Castle of Frankenstein No. 18
An eye-popping cover by Kelly gives the 18th issue of Castle of Frankenstein a graphic jolt, but once you get under the covers that jolt fizzles. Which is one constant lapse in judgement seen throughout CoF's run: poor layout and small text. In this issue, the text goes minuscule, and against a dark background, makes it difficult to read. Wasting space on useless graphic filler, the editorial ironically mentions some articles had to be left out of this issue, while H. P. Norton's assault on H. P. Lovecraft (fishy byline, right?) uses very small text to capture quite a big space of opinion. On the other hand, John Carradine's interview is a welcome portrait for a great classic horror actor, who, at age 14 and after seeing the Merchant of Venice, decided he wanted to act. The interview is too short, though. Night of the Living Dead gets a positive review, an amateur picture story for Tarzan centerfold, and a so-so review for Tales from the Crypt round out the issue.
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Ben Cooper Atom Ant Halloween Costume
Sure, you may like Marvel's Ant Man, but Atom Ant is the true hero.
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Castle of Frankenstein No. 16
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.
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Collegeville Disco Duck
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Not sure I'd be caught dead wearing this one, but hey, it's disco. And a colorful collectible to display 😉 eBay'r goldenyearsinc listed this one. I don't recall a TV show related to this…?
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Castle of Frankenstein No. 19, 1972
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.
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Halloween Sighted at Spirit Halloween 2016
Spirit Halloween comes up with nifty tableaus to exhibit their life-size decorations in. For 2016, their Halloween milieu is the cursed hotel. Last year it was the cursed subway train. Here are some highlights.
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Collegeville Windingo Halloween Costume
Here's a beautiful Monster in My Pocket Windingo Halloween costume to go trick or treating in. (Listed by eBay'r oldskooltoysandgames.) It's a shame the front of the box doesn't show as much graphic excitement as the sides.
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Halco Halloween Witch Costume
Great box art, great costume design and vibrant colors make for a classically creepy witch for Halloween with this Halco costume. (eBay'r sly203 listed this one.)
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Collegeville Satellite Joe
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eBay'r bbermuda 1810 listed this cool 1960s Satellite Joe Collegeville Halloween costume suitable for any little sputnik aiming for the stars.
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Collegeville Spooky Spooks Skeleton
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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.
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Devil Halloween Costume
Perhaps one of the more perennial Halloween costumes, the devil persona does bring out the naughty with style. And with a little retooling, it can also make a very effective Krampus for Christmas, too. (Listed by eBay seller daisy82.)
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