Halloween 2016 Sighted at Home Depot
An astonishing array of Halloween indoor and outdoor decorations, lawn blowups, skeletons, mummies, witches, owls, and big light up screaming skulls awaits you at Home Depot this year. And a skeleton horse!
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Halloween 2016 Sighted:
Pocket Screamers at Home Depot
Found these little buggers (more like big-pocket screamers, actually) at Home Depot today. There's Pumpkin Jack, Wolf Man, Zombie, Reaper, Screaming Monster, and Witch. Better get them while their hot.
Halloween 2016 Sighted at Dollar Tree
Here are some bewitching Halloween paper decorations hanging around at the Dollar Tree store.
Castle of Frankenstein No. 6, 1965
Lon Chaney Jr’s monstrous creations, The Munsters, and Christopher Lee kick off the 6th issue of Castle of Frankenstein. A timely article on Alfred Hitchcock (for me, that is: I had just watched the documentary, Hitchcock/Truffaut, and I’m reading the splendid book) is to die for, and a nostalgic look at Horror on the Air and those wonderful radio shows makes this a solid reading experience.
Here’s the comic book reader version: Download Castle of Frankenstein Issue 6
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Curtiss Baby Ruth Halloween Treats Box
Get your pennies ready and stock up on these Baby Ruth treats so you can be good to your gobblin' goblins on Halloween.
Halloween 2016 Sighted at Walgreens
I saw these nifty Halloween goodies at the Walgreens in Crossville, Tennessee. I especially love the Frankenstein Monster, don't you? Notice the skeleton variety this year. Nothing says Halloween like a good old skeleton.
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Castle of Frankenstein No. 5, 1964
Peter Lorre receives attention from Richard Bojarski and William K. Everson in issue 5 of Castle of Frankenstein. This issue also marks the last of the illustrated covers. The Monsters of Edgar Rice Burroughs are revealed by Richard A. Lupoff and The Evil of Frankenstein is duly noted with lots of pictures. Directors Arthur Lubin and Jean Cocteau receive recognition, too. (This copy courtesy of Professor Kinema.) Here's the comic book reader version: Download Castle of Frankenstein Issue 5
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1950s Halloween Forever Yours
Mars Candy Bars Box
Nifty 1950s illustration (witch or wizard? you choose) of happy trick or treaters, and a cutout mask, make this candy box, seen on eBay, a Halloween treat all by itself.
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1950s Halloween Forever Yours
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Gone Fishing, Back in September
Time to relax for a bit and recharge.
I'll be back in September to kick of the Halloween season!
Meanwhile, you can see more big apes at Hollywood Gorilla Men.
Santo Contra Blue Demon
En La Atlantida (1970)
Mexican Lobby Card
Here's the Mexican lobby card for Santo vs. Blue Demon in Atlantis.
Ladrones De Tumbas (1989)
Mexican Lobby Card
Teenagers raise satanic forces. Again. Darn them. Heavy with gory killings (according to a commenter on IMDb), in spite of the lighter tone showed by this Mexican lobby card.
Fantastic Monsters of the Films Vol. 2 No.1
One of the more visually exciting monsterkid magazines was Fantastic Monsters of the Films. With a simple use of basic colors sprinkled throughout, and wall-suitable (if your parents didn't mind the tape marks) mini posters to make any monster fan salivate, each issue was quite a treat. Great photo coverage of classic horror movies and their stars made for an enjoyable read. Don't forget, this was at a time without the ubiquitous availability of media and movies that the Internet now provides (or impedes, depending on your viewpoint). Of note in this issue is coverage of Castle of the Monsters, a Spanish monsterfest production and Curse of the Faceless Man, one of my guilty pleasures. Here's the comic book reader version for you mobile monster types: Download Fantastic Monsters of the Films V2-1 (This copy comes from the creepy archives of Professor Kinema, who has graciously shared a metric ton or so of cool monster stuff over the ZC years.)
More Fantastic Monsters in the Closet: Issues 1, 2, v2-1,
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