From Zombos Closet

JM Cozzoli

A horror genre fan with a blog. Scary.

Castle of Frankenstein No. 16

/ Magazine Morgue / Leave a Comment

With issue 16 of Castle of Frankenstein, you start to notice a certain "attitude" to be found in some of the reviews and views. It's a bit haughty, a bit snobby. Joe Dante's Dark Shadows review avoids this, luckily, and he could be very snobby, so a pleasant surprise there. Reviews by the Comic Book Council (who?) cover Marvel, DC, Dell, and Gold Key titles off the stands, with a mention of "a new line called Skywald" and Archie Goodwin's move to the Warren camp. A striking Ken Kelly cover and John Stanley's interview with Robert Block are highlights, along with Peter John Dyer's final part of his History of Horror Films.

Comic book reader version:  Download Castle of Frankenstein 16

Read more monster magazines from Zombos' Closet.

Castle of Frankenstein 16

…

Castle of Frankenstein No. 16Read More »

Castle of Frankenstein No. 19, 1972

/ Magazine Morgue / Leave a Comment

Issue 19 of Castle of Frankenstein contains the usual reviews (including Hammer Horror) and interviews (with Ray Harryhausen and Douglas Trumbull). Social commentary (this is the 1970s) enters with CoF's best horror film of the year choice: Vietnamese children running from a napalm attack.  A reader really dislikes issue 18 and wishes CoF would publish more frequently.

Comic book reader version:   Download Castle of Frankenstein 19

Read more monster magazines From Zombos' Closet.

Castle of Frankenstein 19

…

Castle of Frankenstein No. 19, 1972Read More »

Collegeville Spooky Spooks Skeleton
Halloween Costume

/ Halloween Costume / Leave a Comment

eBay'r theangryspider listed this Collegeville Spooky Spooks Skeleton. The only bone to pick I have with his photos is that he (or she) didn't unfold the vinyl skeleton suit, which looks like it has an awesome illustration we can't see. So that's a tad annoying. I've noticed sellers tend to not unfold vinyl costumes much when listing them. Odd. I wonder why? I can tell you though, that, after 30 minutes in a vinyl costume, you would sweat down to a skeleton yourself.

Spooky spooks skeleton costume theangryspider 1

…

Collegeville Spooky Spooks Skeleton
Halloween CostumeRead More »