Frankenstein Monster Halloween Costume
I'm seeing the same box used for a few different Frankenstein Monster Halloween costumes listed on eBay. So…not sure which Monster is which.
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October 2016
Mogambo (1953) Movie Herald
I admit I only picked this up because of the big ape (the hairy one, not Clark Gable). Apes in jungle movies are cool. The newspaper-styled heralds handed out to promote movies were (and still are) cool, too. They were made of paper. You remember paper, don't you? The Planet of the Apes heralds are some of the best.
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Spook Town Frankenstein Monster
Halloween Costume
Did someone say we need more Frankenstein Monster Halloween costumes? Why, sure. I think we do!
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Spook Town Frankenstein Monster
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A Bucket of Blood (1959) Pressbook
Here's a good pick for your Halloween movie viewing. Note the humorous angle over-played in this pressbook to promote the movie. Comic book reader version: Download Bucket of Blood Pressbook
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Ben Cooper Frankenstein Halloween Costume
What would Halloween be without the Frankenstein Monster? A scary thing to think about, I know. Luckily, we don't need to worry.
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Collegeville Tiny Tot Devil Halloween Costume
This Collegeville Tiny Tot Devil Halloween costume is pretty hot stuff. Wearing all that heavy vinyl, I mean, made you pretty damn hot.
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Ben Cooper Mr. Ed the Talking Horse
Halloween Costume
Of course, of course, it's the famous Mr. Ed, the talking horse, with moving mouth mask. I'm betting a lot of kids wearing this on Halloween got egged or shaving-creamed but good. Just sayin'. (This one comes from the stable of eBay'r 2013vintagetoys.)
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Castle of Frankenstein No. 23, 1974
Good coverage of Roger Corman' Fantastic Planet and Not of This Earth, plus a solid layout with lots of photos, makes issue 23 of Castle of Frankenstein a good read. Unfortunately, coverage of the Planet of the Apes series, which could have been better represented, is marred by yet another dislike-fest (so much bitterness in the 1970s, oh my) from Paul J. Wishninsky (nom de plume alert?). Edward Felipe soothes the burn with his article on George Pal's Doc Savage. Sort of. He doesn't cover the movie, just provides a good background to the pulp superhero who predated Superman.
Comic book reader version: Download Castle of Frankenstein No. 23 (and read more cool monster magazines from Zombos' Closet).
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Collegeville Fire Demon Halloween Costume
eBay'r bidzilla listed this Collegeville Fire Demon Halloween costume. If only the box illustration were as fantastic.
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Jungle Jim Daredevil
Mexican Lobby Card
Nothing like a man versus ape illustration to get the blood pumping, right? I'm not sure which Jungle Jim movie this Mexican lobby card is for, but note that Chita gets third-banana billing. Not bad for a chimp.
Sherlock Holmes in Dressed to Kill (1946)
Mexican Lobby Card
While the hooded executioner, with his blood-dripping axe, shown in this Mexican lobby card for La Ropa Del Verdugo (Dressed to Kill), is certainly dressed to kill, I don’t think Sherlock Holmes needs to worry about him much in this last movie of the series that starred Basil Rathbone as Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Doctor Watson. Nevertheless, this lobby is thrilling to see; from its fear-inducing executioner, to the hanged man, to the vibrant text style and background, it’s a fine example how a lobby card can dress up a movie by outright lying. While Holmes faces danger, its nothing as sharp as that axe. But after seeing this card, wouldn’t you want to see the movie?