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posted March 16, 2010 07:45 PM

The MASTER OF HORROR box was always one of my favorites. As I kid, I always wanted to buy that digest but could never acquire it. After 35+ years, I finally acquired the digest last year, but was disappointed when (surprise!) the actual digest didn't live up to the promise of the box art. (Another digest that didn't come close to living up to its box art was MY SON, THE VAMPIRE.)

Oh well, I guess that's the fun of digest box art.

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Brad Kimball
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posted March 16, 2010 11:27 PM

What movie is "Master Of Horror" excerpted from?

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Douglas Meltzer
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posted March 17, 2010 09:24 AM

Brad,

"Master of Horror" is the US edit of the 1965 Argentinian film "Obras Maestras Del Terror". The film tells three Edgar Allan Poe tales, "The Facts in M. Valdemar's Case", "The Cask of Amontillado" and "The Tell-Tale Heart". The US release of the feature cut out the last story. The Ken digest uses the Valdemar segment.

Doug

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Douglas Meltzer
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posted April 03, 2010 05:16 PM

More!

Doug

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Timothy Price
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posted April 03, 2010 08:20 PM

Great post!

The Claw Monsters was the VERY FIRST S8 movie I ever bought! I was about nine years old and saved my money to go to Holiday Village (A department store in Bloomington, Minnesota that's still there!) to buy a movie.

My dad drove me and my friend there and they always had a ton of movies and I thought The Claw Monsters cover looked the coolest so I bought it! I remember being soooo mad about how bad it was! HAH! I still have it and I'm still mad!

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John Hourigan
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posted April 06, 2010 12:00 PM

Yes, I felt gyped as a kid when I purchased the 50-foot CLAW MONSTERS. As I recall, the actual "claw monster" looked to be a grasshopper -- those darn Republic serials!

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Douglas Meltzer
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posted April 06, 2010 08:18 PM

Tim & John,

I always wanted Claw Monsters because I had it confused with Roger Corman's "Attack of the Crab Monsters"!

Doug

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Joe Caruso
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posted April 07, 2010 07:50 AM

Doug, can you show these covers;

THE RAINS OF RANCHIPUR - 400' KEN (Need this)
LET'S GO SKIING - 200' CASTLE (Need this)
SAN JUAN, CITY OF CONTRAST - 200' CASTLE (Need this)

Hope to see you again at John's show, if you sell No Fires Please or others, please bring - Stay in touch - Shorty

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