I'm in a Bigfoot frame of mind, so I figured it was time to show off my collection of Bigfoot movie posters. These are all original, vintage posters. No reprints.
I think the movie that started it all for me was Hammer's "The Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas" (1957). I remember watching this on TV with my dad during the 1970s. It made a huge impression on me.
This is the original U.S. one-sheet:
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That's Peter Cushing and Forrest Tucker in the illustration, along with Maureen Connell.
There was a short wave of Yeti movies in the 50s that included Man Beast, The Snow Creature and Half Human. I'd like to get those posters eventually, but for now the only 50s Yeti one-sheet I have is the Hammer one.
When I think of Bigfoot movies, I think of 1970s drive-in exploitation films and docudramas. The 70s were the heyday of Bigfoot films.
Here is one of the earliest ones, "Bigfoot" (1970) with John Carradine.
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But the 70s Bigfoot wave really got started with this film, "The Legend of Boggy Creek" (1972). Most fans would consider this the definitive 70s Bigfoot movie.
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I wish someone would release a soundtrack album for "Boggy Creek." I'd love to have a clean recording of the "lonely creature song."
Some people might dispute whether this next one belongs in this lineup. "The Horror Express" (1973) is one of my favorite films. If I wanted to introduce a new viewer to Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, this is the film I would use. The creature is a prehistoric ape man found frozen in a Himalayan cave. It thaws out onboard a train and starts killing people. The movie throws in zombies, Satanism and science fiction. But I think it also qualifies as a Bigfoot/Yeti movie. Clearly, the Himalayan origin of the monster was meant to suggest a connection with the Yeti.
This is the Italian one-sheet:
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The next one is my favorite Bigfoot/Yeti poster. It belongs to one of my favorite grindhouse films: "Shriek of the Mutilated" (1974). Man, I love this poster. This U.S. one-sheet is the jewel of my Bigfoot poster collection:
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Look at this lurid artwork. Pity these poor souls.
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I watch this crazy movie at least once a year. Something about it reminds me of "Dracula vs. Frankenstein." It's terrible, but in a deliriously magical way. It's a very Halloweeny film, good for watching this time of year.
I don't know. Do we need a breather? I think I do. I'll stop here and pick it up again in a bit.
Things really exploded in 1976 with three "classic" Bigfoot movies.
This next one I saw at the theater with my dad and brother. "The Mysterious Monsters" (1976) really traumatized me. I remember the week leading up to our trip to the theater. I was both dreading that day and looking forward to it. Every day I would mention it, saying how scared I was. Then my dad would threaten not to take me if I was so nervous about it. So I would shut up about being scared, at least for the rest of the day.
We saw it at St. Andrews Cinema, an old theater that is still in operation. I saw "The Incredible Hulk" there this summer. They've added a couple of extra screens, but it still looks pretty much the same as it did when I was a kid.
I remember the first scene of "The Mysterious Monsters" with Bigfoot lurking in the woods, climaxing with a closeup of Bigfoot's face. I just about had a heart attack. It still scares me! The film's most famous scene comes near the end, with Bigfoot smashing his arm through a living room window, scaring a woman watching TV on the couch. Her husband opens the front door to find Bigfoot standing on his porch. EEEK!
Well, anyway, here is the poster:
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I did not see "The Legend of Bigfoot" (1976) until I was an adult. The commercials scared me so badly, I hid behind the couch every time they came on. The newspaper ads with the poster art scared me so much I didn't want the paper in the house. Throw it away! Burn it! Too scary!
This is my second favorite Bigfoot poster, but the central art itself is probably my favorite image of Bigfoot. This is the Bigfoot of my imagination: emaciated, gaunt, ghostly, CREEPY. A real boogeyman.
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I saw "Creature from Black Lake" on the CBS Late Movie. I think it was on after an episode of Kolchak. I remember staying up to watch it and being scared silly.
I had wanted to see it when it was first released, but my parents didn't take me. But the newspaper ads made an impression. I thought he looked like the Man-Thing without the snout.
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"Creature from Black Lake" is one of the most polished 70s Bigfoot movies. The cast includes Jack Elam and Dennis Fimple, and the photography is by Dean Cundey. I wish this would get a definitive DVD release. Heck, I wish ANY of these films would get a decent DVD release.
Here is another one I saw in the theater: "Sasquatch" (1977).
This has a nice dramatization of the Ape Canyon incident. The music is actually pretty good. You can find mp3s of the soundtrack online. It was released on a promotional LP.
