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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Ben Cooper Mr. Ed the Talking Horse
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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?
Halloween Honeycomb Witch Decoration
This is a simple Halloween witch with honeycomb cauldron from Paper Art. While you could tape it to a wall and show one side, it's really meant to be hung so both sides of the honeycomb cauldron, and witch, can be seen. The style is neither here nor there, and seems about right for a 1970s to 1980s approach to Halloween decorations: more child friendly and cheaply printed.
Collegeville Creature From the Black Lagoon
Halloween Costume
This one's a keeper! Here's Collegeville's Creature From the Black Lagoon costume. Nothing says Halloween like the Universal Monsters.
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Collegeville Creature From the Black Lagoon
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Screen Facts Bela Lugosi Album
In issue No. 6 of Screen Facts: The Magazine of Hollywood's Past (1964), William K. Everson contributed some pictures from his Bela Lugosi collection. Here's that section from the fanzine.
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Halloween Mobile From Beistle
I'm a pushover for Halloween paper decorations. Not overly fond of "cute" stuff, but I had this Beistle mobile in my closet for ages, and I like the colors and cartoon whimsy. So now it's hanging from the ceiling this Halloween, and for many more to come.