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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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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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.
Shazam! You too can play young Billy Batson as he turns into the superhero, Captain Marvel!
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Good thing this Beatnik costume, Beatnick Boy, from Ben Cooper is flame retardant; you never know what those beatniks are smoking. Just practice snapping your fingers together with an air of aloofness, and have a short beat poem ready to amuse the candy givers. (For those of you old enough to know what I'm talking about, for the life of me, the mask keeps reminding me of Paul Winchell!) Oddly enough, this is the first mask I've seen that fits comfortably in the box–like, just hanging out man–you know what I mean?
A little Phantom of the Opera going on here, I think, listed by anthonyscomicart on eBay.
Go wild on Halloween with this Panther costume from Ben Cooper.
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While horror, fantasy, and science-fiction magazines crowded the racks at the corner store in the 1960s and 70s, fanzines grew in popularity as more fans became knowledgeable in the genre and rolled their own. Here's Famous Fantasy Films from 1965, courtesy of Professor Kinema, which addressed the following concern: "Are you sick and tired of puns? Are you vexed at seeing the same monster pictures and information repeatedly printed? Do you enjoy reading magazines which contain over 25% advertising? If these are your complaints, then Famous Fantasy Films will try to alleviate them."
Comic book reader version: Download Famous Fantasy Films 1
Read more cool monster magazines from Zombos' Closet.
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This theater herald is for Love Slaves of the Amazon. I bet you didn't know Curt Siodmak did more than just write The Wolf Man.
Here's the theater herald for The Sunset Legion westerner. The blank page is for the theater's printer to add the address and other coming attractions. The actual size is 9 x 4 inches when unfolded.