Vincent Price Curls Up with a Good Book

This 1985 commercial for Time Life Books features a very in character Vincent Price shilling as only he can. I remember when Time Life used to put out cool occult themed mini-encyclopedia sets, those were good times.

It’s a different world now, but this commercial reminds me of when I was a young man who had two loves, blasphemous knowledge and campy horror icons:

I found this at The Abattoir, which is the official blog of Rue Morgue magazine. They have a coffin full of Price commercials for various products sure to bring a smile to the face of every fan.

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