Despite an increasingly permissive society in America, there are many topics still considered taboo, not the least of which is sex. Not so in many countries of Europe and even Asia where the public image of a naked body is not considered forbidden when it comes to theatrical film posters.
Take for instance, this gallery of German posters, many of which outmatch even the most lurid book cover and pulp magazine art in the States. Some of them are admittedly gratuitous, but others are imaginative and quite well done. Some even use the U.S. poster art to create more graphic depictions. For example, compare the posters for FORBIDDEN WORLD and HUMANOIDS FROM THE DEEP to the Hollywood versions. Also note the image of a matriarchal Ursula Andress in SLAVE OF THE CANNIBAL GOD and the misspelling of Jill Haworth's name in TOWER OF EVIL.
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| THE ANTICHRIST. |
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| BEAST OF BLOOD. |
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| THE BEAST WITHIN. |
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| THE BLACK BELLY OF THE TARANTULA. |
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| BLUEBEARD. |
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| BYLETH, THE DEMON OF INCEST. |
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| CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST. |
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| COUNT YORGA, VAMPIRE. |
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| DEVIL HUNTER. |
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| DEVILS OF DARKNESS. |
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| DR. JEKYLL VS. THE WEREWOLF. |
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| EATEN ALIVE. |
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| EYES OF A STRANGER. |
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| FORBIDDEN WORLD. |
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| GHOSTS CAN'T DO IT. |
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| GUESS WHAT HAPPENED TO COUNT DRACULA. |
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| HUMANOIDS FROM THE DEEP. |
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| KILL, BABY...KILL. |
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| THE KILLER NUN. |
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| LADY FRANKENSTEIN. |
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| LUST FOR A VAMPIRE. |
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| MILL OF THE STONE WOMEN. |
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| THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME. |
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| CANNIBAL WORLD, etc. |
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| SLAVE OF THE CANNIBAL GOD. |
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| THE SLASHER...IS THE SEX MANIAC. |
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| THE WEREWOLF VS. THE VAMPIRE. |
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| TOWER OF EVIL. |
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| THE WHIP AND THE BODY. |
