The too-good-to-be-true monster magazine ads of the 1960s and 70s.
Remember the glory day of the monster magazine? Apart from the chance to see photos from the films you’d heard of but never seen, one of the great joys – albeit a frustrating one for British readers like myself reading US publications – was the plethora of advertising pages offering all manner of spooky delights. No matter that most of these turned out to be complete rubbish when bought – the promotional ads made them sound spectacular must-haves.
’60s ad.
Ad from CASTLE OF FRANKENSTEIN magazine, circa the early-’70s.
Charlton Publications, 1965
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I want A Giant Fly and Genuine Soil From Dracula’s Castle please.