# Ad Astra: 20 Years of Newspaper Ads for Sci-Fi & Fantasy Films - Hardcover

by **Michael Gingold** (Author), **Larry Karaszewski** (Foreword by)

Once upon a time - the 1980s - in a galaxy not really all that far away - New York - Michael Gingold started a collection of newspaper advertisements for the science fiction, fantasy, and horror releases that stoked his passion as a genre fan. Eventually, he would grow up to become editor-in-chief of the horror magazine _Fangoria_, plus a writer for numerous other genre publications, a screenwriter, respected author, and all-around expert for films frightful and fanstastical.

As the years went by, Michael held on to this collection of weird and wonderful art, eventually publishing the best-selling, horror-themed _Ad Nauseam: Newsprint Nightmares from the 1980s_ and its sequel, _Ad Nauseam II: Newsprint Nightmares from the 1990s and 2000s_. And now he presents _**Ad Astra: 20 Years of Newspaper Ads for Sci-Fi & Fantasy Films**_, a year-by-year look at the movies that shaped many a childhood in the '80s and '90s.

Inside this 270-page book, you'll find _Star Trek_ to _Starship Troopers, The Dark Crystal_ to _Dark City, Blade Runner_ to _The Running Man, RoboCop_ to _Robot Jox_, _The Empire Strikes Back_ to _Back to the Future_, and many, many more. See alternate artwork for your favorite films, learn the fascinating behind-the-scenes stories of their marketing campaigns, and read the most entertaining and unexpected quotes from reviewers at the time all carefully curated by Michael.

So throw on your jetpack as we travel back in time to when print was king and movie marketing was an art form for the ages!

Also available: **_Ad Nauseam: Newsprint Nightmares from the '70s and '80s_** and **_Ad Nauseam II: Newsprint Nightmares from the 1990s and 2000s_**.

### Author Biography

**MICHAEL GINGOLD** first began reproducing newspaper ads for 1980s horror films in his Xerox fanzine _Scareaphanalia_, and went on to become a longtime editor and writer for Fangoria magazine and on-line. He also currently contributes to _Rue Morgue, Birth.Movies.Death, Time Out New York, Scream_, and others. Michael is the author of _The FrightFest Guide to Monster Movies_ and _Shark Movie Mania_, and has created featurettes and written liner notes for numerous Blu-ray and DVD releases.

**Number of Pages:** 270

**Dimensions:** 1 x 11.1 x 8.7 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** September 10, 2019

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