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Some creepy-crawlies are a lot worse than others, but the Bugs and Beasties Postcard Set will stop your flesh creeping with a collection of beautiful poster art that makes our favourite bug monsters a lot less scary. From giant things with lots of legs, to humanoid beasts with vicious tempers, these bug monsters occupy a unique place in horror movie culture, and they\u2019re not always bad, sometimes just misunderstood. The glorious poster art on show in this bug monster movie postcard set evokes the drama and wonder of a changing world – from the sci-fi age of the fifties to the new world of the sixties, this was a bumper time for many-legged monsters. It\u2019s time to immerse yourself in the world of bugs and beasties once again, but hurry – there are only 100 sets worldwide, so don\u2019t let these get trapped in anyone else\u2019s web!<\/span><\/h2>\n

For many of us, it\u2019s perfectly natural to recoil in horror from bugs and crawly things. They\u2019re so different from us, so we want them to stay away. However, horror movies have shown us that things aren\u2019t always so clear-cut. Bugs don\u2019t always respond well to being swatted at, particularly when they\u2019re twenty feet long and ripping the city apart, and just because they have compound eyes doesn\u2019t mean they don\u2019t also have feelings. As you enjoy the vivid, carefully-restored poster art in the Bugs and Beasties Postcard Set you\u2019ll recall the moments of emotional impact that made science fiction horror an altogether new landscape. Sometimes they\u2019ve evolved this way, sometimes they\u2019re the product of scientific experimentation, but this bug monster postcard set shows you that one thing\u2019s for sure – you can always rely on them for a great story.<\/p>\n

An important part of the power of bug monsters is their ability to make us see the world in a new way. The artwork in the Bugs and Beasties Postcard Set depicts a world in which we discover new kinds of biology and different battles for survival. These aren\u2019t usually monsters we can relate to – they operate to altogether different rules. Filmmakers have explored these frightening, compelling themes with gusto, and the six pieces of poster art you\u2019ll see here offer a glimpse into the way these new frontiers were presented to movie audiences. In the face of something with an armoured carapace and lethal mandibles, you\u2019re unlikely to feel anything but terror – these high quality bug monster movie postcards take you to the heart of each story, with detailed art capturing every moment of disgust and nightmarish fascination.<\/p>\n

This luxurious postcard set will be right at home in your nest of classic horror movie memorabilia. The Bugs and Beasties Postcard Set features six pieces of artwork from classic bug monster films. Each postcard is printed to A6 size (105 x 148mm) on 350gsm silk stock that\u2019s sturdy enough to withstand many a spiny leg tap-tapping across it. The cards are matt laminated on both sides to ensure a rich sheen that\u2019s as sleek as a skittering arachnid, and this matt finish brings out the best in the meticulously restored poster artwork on the front of each one. The vintage-styled reverse, meanwhile, has space for an address and a message – perhaps you might want to send a warning to a friend to stock up on bug spray. You\u2019ll get the best results writing on these bug monster movie postcards with a fine gel ballpoint or fine felt-tipped pen – in your best spidery handwriting, naturally.<\/p>\n

The Bugs and Beasties Postcard Set includes poster art from the following movies:<\/p>\n

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  • Them!<\/em> (1954): that weird noise in the desert can\u2019t be anything good, and the Ellinson girl certainly doesn\u2019t want to talk about what she\u2019s seen. It\u2019s no wonder, when you see the enormous ants gracing the exciting poster art that celebrates one of the sci-fi age\u2019s most iconic motion pictures. Them! is a true spectacle of bug horror, from its eerie opening scenes through to the thrills and adventure of the final showdown with the chittering critters.<\/li>\n
  • Tarantula<\/em> (1955): bigger is always better when it comes to science fiction beasties. Well-intentioned science makes for another super-sized movie with poster art to match – on this piece of glorious bug horror movie poster art, you can see every repulsive detail. Civilisation might be under threat from a giant arachnid, but there\u2019s always time to appreciate the artistry and craftsmanship that went into promoting this piece of cinema history.<\/li>\n
  • The Mole People<\/em> (1956): things took a turn for the weird with this atmospheric journey into a mysterious and dangerous subterranean culture hidden deep beneath the earth\u2019s surface. The mole people of the title are part of a larger ecosystem; keep them on good terms and they\u2019re valuable allies, but don\u2019t cross them in a fight. This busy postcard evokes the alien nature of the hidden civilisation, with plenty of glimpses of the action that awaits.<\/li>\n
  • The Deadly Mantis<\/em> (1957): geopolitics meets monster horror in this fast-paced, globe-trotting adventure whose titular terror isn\u2019t content to stay in one place. This postcard features an unusual design from the British quad poster art – the deadly mantis itself has never looked so zany – but there\u2019s no getting away from the scale of the shocks. When this mantis flies into the neighbourhood, you\u2019d better start praying.<\/li>\n
  • Return of the Fly<\/em> (1959): after the domestic chills of the 1958 original, this sequel brought in elements of industrial espionage and body-melding nastiness. Vincent Price is back as Fran\u00e7ois Delambre, but the plot twists and shocks are brand new thanks to a cast of shady characters. The intense, visceral poster art gives little of the plot away but hints at the monstrosities that await – hold onto your head, that dematerialisation process can be a little temperamental\u2026<\/li>\n
  • Mothra<\/em> (1961): of the many giant monsters that the Japanese kaiju<\/em> genre has brought us, the fluttering protector of Infant Island is surely one of the most unique, and this exuberant piece of poster art even features her attendants, the diminutive Shobijin. Hatching from an egg, destroying cities, and hatching from a cocoon into a beautiful but formidable moth, this divine moth isn\u2019t the kind of insect you can swat away easily.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Whether they\u2019re crawling up from the ground, working as servants or simply trying to survive in a hostile world, bug and beast monsters are a sure-fire way to scare movie audiences. There seems to be something buzzing around the lightbulb, but don\u2019t worry about it just now. Just cocoon yourself away with the sumptuous restored poster art of the Bugs and Beasties Postcard Set, but remember there are only 100 sets worldwide, so place your order today before they all flutter away!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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