Cut to over 10 years later and that beautiful thing we know as the 'net has delivered the goods once again. Stumbling across a horror film related forum, I found this wonderful thread devoted to just these images. Some many fascinating images to enjoy here:
Anyway, I just wanted to share some of these "Spasmo Approved" selections for you to enjoy! Thank you to the fine folks who went to the effort of getting scans/photos.
A couple of early posters (with unused titles and artwork) for "Zombi 2" and "Zombie Holocaust/Dr Butcher M.D."
An unmade Italian Amityville rip-off - or did it eventually become Amityville 2 anyways???
One of several announced yet unmade Wes Craven productions, this would eventually become Ruggero Deodato's "Cut & Run"!
A couple of high profile genre directors attempt (unsuccessfully) to launch another Frankenstein remake.
A couple from Antonio Margheriti: "Hunter Of The Apocalypse" become "The Last Hunter", while "The Final Executor" wasn't made (although it may have become Enzo Castellari's "1990: Bronx Warriors").
An unmade Italian killer snake production that had Ruggero Deodato attached at one point.
A pair of unrealized "Superman" rip-offs, one from the guy behind "Dawn Of The Mummy" and the other from the creative team that brought you "Pieces"!
Announced several times over the years, this belated sequel to "Last House On The Left" was to feature teens stumbling onto an island where Krug still resided!
Very early artwork for the Bava/Argento collaboration "Demons".
A couple of unmade Lucio Fulci films and an interesting ad for "The Beyond".
And it doesn't get any better than this: the unmade "Ilsa Meets Bruce Lee In The Devil's Triangle" - brilliant!
Very interesting! Are these made to raise funds for unproduced projects?
ReplyDeleteI know at least of one occasion where a detailed poster was made before there even was a script, so eventually the produced film was based on what the artist drew on the poster...
Wow, stumbled upon this post while doing a search. I'm the nut responsible for uploading those pics and I'm glad you are getting the word out on some of these tempting unmade productions. Check out my Video Junkie blog and the "Never Got Made" Files for more examples.
ReplyDeleteGreat stuff, I haven't seen most of these. I've got a small ad for Mario Bava's would-be project 'Baby Kong' from an old issue of Cinema Papers, not sure if you've seen it?
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