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This movie is more adventure-oriented, so it didn't scare me that much. I watched it again a few weeks ago and thought it held up pretty good, for what it is. I like it, but some Bigfoot movie fans consider it the best of the lot. I wouldn't go that far.
This next poster is a little different. It's not a movie poster. This was just a regular poster sold in stores, copyrighted 1977. I heard other kids talking about seeing it in stores, describing how cool it was, but I never actually laid eyes on one until I was an adult. I have to agree with my childhood friends that it is a pretty cool poster.
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I love that pre-Photoshop "fake" image. The environment is real, but I'm not sure if the creature is really there or pasted in. Is it a composite of multiple images? It doesn't look like a costume. It seems touched up or altered somehow. It has a kind of taxidermy look, like a sideshow gaff. It's great!
We end with a pair of 1979 posters.
Here is a movie I have never seen. Despite the tone of this poster, "Revenge of Bigfoot" (1979) is reportedly more of a comedy than a horror movie.
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I like that art because it looks like depictions of Mo-Mo, the Missouri Monster.
Next is a movie I remember reading about in Famous Monsters or Starlog, but didn't actually see the film until I was an adult. "The Capture of Bigfoot" (1979) has a bad reputation, but I thought it was a decent 70s Bigfoot film. A little on the pedestrian side, but not bad.
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That is the end of my Bigfoot/Yeti poster collection.
Besides the 50s Yeti movie posters I mentioned earlier, I'd like to obtain one-sheets for two films that originated as 60s monster movies, but were transformed via new footage into 70s Bigfoot movies: "Legend of Blood Mountain"/"Legend of McCullough's Mountain" and "Teenagers Battle the Thing"/"Curse of Bigfoot." I know there is a one-sheet of "McCullough's Mountain" because I missed one that sold at auction for the grand total of $2.49. But I've never seen a poster for "Curse of Bigfoot." It was sold direct to TV, so a poster might not even exist. If anyone knows where to find one, let me know!
Very cool!
Those are great! I need to re-visit some of those classics.
Here's one you probably haven't seen, Ray. Althought it's not a Bigfoot move in the strictest sense, a Bigfoot does play a large role in it. I was just able to dig this out of a book case that has been blocked for more than a year. I hope you enjoy it.
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Awesome collection of posters!
I like that Demonwarp poster! I've never seen it before. Thanks for posting that. You were involved with the film, weren't you Jim? Is that poster hard to find? I know the film never received a theatrical release, much like Curse of Bigfoot. The fact that a Demonwarp poster exists gives me hope that a Curse poster also exists.
I've never seen Demonwarp. I've been waiting for an official DVD release before resorting to bootleg. With some films, an official release is so unlikely that there is no point in waiting. But I always thought Demonwarp would get a legit release one of these days, and that's the way I'd like to see it. But maybe it's time to break down and watch a bootleg.
Beautiful stuff.
I love this line:
"This is the Bigfoot of my imagination: emaciated, gaunt, ghostly, CREEPY. A real boogeyman."
My sentiments precisely! The posters for Legend of Bigfoot and Legend of Boggy Creek are both burned into my brain since childhood. Boggy Creek especially frightened me, and the poster is one of the creepiest monster images I have ever seen; that spindly, loping brute half in the dark, just at sundown... shiverrrrr! As a kid, the entire Bigfoot idea was magnetically terrifying, and I loved/hated those Shick/Sunn movies, but still made my folks drive me to the theatre to see them AGAIN. A real boogeyman, indeed.
Excellent posters, Ray. Thanks for sharing them.
Mike C.
Well, yeah I did something on Demonwarp. Because it was a very low budget picture, everyone involved did a lot of different jobs. Some of the stuff I did included co-writing the screenplay, building one of the sets, creating a prop for the zombies to use, performing the (dubbed) voice of Bigfoot and the Alien as well as half the zombies, typesetting the credits and setting the type for the poster and the fold out mailer that contained it. Yes, all that and a little more. It was great fun. There are a few legit copies floating around out there, it was only officially released on VHS and a heavily edited version appeared on USA cable. I've seen copies selling on eBay for $5. I've been after the Home video people at LionsGate for years to just put it out on DVD, but my pleas have fallen on deaf ears.
Compared to the other slop that makes it to DVD, I don't know why they would sit on Demonwarp, a film with legit cult movie cred. I will buy one of your copies. At least the money is going to someone who actually worked on the film.
