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Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1945. Vintage reference photograph of actors Angela Lansbury and Hurd Hatfield from the 1945 film. Based on the 1890 novel by Oscar Wilde, about a man whose portrait magically takes on the ability to absorb the sins of his debauched life while he remains unaged. Nominated for three Academy Awards, winning one… Read more about this item

Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1987. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1987 film, showing director Joel Schumacher on the set with actors Jason Patric, Corey Feldman, Corey Haim, and Jamison Newlander. An early film portraying vampires as juvenile delinquents, with slightly homoerotic overtones. The first of several films both Corey Haim and Corey Feldman ("The Two Coreys") would… Read more about this item

Beverly Hills, CA: BNB Productions, 1980. Draft script for the 1981 film. Annotation in manuscript ink on the title page, noting copy No. 78. Four teenagers accept a bet to spend the night at a sleazy traveling carnival, and find themselves stalked by the barker's violent, deformed son. Set in rural Iowa, shot on location… Read more about this item

Burbank, CA: Dimension Films, 1998. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1998 film, showing two images of actor Christopher Walken. Sequel to "The Prophecy" (1995). Fallen angel Gabriel returns to Earth to destroy a woman whose child will become the next savior of humankind. Set and shot on location in Los Angeles. 8… Read more about this item

N.p.: Live Entertainment, 1997. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1997 film, showing actor Andrew Divoff. A demonic djinn is accidentally set free when a group of twentieth century construction workers accidentally uncover the ancient opal where its spirit is stored. The first film in the Wishmaster series, followed by three sequels. 8 x 10… Read more about this item

New York: American International Pictures [AIP], 1973. Four vintage studio still photographs from the 1973 film. Danielle is a beautiful model separated from her conjoined twin, Dominique. When her neighbor, an aspiring journalist, suspects Danielle of a brutal murder, the horror of Danielle's disturbing past begins to surface. Director Brian De Palma based his original story on a… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1998. Rainbow Revision Draft script for the 1999 film, here under the working title "Carrie II," copy belonging to an unknown crew or cast member, with six small post-it tabs, affixed to the top of six pages in which characters are killed or injured, annotated with brief descriptions, e.g., "Lisa / Windshield," "Chuck Berry Boy," and "Jesse… Read more about this item

Slough, England: Century 21 Productions, 1968. Draft script for the 1969 film, here under the UK release title "Doppelgänger." Copy belonging to actress Lynn Loring, here referred to by her married name Lynn Thinnes, with the manuscript marker annotations of her name on the title page and "L.T." on the top left of the front wrapper, with manuscript ink… Read more about this item

Paris: Cinemagence, 1975. Vintage oversize double weight photograph from the 1975 French film. Stamp of Paris photograph distributor on the verso. Originally conceived as a short film, used as the final installment of director Walerian Borowczyk's anthology film "Immoral Tales" (1973), and expanded in 1975 by the director into a surreal chamber drama. Loosely based on… Read more about this item

London: Hammer Film Productions, 1967. Final Draft script for the 1968 British film. Copy belonging to an unknown crew member, with their annotations throughout, noting substantive revisions and deletions. Based on the classic 1934 novel by Dennis Wheatley, about two men in 1920s England who must battle a group of devil-worshippers in order to defend their friends… Read more about this item

Hollywood: Paramount Pictures, 1968. Four vintage color studio still photographs from the 1968 film. Provenance stamps on the versos. Based on the 1967 novel by Ira Levin. A seminal horror film, one of the best genre pictures ever made, from the earliest days of the New Hollywood cinema, bringing together newcomer Roman Polanski as director, established producer William… Read more about this item

Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1974. Collection of 43 vintage studio still photographs from the 1974 film. An unusual and prescient sci-fi thriller that was poorly distributed in the US, but over time counted Stanley Kubrick and Terrence Malick among its admirers. Actor George Segal, in a serious against-type role, is a scientist who agrees to an experimental… Read more about this item

Studio City, CA: ITC Productions, 1985. Early Draft script for the 1987 film, preceding its release by 2 years. An internally duplicated copy made during production, with copied punch holes and copied annotations on the title page, noting "Complete Shooting Script / Unmarked." A cult classic slasher about a demented, image-conscious man who, in an attempt to find… Read more about this item

Los Angeles: Patrola Films, 1987. Draft script for an unproduced film, here seen under the working titles "The Third Eye" and "Blood Trap." A serial killer launches a string of attacks on university students, severing the boys' heads and conducting cold-blooded medical experiments on the girls. Set in San Francisco, CA. White titled self… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1975. Vintage borderless color photograph from the 1975 French film, showing actress Lisbeth Hummel. Originally conceived as a short film, used as the final installment of director Walerian Borowczyk's anthology film "Immoral Tales" (1973), and expanded in 1975 by the director into a surreal chamber drama. Loosely based on Prosper Merimee's 1869 novella "Lokis." A… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1978. Draft script for the 1979 horror film. Annotations in manuscript ink on several leaves, indicating props. After their car breaks down during a road trip, a group of teenagers find themselves stranded at an unusual roadside museum populated with eerily lifelike mannequins. Actors Jack Palance and Gig Young were considered for the role of… Read more about this item

London: Grenadier Productions, 1976. Second Draft script for the 1978 film. With a single manuscript ink annotation to the first leaf, noting copy No. 14. Based on John Willard's 1922 play. The greedy relatives of a recently deceased millionaire gather in the man's mansion to hear the reading of the will, only to discover the entire fortune… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1985. Second Draft script for an unproduced film. Laid in are two pages: a synopsis, and a handwritten manuscript note, dated March 3, 1985, from the screenwriter. A British pedophile and heroin addict travels to Singapore to adopt a young child, which he secretly plans to imprison and torture, in exchange for financially supporting the… Read more about this item

Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1991. Draft script for the 1994 film, with annotations in manuscript ink on the title page. Loosely based on the 1955 novel "The Body Snatchers" by Jack Finney. The third film adaptation of Finney's novel, preceded by "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (1956), directed by Don Siegel, and starring Kevin McCarthy and Dana Wynter,… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. After being sexually assaulted by her ex-boyfriend and his friends, a girl teams up with a bloodthirsty monster to take her revenge. Set in Biloxi, Mississippi. White untitled Paul Kohner agency wrappers. Title page present, undated, with credits for screenwriter Donald L. Gold and story credits… Read more about this item