Fantasy
Murad Cigarette Ads
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Surely one of the most gorgeously over-the-top ad campaigns for any cigarette was the long-running series for Murad brand. What a realm of fantasy!
Read a small history of the brand and see a large gallery of images here.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Aug 12, 2013 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Fantasy, Smoking and Tobacco, Middle East, Twentieth Century
Follies of the Madmen #208
Where to begin with this long ad? The surrealism of a Corvette on the Bonanza set? The notion that a sexy spy like Napolean Solo would drive a Corvair? The mashup of Bewitched with Bonanza characters, including the ultra-campy Agnes Moorehead? It's a commercial that just keeps on giving in the weirdness department.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jul 13, 2013 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Television, Surrealism, Crossovers and Mashups, Fantasy, 1960s, Time-travel, Cars
(Queen of the) Amazons
Here's a twist. Usually, I present the trailer first, then the full film it represents. But I can't find the full film for Roger Corman's Amazons trailer (1986) above. And I can't find the trailer for the feature length Queen of the Amazons (1947) below. So you get the trailer for one, and then the full other feature. But they are both so bad, you probably wouldn't have noticed if I didn't mention it, despite a 40-year gap and one being in color and one in B&W!!
Enjoy both!
Posted By: Paul - Fri May 03, 2013 -
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Category: Movies, Fantasy, 1940s, 1980s, Women
Goliath and the Vampires
Just to get you in a Halloween mood. If you need more, the full movie follows.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Oct 17, 2012 -
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Category: Movies, Fantasy, Myths and Fairytales, 1960s, Fictional Monsters
The Land Eaters
Posted By: Paul - Thu Apr 19, 2012 -
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Category: Animals, Death, Destruction, Dreams and Nightmares, Surrealism, Fantasy, Stop-motion Animation
Who Are You?
Edward Packard invented the "Choose Your Own Adventure" genre, which made him a good living -- and still does. According to wikipedia, he recently started a company to bring Choose Your Own Adventure apps to the iPhone and iPad. Packard may also have caused an entire generation of kids to be confused about their identity: |  |
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Posted By: Alex - Thu Mar 01, 2012 -
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Category: Literature, Books, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Writers
The Adventures of Mark Twain
We had some weird Zappa claymation not too long ago. Now we get some based on the work of Mark Twain.
Disregard the label on the clip above. It's really an excerpt from this full-length film.
Part 1 of the whole film follows:
Posted By: Paul - Wed Mar 16, 2011 -
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Category: Literature, Fantasy, Writers, Religion, 1980s
Veronica in Wonderland
I presume that Archie is not hallucinating here, and that Veronica's Alice-like abilities are canonical, part of the Riverdale continuity. And I look forward to her future exploits.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Mar 04, 2011 -
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Category: Costumes and Masks, Literature, Fantasy, Comics, Teenagers
Crystal Eyes
"I can smell the stench of chaos!" A line worthy of Spinal Tap. Nobody rocks like the Swedes!
For more of the music of Crystal Eyes, visit their home page.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Feb 16, 2011 -
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Category: Goths, Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Music, Fantasy, Europe
Two Words: Bacon Tree
This video is humorous, but I don't think it would normally be considered Weird Universe material. However, knowing how we all feel about bacon, I couldn't resist posting it here.By the way, I noticed there wasn't a Bacon category, so I took the liberty of adding one.
Posted By: Salamander Sam - Wed Nov 17, 2010 -
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Category: Food, Bacon, Video, Surrealism, Fantasy, Cartoons, Parody, Eating
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