The following is a collection of print media from the initial runs of 1959's "The Wasp Woman" in the Pacific Northwest. "Beast from Haunted Cave" was the second feature in both Seattle and Portland.

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The Wasp Woman (1959)
The head of a major cosmetics company experiments on herself with a youth formula made from royal jelly extracted from wasps, but the formula's side effects have deadly consequences.
Director: Roger Corman
Writers: Leo Gordon, Kinta Zertuche
Stars: Susan Cabot, Anthony Eisley, Barboura Morris
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Beast from Haunted Cave (1959)
A group of gold thieves pull off a heist and flee into the snowy wilderness, only to be pursued by a horrible, spider-like monster.
Director: Monte Hellman
Writer: Charles B. Griffith
Stars: Michael Forest, Sheila Noonan, Frank Wolff
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August 19, 1959 ad (Portland)


August 19, 1959 article (Portland)


August 20, 1959 ad (Portland)


January 26, 1960 ad (Seattle)


January 27, 1960 ad (Seattle)


January 28, 1960 ad (Seattle)


January 30, 1960 ad (Seattle)


Beast from Haunted Cave poster


The Wasp Woman poster


The Wasp Woman (1959) trailer
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Beast from Haunted Cave (1959) trailer
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