This is a collection of media from the initial releases of "Village of the Damned" (1960) in the Pacific Northwest. Seattle lucked out with the only genre co-feature in the PNW with "Caltiki, the Immortal Monster."

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Village of the Damned (1960)
In the English village of Midwich, the blonde-haired, glowing-eyed children of uncertain paternity prove to have frightening powers.
Director: Wolf Rilla
Writers: Stirling Silliphant, Wolf Rilla, Ronald Kinnoch
Stars: George Sanders, Barbara Shelley, Martin Stephens
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Caltiki, the Immortal Monster (1959)
A team of archaeologists in Mexico encounter an amorphous, blob-like monster that appears to be connected with the collapse of the Mayan civilization.
Directors: Riccardo Freda, Mario Bava
Writers: Filippo Sanjust, Riccardo Freda
Stars: John Merivale, Didi Sullivan, GĂ©rard Herter
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February 20, 1961 ad (Seattle)


February 19, 1961 photo (Seattle)


February 21, 1961 photo (Portland)


February 21, 1961 ad (Portland)


February 21, 1961 ad (Seattle)


February 21, 1961 photo (Seattle)


February 22, 1961 ad (Portland)


February 23, 1961 ad (Portland)


February 24, 1961 ad (Portland)


February 22, 1961 article (Portland)


February 24, 1961 ad (Seattle)


Village of the Damned (1960) poster


Caltiki, the Immortal Monster (1959) poster


Village of the Damned (1960) trailer
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Caltiki, the Immortal Monster (1959) trailer
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