I know John Buechler also worked on Demonwarp. I did a promotional video for him about 10 years ago. I had never heard of him before I did that project. I don't even remember how I got that job. But it turned out all right. He seemed like an OK fellow.
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Well, yeah I did something on Demonwarp. Because it was a very low budget picture, everyone involved did a lot of different jobs. Some of the stuff I did included co-writing the screenplay, building one of the sets, creating a prop for the zombies to use, performing the (dubbed) voice of Bigfoot and the Alien as well as half the zombies, typesetting the credits and setting the type for the poster and the fold out mailer that contained it. Yes, all that and a little more. It was great fun. There are a few legit copies floating around out there, it was only officially released on VHS and a heavily edited version appeared on USA cable. I've seen copies selling on eBay for $5. I've been after the Home video people at LionsGate for years to just put it out on DVD, but my pleas have fallen on deaf ears.
I don't have any copies, the only one I had is still out on loan to a guy I used to work with. I do think you can find the VHS on eBay, I've seen it there occasionally. I'd be interested in your opinion.
I misread your post. I thought you were selling copies. I checked ebay and saw there were a couple of sellers offering Demonwarp DVDs. I was trying to figure out which one of them was you! I will let you know my thoughts after I see the film. Compared to other Bigfoot movies, it can't be much worse.
I also see that Alpha has a new Curse of Bigfoot DVD. I wonder if it's any better than the countless DVD-R bootlegs already out there. This is the closest thing to a "legit" DVD release the film has ever had. At least Alpha is a real company that manufactures real DVDs.
The only poster I have from this bunch is the Mysterious Monsters, but mine says Bigfoot: The Mysterious Monster, which was the alternate title for that movie. That book, which my Dad had (and I proudly own a copy of that book AND the movie on DVD today) is what helped prompt my interest in Cryptozoology, and Bigfoot/Sasquatch in particular. Very cool thread. By the way, I have a blog dedicated to my interest in Hairy Hominids, http://southeastsasquatchassociation.blogspot.com (http://southeastsasquatchassociation.blogspot.com) Hope it is not against the rules to put a link to my blog.
Post a picture of your Mysterious Monsters poster! Even if the title is the only thing that is different, I'd like to see it.
I've gotten a couple more 50s Yeti posters since I made this post. I think I have photos of them somewhere. If I do, I'll post them.
My search goes on for Curse of Bigfoot. Apparently, the only "official" paper on this film was a black and white still mailed to TV stations as part of a nondescript press book.
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I like seeing Bigfoot's name on the poster.
Here are the Bigfoot/Yeti posters I've obtained since I last posted in 2008:
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Much-appreciated, Ray!!!!!!
I have over 100 books on Bigfoot, as well as strange phenomena. I have Bigfoot toys and action figures. I have footprint casts. I have a pendant of Bigfoot. I have over 40 T-Shirts with some form of Bigfoot image on them. I have several posters as well, mostly of the Bigfoot Conferences I have been to. I will take pics and post them soon.
Oh, and at least 200 DVDs with content on Bigfoot and Cryptozoology.
Here is a link to some of the photos of my collection: http://southeastsasquatchassociation.blogspot.com/2013/06/some-items-in-my-collection.html (http://southeastsasquatchassociation.blogspot.com/2013/06/some-items-in-my-collection.html)
Hey Ray..thought you might like to see this concept original art for "Creature from Black Lake"...notice the title change.....Larry
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Oh my heavens, where did you get that? Is it hand painted or a print?
Purchased off eBay a year or so ago...real handpainted artwork with hand written notations/suggestions for "improving" the image....Larry
That is an awesome piece. I am drooling.
LOVE that Black Lake poster!!
What a find!
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Some people might dispute whether this next one belongs in this lineup. "The Horror Express" (1973) is one of my favorite films. If I wanted to introduce a new viewer to Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, this is the film I would use. The creature is a prehistoric ape man found frozen in a Himalayan cave. It thaws out onboard a train and starts killing people. The movie throws in zombies, Satanism and science fiction. But I think it also qualifies as a Bigfoot/Yeti movie. Clearly, the Himalayan origin of the monster was meant to suggest a connection with the Yeti.
This is the Italian one-sheet:
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I also love "Horror Express", an unaknowledged masterpiece. I agree that it is a Yeti-ish movie. Don't forget that it is also a Rasputin movie! A true bit of 70s Gonzo craziness.
