Like most any product, from automobiles to whole wheat crackers, sex sells. So, it shouldn't be surprising that horror themed comics, magazines, movie posters or VHS covers quite often featured a beautiful female to sell their product. More often than not, this meant a damsel in distress.... and back in the 60's and 70's this meant a damsel in distress in a short dress.
So, for those interested, here's a small gallery of the wonderful combination of mini-skirts and vintage horror. Enjoy!
Ummm....Look out behind you, ma'am. There appears to be a vampire of some sort....
HA! I forgot about "Nothing but Trouble" with Chevy Chase and Demi Moore! Good stuff!!
ReplyDeleteI have that EERIE #30 frame on my wall. There needs to be more stories of mummies terrorizing middle class suburban families. I wish Basil Gogos would have done more non-portrait covers for Warren.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comments Tim and... (er)..Dad. I really love Blogger's relatively new "Read More" feature - it allows me the freedom to post tons of pictures without bogging down the main page. Giddyup!
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