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Dave Dempsey

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29. 8. 2015 - 12:03

Today's Webtip: Bad Movie Posters

A Deeper Look at Some of the Most Stunning Exploitation Movie Posters of All Time

Exploitation flicks were notorious for having movie posters that over-sold the film, frequently featuring images and suggestions that had little or nothing to do with the actual content. Which was probably a good thing considering just how bad some of the content actually was.

They are also really fun to look at.

Sino Productions

I mean, who wouldn't want to see a spectacular adventure beyond time and space featuring a giant bat-spider monster?

io9.com is hosting some excerpts from a book about these things, and the post features more ancient movie posters as well as some background about the films. And, as usual, reading the comments pays off, because it turns out some of these gems are free to view online. Like "The Time Travelers".