The following is a collection of print media from the initial runs of 1959's "Horrors of the Black Museum" in the Pacific Northwest. "The Headless Ghost" was the second feature in both Seattle and Portland.

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Horrors of the Black Museum (1959)
A frustrated thriller writer wants accurate crimes for his next book so he hypnotizes his assistant to make him commit the required crimes.
Director: Arthur Crabtree
Writers: Herman Cohen, Aben Kandel
Stars: Michael Gough, June Cunningham, Graham Curnow

The Headless Ghost (1959)
Three teenagers encounter a ghost who is in limbo until he retrieves his lost head. They do their bit to help him find it.
Director: Peter Graham Scott
Writers: Aben Kandel, Herman Cohen
Stars: Richard Lyon, Liliane Sottane, David Rose


July 1, 1959 ad (Seattle)


June 28, 1959 photo (Portland)


June 30, 1959 ad (Seattle)


July 2, 1959 ad (Seattle)


July 3, 1959 ad (Seattle)


July 5, 1959 photo (Portland)


July 5, 1959 photo (Portland)


July 9, 1959 ad (Portland)


July 10, 1959 ad (Portland)


July 11, 1959 ad (Portland)


July 11, 1959 article (Portland)


Horrors of the Black Museum (1959) trailer


The Headless Ghost  (1959) trailer

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