Matt
Man - these posters are freaky beautiful! And I agree - HORROR EXPRESS is a great flick. I love the feeling of coldness & isolation, even though everyone's in the confines of a train.
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Man - these posters are freaky beautiful! And I agree - HORROR EXPRESS is a great flick. I love the feeling of coldness & isolation, even though everyone's in the confines of a train.
Now I'm thinking how much I would LOVE to have an entire room dedicated to Bigfoot movie posters and ephemera!
I hear ya, bro! I'd even have a section dedicated to my favorite chilling chimp!
I think I like the "Legend of Bigfoot" poster best of all. It reminds me of the poster from "Badlands".
Hey, guys!!!!!! Sorry I have not been around lately, but I am back. I have added a few items to my collection since I last posted. I won some concept storyboard drawings from the movie Letters From The Big Man which were of unshot scenes of the movie (will post pics as soon as possible). I also have some original promotional material for Creature From Black Lake. I also recently attended the Second-Annual Oklahoma Bigfoot Symposium, and also went to Fouke, Arkansas where they filmed The Legend of Boggy Creek. Met a fellow named Smokey Crabtree who has been involved with the mystery for many years, and his son actually saw the Fouke Monster back in the 1960's. Smokey was the one consulted for his help on the movie, and some of the movie was shot on his property. He unfortunately got screwed over by the filmmaker Charles B. Pierce and his reputation suffered badly for many years in the Fouke area because the movie made everyone in the town look like hicks and Pierce took some liberties with some of the stories. Anyway, I also visited the Monster Mart there in town where they sell several items related to the Fouke Monster, including T-Shirts, Sweatshirts, books, keychains with actual soil from near Boggy Creek, posters and even vials of actual Boggy Creek water(!) Smokey was selling something even better than all those items-homemade red plum jam, which was SOOOO good. I camped out a couple of nights near Stilwell, Oklahoma with other Bigfoot researchers, and didn't really see or hear anything of note, except some strange howling the last night I was there, which I thought might have been a wolf, but I have learned there are no wolves in Oklahoma, and it did not sound like a coyote. The next to last night we were there, I was staying in the hotel in town, and my buddy that I rode with to Oklahoma was camping out there, and he was in his tent, when he heard something walking up out of the shallow creek where the campsite was at the edge of. He had an old duffel bag with some chili cans in it (he had made some delicious chili a couple of nights before) outside his tent and something walked up to the tent and started messing with the cans. Then it moved on over to a Rubbermaid Tote and started messing with it. Then, he heard someone say "Bobby, Bobby, Bobby." He thought one of the other campers there that night had heard the noises and was trying to wake up someone named Bobby. Next morning, he asked if they ever got Bobby woken up, and he was told there was no one named Bobby there in the camp that night. However, the significance of the name is, the director of the Mid-America Bigfoot Research Center, D.W. Lee, has a wife named Bobbie, and they had been there earlier in the night and he was talking to her, asking her to get him something to drink or to get him stuff or whatever. SO we think a Sasquatch mimicked him talking to his wife, which is interesting, because in another area not far from there, they had their grandson Izzy there with them, and they were talking to him, calling his name. Later that night, they heard something calling out, "Izzy, Izzy, Izzy." Anyway, that is some of the cool stuff I did back a few weeks ago.
Links for you guys to check out:
http://www.smokeycrabtree.com (http://www.smokeycrabtree.com)
http://www.foukemonster.net (http://www.foukemonster.net)
http://www.foukemonstermart.net (http://www.foukemonstermart.net)
http://www.mid-americabigfoot.com (http://www.mid-americabigfoot.com)
Well, that's quite an adventure! I'd like to go to Boggy Creek one of these days.
Amazing collection, Ray! And I'm glad to see that someone else digs Shriek of the Mutilated as much as I do. Such a deranged vibe to that flick. One of my favorite Bigfoot films, which I didn't see mentioned here, is NIGHT OF THE DEMON from 1980. If you haven't seen it you need to. I would imagine a one sheet from that is hard to come by but it would fit in nicely in your collection.
I've seen Night of the Demon. It had some influence on my short film, The Devil at Lost Creek. I don't think it had a theatrical release. I think it went straight to video. There might be a video poster for it, bt probably not a theatrical poster.
Shriek of the Mutilated is one of my favorite movie posters. I love that poster. I just watched the movie again a few weeks ago. There is something mesmerizing about that film.
I also got a poster for Sasquatch: The Legend of Bigfoot, which has been seen here on the thread.