The following is a collection of print media and trailers from the initial runs of 1959's "The Killer Shrews" in the PNW. Seattle got "The Giant Gila Monster" for a second feature while Portland got "The Giant Leeches" months later.
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The Killer Shrews (1959)
On an isolated island, a small group of people is terrorized by giant voracious shrews in the midst of a hurricane.
Director: Ray Kellogg
Writer: Jay Simms
Stars: James Best, Ingrid Goude, Ken Curtis
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The Giant Gila Monster (1959)
A giant lizard terrorizes a rural Texas community and a heroic teenager attempts to destroy the creature.
Director: Ray Kellogg
Writers: Ray Kellogg, Jay Simms
Stars: Don Sullivan, Fred Graham, Lisa Simone
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Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959)
A backwoods game warden and a local doctor discover that giant leeches are responsible for disappearances and deaths in a local swamp, but the local police don't believe them.
Director: Bernard L. Kowalski
Writer: Leo Gordon
Stars: Ken Clark, Yvette Vickers, Jan Shepard, Bruno VeSota
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November 6, 1959 ad (Seattle)
November 5, 1959 ad (Seattle)
November 7, 1959 ad (Seattle)
May 11, 1959 ad (Portland)
May 12, 1959 ad (Portland)
May 12, 1959 ad (Portland)
The Killer Shrews (1959) poster
The Giant Gila Monster (1959) poster
Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959) poster
The Killer Shrews (1959) trailer
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The Giant Gila Monster (1959) trailer
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Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959) trailer
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