From Zombos Closet

October 2022

UFO Universe Presents
Space Monsters Issue 1 (1990)

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This is a cool monster magazine from the 1990s. Nice coverage of older and more recent alien monster movies. Normally I would not post scans for a magazine from the 1990s due to copyright ownership, but I believe the corporate entity that issued this one is no longer active. I believe this was the only issue. 

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Africa Screams (1949)

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With Shemp Howard and Joe Besser to assist in the craziness, as well as Hillary Brooke, Abbott and Costello poke fun at all those jungle safari movies popular at the time. Clyde Beatty supplies his own animals. Besser would eventually replace Shemp as one of the Three Stooges after Shemp's death. The film became public domain in 1977 and the original film stock was deteriorating, so the free versions you see are usually of poor quality. A kickstarter in 2019 aimed to restore the film to blu ray. Africa Screams pulled in 1.5 million dollars in 1949. The disparaging illustration of the native with a cook book was standard for the time, unfortunately. 

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The Beast with Five Fingers (1946)
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Name the top classic horror actors and Peter Lorre must be included in that list. Those eyes, that voice. Standing still he looked sinister. Here's the pressbook for The Beast with Five Fingers. Don't miss his Stranger on the Third Floor (1940). I always get a chuckle out of the theater lobby promotions that included first aid stations, with fake nurses standing by to either give you a stress test or call the ambulance afterwards. I'm not so sure we've gone beyond the ballyhoo hokum; maybe just moved it online instead. Would be fun, though, to have a nicely old theater do the full monte for a midnight horror show, complete with fake nurses. One interesting tidbit, if true: Singing Waiters Group Honor Former Associate: Rober Alda "was once the youngest singing waiter in America…at the Old Barn in Brownsville, Brooklyn." 

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Halloween 2022 Sighted
at Spirit Halloween

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It wouldn't be Halloween without visiting a Spirit Halloween store to get into the mood (and lighten your wallet). Here are some highlights to savor. I picked up a Billie Butcherson side stepper, just too cute not to. Had I storage space, I'd be picking up the mad monkey and more, too. Franchises to get the spirited treatment include Beetlejuice, Hocus Pocus (enjoyed Hocus Pocus 2 by the way), Trick 'r Treat (dig that wonderful retro drunk by the lantern vibe), the usual monstrous classics, and rotten tots and assorted crazies galore. I usually avoid the spiders, though, they really creep me out. The devilish door knocker is a fantastic design with those light up eyes and paint job.

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Halloween 2022 Spotted at Party City

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All I can say is, if I had the room, that 12 foot evil clown would be coming home with me. It's awesome and makes a wonderful partner for your 12 foot skeleton from Home Depot. With both you'll have a giant Halloween, guaranteed. Aside from the usual plethora of costumes and accessories, here are some cool items to put a dash into your décor. The Yoga skeleton is rad.

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