Galaxy of Terror (a.k.a. Planet of Horrors) print ad and lobby cards

US print ad and lobby cards for Galaxy of Terror featuring one of its earlier alternate titles, Planet of Horrors, said to be the original title of the screenplay for the film. Another alternate title, seen on an early trailer, was Mindwarp: An Infinity of Terror. During production, the film was also known as was The Quest, which is the name of a spaceship in the film.

From Wikipedia:

Galaxy of Terror is a 1981 science fiction horror film produced by Roger Corman through New World Pictures and directed by Bruce D. Clark. It was distributed by United Artists. It stars Edward Albert, Erin Moran, Ray Walston and Taaffe O’Connell.

The film is said to have been heavily influenced by Ridley Scott’s Alien, released in 1979. James Cameron also worked as Production Designer and Second Unit Director on Galaxy of Terror, forging an almost direct connection between the film and the Alien franchise, as Cameron would later go on to direct Aliens.

The film’s alternate title, as seen on this US print ad and lobby cards, is set in Earth, which was also later used on Cameron’s The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Furthermore, Ernest D. Farino, who designed and later supervised the title sequences seen in the first two Terminator films, also worked on Galaxy of Terror as Graphic Animation Designer.

Artwork by Charo. Designer/s unknown.