Yog: Monster from Space [aka Space Amoeba, aka Gezora, Ganime, Kameba: Kessen! Nankai no daikaijû] (1970) - Newspaper Ad [Oakland Tribune - August 3, 1971]

I saw a portion of Yog: Monster from Space at the Southshore Cinema, but not all of it. For whatever reason I thought it would be cool to run home, tell my mom about the giant octopus scene, and then run back to watch the rest of the movie.

Yeah, that is not how reality works, obviously. I wasted a good hour and a half, minimum, running back and forth, when I should have just stayed in the theater and watched the entire movie. So it goes. 

I really need to catch up with this one.

The Brood (1979) - Newspaper Ad [Oakland Tribune - August 1, 1979]

This is one of those kindertrauma ads I remember scaring the daylights out me, back in the day. I also might have seen a couple of television ads for it, but cannot be too sure about that. August 1979 would be some 46 years ago, at time of writing. 

I also remember reading about the film in either an issue of Fangoria, Starlog, or, most likely, Cinefastique. This had to have been post Scanners, because I was fascinated, curious, and eager to learn of Cronenberg's early works.

When I did get the chance to watch The Brood on home video, it did not disappoint. I think it is my favorite Cronenberg film. There is a lot in and about the film that I relate to. Feel free to make of that what you will.