"Goot Eeefening, tonight somevone here vill DIE!" So started a typical spook show, a blend of horror and magic that took America by storm in the 40's and 50's. Most always performed in a movie theatre, usually at midnight, and often with hook gimmicks like "sawing a girls arm off" (blood and all) and "Bringing the dead back to life" (spooky stage illusions that sometimes took place in total darkness with illuminated "spirits" whisking over patrons heads). Spook shows always played on a Horror movie bill, making for a truly chilling cinematic experience! It has been said that the birth of the television horror host led to the demise of this entertaining if not sometimes schlocky spectacle. Perhaps it just resurrected itself as the modern Halloween 'Haunted House'. Never the less, all that remains of the original theatre spook show is a legacy of posters and ephemera. The graphics - printed on cheap paper and flimsy cardboard - were never meant to last past a season, or even a show, but today the 'all things that haunt our nightmares' images have become influential art pieces. It is in this vein (so to speak), that we offer this collection of posters and related for your Halloween bag. Dig it. 6' Deep. click image to view larger